Charlie Skinner and Will McAvoy

you did let McChrystal off the hook because you were gun shy out to Northwestern he was right about that I didn't let him off the hook he's a general he's a professional strategist Charlie he's schooled in evasive tactics yes the Army's not Journal chief Rhodey Hooper and captain Quint didn't let jaws off the hook as when I'm all right I didn't know but I didn't know that people didn't like working for me do you care no of course I care anybody would care but honestly I don't I do I'm a perfectly nice guy and I have the focus group data to prove it so maybe the problem lies not with me I hired a new EP for you what do you mean I hired you a new EP you hide you I'm never going on vacation again you hired a new EP without my meeting him her without my meeting her know you've met her Oh Charlie have you hired to run my show without consulting you were unreachable only one person know how to get in touch with you it was you we had to break this ship you know that for this particular job there's no one better you're not talking about Mackenzie I had to right the ship you're too big an asset to screw around with and your focus group data isn't saying what it said three weeks ago Charlie she was in for shower for four months green zone for a year before that guys were filing stories from caves she comes home she wants to be an EP again having a normal life and there's nothing for her it's CNN nothing for her at ABC I knew that she's exhausted not like at the end of a long day mentally and physically exhausted she hasn't had four hours sleep in two years she's been shot at in three different countries and she spent way too many funerals for a girl her age she wants to come home look I don't wanna have a job for her in Atlanta DC or New York McKenzie line up any ten people eight of them will tell you she's the best EP in the business the other don't be stupid I'm one of the egg but it's not gonna happen just happened no she's coming up from DC today with one of her people No so what I'm telling you I can't give my approval the deals a day away from being signed three years I have approval over my executive producer you would think so wouldn't you I would yeah business affairs went through your whole deal I don't have contractual approval no but you know what I don't have contractual approval you're up for renegotiation in 18 months I'd have your agent put that close up I'm walking down the street to William Morris um and renegotiate my country it's not gonna go your way I generate an annual profit of two hundred and ten million dollars on my own that's now counting the lead in Freight I pushed to nine in ten that may be tipping money for this company but it's not nothing well what when was the last time you saw I don't know about three years ago coincidentally that's the last time you are a nice guy would you like another mr. Skinner yes please

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Keywords: newsroom, charlie skinner, will mcavoy, aaron sorkin

Id: jjzuvILl2oY

Length: 3min 1sec (181 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 25 2012