C. J. Cregg is a fictional character, played by Allison Janney (pictured), on the American serial television drama The West Wing. From the beginning of the series in 1999 until the sixth season in 2004, she is White House press secretary in the administration of President Josiah Bartlet. After that, she serves as the president's chief of staff until the end of the show in 2006. The character is said to have been partially inspired by real-life White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers, who worked as a consultant on the show. Aaron Sorkin, the show's creator, designed Cregg to be assertive and independent from the show's men. She is portrayed as a smart, strong, witty, and thoughtful character, although she is frequently patronized and objectified by her male coworkers. Initially, she is portrayed as politically inept, but she quickly becomes one of the most savvy characters on the show. For her performance, Janney received four Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._J._Cregg
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1309:
Reconquista: Aragonese forces led by King James II landed on the coast of Almería, beginning an ultimately unsuccessful siege of the city, then held by the Emirate of Granada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Almer%C3%ADa_%281309%29
1786:
Francis Light founded George Town, the first British settlement in Southeast Asia and the present-day capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Town,_Penang
1952:
King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was succeeded by his eldest son Hussein (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan
2012:
At least 306 people were killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_East_Azerbaijan_earthquakes
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
vanity press: (derogatory) A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_press
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
We will not forget that the Russian war against Ukraine began with the occupation of Crimea. Russia has turned our peninsula, which has always been and will be one of the best places in Europe, into one of the most dangerous places in Europe. Russia brought large-scale repression, environmental problems, economic hopelessness and war to Crimea. … The presence of Russian occupiers in Crimea is a threat to the entire Europe and to global stability. The Black Sea region cannot be safe as long as Crimea is occupied. There will be no stable and lasting peace in many countries on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea as long as Russia is able to use our peninsula as its military base. This Russian war against Ukraine and against the entire free Europe began with Crimea and must end with Crimea — with its liberation. Today it is impossible to say when this will happen. But we are constantly adding the necessary components to the formula of liberation of Crimea. … The history of the global response to Russia's seizure of Crimea, or rather the lack of such a response, is now one of the best arguments for strengthening sanctions against Russia. The world is beginning to recognize that it made a mistake in 2014 when it decided not to respond with full force to Russia's first aggressive steps. …
From the Kharkiv region to Kherson, from Donetsk to Enerhodar, from
Stanytsia Luhanska to Yalta, from Berdyansk to Novofedorivka — these are all parts of our country, this is Ukraine, which will be completely free. … I thank everyone who defends Ukraine! Eternal glory to all who fight for freedom! Glory to Ukraine! --Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy