History Funny / TheNewsroom

* Sloan is so excited over her new, $24,000 computer that tracks financial data from all over the world in real-time, right at her desk... [[FailedASpotCheck but has failed to notice the breaking news of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.]]

* When Sloan is so excited over her new, $24,000 computer that tracks financial data from all over the world in real-time, right at her desk... but has failed to notice the breaking news of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.

-->'''Will''': ...Yeah, sure. I read Euripides when I was studying at- [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you]]. No, I haven't read Euripides.

-->[=MacKenzie=]: [''soldiering on''] Well, he wrote...

* Sloan's talking with Mackenzie and says she finally saw {{Titanic}}[[labelnote:Note]]Titanic was rereleased in theaters in 3D in 2012.[[/labelnote]]; she's also watching the market trending down for Kodak:

-->'''Will''': Bin Laden! I got that out of my system!
** Charlie's reactions to news that high as a kite Will missed a 20 minutes old email from Joe Biden confirming the death of Osama bin Laden.

-->'''Tess''': About an hour ago on [[FoxNewsChannel Fox and Friends]], HankWilliamsJr compared Boehner and [[BarackObama Obama]] playing golf to [[AdolfHitler Hitler]] and [[BenjaminNetanyahu Netanyahu]] playing golf.

* In the 11th November edition of TheColbertReport, after CBS's 60 Minutes has to [[LifeImitatesArt retract an interview about a private military personnel claiming to be an eyewitness at Benghazi a few days after it was discovered that the guy's report was inconsistent with his FBI statement]]... [[spoiler: Charlie Skinner]] shows up as [[MeaningfulName 'Poncho]] [[PunnyName Denews']] and delivers a hilarious diatribe about journalistic integrity that dissolves into...

--> '''Stephen Colbert''': Technically crazy bread is Little Caesar's...
--> '''[[spoiler: Charlie Skinner]]''': It's called poetic license, goddamnit!

* "The United States is in no greater danger of falling under Sharia law than it is the rules of FightClub."

* Sloan's talking with Mackenzie and says she finally saw {{Titanic}}; she's also watching the market trending down for Kodak:

* Don trolling Elliot as the man is about to give a fairly banal tour of the ACN newsroom.

-->'''Don''': You're a welcome presence in our home. It's all about locating your inner 'cha', and not tripping over any cables.

-->'''Don''': Have you located the 'cha'?

-->[''Charlie silently walks into the middle of the newsroom.'']

--> '''[[spoiler: Charlie Skinner]]''': It's called poetic license, goddamnit!

* When Will and Mackenzie announce that [[spoiler: they just got engaged]], the initial reaction is Neal giving a FlatWhat. [[Heartwarming/TheNewsroom Then the applause starts.]]

* When Will and Mackenzie announce that [[spoiler: they just got engaged]], the initial reaction is Lenoa giving a FlatWhat. [[Heartwarming/TheNewsroom Then the applause starts.]]

-->'''Mackenzie''': ...what in the fuck is happening right now?

-->'''Charlie''': '''I MEAN WHAT THE ''FUCK!'''''

-->Don explains the entire scandal to Charlie.
-->Charlie silently walks into the middle of the newsroom

* During the hours leading up to the 2012 election coverage, Will (who Charlie describes as the unhappiest person in the building) appoints himself in charge of morale. It's as funny as it sounds.

* When the News Night crew try to tell Leona [[spoiler: they're resigning due to misreporting the Genoa story]], Leona continuously shuts them down by bragging about her wardrobe and makeup, complaining that Creator/DanielCraig wasn't at the fundraiser she just came from (and telling Will he does[=/=]doesn't look like him), and inventing a new nickname for Mackenzie: [=McMac=]. Also they suspect she [[MushroomSamba might be stoned]]. Spoilers: [[spoiler:she's not.]]

* When the News Night crew try to tell Leona [[spoiler: they're resigning due to misreporting the Genoa story]], Leona continuously shuts them down by bragging about her wardrobe, complaining that Creator/DanielCraig wasn't at the fundraiser she just came from (and telling Will he does[=/=]doesn't look lik him), and inventing a new nickname for Mackenzie: [=McMac=].

-->'''sloan''': I'll never let go, Kodak. [[MoodWhiplash But seriously people should let Kodak go.]]

* During a GOP debate in Florida, a gay American soldier fighting in Iraq asks if the candidates will try to circumvent the progress made for homosexuals in the military if they're elected. Following the question, a number of audience members at the debate openly boo the soldier. Will's response when reporting this?

* Sloan finally saw {{Titanic}}: "I'll never let go, Kodak. [[MoodWhiplash But seriously people should let Kodak go.]]"

-->'''Stillman''': Anybody want a turkey sandwich? *pulls out a giant ziploc bag full of sandwiches*

--> '''Will''': The audience members who were booing were in Orlando. Soon they'll surely be in hell, though not soon enough.