West Wing - The Bible and Homosexuality (Speech)

Sorkin sort of modeled Jenna Jacobs on Dr. Laura if I remember correctly, or someone else from the religious right. In this scene, Sheen's character has just entered the room. The character Jacobs is sitting - she doesn't like the President because even though he is Catholic, he's a Democratic and she has come to the White House to chastise him. I literally gasped when this scene started - the nerve of an American citizen to not respect the office of President and to remain seated when he entered the room - boiled my blood.

President Bartlet (Martin Sheen): I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.
Jenna Jacobs: (still sitting when the president has entered the room) I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President, the Bible does.
President Bartlet: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
Jenna Jacobs: 18:22.
President Bartlet: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown sophomore  speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important because we've got a lot of sports fans in this town: touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about that, will you? Oh, and one last thing. You may have mistaken this for your meeting of the ignorant tight-asses club but in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.

I screamed yeah! And my dog started barking - man oh man - I miss Sorkin's writing.