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Walken was Majority Leader under Speaker [[Jim Hohner]]. Walken appears to be based on former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]].
  
Walken was Majority Leader under Speaker [[Jim Hohner]]. Walken appears to be based on former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]].
   
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Walken, the powerful and very conservative [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]], became [[Acting President of the United States]] in May 2003. [[Vice President of the United States]] [[John Hoynes]] had resigned just a few days before due to a sex scandal, and [[President of the United States]] [[Josiah Bartlet]] then yielded power temporarily under the terms of the [[25th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. Bartlet's daughter [[Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]] had been kidnapped by [[Qumar]]i terrorists, and he did not feel that he could objectively carry out the duties of his office, in the circumstances.
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Walken, the powerful and very conservative [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]], became [[Acting President of the United States]] in May 2003. [[Vice President of the United States]] [[John Hoynes]] had resigned just a few days before due to a sex scandal, and [[President of the United States]] [[Josiah Bartlet]] then yielded power temporarily under the terms of the [[25th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. Bartlet's daughter [[Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]] had been kidnapped by [[Qumar]]i terrorists, and he did not feel that he could objectively carry out the duties of his office, in the circumstances.
   
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Walken resigned from his seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] in order to become Acting President. While in office, he ordered the bombing of terrorist training camps in Qumar, as well as a limited and temporary invasion of that nation. He also called the families of several soldiers that died in the invasion. After three days, when Zoey Bartlet was found and freed, President Bartlet then rescinded his temporary resignation and returned to his duties. Bartlet gratefully offered to campaign for Walken if he chose to run again for Congress, but Walken said, half-seriously, that the President would probably not be politically helpful in his [[Missouri]] House district. It is not clear whether Walken returned to Congress.
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Walken resigned from his seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] in order to become Acting President. While in office, he ordered the bombing of terrorist training camps in Qumar, as well as a limited and temporary invasion of that nation. He also called the families of several soldiers that died in the invasion. After three days, when Zoey Bartlet was found and freed, President Bartlet then rescinded his temporary resignation and returned to his duties. Bartlet gratefully offered to campaign for Walken if he chose to run again for Congress, but Walken said, half-seriously, that the President would probably not be politically helpful in his [[Missouri]] House district. It is not clear whether Walken returned to Congress.
   
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Several months later, Walken attended the funeral of former President [[Owen Lassiter]], another conservative Republican and, apparently, a personal hero. Bartlet and former President [[D. Wire Newman]], a liberal Democrat, also attended.
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Several months later, Walken attended the funeral of former President [[Owen Lassiter]], another conservative Republican and, apparently, a personal hero. Bartlet and former President [[D. Wire Newman]], a liberal Democrat, also attended.
   
 
Walken later ran for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in the [[U.S. presidential election, 2006|2006 election]], but was unsuccessful, losing in the primaries to [[Arnold Vinick]], a U.S. Senator from [[California]].
  
Walken later ran for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in the [[U.S. presidential election, 2006|2006 election]], but was unsuccessful, losing in the primaries to [[Arnold Vinick]], a U.S. Senator from [[California]].
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He won in the Iowa Caucuses his home state of Missouri and several other states.
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He won in the Iowa Caucuses his home state of Missouri and several other states.
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He returned to the House at the 2008 mid-term elections. In January 2009, he announced that he would not seek the nomination in 2010, but in March he changed his mind and decided to run for the nomination.
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At the current time, he is involved in a close race with Ray Sullivan for the nomination.
   
 
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Revision as of 20:52, 24 November 2009


Glen Allen Walken (1950-) is a Republican politician from Missouri. He was the former Speaker of the House and Acting President. ("7A WF 83429")

Walken was portrayed by John Goodman.

Biographical information

Walken was Majority Leader under Speaker Jim Hohner. Walken appears to be based on former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

Walken, the powerful and very conservative Speaker of the House, became Acting President of the United States in May 2003. Vice President of the United States John Hoynes had resigned just a few days before due to a sex scandal, and President of the United States Josiah Bartlet then yielded power temporarily under the terms of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Bartlet's daughter Zoey had been kidnapped by Qumari terrorists, and he did not feel that he could objectively carry out the duties of his office, in the circumstances.

Walken resigned from his seat in the United States House of Representatives in order to become Acting President. While in office, he ordered the bombing of terrorist training camps in Qumar, as well as a limited and temporary invasion of that nation. He also called the families of several soldiers that died in the invasion. After three days, when Zoey Bartlet was found and freed, President Bartlet then rescinded his temporary resignation and returned to his duties. Bartlet gratefully offered to campaign for Walken if he chose to run again for Congress, but Walken said, half-seriously, that the President would probably not be politically helpful in his Missouri House district. It is not clear whether Walken returned to Congress.

Several months later, Walken attended the funeral of former President Owen Lassiter, another conservative Republican and, apparently, a personal hero. Bartlet and former President D. Wire Newman, a liberal Democrat, also attended.

Walken later ran for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in the 2006 election, but was unsuccessful, losing in the primaries to Arnold Vinick, a U.S. Senator from California. He won in the Iowa Caucuses his home state of Missouri and several other states.

He returned to the House at the 2008 mid-term elections. In January 2009, he announced that he would not seek the nomination in 2010, but in March he changed his mind and decided to run for the nomination.

At the current time, he is involved in a close race with Ray Sullivan for the nomination.

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UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
Missouri
SENATORS
Oliom (D)
REPRESENTATIVES
Owens (R) | Shallick (R) | Walken (R)


PREDECESSOR
Jim Hohner 		Speaker of the House
January 3rd 2003 - May 8th 2003 		SUCCESSOR
Jeff Haffley
PREDECESSOR
Josiah Bartlet 		President of the United States
May 8, 2003-May 10, 2003 		SUCCESSOR
Josiah Bartlet
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