The News & TeleGraff

This "DC Madam" story is all over the news in Washington and I've done a host of television interviews about it—I think I got eight calls from TV bookers on Sunday and Monday alone. So that I didn't spend all day running from studio to studio, I choose to just do Fox News and CNN. I was up front with the producers that I knew absolutely nothing about the case that hadn't been reported in the
newspapers—everyone seems sort of desperate because ABC News has all the records and everyone else is just speculating.

I went on, did my schtick, and both hits were about three or four minutes long. Then I had a strange experience today while flying out to Minneapolis: I was standing in line with a friend waiting to go through security and these two women next to us start chattering together. Finally one of them turns to me and asks, "Did I see you on TV?" I laughed and said yes and then she asked what I was on TV about.

"This DC madam prostitution story," I explained.

"Oh," she said and there was a long awkward pause before it dawned on
me.

"I'm not involved. I'm a reporter," I hastened to add.

A flash of relief crossed her face and she gave another more relieved "oh" before the line moved on.

I've never been recognized before for my television appearances, and I'm a little chagrined that the first time involved this prostitution ring.