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>in English class when this episode aired
>people were talking about how awesome this scene is
>one girl says "I loved it. Really takes those nationalistic republicans down a notch. I hate when people think the US is the greatest thing ever when it's not."
>some guy says "hear hear" and another starts applauding her
>I pipe up and say "Well actually his argument is fallacious. When he explains why America isn't the greatest he appeals to logos by citing numbers and statistics. But when he talks about why America used to be great he appeals to pathos instead and resorts to only vague reasons.The fact is old America didn't top any of the lists he cited earlier either and therefore doesn't satisfy the condition he personally set for greatness. This is a standard Sorkin debate tactic, you see it many times in such shows as--"
>she cuts me off with "Uhhh why are you talking to me? I don't even know you"
>suddenly feel shortness of breath as I remember I left my inhaler at home
>everybody in the class laughs, even the teacher
why /tv/ why
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I hate Jeff Daniels. He's such a bad actor. He was by far the worst performance in The Martian.
BTW didn't he get an Emmy award for this shit?
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still a pretty comfy show desu
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me irl
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OP btfo
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>>82938105
He did, mostly because he's a very good actor and you're just a faggot
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>>82938503
I hated this cunt
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>>82937808
>implying america was ever great
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>>82937808
dumb liberals OP dumb ass fucking liberals
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>>82939413
he's a fucking awful actor; he overacts constantly. And pretty much everyone was outraged that he won that year. Box office poison
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>>82938503
She looks retarded
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>>82939559
>when you realize all of america's greatness came from hoovering up all the scientists and engineers working for the third reich and once they died the US settled back into mediocrity and failure.
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>>82937808
>is a republican
>doesn't hold a single conservative viewpoint
>"golf is racist"
>"people don't like liberals because they lose"
the show sucks, it always sucked, and millennials ate up every second of it
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>BREAKING NEWS:
>College freshmen don't have nuanced political opinions
I'm a liberal and I also find newsroom really sanctimonious and irritating.
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>tfw I actually thought that scene was from the Martian
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>>82939812
republicans and democrats have swapped political ideologies multiple times in US history.
but its not saying much as republicans and democrats are barely different parties.
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>>82939812
it was such a bait and switch. After that monologue I thought it was going to be a promising show.
>republican
>hates guns
>hates Christians
>loves Obama
>golf is racist
>2010 elections results created most dangerous congress in history
>oh, uh, I'm a republican tho
that and everyone at said news agency had a convenient college roomate who has the exact inside sources they need.
that and any conversation that takes place is essentially aaron sorkin with sock puppets on his hands
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>>82939812
nobody actually liked this show
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