“Masquerading as a Republican staffer, Wippo approached more than twenty celebrities with a variety of outlandish requests…”
I’m calling from the Republican National Convention. We are interested in having Mr. Knievel make an appearance while the convention is going on here in New York.
No kidding!
Yeah. Is that something Mr. Knievel would be interested in? I mean, given his whole red-white-and- blue motif . . .
Oh, yeah. I don�t know if you have heard, but Robbie has publicly supported the president on a couple of issues, just out of the goodness of his heart, just because that is his belief.
How wonderful. Has he ever jumped elephants before?
[Long pause] No.
Because elephants are the symbol of the Republican Party. We’re thinking twenty elephants. You know, prime time, outside Madison Square Garden.
Robbie is jumping on the deck of the Intrepid here Saturday night. Did you know he was on the Today show this morning?
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Yeah, well, I mean, there’s no money involved.
[Long pause] No money? What about production costs?
That would be covered by the campaign. But this will basically be a good-faith gesture to the party. We may be able to work out some small donation. Is that essential?
Yeah! He risks his life for what he does.
His insurance bills must be very high.
Yeah. I mean, he’s never jumped for free in his entire life.
But he loves his work, doesn’t he?
He does, but unlike a concert singer, he risks his life when he performs.
Right. But he�d be risking his life for the Republican Party. It�s not a bad PR angle for him.
[Dubiously] Yeah . . .
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