Dr. Jenna Jacobs, PhD, is a talk radio host who is invited to attend a reception at the White House. She doesn't stand when President Bartlet enters the room, offending him. He calls her out for going by the name "Dr. Jacobs," confusing listeners who might think she has a degree in Psychology, Theology, or Medicine when really her degree is in English Literature. He stumps her with a series of questions about her knowledge of the Bible before telling that in the White House, when The President stands, nobody sits. She is further embarrassed when Sam Seaborn takes a crab puff off her plate.
President Bartlett and Dr. Jacobs discussion:
"forgive me dr jacobs are you an md?
a phd
a phd
yes sir
in psychology
no sir
theology
no
social work
i have a phd in english literature
i'm asking because on your show people call in for advice and you go by the name dr jacobs on your show and i didn't know if maybe your listeners were confused by that and assumed you had advanced training in psychology theology or health care
i don't believe they are confused, no sir
good, i like your show. i like how you call homosexuality an abomination
i don't say homosexuality is an abomination mr president the bible does
yes it does leviticus
18 22
chapter and verse i wanted to ask you a couple of questions while i had you here i'm interested in selling my youngestndaughter 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 insist 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 those questions would you. one last thing while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the ignorant tight ass club, in this building when the president stands nobody sits"