23.11.20

An Epidemic of Incivility.

Charlie Skinner was crazy. He identified with Don Quixote, an old man with dementia who thought he could save the world from an epidemic of incivility simply by acting like a knight. His religion was decency. And he spent a lifetime fighting its enemies. I wish he could be here to learn the name of his successor like I just did. Our new boss, the new president of ACN, is MacKenzie McHale. So this fight is just getting started. 'Cause he taught the rest of us to be crazy, too. You were a man, Charlie. You were a great, big man.


The Newsroom, Season 3, Episode 8, What Kind of Day Has It Been.