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Prosecutor Flunks Scooter Test

Libby foe Fitzgerald goes on NPR, receives lovely parting gift

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 20, 2007 9:58 AM CDT
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(Newser) – The NPR quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" lured US attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to last night's taping for a game called "Not My Job"—and a little teasing. Best line: Fitzgerald said he lived on Chicago's North Side but worked downtown, and host Peter Sagal asked, "How do you feel about commuting?"

Fitzgerald was grilled about other famous scooters in history, the Chicago Tribune reports, including the Muppet and the Segway. "Man, he was a good sport," said Sagal. Fitzgerald rarely makes public appearances; asked why he made the exception, he said, "Literally, I was trying to get tickets to the show."

Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, speaks to reporters at the federal building in Chicago, Friday, July 13, 2007, following the convictions of former media mogul Conrad Black and three other co-defendants. Wait, Wait... the popular, long-running radio quiz show challenges celebrity guests with questions...
Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, speaks to reporters at the federal building in Chicago, Friday, July 13, 2007, following the convictions of former media mogul...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald speaks at a news conference Wednesday, April 25, 2007, exhibiting the body language of a contestant ready for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald speaks at a news conference Wednesday, April 25, 2007, exhibiting the body language of a contestant ready for "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me". (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)   (Associated Press)
Frank Gehry's Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the site of the July 19th outdoor taping. Virtually unnoticed in the crowd, Fitzgerald received a partial standing ovation once announced.
Frank Gehry's Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the site of the July 19th outdoor taping. Virtually unnoticed in the crowd, Fitzgerald received a partial standing ovation once announced.   (Wikimedia Public Domain)
Carl Kasell, official judge and scorekeeper for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, seen here with friend.
Carl Kasell, official judge and scorekeeper for "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me", seen here with friend.   (Wikimedia Commons)
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