Mo Rocca has appeared on a bunch of shows, including 'The Daily Show,' 'I Love the 80s,'...
Posted Oct 26th 2007 6:30AM by Mo Rocca
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The Sound of a Smoke-Free Barack...
Mo Rocca appears on a bunch of shows, including CBS News Sunday Morning (with the indescribably wonderful Charles Osgood), The Tonight Show on NBC, and NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! He's a sometime judge on Iron Chef and was featured on Telemundo's Amore Descarado. Last year he starred on Broadway in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His expose "All the President's Pets" was published by Crown in 2004.
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 3)
1. All you ears, particularly the liberal kind, don't be quick to condem this administrations sanctions against Iran for purely political purposes. Everyone agrees that Iran is after nuclear weapons and is sponsering terrorism througout the region particularly in Irag. They want to be top dog and will certainly achieve this if we do nothing. Remember, it was the liberals hero, Bill Clinton, who gave that lunatic in North Korea nuclear technology leaving conservatives to clean up the mess. Burying your head in the sand and pretending all is well like an ostrich will not work.
Don at 9:21AM on Oct 25th 2007
2. Hmmm . . . #1 is chevy chase, #2 is phil donahue, #3 is nick nolte after a hair cut, #7 is kato kaylin (sp?) . . .
but i think i'd have to go with #6, the keebler elf. i'm only kidding. but 6 is nicely formed and the lobe, though detached, doesn't look like it will ever sway like an old woman's unbound breast.
mo-NEEK-a at 11:04AM on Oct 25th 2007
3. Oh, so were off to a serious start, eh?
Well, all you hearing impaired Republicans, don't try to erase six years of costly mistakes just because the President appears to finally have been able to pull his head out of his
sand.
Now, on a lighter note, VOTE #6.
Our solution is light years away, but fortunately we have someone running from that hood.
Kimball '08
John Giza at 10:59AM on Oct 25th 2007
4. MOST OF THESE EARS APPEAR DIRTY TO ME AND HILLARYS IS COMPLETELY COVERED BY STRINGY HAIR...UNABLE TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THE MASSES? SO IN MY OPINION NONE OF THEM ARE PRESIDENTIAL. SINCE I FEEL THERE WAS NO CHOICE HERE... I DIDNT VOTE IN THE POLL.
MICHAEL at 11:53AM on Oct 25th 2007
5. #1 & #8 On the fringe of something.
#'s 2, 3, 5 Too up tight
# 6 Santa's Helper
#4 Funny Tilt
#7 Unusual, Filters what is heard, Sticks out far enough to capture what others are saying.
Yeah....#7
Nettie at 11:55AM on Oct 25th 2007
6. Are you kidding? Presidential? Hillarys ear is completely "covered up." Ah, ya gotta love symbolism.
Mary at 12:03PM on Oct 25th 2007
7.
The Process of Elimination has proved to be the best method. It works on nearly any multiple choice question such as this.
OK, here goes...
Again, I can not vote for anyone with a lobe that is too attached:
This eliminates #2, #7, and #8!
Likewise, I can not vote for anyone with a lobe that is too detached:
This eliminates #4 (which is also poorly stuffed with cotton!?!)
I am not a fan of "inside-out ear", the phenomenon where the inside flaps of the ear project out further than the outside:
This eliminates #1 & #3!
And I will not vote for any ears that are too wax-like or elvish looking:
This eliminates #6!
Therefore, by the Process of Elimination, I must cast my vote for Ear #5!!
Ear #5, you have my vote! Please listen to America's voice and the voice of the world.
Vote Ear #5 '08
FINN at 12:08PM on Oct 25th 2007
8. Aw Finn,
C'mon, I mean, I know that experience counts
and the ear grows with experience,
but as for aesthetics,
even if it is wax, geewhizz--
I'd like to see Chrissy make a nicer ear than
#6 out of a pumpkin.
Besides, it is out of this world.
Kimball/Andrea '08
John Giza at 12:23PM on Oct 25th 2007
9. BTW,
What is wrong with Elvish?
I have a number of hish albums.
Kimball/Andrea '08
John Giza at 12:28PM on Oct 25th 2007
10. did anyone see barack obama on the tyra banks show? she asked if someone would play his life story for a movie, who would it be? he replied his first choice would be denzel...but it would probably turn out to be wil smith who got the part. he noted that many people have told him they have similar ears. she cut to a split screen and the were eerily similar (pardon the pun). at least wil knows he has work in his future.
bobbleheaddoll at 12:36PM on Oct 25th 2007
11. Ear me now, and believe me later; this is the order. Richardson, Gravel, Biden, Obama, Dodd, Kucinich, Hillary, and Edwards. I've been chewing on all their ears over the years, but only some of them listen. Don't you want an ear that actually works? Richardson does his own thing and usually flops. Gravel hears voices a little bit too often to be taken seriously. Biden hears everything but has done little for his time in Washington. Obama is still wet behind his ears. Joe Lieberman has one of Dodd's ears. Kucinich just saw a UFO while talking to Shirley McClain. Makes me wonder what they were smoking? Hillary ear is clearly blocked by her hair and her fingers. She's not trying to stay in touch with reality. She's leading the Feminist's Revolution. Edward's ear is perfectly nessled under that perfect hair, but he hasn't learned how to listen to angry Blacks. All he needs to do is "Smile and Listen" like Clinton. Edward's union record speaks for itself.
Cecil Jones at 12:48PM on Oct 25th 2007
12. EVERYONE:
When you vote for the second time,
VOTE #6
and you'll get candy for Halloween!
Kimball/#6 08
John Giza at 12:46PM on Oct 25th 2007
13. Well,
Last time I checked we lived on Earth not Middle Earth. We need a candidate who will focus on the issues of this planet, not the concerns of other worlds.
And why are people voting for Ear #4???
It is lopsided, "inside-side out", and stuffed with cotton. How can this ear possibly be able to hear the voters concerns???
There is only one clear ear!
Vote Ear #5 '08
FINN at 12:53PM on Oct 25th 2007
14. Aw Folks,
Last time I checked
an Out Worlder like #6 follows these rules:
1. Once you have their money, never give it back.
4. A woman wearing clothes is like a man in the kitchen.
7. Keep you ears open.
44. Never confuse wisdom with luck.
47. Never trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
99. Trust is the biggest libility of all.
177. Know your enemies...but do business with them always.
And of course, the most important
113: Always have sex with the boss.
These are the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, annotated, they are the facts and they are not in dispute.
So, VOTE #6!
Because, why the hell not?
Kimball/Ferengi '08
John Giza at 1:12PM on Oct 25th 2007
15. Aw Folks,
After further review,
I'm not sure we want Ferengi law imposed on this land.
I think I'll swing my support to Ear#5,
because it is more "Earthy."
And Experience is important.
Kimball '08
John Giza at 1:28PM on Oct 25th 2007