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Defying doubters of `The West Wing'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Mr. Speaker, my fellow Americans: The state of the series is sound _ despite what you may have heard.
People have been piling on "The West Wing" lately, claiming that the NBC White House drama (9 p.m. EST Wednesdays) is losing viewers because the quality is slipping. Well, the ratings are down (an alarming 23 percent from a year ago), but it's not because the show has lost its mojo.
"The West Wing," winner of three consecutive Emmys as TV's best drama, remains the most intelligent and engaging series in prime time. This ain't no lame duck, folks. But the reasons offered for "Wing's" stumble are canards. Let's examine them:
_"People are turned off by the show's liberal slant."
Bushwa. Yes, the program ...
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