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Sept. 25, 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.
Who's Carl This Time?
Quote 1 (Listen)
CARL: "I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America where it's nice and safe and secure."
That was someone admitting he didn't really know how the Iraqis felt, but he still insists they're all really happy with how things are going. Who admits he's not an expert on Iraqis?
• Answer 1
Quote 2 (Listen)
CARL: "For the first time in a generation, viewers will flip on the evening news, grab a snifter of brandy, and prepare to receive the day's stories from someone who isn't barking mad."
That was Bryan Curtis, writing in Slate, describing the sad scenario that will occur if a journalist gives in to pressure and quits. Who?
• Answer 2
Quote 3 (Listen)
CARL: "I wanted to have John Edwards stand. Dick Cheney wanted to sit. We compromised and now George Bush is gonna sit on Dick Cheney's lap."
That was somebody talking about the negotiations for the upcoming debates, speaking on the David Letterman show. Who?
• Answer 3
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