Martin Sheen led a reunion of the cast and crew of The West Wing and embodied his character President Bartlet at a major rally in LA. Sheen was joined by stars such as Kerry Washington and Ron Perl…
Sheen told the large crowd that he has been a member of the actors union since 1961, the same year that he got married, so he’s pretty fond of unions.
“I was affectionately known in some quarters as the acting president of the United States. When the show ended its run in 2006, I became known in some quarters as the former acting president of the United States and I’m proud to have been part of that extraordinary company,” he opened.stars including Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Bradley Whitford, Josh Malina, Richard Schiff, Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack as well as creator Aaron Sorkin.
His character on that NBC show, Jed Barlet was known for his rousing oratory skills, and fond of a religious story or two. “The Irish tell a story of a man who arrives at the gates of heaven and asks to be let in and St Peter says ‘Of course, just show us your scars’. The man says ‘I have no scars’. St Peter says ‘What a pity, was there nothing worth fighting for’. Clearly this union has found something worth fighting for and it is very costly. If this were not so, we would be left to question its value.
“Let us continue to dream things that never were and say ‘Why not?’. There’s so much going on in our country, it is so dangerously divided and quite often we come to gatherings like these and we’re inspired because we see the effect of unionism and unity,” he added. Martin Sheen, joined by a few of his The West Wing cast members, speaks to supporters at the National Day of Solidarity rally in Burbank today.
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