Question of the day
Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller
* The setup is from a press release…
Rod Blagojevich Inks Deal to Host the Launch of ‘The Late Net Show’
The groundbreaking program, which will be taped in New York in front of a live studio audience, will air exclusively on the Internet.
More on the once-a-month program which he appears to be hosting just once for now…
The show is said to run 40-minutes and includes a monologue, a live band and celebrity guests.
“We’re in talks with Donald Trump, Alec Baldwin and Floyd Mayweather to be guests on the show,” Charlie Oliver, artoftalk’s founder told the Sun-Times.
Viewers will be able to vote on segment ideas for Blago’s stint, including having him sing Elvis tunes, recite poetry or movie monologues or dole out advice.
* The Question: What guest would you most like to see debate the Rodster? Explain.
And, of course, snark is heavily encouraged.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:31 am:
Tony Rezko and Rod, talking about the good old days.
- South of Sherman - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:32 am:
I’d like to see Chuck Norris debate him. With nunchuks.
- Phineas J. Whoopee - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:32 am:
This isn’t April 1st is it?
- Pat collins - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:34 am:
George Ryan, so Rod can prepare…..
- Anon1 - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:34 am:
Lisa Madigan
- train111 - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:37 am:
MJM
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:38 am:
Explain, please.
- Anon - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:41 am:
Patrick Fitzgerald, preferably in a courtroom.
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:42 am:
OH - Please, let it be either the Octomom or Jon Gossling.
Nothing says schlocky television quite like those kinds of D list guests. Blagojevich would be the “king of the has-beens”.
- Secret Square - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:43 am:
Eliot Spitzer and Mark Sanford… for reasons which should be obvious. They could debate whose scandal was the worst.
- Secret Square - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:45 am:
Or he and Sarah Palin could read excerpts from one another’s books (like Palin and William Shatner did on Letterman).
- wise guy - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:46 am:
Lisa Madigan because I want to see him lose it and call her the C word.
- If I Had a Choice - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:47 am:
it would be Charles Whitman.
- been there - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:50 am:
Machiavelli, because he appears to be one of Milrod’s heroes.
- Scooby - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:52 am:
Oprah
- Duke - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:53 am:
Richard Heene (baloon boy dad) they could commiserate about how all these “misunderstandings” happen.
- zatoichi - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:56 am:
Heeeerrrrreeeesss Blago! Rod’s guests tonight will be Rich Miller and Michael Madigan with a mixed media performance by The Courts of recorded phone conversations. We will be right back after this special message from Panda Express.
- Too Easy - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 10:57 am:
Steve Brown, hands down!
- Bill - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 11:04 am:
Pat Quinn. Rod needs a win.
- Angry Republican - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 11:06 am:
Dick Mell. We could then call the show Family Feud.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 11:12 am:
where is joey bottafuco when you need him
- A Citizen - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 11:14 am:
How about the Grim Reaper on loneliness?
- Stallion - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 11:27 am:
How about Kramer from Seinfield, then George could come on with his squirrel, remember no 2 animal acts on 1 show “this isnt amateur hour”. The three of them would be a great comedy piece. We can have Newman too, why not ??
- Old Milwaukee - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 11:47 am:
Rod should debate Rod, in split screen. That would not be any stranger than anything else he’s done.
- Champaign Dweller - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 11:59 am:
Joy Behar, because of the goofy questions she’d not doubt ask him, and the goofy answers he’d give.
- One of the 35 - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 12:43 pm:
Paula Abduul, because the two of them could reason with each other.
- bored now - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 12:49 pm:
Mike Tyson. i’m thinking if rod couldn’t hear himself talk, maybe — just maybe — he’d stop talking…
- Geneseo Gent - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 1:57 pm:
Jesse Jackson Sr for the first half of the show and JJ Jr for the second half. The three could discuss dignity and honor in Illinois politics!
- TiredofGamesmanship - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 4:28 pm:
I deleted the names; but several high profile, linked individuals sitting around drinking truth serum laced liquor while discussing the senate seat and how to win in politics would be highly entertaining and enlightening.
- cynically anonymous - Wednesday, Jan 13, 10 @ 8:00 pm:
Bonnie Hunt. I still smile thinking of their encounter on her show.