The Newsroom (TV Series)

Bullies (2012)

Jeff Daniels: Will McAvoy

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• Will McAvoy : Miss Greer, you mentioned creeping Islam, are you concerned about creeping Christianity?

  Phylis Greer : Only that it's not creeping fast enough.

  Will McAvoy : Okay. Here are some things done on American soil in the name of Christianity. The Ku Klux Klan burned down black churches, raped women, murdered civil rights workers, murdered children and terrorized communities for over a century. The Neo Nazis all acted and continue to act in the name of white Christian supremacy. The Army of God fatally attacks abortion clinics and doctors across the country. The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord targets local police and federal agents. The federal building in Oklahoma City. The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan and the successful assassinations of Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, and Abraham Lincoln, all perpetrated by Christians. Miss Greer, we weren't attacked by Muslims, we were attacked by sociopaths, and I for one would join you in protesting a community center for the criminally insane, but no one is suggesting building one.

• Will McAvoy : Who else's body have you guarded.

  Lonny Church : We don't talk about that.

  Will McAvoy : Okay.

  Lonny Church : Kanye. It was awesome.

• Will McAvoy : Sloan this is Lonny. You'll see him around.

  Lonny Church : Good to meet you.

  Sloan Sabbith : Wow. Can I tap your chest?

  Lonny Church : Sure.

  Sloan Sabbith : [laughs]  Holy cow.

  [looking at Will] 

  Sloan Sabbith : Have you felt his pecs?

  Will McAvoy : No, I haven't yet.

• Will McAvoy : How does this work?

  Lonny Church : I pick you up at your home in the morning and escort you to your office. Then I pick you up at your office at night and escort you to your home. I'm with you any place that's an unsecured area.

  Will McAvoy : What's an unsecured area?

  Lonny Church : Anyplace that isn't your home or your office.

  Will McAvoy : I'm single. What about a date?

  Lonny Church : I don't think we should get romantically involved.

  Will McAvoy : You get one joke a day.

• Lonny Church : Mr. McAvoy...

  Will McAvoy : You can call me Will.

  Lonny Church : Yeah, I was gonna do that anyway. I know you're used to being the boss. But you're not anymore. At least for a little while.

  Will McAvoy : How long?

  Lonny Church : Until my colleagues chase down the source of the threat or, of course, if you've been successfully assassinated.

  Will McAvoy : A joke?

  Lonny Church : What'd you think?

  Will McAvoy : It was all right.