The Newsroom (TV Series)

The 112th Congress (2012)

Jane Fonda: Leona Lansing

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• Leona Lansing : Moses and Jesus are playing golf. Moses steps up to the tee and hits a beautiful shot 250 yards straight down the middle of the fairway. Jesus steps up to the tee and hooks the ball into the trees. Jesus looks up into the heavens, raises his arms, and suddenly the sky darkens. A thunder clap rings out, rain pours down, and a stream rises among the trees. The golf ball floating on top finds its way into the mouth of a fish. Then a bird flies down and takes the fish and the ball out over the green, drops it in the cup for a hole-in-one. Jesus turns to Moses with a satisfied grin, and Moses says, 'Look. You wanna play golf or you wanna fuck around?'

• Leona Lansing : You know Charlie, a lot of people might argue that Will is on a witch hunt.

  Charlie Skinner : And a lot of people might argue there are witches out there.

• Leona Lansing : Let's start over. And this time, disabuse yourself of the idea that this is a conversation between equals, where I make an argument, you make a counter-argument, and we both agree to disagree.

• Leona Lansing : Well, last night the voters ousted 21% of congress including seven members of the House Sub-committee on Communications and Technology. Three of those seven are AWM's most reliable friends on the Hill. The congressmen that will be replacing them are the same people that Will has been making look like fucking morons for the last six months.

  Charlie Skinner : They've done a pretty good job making themselves look like morons.

• Charlie Skinner : Reese, why don't you give us a minute.

  Leona Lansing : He can stay.

  Charlie Skinner : Reese get the fuck out.