This morning, spoken with desperation and a quaver in his voice, so rapidly it was hard to make out, Jake Tapper said to Jim Jordan, “AIl right, Congressman Jordan, we appreciate your appearance. Thank you so much for being here. My next guest …
Those are the perfect words for releasing a guest, but they were spoken far too late. I like Jake Tapper, but he puts up with much too much. How about a three strikes and your out rule. The guest doesn’t need to be told the rule in advance. If Jake and other hosts applied the rule, we would still suffer, but for just three strikes.
Three outrageous statements and you’re out: ONE for an outrageous statement; TWO for the second after being called on the first; and THREE for ignoring the call on the second.
A host could then calmly say, “All right, [whomever] … My next guest is …” in a normal voice, without the quaver.
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