For Love of the Game by Macha (no rating)

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Fandom: THE WEST WING
Pairing: none, General CJ fic
Author on LJ: thestickywicket
Author Website: Macha's Fanfic
Why this must be read:

Set during Jed Bartlet's first presidential campaign, CJ starts to make the transition from state to national politics when a question regarding sports initially throws her for a loop. It's a perfect CJ character, smart and desperately trying to prove herself to the boys. It's a great fic to read and there is a mention of that other wonderful Aaron Sorkin show in passing. Not to mention, it's always fun to watch CJ at work and kicking ass in the end.




"Yes," CJ snapped. "I understand the nature of the problem. The paper will spin it into the Governor being too elitist to identify with typical Americans, many of whom are football fans."

"On the plus side," Toby noted acerbically, "we may gain some votes among women whose husbands spend their weekends drinking beer and staring at the TV."

"That's not all," Josh interjected. "Screw the Governor being too elitist. What we need to worry about is the..." Josh shrugged, his hands waving oddly about in the air as he searched for the word, "macho factor."

Toby groaned. "The what?"

Josh sat forward, his elbows on his knees. "This will end up being about the Governor preferring to sit around in his musty study reading Dante and Homer like some pasty, effeminate--"

"Hey," CJ protested, hands on her hips.

Josh plowed ahead, "--professor with elbow patches on his corduroy jacket. Meanwhile, John Hoynes is tall and broad and went to Southern Methodist on a football scholarship."




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