Episode Number - 214
Original Airdate - February 14, 2001
Written by - Aaron Sorkin
Directed by - Christopher Misiano

After his State of the Union speech, Bartlet boldly greenlights a daring military mission to rescue five federal drug agents taken hostage by Colombian terrorist commandos - until complications arise - while Toby is confronted by an angry, liberal Senator (Ed Begley, Jr.) who threatens to launch a third-party run for President. Elsewhere, a frustrated Josh tries to conduct a poll to sample reaction to the speech which he hopes will provide support for a new gun protection law but he wonders why his assistant Donna keeps urging him to ask out an attractive pollster (Marlee Matlin). In addition, CJ tries to convince the host (Ted McGinley) of a TV political program to include a controversial policeman (Richard Riehle) as a guest who was the President's invitee at his speech while Abbey is livid with Bartlet for what he said and didn't say in his speech.

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Quotes
Joey: "If you polled a hundred Donnas and asked them if they think we should go out, you'd get a high positive response. But the poll wouldn't tell you that it's because she likes you and she knows it's beginning to show and she needs to cover herself with misdirection."

Leo: "How are you doing, Ainsley?"
Ainsley: "I'm concerned about peeing on your carpet."
Leo: "Okay, well, now I am too."
Sam: "Tell her it's going to be fine."
Leo: "Your skirt's on backwards."

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