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A very sweet and funny interview which, unlike the first commenter, I thought made a refreshing break from everything else going on these days. PLUS, I got all the questions right. So I'm feeling quite proud of myself.

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I got three of the four right, but that's just 75%, which is a C--not great.

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Does the check mark indicate the right answer, or does it just indicate which choice you picked?

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Oh, no. The check mark just indicates which choice you picked! The correct answers are Hawaii, Cleveland, K, and tomatoes.

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Yikes!😱

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I believe the correct answer. 😉

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Hope so -- cuz I got them all right, too.

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The more things change... During that FDR-Dewey campaign in 1944, the Republicans were credibly accused of attempting to suppress the votes of those on active duty and denying that the Great Depression was, if not directly caused by, facilitated by, their party's policies. Then there were those attacks on family and disinformation as FDR noted in an after-dinner speech.

"These Republican leaders have not been content with attacks on me, or my wife, or my sons. No, not content with that they now include my little dog Fala. Well, of course, I don’t resent attacks, and my family don’t resent attacks, but Fala does resent attacks…Being a Scottie, as soon as he learned that the Republican fiction writers in Congress and out, had concocted the story that I’d left him behind on an Aleutian Island, and had sent a destroyer to find him at a cost to the taxpayer of two, or three, or eight, or twenty million dollars, his Scotch soul was furious. He has not been the same dog since."

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I love Mr. Goins' great sense of humor and ready wit. Had never seen him on Jeopardy, so thanks for this interview!

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Drew is one of our favorite Jeopardy contestants. We keep hoping he comes back -- and he keeps coming back!

And given that Jeopardy is going to ridiculous lengths these days to invent new "competitions" -- they're currently on the "Invitational," in which they brought back a contestant from 1979! -- Drew may show up again someday.

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I used to always click through to Drew's opinion compilations accidentally and feel deceived, but then I started clicking the links on purpose--if only to read the haiku. But I should add that I very much dislike the current format of the "Today's Headlines" emails, which no longer shows the author of any opinion piece, nor any deck heads except for the top story. And they change the headlines so that I end up being seduced into clicking a link for a story I've already read because they've given it a different--and deceptive--headline.

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Look, you may try to distract yourself with the Berserkers attempting to ravage democracy just in time for the Semiquincentennial (or the Bisesquicentennial, if you pefer) and a "dreamy," precocious 30-year-old, but the unavoidable fact remains, Springtime for Hitless (aka Yankees spring training) officially begins this Friday with the Rays. The other notable fact is George M. Steinbrenner Field sits at the corner of two Tampa thoroughfares named after tragic American figures. Probably not an omen for the new season. Probably not. But there may be good news for the Chisox. You may remember they set a new MLB record for futility by losing 121 games last year. Of course you remember. You willed them to lose 121 games. Anyway, since Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf has donated to Tim Scott's campaigns, there are whispers that yet another executive order may be forthcoming reducing the record to 119 loses and inviting what's left of the record-breaking team to the WH in lieu of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (who didn't show up the last time they won), most of whom are now prevented from traveling more than 50 miles from Philadelphia thanks to an executive order that seems to have slipped by unnoticed by the legacy media... and everyone else but me.

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4 "What is . . .?" questions that Senators should ask [or "should have asked"] Cabinet nominees

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The Washington Post has a 30 year old opinion writer?

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Um, he's pretty smart.

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Obvs. But still.

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Alexandra Petri was pretty darn young when she got her first Post ink … and also appeared on Jeopardy! before that.

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She was a breathtaking 18 and a college freshman at the time (2006) she appeared on Jeopardy! and eight years later, worthy of notice by the Empress (Week 1100 B.S. [Before Substack]), won "Punniest of Show" at the "O. Henry Pun-Off" in Austin, TX by punning US presidents in order. My guess is that we shall soon see her in these hallowed Substack halls when she comes off parental leave for her latest creation --- the WaPoo no longer being a welcoming environment. But, I have been wrong once before.

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Thanks for the fun questions this proud April 2,2009 Jeopardy Champion still got it. And I learned to recite the Presidents in order when I was 4

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Answer: Hawaii, Cleveland, K, and tomatoes

Question: Which Guardians rookie pitcher from Honolulu threw 10 strikeouts in one game and a record-breaking four wild pitches leading to two runs in an ALCS series game, causing hometown fans to reach for the tomatoes? (Joey Cantillo)

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Dewey. I believe he’s the only major-party nominee to lose to two different candidates (FDR, Truman), a feat Trump could have, and should have, matched.

Taft. I’ve never seen a biography in spite of the fact he had a remarkable career in all three branches of government.

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Fun Fact, President Taft was the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in professional baseball (1910). I know this not because I am a great scholar of Taft, but because Taft was a short lived addition to the Washington Nationals Racing Presidents and I happened to attend the game when Taft bobbleheads were given away.

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Dreamy, eh? Is that your bromantic opinion or Rachel's take? Mayhap, the result of a recent Pool Poll I missed?

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Given everything else going on these days, I could care less about an interview with Mr. Goins.

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Still quite a range to express. Most say "could not care less."

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Patience, grasshopper. This was just Step One of Gene's ploy to lure Goins away from the Post to become a correspondent for the Pist.

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Careful - you might slam into an obstacle with your nose that high in the air! Loosen up. Yes, what is going down these days is truly terrifying (and I mean that), but grit your teeth and carry on: ". . . if you're going through hell, keep going. . ." Churchill.

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