The West Wing (TV Series)
The Ticket (2005)
Janel Moloney: Donna Moss
Quotes
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Josh Lyman : Donna...
Donna Moss : Let me get through this. It's one of the more awkward moments of a lifetime.
Josh Lyman : I can't do this.
Donna Moss : I'm good is the point. I'm as surprised as you are and rumor has it that you could use a deputy.
Josh Lyman : [reading from a file] "Matthew Santos is throwing a ton of numbers at you hoping you'll be so confused as to miss the fact that his education plan is both impractical and unaffordable. He was a House member, you'd think behavior like that would annoy him." Donna Moss, Spokesperson, Russell for President Campaign.
Donna Moss : I didn't mean that he was...
Josh Lyman : "Claiming that three House terms qualifies you to be President is like me saying I'm a foreign relations expert because I ordered Kung Pao last night."
Donna Moss : I didn't say that, did I?
Josh Lyman : February 26; Coffee, Cake, and Candidates; Raleigh, North Carolina. "He wasn't a military strategist, he was a pilot. Ask him about the overhead compartment, not about defense."
Donna Moss : You called Russell a cowpoke. You said the President avoided him in the halls. You hummed "These Boots Are Made For Walking" every time the press mentioned his name.
Josh Lyman : Yeah, but I won.
Donna Moss : It was my job, Josh. You're not used to me being in a position of authority. I'm sure that's uncomfortable.
Josh Lyman : I've got an airplane hangar out there filled with 500 strangers looking to me for direction. I've got a candidate who doesn't trust any of them, and frankly, neither do I. And if you don't think I
[breath hitches]
Josh Lyman : miss you every day...
[pause]
Josh Lyman : I can make a couple of calls...
Donna Moss : [She gets up and starts to leave the office trying to hold back her tears] Thank you for your time.