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Second Congressman

indignant outspoken combative partisan anticipatory poised dutiful
Second Congressman detonates public fury across TV screens, branding White House leaks a disgraceful 'spit ball contest' waged through press ambushes before the 107th Congress convenes. His eruptions savage duplicitous tactics—professing bipartisanship face-to-face while leaking ultimatums via media—forcing C.J. into frantic countermeasures and Toby's silences into GOP ammunition. Watched by Ann Stark with predatory glee, he fractures cooperative veneers, channeling outrage into re-election broadsides that expose raw partisan fault lines and compel White House retaliation amid mounting legislative siege.
13 appearances
Congressional Politics

Second Congressman's Journey

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13 moments
S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Ann Stark's Smirk Amid Press Conference Chaos

Building righteous indignation

Second Congressman readies for the press conference on Capitol steps, adjusting amid reporters, poised to unleash fury over White House leaks in a public partisan detonation.

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Tense Buzz Builds Outside Capitol

Electric anticipation building to righteous fury

Congressman positions himself amid reporters on Capitol steps, adjusting posture with anticipatory energy as mics cluster, his presence fueling the pre-conference buzz that foreshadows explosive outrage.

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Toby and C.J.'s Intercut Office Clash Over Press Venue

Building public fury, righteous indignation primed

Second Congressman postures on Capitol steps amid reporter swarm, adjusting amid fading voices, channeling raw outrage as visual harbinger of the partisan detonation to come.

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
C.J. Unmasks Stark's 'Sore Throat' Tactic

formal

speaking on TV during press conference, greets attendees (Congressman Dade, Congressman Shallot, Senator Hammond, Senator Ford), announces Senate Majority Leader's absence due to sore throat

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Steve Ambushes C.J. with GOP Pollster Leak and Stark's Leader Ploy

speaks on the television feed from the press conference, introducing participants and explaining the Senate Majority Leader's absence due to a sore throat

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Congressman Rephrases Patients' Bill as 'Comprehensive Access Act' to Deflect

composed

stages a bipartisan presser outside Capitol Hill, invites questions, and rephrases the Patients Bill of Rights as the 'Comprehensive Access and Responsibility Act' in response to a reporter's question

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
C.J. Deciphers Stark's Leader-Sidelining Ambush

evasive

appears on T.V. evading specifics of the litigation clause discussion

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Congressman Denies Then Dodges Wage Hike Talks

evasive

initially denies that the wage hike was discussed, then evasively counters by stating a preference for the same increase over three years

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Ann Directs Simon's Ultimatum Bombshell on Live TV

responds to Greg's question, calls on Simon in the back

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
C.J. Witnesses TV Ambush, Toby Asserts Seniority, Counterstrike Launched

Righteously outraged indignation

Second Congressman dominates the TV screen with fiery rhetoric, lambasting the White House for 'disgraceful' pre-Congress press leaks as a 'spit ball contest,' demanding quotes and shattering cooperative illusions before …

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Toby's Silence Ignites GOP Duplicity Charge

Explosive outrage fueled by perceived betrayal

The Second Congressman erupts mid-sentence in Toby's office, launching a vehement accusation of White House hypocrisy during the legislative session, his outrage filling the void left by Toby's silence and …

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Ann Stark's Serene Triumph

Righteously indignant at perceived hypocrisy

Delivers indignant accusation via televised broadcast playing in Ann's office, branding White House tactics a duplicitous media ambush that shatters cooperative pretenses.

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S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Congressman Denounces White House Media Ambush

Righteously indignant, channeling fury into pointed partisan attack

The Second Congressman appears dynamically on Ann Stark's office TV, voice rising in outrage as he publicly denounces the White House for leaking ultimatums through media channels, delivering a partial …

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Affiliation

Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)
Executive governance, West Wing operations, presidential communications, crisis management, and logistical coordination