Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile


Heard on the air:

Clinton: No 'stain' here Clinton: No stain here.

Halliburton Contracts:</a> (Very) easy money. Halliburton Contracts: (Very) easy money.

French Fries: Now, Good For You. French Fries: Now, good for you.

The Inquisition: Apparently not so bad. The Inquisition: Apparently not so bad.

Lustrous, Sexy: Insured. Lustrous, Sexy: Insured.

Disclosing: The undisclosed. Disclosing: The undisclosed.

NPR

June 19, 2004

Welcome to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's weekly news quiz program. Find out how well you know your news by playing the interactive online version below. You can also listen to this week's show with host Peter Sagal.

NPR's Corey Flintoff this week sits in for Official Judge and Scorekeeper Carl Kasell.

Who's Corey This Time?

Quote 1 (Listen)

COREY: "The whole battle was a badge of honor. I don’t see it as a stain."

That's someone who launched the publicity campaign for his memoirs this week with a perhaps unfortunate choice of words. Who might not want to push his association with stains anymore, as he promotes his book?

Answer 1

Quote 2 (Listen)

COREY: "Don't worry... Walk around. Look busy."

That, reportedly, is what an official of a certain company told its employees, who were working in Iraq. What company is once again accused of being more concerned with making money than getting anything done?

Answer 2

Quote 3 (Listen)

COREY: "Even with unhinged, decrepit mascot Jack Nicholson making the trip to Detroit, they were still unable to keep the finals alive for one more game."

That's Defamer, a Hollywood gossip blogger, talking about how even with Jack Nicholson cheering them on, what team couldn't win another championship?

Answer 3