Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 16, 1980

Transcript:

Rick: Phil, I can't believe anyone takes those floor reporters seriously. All they do down there is trade in rumors. And they expect us to pick up the pieces! Man: Now, now, buddy. We serve different funtions. They give the play-by-play, we provide the big picture. Both are important. Rick: They're just glory hogs! All glibness and no gray matter. Whatever happened to ideas, to perspective, to... Man: Excuse me, is this seat taken? Rick: Yes! Man: It is not. Rick, the man's a colleague.