From Politico: NPR’s popular “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me” trivia show gets its fair share of big name political guests (Bill Clinton called in once, for example), but host Peter Sagal knows that there’s a specific shortage he’d like to fill: Republicans.
Asked by Vulture, “Is there a dream guest for you? Someone you’ve been trying to get that you think you never will?” Sagal responded, “I would love to get more Republicans on the show.”
“One of the things I really envy about Jon Stewart is how many times he’s able to get Republicans on his show. And that’s to his credit: He’s seen as somebody who will talk fairly with everyone, who’s interested in everyone. And I am, too! But because we’re NPR, and we have that reputation — which I think is unfair, both specifically to us and nationwide — and because it’s silly, I think a lot Republican people [won’t come on]. I’ve been really eager to get a major Republican politician on the show, but circumstances are such that it’s getting harder and harder to do that these days.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/npr-show-in-plea-for-gop-guests-90902.html#ixzz2SJEeqHVn
Sagal is a lying POS.
“I would love it — I would love it — if John Boehner would come on our show and be charming and funny in a way that we haven’t seen. I would love that. If he told some jokes about his skin color, and people understood that he could do self-deprecation, and then went on his way and thought, That was a good experience
Except, that isn't what happens with Democrats/liberals when they are on the show. Most of the time they are honored and nothing bad is said about them.
I've listened to "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" many, many times and it is a liberal comedy show with very liberal guests who rip on conservatives all the time, most of the time, unfairly. And they rarely, if ever, rip on Democrats, especially President Obama.
And GOP members would want to go on that show, why?
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