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'Rasputin' Axelrod Razzed on NPR Quiz Show

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted May 15, 2009 4:25 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Obama adviser David Axelrod took the bait and appeared for a taping last night of NPR’s quiz show, Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!—with by turns earnest and hilarious results, Politico reports. When host Peter Sagal asked if he’d been in on the presidential pooch decision, Axelrod demurred. “I was only called in for the final three, and one was Miss California,” he said.

Axelrod, tasked with answering questions about failed utopias, got some political points in, criticizing his analogue Karl Rove for “trying to run the Republican Party out of the White House” and saying the Obama presidency “was meant to be.” “He suffered for our sake,” responded Sagal, who jokingly referred to Axelrod throughout as the “Rasputin in this kingdom.” Axelrod played down his political influence, saying it consists of “passing a note to the person on the left.”

The Wait Wait set.
The "Wait Wait" set.   (©bpende)
Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
"Wait Wait" host Peter Sagal.   (©bpende)
David Axelrod on the White House lawn.
David Axelrod on the White House lawn.   (AP Photo)
White House adviser David Axelrod.
White House adviser David Axelrod.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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NxBigmouthery
May 16, 2009 9:01 AM CDT
People who know the difference between TV and radio, presumably.
mockingbird
May 16, 2009 1:41 AM CDT
:D I love "Wait, Wait!"...I'll definitely have to plan the trip I have for tomorrow for when it airs :D [I've two small kids, so a(n already planned) car trip's my best bet for catching it.]
Fondue
May 15, 2009 11:06 AM CDT
lol...see listen who gives a eff

More on Axelrod's appearance
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The Wait Wait website
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