Shell

Description

Shell appears in President Bartlet's campaign speech as a leading oil company, named alongside Texaco to exemplify big oil's grip on Republican energy policy. Bartlet attacks these corporations for blocking renewable transitions, urging voters to reject fossil fuel dependence and embrace bold energy reforms. The reference casts Shell as a symbol of entrenched petroleum interests clashing with the administration's vision for sustainable power.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

2 events
S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I
Bartlet Stakes the Energy Claim — 'Reach for the Stars'

Shell is likewise invoked by the President as shorthand for big-oil interests; its mention helps convert a local anecdote into a national policy charge against fossil-fuel aligned politics.

Active Representation

Mentioned by name by the President onstage, symbolizing corporate presence within political debate.

Power Dynamics

Presented as a powerful external actor whose interests are in tension with the administration's renewable agenda.

Institutional Impact

The speech publicly challenges the legitimacy of fossil-fuel influence and frames regulatory action as a moral imperative, potentially shifting public discourse and tightening scrutiny on corporate-political ties.

Internal Dynamics

Not shown in the scene; the invocation presumes corporate defensiveness in the face of political pressure.

Organizational Goals
Protect market position and forestall policies that would threaten fossil-fuel profitability. Leverage public messaging to counter policy proposals unfavorable to the industry.
Influence Mechanisms
Public visibility and associative power (brand name recognition). Implicit political leverage through campaign and party relationships.
S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I
C.J. Scrambles — Aides Missing in the Soybeans

Shell is likewise referenced as emblematic of 'big oil'—Bartlet uses the company's name to crystallize his critique of opponents and to rally public support for energy alternatives.

Active Representation

Mentioned by the President in rhetoric, serving as a symbolic stand-in for the fossil-fuel industry rather than a physical actor at the event.

Power Dynamics

Cast as an entrenched industry actor whose influence the campaign seeks to expose and undermine rhetorically.

Institutional Impact

Invoking Shell frames the speech within broader institutional conflicts over energy policy, signaling the administration's willingness to publicly challenge corporate power as part of its platform.

Organizational Goals
Protect corporate interests in energy policy (implicit). Avoid regulatory or political actions that threaten profitability (implicit).
Influence Mechanisms
Economic power and brand recognition used to shape public opinion. Political lobbying and relationships with officeholders (implied).

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