Shattered Glass Page #2

- Of course.

- Of course.

Thank you.

Call for you on three, sweetie...

someone from Policy Review.

When did you start talking

to Policy Review?

I'm not. It's probably nothing.

Send it to my voicemail, okay?

- Oh, and sweetie...?

- Mm-hmm?

Caitlin just told me that she needs

gifts for... two showers next week?

You think you might have

something for her?

I'll get my box.

I couldn't resist.

- So, do you want to do this now, or...

Yeah, in a second.

I have to return a quick phone call.

I got you some gum.

Oh...!

If I were to throw a party,

where all we did was play "Monopoly,"

- would you guys come?

- Could I be the little shoe?

Of course.

The lawyers have asked us

to tone down the cover on Serbia.

They have?

- It might invite charges of libel.

I know a little bit of libel law,

it's only relevant if the person in

question has been out of the public eye.

Well, yes.

So there is Serbia, hidden,

unknown to the world

at large, until...

it appeared on the cover

of The New Republic.

Our weekly circulation

of .

- . .

- You almost done with it, Rob?

- Two days. Tops.

- Yes, two days from Chanukah.

Hey, it's basically finished...

for the most part.

Next up. Amy?

Just finished the piece

on ethanol subsidies.

There are magazines

in this country.

But only one calls itself "the in-flight

magazine of Air Force One."

And that's the thrill

of working at The New Republic.

You're underpaid,

the hours are brutal,

but what you write gets read

by people who matter.

Presidents, lawmakers... your work

can actually influence public policy.

That's...

that's an amazing privilege,

and a huge responsibility.

Rate this script:4.0 / 1 vote