Quotes About Politics

I would love to do a political drama. I'm a 'West Wing' fanatic.

What we're doing on 'The West Wing' is fictional. It's not a place to learn about politics or government. Has there ever been a fundraiser on 'The West Wing?' No. So right there, you're in Disneyland.

I grew up in a household that was very left wing.

In American politics, the deepest rivalry is between the rational world and the right wing of the GOP, who are increasingly marginalized in their view that America cannot take on the big challenges.

Political talk on TV has degenerated so much. You can say something complex on 'The West Wing' and you will not suffer a screaming interruption by three other panelists.

The right wing has an ecosystem that is funded by billionaires who want tax cuts.

The West Wing' is an extremely naive entry into politics and political thinking.

Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.

This is the crux of the problem: because the Republicans and the right wing have been successful in almost eliminating unions, everyone else has suffered as a result.

Don't believe those who claim that only left wing parties really care about employment.

Like they said about The West Wing, you can't do a show about Washington until you can.

I should point out that I was intimately involved with a group of women here a year and a half ago when there was an effort made by a right wing element in the President's party to get him to turn back the clock.

If enough people would come out the right wing, the extremists couldn't dominate.

I like something about George W. Bush. A lot. After spending more than a decade having almost physiological-chemical reactions anytime I saw him, getting the heebie-jeebies whenever he spoke - after being sure from the start that he was a Gremlin on the wing of America - I really like the paintings of George W. Bush.

I love a bit of political drama; 'The West Wing' is probably my favourite television series of all time.

Thatcher came under pressure from right wing backbenchers to shut up the Prince of Wales and there was a deal done between them where he did actually shut up in the end.

That's what the right-wing is good at: figuring out the left wing.

What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it.

The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality.

The proper reply to right wing religiosity is not to insist that politics and religion don't mix. This is the stock response of the left.

Most Republicans call the show 'The Left Wing.'

Because I have an opinion, I have become public enemy number one to the Fox News Channel and the right wing.

I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.

I'm an enormous fan of 'The West Wing.' It was one of the very few shows I would watch every week.