WWDTM: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
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It is such a pleasure to be back at this absolute jewel of an institution, Carnegie Hall. We have such a special show for you all today. Later on, we are going to be talking to Supreme Court Justice Katonji Brown Jackson. It's so exciting now. We realize that she is the most junior justice in the court, but all the really senior ones were outside our price range. It's still free. To call and play our games, the number is 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
Hi, this is Megan. I'm calling from Tucson, Arizona.
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Of sorts, yes.
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Hi, Mo.
Hi, Megan. And finally, a comedian you can see in Glendale, California on February 8th at the Alex Theater. And, of course, you can hear her on the podcast. Nobody listens to Paula Poundstone. It is, of course, Paula Poundstone.
Hi, Paula. Hey, Megan. Hi.
All right, Megan, you, of course, are going to play Who's Bill this time. Bill Curtis stands at the ready with three quotations from the week's news. Your job, of course, correctly identify or explain just two of them. Do that and you will win our prize. Any voice from our show you might choose on your voicemail. Are you ready to go?
I think so.
I hope so, because here is your first quote. He's even hotter with his mask off. That was someone in the New York Times talking about an accused criminal who many people are calling a, quote, folk hero. Who is it?
That would be Luigi who perpetrated a crime in New York City.
Yes, he did. Luigi Mangione. Yes. It's okay. You're applauding for her. She got it right. It really shows you the state of American healthcare where they catch the guy who murdered an insurance CEO and the main public reaction is, well, hang on, let's hear him out. Every major news outlet, including NPR, is running pieces debating if Mangione is a villain or a kind of popular hero. Even Senator Elizabeth Warren said, and this is a quote, violence is never the answer. But... But what, Senator? Oh, it's not the answer, but it's a good guess? Have you guys been caught in a kind of sort of dual consciousness about this terrible crime? Oh, it's no duel. Yeah. No, I mean, this, of course, is the problem. It is a terrible crime, a murder in broad daylight.
But on the other hand, our healthcare system is terrible. If the guy ever goes to trial, the problem for prosecutors will be finding 12 people for a jury who have never been screwed over by their health insurance company.
Also, it's not a real six-pack. Ooh, the body! Really? No! I think it's photoshopped. It's not real. Mo Rocca.
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