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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Durham Bulls announcer Bill Law
This Week's Panelists:
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style section reporter
• Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe writer
• Roy Blount Jr., humorist and author of Robert E. Lee
Round 1
Who's Carl This Time?
(Listen)
One of the most cherished traditions in American democracy: The Insult. Three examples of political meanness from throughout history.
» Music Cue: "Sticks and Stones"
Artist: Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Composer: Turner
CD Title: Rev-Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Label: Rhino
Opening Panel Round
(Listen)
First Ladies; Nixon's dating strategy; strife in the Truman White House.
» Music Cue: "Mother-in-Law"
Artist: Ernie K. Doe
Composer: Toussaint
CD Title: History of Rock: The 60's, Pt. 3
Label: Collectables
Year: 1990
Round 2
Listener Bluff
(Listen)
"By Any Means Necessary" -- three stories about political dirty tricks that didn't quite work out.
(See the true story.)
» Music Cue: "Theme from the Godfather"
Artist: Unlisted
Composer: Rota
CD Title: The Godfather Soundtrack
Label: Rhino
Not My Job!
(Listen)
Durham Bulls' baseball announcer Bill Law plays a game called "You're the
Prince of Providence" -- three questions about Providence, R.I. Mayor Buddy Cianci, based on Mike Stanton's book The Price of Providence.
» Music Cue: "Crazy"
Artist: Patsy Cline
Composer: Nelson
CD Title: 12 Greatest Hits
Label: MCA Records
Year: 1988
Second Panel Round
(Listen)
A look at politicians of the 19th century. Think politicians are
crazy now? Meet Gen. Daniel Sickles.
Round 3
Who's Carl? (Round Two)
(Listen)
Politicians with terrible ideas; a challenge that should never have been issued; Newt's temper
tantrum; Jesse Helms' solution to world hunger.
Listener Limerick Challenge
(Listen)
Three limericks about presidential family members who didn't exactly bring honor to the family
name.
Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank
(Listen)
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.
Panelist Predictions
(Listen)
In the wake of Gov. Jesse Ventura and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, what new politician will
rise up to the shame of us all?
 Take the quiz
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