The critics can't lay off the poor guy, but Aaron Sorkin has someone slightly more prominent in his corner. Monday night, at a Hollywood-dominated $35,800-a-pop fund-raising event at Harvey Weinstein's Connecticut home, President Obama singled out Sorkin, saying he "writes the way every Democrat in Washington wished they spoke."

On Monday, mild-mannered NPR Q&A assassin Terry Gross got Aaron Sorkin on the "Fresh Air" hot seat. And while Gross boldly declares herself — try to hold down your retching noises, most of America — an actual fan of The Newsroom, she doesn't hold back from lobbing the same criticisms most of you have been shouting at your TV since the show debuted. (The best parts of the interview are when she points out something ridiculous, and then, before Sorkin can respond, starts giggling to herself about how ridiculous it is. Never stop being you, Terry Gross.) You may have heard some of this stuff from Aaron before: He's not claiming that he is smarter than everyone else, but rather is presenting characters who are, and he's not saying some of this is not not preposterous, etc. But since this is one of Sorkin's biggest platforms since the Monday-morning sport of Newsroom bashing got going for real, the show may be worth a listen. So: Explain thyself, Aaron Sorkin!