Politics on Gilmore Girls

Grover Norquist earned what is likely his first-ever mention on the WB tonight, on the Gilmore Girls. Rory Gilmore was helping her grandmother plan a Daughters of the American Revolution benefit for the troops. They were having trouble selling out the seats for the event and Rory suggested spending a little more money on marketing to make the event a success.

Here’s the exchange:

Rory: “In any business endeavor, sometimes it makes sense to run a deficit in order to achieve a bigger pay-off later.”

Random DAR member: “Oooh, we’re lunching with Grover Norquist!”

Gilmore Girls is prone to making political references. During the 2004 election, they were pretty run-of the-mill– picking on George Bush and taking cheap shots at the Swift Boat Vets– but lately they’ve gotten a little more sophisticated.

A couple of weeks ago, Rory’s grandmother suggested that she and her husband “call Scooter Libby” for a favor “before an indictment comes down.” In the same scene, Rory’s grandfather mentioned Ann Coulter…

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