The West Wing (TV Series)

Take Out the Trash Day (2000)

Janel Moloney: Donna Moss

Quotes 

• 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?