[Don, upon discovering a joke he made with a Republican about a potential Solicitor-General applicant has been written up by the conservative website WorldNetDaily, and has phoned David Munch, the Senior Editor of WND to persuade him to run a retraction, while Sloan Sabbith listens in]
I was being hyperbolic.
Yup?
I didn't think there was any way it could be taken seriously.
Yeah, I can see that, but the thing is that we got it from multiple sources.
David, come on. You gotta take it down and run a retraction.
I appreciate you clarifying your role, but like I said, you weren't the only one...
I was the only source, come on now.
I don't think I appreciate being woken up and called a liar.
[referring to David's British accent] It's 8.45. Where do you live.
Let's say goodnight, Don.
My friend, I get that this story is pushing traffic...
That's nothing -
... But Weingarten didn't do anything except become a lawyer, so...
[irritably] I'll tell you for the third time. We have multiple sources telling us...
... That he spoke to the Righteous Daughters of Jihadi Excellence.
It turns out your joke was right on the money.
[Don looks at Sloan in disbelief and then explodes into the phone]
I MADE UP THE FUCKING NAME, DAVID! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE RIGHTEOUS DAUGHTERS OF THE - WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? [pauses to calm down] Did you search it?
I just did. There are seventeen entries.
That's because of your story, fat-ass!
Mr. Keefer, I think you're extremely - !
[Sloan hangs up the phone for Don]
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