H. Con-172 - S3-E11
Character mistake: Bartlet tells Leo that Jackson's censure was expunged in 1836, but it was actually January, 1837. (00:41:10)
The U.S. Poet Laureate - S3-E17
Character mistake: Jed Bartlett is talking to Leo and Hoynes. He says 'Calvary' instead of 'Cavalry' in the line "Tell Josh that General Pulaski was a Polish Brigadier General who vanquished the Russian and Prussian military then came to the colonies and commanded our cavalry during the American revolution."
Character mistake: The President refers to Beowulf, saying that it was written in Middle English. He's mistaken; it was written in Old English, or Anglo-Saxon.
Answer: It's in reference to the many televangelists and revival ministers usually associated with the right-wing that have been convicted of tax fraud (Jim Bakker and Tamy Faye being a more famous set). Occasionally, the more unscrupulous ministers have bilked millions from believers all in the name of God.
Nikki