Yonivore
09-17-2004, 03:21 AM
From an extremely biased interview (http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/43/deadline-finke.php) with Jay Leno:
L.A. Weekly's Nikki Finke:
"The current crew in the White House doesn’t seem to laugh much at themselves."
Jay Leno:
"The interesting thing is, I have found that the Republicans respond much more to jokes about themselves than the Democrats do. Democrats take it very, very seriously. You know, when Al Gore was here in 2000, we said we want to do this bit, and then it was, 'Can we run it past our people?' 'Can we make these changes?' Then the day of the show, 'We’re going to pass.'
"Bush shows up. We had a bit where we’re playing Jeopardy, and he’s going to look kind of stupid. But then, in the end, the joke’s on me. 'Yeah, fine, whatever you want.' It couldn’t have been easier."
I'm telling you, the guy is genuine and sincere. He doesn't have handler vetting his interviews or his public appearances.
By the way, before you jump on Leno, know that elsewhere in the interview he reveals how anti-Bush he is and how much of a liberal nut job he is, as well. The one think I give him, he refuses to be biased on the show. He's an equal opportunity comedian.
L.A. Weekly's Nikki Finke:
"The current crew in the White House doesn’t seem to laugh much at themselves."
Jay Leno:
"The interesting thing is, I have found that the Republicans respond much more to jokes about themselves than the Democrats do. Democrats take it very, very seriously. You know, when Al Gore was here in 2000, we said we want to do this bit, and then it was, 'Can we run it past our people?' 'Can we make these changes?' Then the day of the show, 'We’re going to pass.'
"Bush shows up. We had a bit where we’re playing Jeopardy, and he’s going to look kind of stupid. But then, in the end, the joke’s on me. 'Yeah, fine, whatever you want.' It couldn’t have been easier."
I'm telling you, the guy is genuine and sincere. He doesn't have handler vetting his interviews or his public appearances.
By the way, before you jump on Leno, know that elsewhere in the interview he reveals how anti-Bush he is and how much of a liberal nut job he is, as well. The one think I give him, he refuses to be biased on the show. He's an equal opportunity comedian.