You sit down with Christiane Amanpour, host of the CNN program Amanpour.
CHRISTIANE: Madame president, welcome to the program.
YOU: Thank you.
[long silence]
CHRISTIANE: Do you have any questions that you’d like to start with?
YOU: Oh, OK, sure. Approximately how long will the interview take?
CHRISTIANE: Well…I don’t know. I suppose that depends on how many questions you have for me.
[long silence]
YOU: That was my only question.
CHRISTIANE: You haven’t prepared any other questions?
YOU: I was under the impression that you would be asking me questions. About my impeachment?
CHRISTIANE: You mean you thought—oh not again. Haven’t you seen the program Amanpour before?
YOU: No, but—
CHRISTIANE: It’s supposed to be a show where I am interviewed by different foreign leaders and dignitaries who all want to learn more about me, Christiane Amanpour!
YOU: Uh…
CHRISTIANE: Viewers find it very interesting because different foreign leaders come up with very different questions for me to answer about myself. Did my producer Becky not explain to this to you?
YOU: I don’t—
CHRISTIANE: BECKY? BECKY ARE YOU BACK THERE? I’M GOING TO KILL YOU BECKY.
YOU: I’m sure it was just an honest—
[mics go off]
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OK, that went great! What do you want to do now?