She did a bad, bad thing. The Five‘s co-anchor Dana Perino is not necessarily quite as prim and proper as she may appear on air: Apparently, the former Bush 43 White House Press Secretary learned a certain coarse epithet from her former boss. As politicos may remember, then candidate George W. Bush infamously called a New York Times reporter an “a**hole” in an overheard whisper to his running mate, Dick Cheney: Today, Dana picked up the torch on The Five as she flung the scatological appellation at her co-host Greg Gutfeld with no regrets.
During a segment titled “America’s Shrinking Wealth,” Greg illustrated the sharp decline in American family net worth over the last six years with a photo of a very diminutive Dana juxtaposed to a towering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. As her co-hosts laughed at the strange sight, a smiling Dana self-deprecatingly said, “I have to say ‘Somebody put me in a dryer when I was little.’” Adding his usual color commentary, co-anchor Bob Beckel remarked, “You [Greg] don’t have the courage to say this, in the break, Dana said–who I’ve known for years, never says a swear word–called you an a-hole.”
Animatedly unapologetic, Dana exclaimed, “And, America agreed!” Interjecting, co-host Andrea Tantaros jested, “And, if you were in Massachusetts, we would fine you $20.” Without a hint of remorse, Dana riposted, “Gladly!”
Blame Bush, Greg.
The Five – 06/12/12 (@ 5:17 p.m. ET)
Tags: Andrea Tantaros, Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing, Bob Beckel, Chris Isaak, Dana Perino, Five, FNC, Fox News, Greg Gutfeld, The Five
June 13, 2012 at 10:24 am
I agree w/Dana, Greg Putzfeld is an smug, arrogant, smirking jerk.
If all those leggy ladies weren’t flashing their gams in the “leg chair” his late night gab fest would have been axed a long time ago, cuz there’s no other reason to watch his silly “frat party”.