Looking forward to the new Dennis Miller show in CNBC, starting Monday night at 8:00 p.m. Central time.
Miller has two words for people concerned about his credentials as host of a quasi-news show: lighten up.Posted by Alan at January 25, 2004 11:56 AM"I don't have credibility, I'm a comedian," he said. "I'm not Ed Murrow up on the roof in a London fog reporting on the blitz."
As a viewer, Miller believes one of the titans of objective network news ABC anchorman Peter Jennings couldn't appear more liberal.
"At least I come out upfront and tell people about my politics," Miller said. "He sits there and displays it through subtle poker (expressions) all year long the raised eyebrows, the arch tone of the voice. We get it that he's liberal. We get it that he doesn't like Bush. Just come out and say it!"
Miller cautions against making too many assumptions about his politics. He's conservative on taxes and defense issues but more liberal on social policy, he said.
"If two gay guys want to get married, I couldn't care less," he said. "It's their business. If some foreigner wants to blow their wedding up, I want my government to eliminate him."
The United States right now is simultaneously the world's most loved, hated, feared and admired nation, he said.
"In short," he said, "we're Frank Sinatra."
He's been having fun putting the show together, posing with a chain saw in promos and promising to obliterate the line between news and entertainment. He's bought a bunch of Bill O'Reilly paraphernalia and promises to give it away to viewers.
The show will feature interviews, a rant on a selected topic, a "Weekend Update"-like comic newscast and a pundit panel he calls "The Varsity."
And a monkey.
via ABC News