#Paul Liberstein

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Pam: Do you like it? It's a photo of everyone in the office. So you can take it to Costa Rica.

Toby: You're-you're not in it.

Pam: Well I was taking the picture.

Toby: I love it. I love it... I would love a picture of the two of us, to also take to Costa Rica.

Pam: Sure, do you have a camera here?

Toby: No, uh... [shouts] Does anyone have a camera here? No one has a camera here. Uh...

Pam: Okay...

Toby: I'm gonna... I'll go get one. Stay.

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I am moving to Costa Rica.

Me mudo a Costa Rica.

Toby (Paul Liberstein) luego de tocar la pierna de Pam en la recepción frente a todos. The Office, C15-S4: Night Out.

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what I look like without makeup: a strange combination of a sleepy axolotl named Poindexter and Paul Liberstein.

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*Ideological Criticism*

In this entry, I will examine the critical questions: What is ideological criticism? How can a speech be used to create an ideology? What is (ethically) productive and/or limiting about this type fo rhetorical method, and is it more productive or limiting?

To investigate these questions, I examined a scene from NBC’s American mockumentary sitcom television series The Office, in which Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) gives an acceptance speech. Through the use of unintentional fascist speech methods and enacting the persona of a dictator, Dwight promotes the value and power of salespeople and even hints at a possible revolution in order to change the occupation’s perception by others, and, therefore, counters a traditional acceptance speech’s intentions and objectives. Although Dwight and other dictators were promoting very different causes, the rhetorical strategies used by both are unethical, as they take advantage of and manipulate the audience.

Dwight Schrute works as a paper salesman at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is the top salesman at the company, and in this particular episode of the series, Dwight was awarded Northeastern Pennsylvania Salesman of the Year. After revealing that he is not the strongest public speaker, Dwight receives some tips from fellow co-worker and salesman, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski). Little to Dwight’s knowledge, all of Jim’s advice was based on rhetorical strategies of Italian fascist leader, Benito Mussolini (“Dwight’s Speech”). 

Foss, S.K. (2004) explains that ideologies are, “... a system of beliefs that reflects a group’s ‘fundamental social, economic, political or cultural interests... It represents ‘who we are, what we stand for, what our values are, and what our relationships are with other groups’” (Foss, 239).

Dwight’s acceptance speech suggests that salespeople are wrongly perceived by others. He says, “Some people will tell you salesman is a bad word. They’ll conjure up images of used car dealers and door to door charlatans. This is our duty: to change their perception” (“Dwight’s Speech”). Through his unintentional dictator persona and powerful language, he is able to create an ideology for the salespeople in the audience, that they are a strong and powerful group. He ignites an anger within them when he says that other occupations look down on salespeople, and who essentially take away the job’s validity. 

Even though Dwight does not necessarily mean much of what he suggests in his speech, he begins to insinuate a possible revolution. He goes on to say, “I say salesmen... and women of the world unite! We must never acquiesce for it is together, TOGETHER THAT WE PREVAIL! We must never cede control of the motherland! For it is together that we prevail” (“Dwight’s Speech”)! He tells his fellow salespeople that by joining together, they can prove they are more powerful than what others are giving them credit for. The audience was called to feel motivated by Dwight’s speech and take action, and they all chanted and cheered with him, which further demonstrates that they believed in similar values and beliefs within their group.

Although the type of rhetorical strategies used by Dwight in his acceptance speech were successful in uniting the audience to believe in the same ideology, it is not necessarily the most ethical. Dwight had no idea Jim was giving him pointers from Benito Mussolini, who was the founder of the fascist party and believed in authoritarian ultra-nationalism. Mussolini’s ultimate goal where giving speeches was to take control over his audience by taking advantage of environmental circumstances and manipulating people, whether they were aware of it or not. From his fist-pounding on the podium, his booming voice, suspenseful pauses, and choice of words (ex. our duty, change, unite, together, prevail, etc.), Dwight was captivating his audience and demonstrating that he was a powerful figure himself; that he would be able to lead salespeople to have a more prominent presence in the business world. 

A leader typically has the people’s interest at heart and want to do what’s best for them and their country. But for many dictators, including Mussolini, they just wanted to seize control. What mattered more to them was the amount of support they could gain from their speeches and discovering new ways for how they could continue building their “empire”. By being presented with a speaker who portrays themself as powerful, the audience cannot help but believe they are trustworthy and put faith in them.

Iezzi (1959) further explains Benito Mussolini’s rhetorical strategies and how he was able to capture his audiences and instill his ideologies within them. Iezzi’s article describes Mussolini as a “crowd psychologist” because was extremely successful at understanding his audiences and using emotional appeal to move them. Once he became a more prominent figure, it was said that Mussolini was no longer just giving speeches. Rather, he thought of them and presented them as “theatrical productions” because most of his speeches were staged. According to Iezzi, Mussolini as an orator relied on three “ingredients” to create and develop a successful speech: “... an atmosphere of suspense, physical and psychological discomfort, and elaborate spectacle” (Iezzi, 167). 

These “ingredients” can also be seen in Dwight’s acceptance speech. He creates a suspenseful atmosphere by at first being too nervous to give his speech. So, to stall, Michael Scott (Steve Carell), Dwight’s boss, goes up on stage to crack some jokes before Dwight runs up. To create the physical and psychological discomfort, Dwight starts off his unorthodox acceptance speech by breathing heavily into the microphone and pounding his fists repeatedly on the podium before any words have even been spoken from him. The audience has no idea at this point where Dwight’s speech was going to go, so the elaborate spectacle comes from the sudden persona of a dictator he takes on, and the powerful tone of voice he uses throughout his speech. With these three “ingredients”, Dwight was able to successfully captivate his audience, just as Mussolini was able to.

Dwight Schrute is far from a fascist leader and was promoting a very different cause than one Mussolini might have. However, in his acceptance speech, Dwight was able to successfully create an ideology of “giving more power to the salespeople” with his audience. Since his speech was inspired by Mussolini, he was also able to (unintentionally) utilize the Italian dictator’s “three ingredients”: suspenseful atmosphere, physical and psychological discomfort, and an elaborate spectacle. Although Dwight and Benito Mussolini were successful in capturing their audiences, the rhetorical methods and strategies they used are not ethical, as they manipulate and take advantage of their audience members.

“Dwight’s Speech.” The Office. Writ. Paul Liberstein. Dir. Charles McDougall. NBC, 2006.

Foss, S.K. “Ideological Criticism.” Rhetorical Criticism, Waveland Press, 2004. p. 239-248.

Iezzi, Frank. “Benito Mussolini, Crowd Psychologist.” Quarterly Journal of Speeh, vol. 45, no. 2, Apr. 1959, p.166-170. 

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Paul Lieberstein, aka Paul Bevan Liberstein, was born on 22 February 1976 in Westport, Connecticut, the United States. He was born to his parents: his father, Stanley Liberstein (lawyer), and his mother, Judith Liberstein (clinical psychologist).

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New TV Show Is Basically The Office If They Worked From Home

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Some of the producers of The Office have announced they are creating a new TV show that is, basically, The Office but if everyone worked from home. Executive producers Ben Silverman and Paul Liberstein (who also starred on The Office as Toby Flenderson) are developing a new show that is “an office comedy without an office.”

Obviously, this show is inspired by the way in which many people…

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The Mindy Project: 10 Cameos From The Office Cast | ScreenRant

The Mindy Project is a rom-com TV series that aired from 2012 to 2017 on Fox and Hulu. It follows a New York City OB-GYN's search for love, which of course, is accompanied by tons of conflict and men (usually at the same time).

Being that The Mindy Project was created by Mindy Kaling, who was both a writer and actress on The Office, the show is stocked with cameos from The Office's cast. While you won't find Jim or Dwight making an appearance, you will find Ryan, Andy, and even Toby.

We're here to show you the best Office alum appearances on The Mindy Project, so get ready to see Scranton and New York collide!

10 Ed Helms

Helms is best known as The Office’s always-singing, anger-managing Andy Bernard. He transfers to the Scranton branch during Season 3 and remains a prominent part of the show throughout the rest of the series.

On The Mindy Project, Helms guest stars as a character named Dennis. He shows up in Season 1 as one of the decently datable guys Mindy knows. Though their flirtation is brief, she and this dude with an economics degree get along well for a hot second.

9 Ellie Kemper

Erin Hannon becomes Dunder Mifflin Scranton’s new receptionist in Season 5. She is sweet and naive and ends up developing romances with Gabe, Andy, and Pete. Additionally, she is one of Kelly Kapoor's best buds, which is why it's not surprising to see her showing up on The Mindy Project.

RELATED: The Mindy Project: 10 Storylines That Were Never Resolved

Kemper plays a character named Heather, who also dates Mindy's jerk boyfriend Josh. Though neither of the couples last, Heather tries to move into Mindy's apartment building. While Mindy says she's cool with it, she regrets speaking too quickly and works hard to put an end to the move.

8 Paul Liberstein

Toby Flenderson is the boring H.R. representative in The Office that everyone seems to dislike (especially Michael). Liberstein's character in The Mindy Project isn't that far off.

In Season 4, Mindy decides to tackle the world of dating apps and finds herself going out with Libertein's character. The problem is that he talks a lot about things no one cares about and is way too mundane for Mindy's vibrant personality. Mindy solves this by sneaking out during their date. You go, girl!

7 B.J. Novak

Kaling's Office-co-star, who is best known for playing the arrogant and flighty Ryan, had another shot at love on The Mindy Project. B.J. Novak's character, Jamie, is a Latin teacher who starts going out with Mindy. They go on a double date with his best friend, Lucy, and Mindy's co-worker, Danny.

While Mindy and Jamie have great banter, he realizes that he is actually in love with his best friend, Lucy, and ends up ending things with Mindy on Valentine's day. Fun, right?

6 Rob Huebel

In The Office, Huebel plays Holly Flax's boyfriend. Yup, he's the one who gave Holly the Woody doll that Michael absolutely destroyed. Though his relationship with Holly doesn't last, he gets another small-screen role in The Mindy Project.

Huebel appears in two episodes, first in "Indian BBW" (S2E16) and later in "The Devil Wears Lands' End" (S3E4). He plays a character named Andrew who is the co-CEO of the website Sploderz alongside Matt Oberg. Let's just say their company is not classy.

5 Beth Grant

Yes, we said this was going to be full of cameos, but Beth’s larger role in The Mindy Project is too good to pass up.

Beth plays Dwight’s babysitter Melvin in The Office. She’s the woman that goes with him to Michael and Jan’s dinner party in Season 4 and is later hired as a junior salesman in Season 9.

RELATED: The Mindy Project: 10 Things That Make No Sense

In The Mindy Project, she takes on a larger role as Beverly, a nurse at Shulman and Associates who gets fired and re-hired as a receptionist. She remains a series regular who happily inserts her off-beat comments into situations whenever she feels like it.

4 Zoe Jarman

Jarman also has a larger role in The Mindy Project than in The Office, but it's still worth pointing out. She shows up in The Office episode “Christening” (S7E7), which follows the christening of Jim and Pam’s daughter. A group of teenagers from the church is headed on a missions trip to Mexico (which Andy joins impulsively) and one of the girls who heads the trip is played by Jarman.

On The Mindy Project, Jarman plays Betsy, who mans the front desk at Mindy’s practice. She is naive and sweet, but despite her likability, Camp left the show as a series regular after only two seasons.

3 Randall Park

 Remember Asian Jim? Yeah, the guy in the cold open from "Andy's Ancestry" (S9E3). He is Jim and Pam's actor friend who tries to convince Dwight that Jim has been Asian his entire life, and Dwight has simply not noticed.

In The Mindy Project, Park plays an ophthalmologist named Colin who is also Mindy's friend. He moves the plot along in a total of three episodes.

2 Anna Camp

Camp plays Pam's sister, Penny, in The Office. She is seen during Pam's wedding and mistakes Kevin for Oscar's boyfriend Gil.

Camp plays a slightly larger role in The Mindy Project as one of Mindy's friends, Gwen. They both moved to the city together as single women, however, Camp quickly got married and gave Mindy a goddaughter named Riley. Though her friendship with Mindy is said to be important, she is not seen after Season 1.

1 Kelen Coleman

Coleman plays a minor character on The Office named Isabel. She is first seen at Pam and Jim's wedding, and when she reveals to Pam that she is seeing Dwight, Pam's shock causes her to tear her veil. She later visits the couple's newborn child, makes out with Dwight during a happy hour, and "whacks" Angela for using her pregnancy as a means to keep her and Dwight apart.

On The Mindy Project, Coleman played a recurring character named Alex during Season 1. She is part of the Mindy-Gwen-Alex friend group and loves showering her gal pals with advice.

NEXT: Mindy Project: 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Boyfriends On The Show

  source https://screenrant.com/mindy-project-10-cameos-office-cast/

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These are the kind of things that make me think the Office wasn't scripted at all but rather forced a bunch of random actors to work in a real office and see what happens

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#the newsroom #newsroomedit #richard westbrook #paul liberstein #my shit

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Toby:  Hey, Pam. Pam: Hey! What's up? Toby: It's, uh... I was... might ask if you wanted... Pam: (phone rings)Dunder-Mifflin, this is Pam. He's not in the office. Can I take a message? I will. You too Sorry. What's up? Toby: Um, if, uh... um... I just completely forgot what I was going to say. It's so weird Pam: Okay. Well, if you think of it, I'll be here. Toby: Okay

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[oc-oscarcruz]

Thanks. I'm gonna set it to Costa Rica time.

Gracias. Le voy a configurar la hora de Costa Rica.

Toby (Paul Liberstein) cuando Michael le regala su reloj obligado por la presión de Pam y Holly. The Office, C19-S4: Goodbye Toby - Part II

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#toby flenderson #andy bernard #ed helms #paul liberstein #the office #gif #YES #michael scott #i can tag him