Leslie Knope Quote #70
Quote from Leslie Knope in Boys' Club
Leslie Knope: "Two days ago, I attended an informal boys' club meeting for the very first time. After one and a half beers, awash in the glow of acceptance into this elite, exclusive club..."
Phil: Sorry, what club is this?
Ron Swanson: A couple city planners like to drink beer in the courtyard on Tuesday nights.
Phil: No one is supposed to drink alcohol on government property.
Ron Swanson: That's not my department. Go ahead, Leslie.
Leslie Knope: "I made a very unwise decision. A decision that will live in infamy. I opened a gift basket of wine and cheese. [long pause] Our intern, April Ludgate, drank some of that wine without my knowledge. That was never part of the plan. She had not been invited to the meeting of the boys' club. I repeat, not been invited. Though it is my hope that someday, she lives in a world where the very idea of boys' clubs is ancient history."
Phil: But you did open the gift basket. And the intern did drink the wine.
Leslie Knope: [pounds the table] Please don't blame her for my mistake. The biggest crime we could commit here would be to destroy a teenage girl's passion for local government.
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Leslie Knope: [aside to camera] Good morning. Last night, in a foolish attempt to infiltrate a boys' club, I violated the government employee ethics code of the state of Indiana. I have always tried to live my life in an ethical way, and last night, I failed. I realize I have let down every female public official in America, and I would like to apologize to them, right now, individually, and in alphabetical order. Michele Bachmann, Republican, Minnesota. I am sorry. Tammy Baldwin, Democrat, Wisconsin. I'm so sorry, Tammy. Melissa Bean.
Quote from Leslie Knope
Leslie Knope: [aside to camera] Politics is full of boys' clubs, formal and informal. Behind me are all the members of the city council over the past 30 years. And every day, as a woman, I have to walk past this wall of men. It can be very upsetting. Especially because of that guy. No matter what direction I move, he's always staring at my chest. Hmm. See?
Quote from Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson: So, after all that, it's really not that bad. You're gonna get a letter in your file.
Leslie Knope: Ron, I just wanted to say thank you, so...
Ron Swanson: Don't worry about it.
[aside to camera:]
Ron Swanson: No, I didn't do it for Leslie. I did it because I hate bureaucracy. My idea of a perfect government is one guy, who sits in a small room at a desk, and the only thing he's allowed to decide is who to nuke. The man is chosen based on some kind of IQ test, and maybe also a physical tournament, like a decathlon. And women are brought to him, maybe, when he desires them.