JTJudge Thomas Politi
Come on, Miss Pine. When the law is an ass, someone has to kick it.
“Unfinished Business” · Season 1, Episode 15
In this episode: Dean Winchester (940), Damon Salvatore (715), Sam Winchester (665), Olivia Benson (637), Stephen Fry (608), Narrator (554), Clark Kent (523), Nate (486)
You know why I was made partner? Jonas Stern was sued for sexual harassment, and he needed to show that he had a female partner. That's all. When the door that you have been knocking at finally swings open, you don't ask why, you run through. That is the simple fact. No one is here to make it comfortable for you. No one is here to appreciate your moping, so this is my advice to you, take a minute for yourself, put on your best gracious voice, find a way to wear a smile, and then come into the conference room ready to thank the equity partners for giving you this opportunity. Because what is given can quickly be taken away.
CClarke
We? When did we become a we?
CCanning
You're right, I'm being presumptuous. Lockhart/Gardner is a good firm with good people who are being mismanaged. Now, if you agree with that, then we are a we.
CClarke
I'm not here to destroy it.
CCanning
I know. You're here to make sure the firm's creditor, myself, gets paid, and to put a good firm on firmer footing. That's what I want, too.
DDavid
That concession was damaging. We can't afford any more giveaways.
David, she's a woman in love, it's gonna be hard to motivate her.
Do you need dirt?
DDavid
Yes. But that's the challenge about prenups, you need to throw enough dirt on the spouse to get something, but not too much to kill the wedding.
Kalinda': I'll be delicate.
It's not the greatest country in the world, professor. That's my answer.
MModerator
You're saying...
Yes.
MModerator
Let's talk about...
Fine. Sharon, the NEA is a loser. Yeah, it accounts for a penny out of our paycheck, but he gets to hit you with it any time he wants. It doesn't cost money, it costs votes; it costs airtime, column inches. You know why people don't like liberals? Because they lose. If liberals are so fucking smart, how come they lose so goddamn always?
SSharon
Hey!
[to Lewis] And with a straight face, you're gonna tell students that America's so star-spangled awesome, that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom? Canada has freedom, Japan has freedom, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium has freedom. So 207 sovereign states in the world, like 180 of them have freedom.
MModerator
All right...
And yeah, you, sorority girl. Just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day, there's some things you should know, and one of them is, there's absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, number 4 in labor force, and number 4 in exports. We lead the world in only 3 categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined. 25 of whom are allies. Now, none of this is the fault of a 20 year old college student. But you, nonetheless, are without a doubt a member of the worst, period, generation, period, ever, period, so when you ask, "What makes us the greatest country in the world?" I dunno know what the fuck you're talking about! Yosemite? [Pause] It sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons, we passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons, we waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors. We put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and we cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars, acted like men. We aspired to intelligence, we didn't belittle it, it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in our last election, and we didn't [sighs] we didn't scare so easy. We were able to be all these things, and to do all these things, because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. [to the moderator] Enough?
Yeah, I get that there are moments, small moments, infrequent moments, where I'm not the easiest guy to work with, but who the hell is?
I am.
Well, it helps that you're drunk most of the time.
It certainly does. Do me a favor–
This is more than unprofessional, it's uncivilized. But more than that, it's unprofessional.
Just do me a favor, okay?
Sure.
Try not to make a scene–
Yeah. [yelling at Elliot through a glass conference room door] Hey, dickless! (Don and Elliot both look up) [to Don, calmly] Not you. You're in a minute.
[shouting] I'm a marine, Don! I will beat the shit out of you, I don't care how many protein bars you eat!
What does winning look like to you?
Reclaiming the fourth estate. Reclaiming journalism as an honorable profession. A nightly newscast that informs a debate worthy of a great nation. Civility, respect, and a return to what's important; the death of bitchiness; the death of gossip and voyeurism; speaking truth to stupid. No demographic sweet spot; a place where we all come together.
Now I'd like you to listen to these words which were written 500 years ago by Don Miguel de Cervantes: "Hear me now, O thou bleak and unbearable world. Thou art base and debauched as can be. But a knight with his banners all bravely unfurled now hurls down his gauntlet to thee!" That was Don Quixote.
Those words were written 45 years ago by the lyricist for "Man of La Mancha."
Didn't think you'd know that, but the point's still the same-- it's time for Don Quixote!
You think I'm him?
No, I think I'm him. You're his horse.
He rode a donkey.
Well, I can't help you there.
For a long time now, I badly wanted to watch the news on my TV at night. Then it occurred to me-- I run a news division.
She's indifferent to ratings, competition, corporate concerns, and, generally speaking, consequences.
Good, 'cause you just described my job. I'm Don Quixote, you can be Sancho, she'll be Dulcinea, and everyone out there is the horse.
Donkey. How did you know about that conversation?
I know everything. Anchors having an opinion isn't a new phenomenon. Murrow had one and that was the end of McCarthy. Cronkite had one and that was the end of Vietnam.
I'm not those guys.
I'm betting all my money on you're wrong. You know what, kiddo? In the old days of about 10 minutes ago, we did the news well. You know how? We just decided to.
"We aspired to intelligence. We didn't belittle it. It didn't make us feel inferior."
"Reclaiming the Fourth Estate. Reclaiming journalism as an honorable profession. A nightly newscast that informs a debate worthy of a great nation. Civility, respect, and a return to what's important. The death of bitchiness, the death of gossip and voyeurism." ..... Speaking truth to stupid.
"And where does it say that a good news show can't be popular?
"Yes, people choose the news they want now, but-- People choose the facts they want now"
"That America ... has said over and over and over that we can do better. It's part of our DNA. .... People will want the news if you give it to them with integrity. Not everybody, not even a lot of people --- 5%. And 5% more of anything is what makes the difference in this country. So we can do better.
What's the difference between a corporation and a person?
Have you ever held a door open for someone?
Yes.
Did you ask them for money first?
No.
That's the difference.
They're very young out there.
I know. But what they lack in experience, they make up for in inexperience.
Mac–
It's an asset. They don't know how to do the news badly yet.
Or really at all.
[Realizing she just sent a mass e-mail to the staff, with details of her infidelity during a relationship with Will] No... No, no... No, no, no, no, no, no I need everyone's attention, right now [Gary Cooper receives the e-mail on his Blackberry, which Mackenzie snatches from his hand, throws to the floor, crushes beneath her heel, and upon which she pours another employee's tea.]
[staring at the ruins of his phone] That was unusual.
[frantically] I need everyone to delete the staff e-mail, right now, without reading it. Then I need someone to sneak into Will's office and delete the e-mail from his inbox. If it's password protected, I need someone to, um mm, TAKE A BASEBALL BAT AND SMASH-- [Will enters with a stunned expression on his face] I thought you said he was at a thing uptown.
JJim
I guess he came back.
We stood in my office this morning...
Will...
...and I said under no circumstances did I want anyone to know what happened, and you said yes, and yes again. I mean it really, it really seemed like you understood. Then, you sent an e-mail, explaining in some detail, what happened and then you copied 47 reporters on it.
Will...
You know how sometimes something happens in an instant that's so astonishing you just... shut down?
Of course, that's understand–
THAT DOESN'T! FUCKING! HAPPEN! TO ME!
We need privacy.
[Sarcastically] REALLY?!
We're going to go into Will's office, I want everyone to delete the e-mail-
MMartin
Mack, I think I just accidentally forwarded it to corporate.
[Will angrily charges at Martin and is blocked by Mackenzie and Maggie] WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!
[Frantically] I was trying to send an e-mail to you, but instead I sent it to Sloan and then 'Sloan' became 'Staff' and I either did or didn't type the asterisk.
Why were you sending it at all?
Because-... and here's where I'm on firmer ground. Sloan thought that you cheated on me and that you were an ass! [To the staff] Which is not true! I'm changing minds, Will!
[Points angrily to his office] GET IN THERE!
Sure.
JJim
First, you go into News and you look over the questions the Segment Producer put in the rundown. Identify yourself and your news agency, summarize the segment-- the length, whether it's live or not, and who we're having on from the other side.
I'm sorry, but don't I first open my eyes and notice it's a new day?
JJim
What are we talking about here?
I've done this before.
JJim
Okay.
What is this magic box in front of me?
JJim
Have I done something to you?
I swear I was just thinking the exact same thing. I have no idea why I'm being mean to you.
JJim
Now that you know that, do you think you'll stop?
That's the thing-- it doesn't feel like it. I'm just being honest.
JJim
I can't ask for more than that, except rational thought.
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