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The Real Dean Interview

INT.  TWEENY GIRL’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

 

DIANE SAWYER, lying on her stomach on a pink four-poster bed, kicking her pink bunny slippers in the air.  She talks on a pink princess phone.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Hello?  Connie?  Pick up, it’s Diane.  I so know you’re there, if you’re making out with Wolf, just -- Hi.  I had to tell you -- ohmyGod I’m like doing Howard Dean interview!  I know, right?!  I am so gonna check him with the mad tough questions...

 

INT.  ABC INTERVIEW ROOM - NIGHT

 

DIANE SAWYER sits with GOV. HOWARD DEAN and his wife, JUDY DEAN.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Governor Dean, ohmyGod, you so bugged on national TV!  My question is: Don’t you just want to die?

 

        GOV. DEAN

I’m not proud of that moment, but I was trying to rally my campaign staff after the disappointing Iowa -

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Okay Mrs. Governor Dean, you must be so like humiliated.  I told my boyfriend Peter if he ever went all Russell Crowe like that?  His ass’d be so dumped.  So are you two still going out or what?

 

        JUDY DEAN

We’re married.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Yeah, whatev, my parents were married, and they both got new boyfriends.  That reminds me, Governor Dean, are you gay?

 

        GOV. DEAN

This is my wife.  We’re married.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Yeah, but she’s never like around you or anything.  We never get to see her.  That’s pretty like -- my gay-dar is so going off right now.

 

INT.  TWEENY GIRL’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

 

DIANE SAWYER, on the phone again.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Oh and Connie?  Can you download some of those mp3s with him screaming all mixed in?  I want to play it during the interview.  ‘Cause I can’t do it!  ‘Cause my stupid mom turned off my AOL account.  Oh, they caught me spiking my orange juice.  No, with Listerine, stupid!

 

INT.  ABC INTERVIEW ROOM - NIGHT

 

DIANE SAWYER with GOV. DEAN and JUDY DEAN.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

So what’re you gonna do, now that you lost?

 

        GOV. DEAN

Well, the race has really just started -

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Right but no one’s gonna vote for you or anything, unless they’re a loser.

 

        GOV. DEAN

I still have a lot of support -

 

        DIANE SAWYER

OhmyGod, loser!

 

        GOV. DEAN

I’m not a loser!

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Connie’s right, you are angry.

 

        JUDY DEAN

My husband is running a strong race in New Hampshire.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Okay, but back in America he totally lost in...what’s that state?

 

        JUDY DEAN

Iowa.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Which ocean is that on?

 

        JUDY DEAN

Clinton lost in Iowa.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

I’m so sorry your boyfriend is gay.

 

INT.  TWEENY GIRL’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

 

DIANE SAWYER, on the phone again.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

No, you’re a bitch!  You’re a bitch!  I hate you, you’re fat!

 

She hangs up.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Connie’s all bougie since she and Wolf hooked up.  Who does she think she is?  It’s not like he’s a real wolf.

 

INT.  ABC INTERVIEW ROOM - NIGHT

 

DIANE SAWYWER with GOV. DEAN and JUDY DEAN.

 

        GOV. DEAN

I’m not gay!  I have a wife!

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Let me guess, she lives in Canada, right?

 

        GOV. DEAN

She’s right here!

 

        DIANE SAWYER

   (to crewmember:)

Can we play his retarded spaz attack again?  That is so hilarious.

 

        JUDY DEAN

I think we’ve seen it enough.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Who do you think you are, Miss Thing?

 

        JUDY DEAN

I’m a doctor, and I’m his wife.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Is it ‘cause you’re so ugly that we never see you?

 

        JUDY DEAN

I have a practice in Vermont that I love.

 

        DIANE SAWYER

You should wear make-up.  Then you could be all, “I’m the President’s Wife.” Do you like this color lipstick on me?  That ho Connie says it makes me look like I got herpes.  I’m thinking of auditioning for American Idol.  Let’s watch his spaz attack again.

 

        JUDY DEAN

No!  For crying out loud!

 

        DIANE SAWYER

You know what he should do?  He should go on “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.”  He could be like, “Guys, give me a makeover,” and they’d be all, “But you’re gay!” and he’d go, “Oh, right!”

 

        GOV. DEAN

What do I have to do to prove I’m not gay?

 

        DIANE SAWYER

Duh.  Say you’re sorry.

 

        GOV. DEAN

I’m...sorry?

 

        DIANE SAWYER

There, was that so hard?

   (to the camera:)

This has been my interview with Governor Dean, who just lost the election.

 

        GOV. DEAN

There hasn’t been an election!

 

        DIANE SAWYER

You lost to R. Kelly in the poll on my blog...oh, wait!

   (to the camera:)

Mom, I didn’t go online, I swear!  Connie told me!  I was just seeing if Peter left a comment!

 

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Read a transcript of the false interview here

 

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