Still one of the greatest moments in television history. I think today it is even more relevant than ever.

I literally get emotional when I watch this scene. It never fails to hit me hard fight in the feels.

Any of us who consider ourselves patriots must always recognize America's flaws, because how else could we possibly improve the country?

Right now it seems we are worse off then I EVER seen it in my entire life.

That is not hyperbole, that is fact.

So THIS is the time that we do what we are the most famous for doing.

We buckle down, take to the streets, and make sure that we exercise those freedoms that we are so proud of having, until we get our country back on track so that someday we can once again brag that we are "The greatest country on earth."

The return of Will McAvoy.

Courtesy of The Hill: 

Jeff Daniels on Wednesday resurrected Will McAvoy, his beloved character from “The Newsroom,” to take on the 2016 election, calling presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump a “fact-bending loose cannon” and slamming the media. 

In a video produced by Bloomberg Television, Daniels — as McAvoy — tells “With All Due Respect” hosts Mark Halperin and John Heilemann that Trump is not the “best-case scenario” for Clinton. 

“He’s not the best-case scenario, John, that’s my answer. Donald Trump is a fact-bending loose cannon who alienates mainstream voters with everything he says. But he gets constant media attention for free. There won’t be a day from now until November when Trump isn’t on every TV channel.” 

“Sure, she beats Trump in some categories: like millennials, who don’t even show up to vote. She also leads in number of messages deleted on her personal email server. But that aside, when you ask what makes Trump the best-case scenario for Hillary, I don’t know what the f--- you’re talking about. His tiny hands?”

Interesting video. On the one hand Jeff Daniels' Will McAvoy character  chastises America for being so slow to elect a female President, and then on the other hand makes the case that Donald Trump will likely prove to be a truly challenging opponent.

Can't say I disagree.

I really miss that show. 

Jeff Daniels wins Emmy for the HBO hit the Newsroom. Hah! I told you guys!

Courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter: 

Jeff Daniels was shocked to win the Emmy for his portrayal of news anchor Will McAvoy on HBO's The Newsroom, beating out the likes of Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston and Mad Men's Jon Hamm. 

His first words out of his mouth when he went onstage to accept his award: "Well, crap!" 

Moments later, a reporter mentioned that he looked surprised: "Did I?" he asked when he got to the microphone. 

Daniels, who had never been nominated for an Emmy before this year, didn't have high expectations. 

"I've been neutral about this whole thing," he admitted. "I've been nominated a bunch of times -- Google it -- enough to kind of not lean toward it, not to hope too much. You're glad to be invited to the party. There are six of us nominated, there easily could've been 10 other guys who could've been where we are. It's a really crowded time in television. It's a great time to be in television. I felt the work stood up to what the other guys were doing, but we're all doing different things. It's anybody's game. I was happy to win but surprised because it could have been anyone."

I am actually a fan of many of the nominees for this Lead Actor Emmy, including "Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston, "Made Men's" Jon Hamm, and  the "House of Card's" Kevin Spacey, so for me it could have been any of them and I would have been pretty happy.

However it wasn't any of them, it was Daniels. And THAT is because the Newsroom is just about the best show on television right now, as demonstrated by this iconic scene.

My hope is that it will continue to attract viewers and build a huge audience so that we can enjoy more scenes like that in the future.