Quelle Surprise !!! The WH dinner crashers want to get paid for a TV interview.....

[marmar]

And I thought these two were more dignified than that..... :sarcasm:



Exec: Obama dinner crashers shopping interview
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer


NEW YORK – The couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says.

The executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the network does not publicly discuss bookings, told The Associated Press that representatives for Michaele and Tareq Salahi contacted networks to urge them to "get their bids in" for an interview. The executive said the Virginia couple was looking for a payment in the mid-six figures range.

Meanwhile, CNN confirmed that the Salahis had canceled an appearance they had scheduled for "Larry King Live" on Monday.

Network news divisions say they don't pay for interviews. But for eagerly sought interviews in the past, they have offered to pay for access to exclusive material, such as pictures or videos from their subjects.

Representatives for the couple did not immediately return telephone and e-mail requests for comment. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091129/ap_on_en_ot/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests

[BanzaiBonnie]

1. They just need to land their asses in jail

That's all.

[joshdawg]

5. Abso...effin....lutely!

[liberal N proud]

2. Bold enough to crash the White House dinner...

Bold enough to think that they should get paid for their stunt.

These peoples 15 minutes are over. Bye

[Christa]

3. Arrogant assholes

Jail should be their reward.

[zalinda]

4. Maybe they lost their jobs and need the money n/t

[rrneck]

6. They'll need it for their legal defense fund. nt

[shanti]

7. they're doing this all for RHODC

attention whores looking for their 15 minutes of fame :eyes:

[Sinti]

8. Shouldn't they be tried - and all of the security staff that let them in fired immediately? n/t

[Mz Pip]

9. Mid six figure range??

I suppose there will be some media outlet that will be willing to pay that but as far as I'm concerned their criminal behavior isn't worth paying to hear about.

I can only hope no one in the media takes them up on their demands.

[treestar]

10. They need to join the Sarah Palin Bandwagon of Irrelevance

Pronto.

[Turbineguy]

11. She can pose

in Penthouse or Hustler.