rhia_starsong: (sam nostalgia)
rhia_starsong ([personal profile] rhia_starsong) wrote2007-12-16 08:20 pm
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20 December 1946-16 December 2005

December 16. When you see this, quote Leo McGarry.

Leo: The President's personal aide, they're looking at a kid. Do you have any problem with a young black man waiting on the President?
Fitz: I'm an old black man and I wait on the President.
Leo: The kid's gotta carry his bags...
Fitz: You gonna pay him a decent wage?
Leo: Yeah.
Fitz: You gonna treat him with respect in the workplace?
Leo: Yeah.
Fitz: Then what the hell should I care?
Leo: That's what I thought.
Fitz: I've got some real honest-to-God battles to fight, Leo. I don't have time for the cosmetic ones.
Leo: Thanks, Admiral. Good luck.

--1.3 "A Proportional Response"