The West Wing’s
Story Line
From USATODAY.com, Oct. 9, 2003: News analysis by Judy Keen, USA TODAY Posted 10/9/2003 9:40 PM WASHINGTON — President Bush’s fierce defense Thursday of the war with Iraq was part of an effort to regain control of the debate over the wisdom of the conflict…. Bush’s insistence that the United States “won’t run from a challenge” in Iraq was a sign that he and his top aides are doing what they always do when they’re in trouble. They attempt to recapture equilibrium by confronting critics and trying to control the story line. |
See also the “story theory of truth”
versus the “diamond theory of truth.”