“I’m a nice guy having a bad day.”
SAM
Ms. O’Brian, I understand your feelings, but please believe me when I tell you that I’m a nice guy having a bad day. I just found out the Times is publishing a poll that says a considerable portion of Americans feel that the White House has lost energy and focus. A perception that’s not likely to be altered by the video footage of the President riding his bicycle into a tree. As we speak, the Coast Guard are fishing Cubans out of the Atlantic Ocean while the Governor of Florida wants to blockade the Port of Miami. A good friend of mine’s about to get fired for going on television and making sense, and it turns out I accidentally slept with a prostitute last night. Now. Would you please, in the name of compassion, tell me which one of those kids is my boss’s daughter.
MALLORY:
That would be me.
SAM:
You.
MALLORY:
Yes.
SAM:
Leo’s daughter’s fourth grade class.
MALLORY:
Yes.
SAM:
[pause] Well, this is bad on so many levels.
(Source: westwingtranscripts.com)
