The West Wing (TV Series)
Take Out the Trash Day (2000)
Janel Moloney: Donna Moss
Quotes
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Donna Moss : What's take out the trash day?
Josh Lyman : Friday.
Donna Moss : I mean, what is it?
Josh Lyman : Any stories we have to give the press that we're not wild about, we give all in a lump on Friday.
Donna Moss : Why do you do it in a lump?
Josh Lyman : Instead of one at a time?
Donna Moss : I'd think you'd want to spread them out.
Josh Lyman : They've got X column inches to fill, right? They're going to fill them no matter what.
Donna Moss : Yes.
Donna Moss : So if we give them one story, that story's X column inches.
Josh Lyman : And if we give them five stories...
Josh Lyman : They're a fifth the size.
Donna Moss : Why do you do it on Friday?
Josh Lyman : Because no one reads the paper on Saturday.
Donna Moss : You guys are real populists, aren't you?