Host of MSNBC’s Hardball Chris Matthews, Former Bush administration Press Secretary Dana Perino, host of Fox News Sunday Chris Wallace, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Former Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, and NY Times columnist Tom Friedman are among the contestants that will be competing for the title of Political Talking Head Jeopardy Champion. Actually, I’m not sure that’s the angle the network is playing; but I think you probably get the picture.
Actually, I’m not really sure how they put the cast together. The addition of Kareem Abdul-Jabar has me scratching my head a bit. When I think of the NBA great, I tend to think basketball, but his role as Global Cultural Ambassador, I suppose, warrants his inclusion. Lewis Black and Dr. Oz, on the other hand, not so much.
While I would have loved seeing Charles Krauthammer in the field, I do very much look forward to seeing if Tom Friedman can prove what we all know he thinks – that is he, of course, the smartest man on the Flat, Hot, and Crowded planet….
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The tournament will air May 14-18
Jeopardy: Power Players (list of contestants)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer and Global Cultural Ambassador Skyhook Foundation |
Lewis Black Stand-up comedian 52nd St. Project and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
Anderson Cooper CNN “Anderson Cooper 360°” and syndicated talk show “Anderson” The Trevor Project |
| David Faber NBC “The Faber Report” and “Squak on the Street” New Visions for Public Schools |
Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times Conservation International |
Robert Gibbs Former White House Press Secretary Pine Hills Literacy Project |
| Katty Kay “BBC World News America” International Women’s Media Foundation |
Chris Matthews MSNBC “Hardball” and NBC “The Chris Matthews Show” La Salle College High School |
Kelly O’Donnell NBC News Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation |
| Lizzie O’Leary CNN 826DC |
Dr. Mehmet Oz “The Dr. Oz Show” HealthCorps |
Clarence Page Chicago Tribune American Institute for Stuttering |
| Dana Perino Fox News Channel “The Five” Pets2Vets |
Chuck Todd NBC News Samaritan Inns |
Chris Wallace “Fox News Sunday” Hope For The Warriors |
How are they preparing?
H/T Politico…
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