So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
Because this is what happened. I was supposed to be on at 6:00. At about 5:55 pm, I noticed to my horror that my cell phone was dead. It's a new phone. I didn't know the battery would run down so fast. My friends and I are outside a Japanese restaurant in Tribeca. A cliffhanging scene ensued--could I charge it in the ladies bathroom? No, no plug. (5:56.) Could we swap the SIM card with someone else's phone? We try--"Get me a hairpin! Who has a hairpin!" We swap--it doesn't work. (5:57.) If we smack it hard, might battery revive? Nope, it's dead for sure. (5:58.) Can I call the show and tell them to call me on another number? Nope, don't have their number. (5:59).
There was only one thing left to do: Plug in the phone underneath the reception desk at the restaurant, say "Stand back please, ma'am, this is essential to national security," to the hostess, dive under the reception desk, ball myself into the fetal position, and do the interview from underneath the desk. Oh, I should also mention that I looked like a little rough because the gym I'd gone to with Jonathan Gilbert the night before didn't have a shower, so I had to get back into the only clothes I'd brought with me while I was still pretty sweaty, and while I'd managed to bathe since then, the clothes hadn't.
They called at 6:00 prompt and the rest of the interview went off without a hitch, except there was a lot of background noise, so I couldn't hear their questions. That's okay, I managed to discern the word "burqa," I figured, "Right! I have opinions about that," and pretty much just told my vocal cords to handle the interview while the rest of me scanned the restaurant for the security guards I was pretty sure were en route to deal with this situation.
I wanted to mention "Ricochet" a few times, but since I couldn't hear her questions, I couldn't quite figure out the appropriate angle. I'm sorry about that. On the bright side, when I emerged from under the desk, the receptionist was convinced about the burqa.
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Jul '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
Missed you on Hewitt.
Did you ever hear from Barbara Simpson in SF?
Jun '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
Anybody got a link for the podcast? Looks like Townhall only distributes a partial list of Hugh's interviews and those seem to be delayed a couple of weeks
Aug '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
I missed you on Hugh Hewitt but I did hear most of your conversation with Prager yesterday, I enjoyed every minute of it.
Jun '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
Robin: Holy cognitive dissonance, Batman, martial arts and foetal position.
Batman: You miss the point, Robin, even the mightiest of us can be brought to our knees by technology.
Jun '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
I heard you, Claire. You did great. Hewitt keeps his podcasts behind a subscription screen, but I think I can download it and paste it in here...with Claire's permission?
Well, I cannot figure out how to copy from my ipod podcast and paste here.
Jun '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
I didn't hear you on Hewitt's show, but if I heard correctly, you'll be on the radio (Minneapolis) with John Hinderaker on Saturday. I almost always listen to that.
May '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
Heard you on Hewitt's show last night and on Prager earlier in the day. Great both times--and varied: lots o' burqas on one show, lots o' Thatcher on the other. Also a nice (and funny) "Rickoshay" plug on Prager, which he was kind enough to replay today on his end-of-the-week highlights. BTW, Dennis "gets" Thatcher's relevance, bigtime.
Also, Claire, you mentioned your expectation that the AKP's days are numbered. Question: If true, is this just one happy "upward bounce" of a rock that is bouncing down a hill? What do you make of Steyn's theory that, longterm, Turkey's main problem is demographic, in which the Islamist-inclined countryside is out-breeding the more secular, Westernized city-dwellers?
Jul '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
For many reasons, you're exactly the person I want watching my back during a barfight. The place I'm going to tomorrow DOES have a shower, so if it lives up to other expectations, we'll go there next time.
It's too bad you weren't near the Russian Embassy, there might have been a whole outfit waiting for you this time...
Aug '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
All this story is lacking is the late arrival of Clair's exasperated Cuban band leader boyfriend.
May '10
Re: So, Did Anyone Catch Me on Hugh Hewitt Yesterday?
Heard you on Hewitt (the podcast, and sorry folks, the podcast is subscriber feature, Ricochet is one of the very few free worthwhile podcasts left). Very favorable. Hope to hear more. Am circulating the .mp3 of the podcast to my female relatives. Have also referenced your NRO column re veil & burqa on numerous occasions.