The Newsroom

The Newsroom2012

Aaron Sorkin once chronicled the daily work of the federal government in "The West Wing." In "The Newsroom," the Emmy-winning executive producer uses the operation of a fictional cable news network as the heart of the story, with… more »



Sloan Sabbith:
Since I'm never going to see you again after Friday, I feel I can tell you something...

Don Keefer:
We'll see each other again!

Sloan Sabbith:
Maybe not, after I say what I'm going to say.

Don Keefer:
...and you're not leaving.

Sloan Sabbith:
I don't know who told you you're a bad guy, but somebody did. Somebody along the way. Somebody or something convinced you of it, because you think you're a bad guy... and you're just not. I'm socially inept, but even I know that. So because you're a bad guy you try to do things you think a good guy would do. Like committing to somebody you like, but maybe don't love. A sweet, smart, wholesome midwestern girl.

Don Keefer:
[Stares at her, amazed]

Sloan Sabbith:
I could be wrong. I almost always am.

Don Keefer:
Why are you single?

Sloan Sabbith:
A lot of men are intimidated by my intelligence.

Don Keefer:
No, seriously.

Sloan Sabbith:
Because you never asked me out.

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