Guns Not Butter

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For the economics concept, see Guns versus butter model.

“Guns Not Butter”
The West Wing episode

Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 77
Written by	Eli Attie & Kevin Falls and Aaron Sorkin
Directed by	Bill D'Elia
Guest stars	Timothy Busfield Elisabeth Moss Trent Ford Danica McKellar Megan Ward Kiersten Van Horne Pat Skipper Natsuko Ohama
Production no.	175312
Original airdate	January 8, 2003
Season 4 episodes
20 Hours in America, Part I 20 Hours in America, Part II College Kids The Red Mass Debate Camp Game On Election Night Process Stories Swiss Diplomacy Arctic Radar Holy Night Guns Not Butter The Long Goodbye Inauguration, Part I Inauguration Over There The California 47th Red Haven's on Fire Privateers Angel Maintenance Evidence of Things Not Seen Life on Mars Commencement Twenty Five
List of The West Wing episodes

"Guns Not Butter" is episode 77 of The West Wing.

1 Plot
2 Episode title
3 Errors
4 External links

[edit] Plot

On the administration's agenda: a foreign-aid bill. However, Senate Republicans—and some Democrats—have other ideas. And it is up to Josh to get the vote to come out right. So he sends Donna in search of one freshman senator who doesn't seem to want to be found. Then there's the fence-sitter who'll vote the administration's way if it will agree to fund a medical study on the efficacy of prayer. Meanwhile, Danny Concannon is getting closer to the truth in the Shareef affair; and Charlie wants to help a female soldier whose family needs food stamps.

There is a subplot that involves C.J. struggling with a goat that is scheduled for a photo op with the president to promote the real-life nonprofit charitable organization Heifer International, which uses livestock and training to fight hunger. C.J. then puts the goat in Will's office, contributing to the hazing of "the new guy." Eventually, the president does take the picture, but stipulating that Leo and Josh be standing alongside the goat with him.

[edit] Episode title

The title refers to a speech by commander of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring: "Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat."

[edit] Errors

When Senator Jimmy Hoebuck goes to see Toby about exchanging his vote on the foreign aid bill in exchange for $157,000 for a remote prayer study, Toby says, "Yeah, CJ got spammed with that a few months ago." He is referring to the episode earlier in the season called "Debate Camp" which has flashbacks to the administration's first transition into office. In actuality, CJ is prayed for by evangelicals after her very first press conference as Press Secretary, not just after their second election.