News Media Stars on the Jeopardy Quiz Show This Week Russert,Woodward,Olbermann,Noonan,Franken..

MRC ^ | 12:10pm EDT, Monday May 10, 2004 | BrentBaker

[fight_truth_decay]

This week on the syndicated Jeopardy quiz show: media figures, including Tim Russert, Tucker Carlson, Bob Woodward, Aaron Brown and Keith Olbermann. Plus, Peggy Noonan and Al Franken.

Monday's Washington Post provided a day-by-day listing of the line-up for the shows hosted by Alex Trebek, which were taped, on a Saturday in early April, at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. "Winners," the Post noted, "get $50,000 for a charity of their choice; losers get $20,000, regardless of how poorly they play."

The lineup:

- Monday: Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire, Peggy Noonan, the former presidential speechwriter, and Bob Woodward of The Post.

- Tuesday: Anderson Cooper of CNN's 360 Degrees, Maria Bartiromo from CNBC, and Kweisi Mfume, the President of the NAACP.

- Wednesday: Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary, Ashleigh Banfield, who used to work for NBC, and Aaron Brown of CNN's Newsnight.

- Thursday: Al Franken, the liberal talker, Gretchen Carlson of CBS's Early Show and Keith Olbermann of MSNBC's Countdown.

- Friday: Tavis Smiley of NPR and PBS, Christine Todd Whitman, the former Environmental Protection Agency head, and Tim Russert of NBC's Meet the Press.

For the Post article about the week of shows: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13337-2004May9.html

Sony Picture's home page for Jeopardy: http://www.jeopardy.com/mini_sites/archive_header/index.html?/mini _sites/powerplayers/index.html

For the air time in your area, as they say, check local listings. In many markets, the half-hour Jeopardy airs during the hour before prime time begins. Those in the Washington, DC are can watch Jeopardy at 7:30pm on WJLA-TV.

I hope they all remembered to answer in the form of a question, such as: "Eight liberal media stars who deny there's any liberal bias?" Answer: "Who are the guests this week on Jeopardy?"

-- Brent Baker

[Howlin]

I read somewhere that Franken made a complete A$$ of himself.

[BibChr]

Oh, Brent.

You know that's because all conservatives are stupid! Why even try to get more than one or two smart enough for Jeopardy?

Dan

[Plutarch]

I guess now we will see who the Big FatIdiot truly is.

[Moby Grape]

Answer: "The lowest ratings in Jeopardy history were during this week."

Question: "What happened when Jeopardy made the stupid mistake of putting liberal journalist on the panel?"

[Colonel_Flagg]

I read somewhere that Franken made a complete A$$ of himself.

And this would come as a shock to us? :)

[Sunshine Sister]

All he has to do is get out of bed to do that!!!!!!

[familyofman]

Do the losers have to sing the 'Weird Al' song - I Lost On Jeopardy? Adding insult to hurt egos.

[isom35]

no fox newsbabes? no drudge?

[azcap]

I hear all of the Air America hosts are begging for a slot on Jeopardy because Merv Griffin always makes payroll.

[dfwgator]

Franken will be as dumb as the guest they have on SNL's Jeopardy (the one where Wil Ferrell plays Alex Trebek)

[fight_truth_decay]

"JEOPARDY! sets the stage capital style for a front page, headline worthy competition. It’s the JEOPARDY! Power Players Week featuring 15 of the country’s most influential political figures, authors, journalists and newsmakers, all competing on behalf of their favorite charities,"Jeopardy's homepage boasts.

[Wacka]

"Alex, I'll take swords for 100."

"Mr. Connery, that's S Words."

[drjimmy]

"Alex, I'll take swords for 100."
"Mr. Connery, that's S Words."

"Saber"

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

- Monday: Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire, Peggy Noonan, the former presidential speechwriter, and Bob Woodward of The Post.

Gimme Peggy

- Tuesday: Anderson Cooper of CNN's 360 Degrees, Maria Bartiromo from CNBC, and Kweisi Mfume, the President of the NAACP.

The babe from CNBC

- Wednesday: Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary, Ashleigh Banfield, who used to work for NBC, and Aaron Brown of CNN's Newsnight.

Ari in a landslide against two true lightweights.

- Thursday: Al Franken, the liberal talker, Gretchen Carlson of CBS's Early Show and Keith Olbermann of MSNBC's Countdown.

Between three idiots: Push.

- Friday: Tavis Smiley of NPR and PBS, Christine Todd Whitman, the former Environmental Protection Agency head, and Tim Russert of NBC's Meet the Press.

Russert.

[kidd]

...losers get $20,000, regardless of how poorly they play...

This rule must have been necessary to get the socialists to participate.

[Frank_Discussion]

"Salmanga, Toledo"

[dirtboy]

- Thursday: Al Franken, the liberal talker, Gretchen Carlson of CBS's Early Show and Keith Olbermann of MSNBC's Countdown.

"I'll have Bucked-Toothed Morons for $100, Alex"

[job]

My favorite is when Norm McDonald plays Burt Reynolds

wears the big oversized orange cowboy hat

[brownsfan]

"Franken will be as dumb as the guest they have on SNL's Jeopardy (the one where Wil Ferrell plays Alex Trebek)"


Will he demand to be known as "Turd Ferguson"? :)