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notabadday: The West Wing Characters: CJ Cregg ”One in forty American men wear women’s clothing and we’ve had well over forty presidents. I’m just saying, one of these guys was dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress. Now let’s get to the bottom of that.” In my opinion, CJ is one of the most essential members of the ensemble. She is the poster girl for 21st century feminism, as the brilliant and (would you believe!) capable woman of the White House. I think the audience becomes attached to CJ quickest, actually, because she comes from a more relatable mindset. Where Josh is duty-bound, Toby carries an undeniably melancholic tone, Sam is the eager up-and-comer, Leo is the voice of wisdom and the President is their charismatic leader, CJ is there for a cause. I think, unlike a lot of the other characters, her primary reason for joining the Bartlet campaign was the direction of a cause led by people she respects (as understood from In The Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2). Her biggest flaw is, arguably, her morality. It shines through at certain moments that, for CJ, it is not about the politics but about whether or not they are truly doing the best they can to achieve what is right. I think CJ is as entertaining as she is, because she’s one of the boys while also being the strongest female presence on television in that era. I truly believe she was. Josh, Toby and Sam treat her like a sister, and that familial bond between the core characters is a huge part of the draw with this show. The backdrop is so serious, dramatic and compelling that to have CJ’s flirtatious humour contrasting that is vital. While every single character has made me laugh countless times, CJ always seems to be at the centre of the amusing chaos of the White House - Gail the goldfish, the root canal surgery, ‘I’m too sexy’, Josh vs. CJ (in A Proportional Response), CJ and the turkeys, The Jackal, the prank war, her reaction to Josh’s fansite etc. She never becomes a single-tone character, though. Janney delivers the heartbreaking humanity of CJ on as many occasions as she lets audiences hear that infectious laughter of hers. While Sorkin brings a great deal to defining CJ’s character from the start, Allison Janney brings her alive in a way that simply no other actress could have done. It is effortless with her, and I am constantly in awe of the talents of this cast. Frankly, I am of the belief that you could not watch The West Wing and not fall in love with CJ Cregg. If not simply because, if you loved any single member of ensemble, she had a wonderful rapport with all of them.

notabadday:

The West Wing Characters: CJ Cregg
”One in forty American men wear women’s clothing and we’ve had well over forty presidents. I’m just saying, one of these guys was dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress. Now let’s get to the bottom of that.”

In my opinion, CJ is one of the most essential members of the ensemble. She is the poster girl for 21st century feminism, as the brilliant and (would you believe!) capable woman of the White House. I think the audience becomes attached to CJ quickest, actually, because she comes from a more relatable mindset. Where Josh is duty-bound, Toby carries an undeniably melancholic tone, Sam is the eager up-and-comer, Leo is the voice of wisdom and the President is their charismatic leader, CJ is there for a cause. I think, unlike a lot of the other characters, her primary reason for joining the Bartlet campaign was the direction of a cause led by people she respects (as understood from In The Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2). Her biggest flaw is, arguably, her morality. It shines through at certain moments that, for CJ, it is not about the politics but about whether or not they are truly doing the best they can to achieve what is right.

I think CJ is as entertaining as she is, because she’s one of the boys while also being the strongest female presence on television in that era. I truly believe she was. Josh, Toby and Sam treat her like a sister, and that familial bond between the core characters is a huge part of the draw with this show. The backdrop is so serious, dramatic and compelling that to have CJ’s flirtatious humour contrasting that is vital. While every single character has made me laugh countless times, CJ always seems to be at the centre of the amusing chaos of the White House - Gail the goldfish, the root canal surgery, ‘I’m too sexy’, Josh vs. CJ (in A Proportional Response), CJ and the turkeys, The Jackal, the prank war, her reaction to Josh’s fansite etc. She never becomes a single-tone character, though. Janney delivers the heartbreaking humanity of CJ on as many occasions as she lets audiences hear that infectious laughter of hers. While Sorkin brings a great deal to defining CJ’s character from the start, Allison Janney brings her alive in a way that simply no other actress could have done. It is effortless with her, and I am constantly in awe of the talents of this cast.

Frankly, I am of the belief that you could not watch The West Wing and not fall in love with CJ Cregg. If not simply because, if you loved any single member of ensemble, she had a wonderful rapport with all of them.




I swear it’s not a hazing. It’s real, it’s real.

I swear it’s not a hazing. It’s real, it’s real.




jjlolotte: 25 AWESOME FEMALE CHARACTERS ON TV (in no particular order) ↳ 06. Claudia Jean Cregg (The West Wing)

jjlolotte:

25 AWESOME FEMALE CHARACTERS ON TV (in no particular order)

↳ 06. Claudia Jean Cregg (The West Wing)




Boy, boy, crazy boy, keep cool, boy….

Boy, boy, crazy boy, keep cool, boy….




CJ: I’m assigning an intern from the press office to that web site. They’re going to check it every night before they go home. If they discover you’ve been there, I’m going to shove a motherboard so far up your ass…[Josh looks down and smirks]CJ: What?JOSH:  Well… technically, I outrank you.CJ: [yelling] So far up your ass!JOSH: Okay.

CJ: I’m assigning an intern from the press office to that web site. They’re going to check it every night before they go home. If they discover you’ve been there, I’m going to shove a motherboard so far up your ass…
[Josh looks down and smirks]
CJ: What?
JOSH:  Well… technically, I outrank you.
CJ: [yelling] So far up your ass!
JOSH: Okay.




charleskaznyk: slybrunette: Josh: CJ, an N.S.C. staffer gave me a card with instructions on it for what I’m supposed to do in the event of a nuclear attack. They want me up in the plane or down on a bunker. They don’t want you… or Sam, or Toby, for that matter. I didn’t want to be friends with you and have you not know. CJ: Josh, have you been upset about this. Josh: Yes. CJ: You’re very sweet sometimes. You really are. The West Wing, 1x05 The Crackpots And These Women

charleskaznyk:

slybrunette:

Josh: CJ, an N.S.C. staffer gave me a card with instructions on it for what I’m supposed to do in the event of a nuclear attack. They want me up in the plane or down on a bunker. They don’t want you… or Sam, or Toby, for that matter. I didn’t want to be friends with you and have you not know.
CJ: Josh, have you been upset about this.
Josh: Yes.
CJ: You’re very sweet sometimes. You really are.

The West Wing, 1x05 The Crackpots And These Women




MITCH The seats. What happened? C.J. Sorry, I forgot. I moved the news magazines to the fourth row. MITCH Yeah, I noticed. Why? C.J. It isn’t a thing, Mitch. There are cameras in here now that are framing part of the gallery and not just the podium and the news magazines aren’t here everyday so the camera’s getting a couple of empty seats. MITCH We’re in the front row. C.J. Yeah, but we’re safe after row three, so I put you guys in four. MITCH You can’t just do this. It’s a slap in the face. C.J. Well, I certainly didn’t mean it as one. MITCH It is. C.J. Mitch, I put you in the very first row I don’t care about. Of the things I don’t care about, I put you right up front.

MITCH The seats. What happened?
C.J. Sorry, I forgot. I moved the news magazines to the fourth row.
MITCH Yeah, I noticed. Why?
C.J. It isn’t a thing, Mitch. There are cameras in here now that are framing part of the gallery and not just the podium and the news magazines aren’t here everyday so the camera’s getting a couple of empty seats.
MITCH We’re in the front row.
C.J. Yeah, but we’re safe after row three, so I put you guys in four.
MITCH You can’t just do this. It’s a slap in the face.
C.J. Well, I certainly didn’t mean it as one.
MITCH It is.
C.J. Mitch, I put you in the very first row I don’t care about. Of the things I don’t care about, I put you right up front.




Leo: Listen up. Our ground game isn’t working; we’re gonna put the ball in the air. If we’re gonna walk into walls, I want us running into them full-speed.Josh: What are you saying?Leo: Well, you can start by telling the Hill the President’s named his nominees to the FEC. And we’re gonna lose some of these battles. And we might even lose the White House. But we’re not going to be threatened by issues: we’re going to put ‘em front and center. We’re gonna raise raise the level of public debate in this country, and let that be our legacy. That sound alright to you Josh?Josh: I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States.Leo: Yeah?CJ: I serve at the pleasure of the President.Sam: I serve at the pleasure of President Bartlet.Leo: Toby?Toby: I serve at the pleasure of the President. The West Wing 1x19 “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet”

Leo: Listen up. Our ground game isn’t working; we’re gonna put the ball in the air. If we’re gonna walk into walls, I want us running into them full-speed.
Josh: What are you saying?
Leo: Well, you can start by telling the Hill the President’s named his nominees to the FEC. And we’re gonna lose some of these battles. And we might even lose the White House. But we’re not going to be threatened by issues: we’re going to put ‘em front and center. We’re gonna raise raise the level of public debate in this country, and let that be our legacy. That sound alright to you Josh?
Josh: I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States.
Leo: Yeah?
CJ: I serve at the pleasure of the President.
Sam: I serve at the pleasure of President Bartlet.
Leo: Toby?
Toby: I serve at the pleasure of the President.

The West Wing 1x19 “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet”




I swear it’s not a hazing. It’s real. IT’S REAL. I just laugh cuz of the name. You gotta fix it.

I swear it’s not a hazing. It’s real. IT’S REAL. I just laugh cuz of the name. You gotta fix it.