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
Carpe Diem 
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”.
October 28, 2013 at 2:00 am
There is never a reason to call anybody a name other then the one they were born with. All of the people on the Five are actors and are chasing the viewers numbers game.
January 8, 2014 at 7:51 pm
Dana stated she does not like NYC so LEAVE we don’t New Yorkers don’t like you either….
January 27, 2015 at 1:56 pm
I don’t get it. Whitfield is an insolent jerk whose humor is
often misplaced and not funny.
March 6, 2015 at 12:32 am
[…] aspersion. He is in good company: Wannabe rapper “Tiny D” called her co-host and bud Greg Gutfeld an a**hole during a break on The Five about two years ago according to Five co-anchor Bob Beckel. On the other […]
March 6, 2015 at 3:31 pm
[…] aspersion. He is in good company: Wannabe rapper “Tiny D” called her co-host and bud Greg Gutfeld an a**hole during a break on The Five about two years ago according to Five co-anchor Bob Beckel. On the other […]
May 28, 2015 at 4:41 am
I love both Dana and Greg. I think they are friends who occasionally get miffed at one another and have a great sense of humor about it.
August 7, 2017 at 11:15 am
dana perino introduced herself to a guest saying “i’m the nerd here.” I wonder how the others reacted off camera.