I didn’t know there was any West Wing beyond the seasons featuring Latin-spewing over-the-top Martin Sheen as President Bartlet. Apparently there was and it included a President Obama, or anyway a TV equivalent played by Jimmy Smits. If this is all true, and I think maybe it is, then there was never a need for this year’s grueling Democratic primary campaign. If in fact Obama won over the TV people long ago well then, duh, of course he will win over the American people. Isn’t it the same thing? Elsewhere life may imitate art but, in America, life always imitates entertainment!

While Hillary goes on grousing in debates and on the stump about media bias, sadly referencing Saturday Night Live skits to make her point, etc, her opponent, turns out, was the inspiration of an enormously popular TV show about the presidency long before he ever announced he was running for national office. That’s not media bias. That’s nuclear destruction! Surrender Hillary! They’ll get you and your little dog, too!

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