John McEnroe
Biography and Quotes

Liberal Hall of Shame
The Top 1000 Liberals in America

Katie Couric: "Let me ask you are you gonna do a lot of politics because I know you're a registered Democrat? This is an election year."

McEnroe: "Well how did you know that? First of all."

Couric: "I did my research, John. Impressive huh?"

McEnroe: "It, it is impressive. It's the first year I've actually registered as a Democrat. I was unregistered cynic for the first 25 years of my life, of my available voting time. But I registered as an independent in 2000 and now I believe change has to come. But we don't want to get political, too political right now. But the answer to you're question is, I would love to have politicians."

Lester Holt: "Has that, has that torpedoed some talk show hosts? Going too political too soon?"

McEnroe: "Would you care to mention some names?" Holt: "Well Rosie, Rosie O'Donnell."

McEnroe: "Well I, I, if you're referring to the fact that she came out and said she was lesbian I think that..."

Holt: "No, gun control and, and..."

Couric: "No I think it was more like the, the gun control thing and Tom Selleck." Holt: "Yeah, yeah."

McEnroe: "'Cause I thought that took a lot of courage, actually, to do that. And I think she was doing quite well and, and she got a little tired of it. I bet you she wishes she had it back now but..."

The Today Show - July 7. 2004
http://www.mediaresearch.org/printer/cyberalerts/2004/cyb20040708pf.asp#6

The crowd that gave Michael Moore's controversial "Fahrenheit 9/11" documentary a standing ovation last night at the Ziegfeld Theater premiere certainly didn't have to be encouraged to show their appreciation. From liberal radio host/writer Al Franken to actor/director Tim Robbins, Moore was in his element....

First, I know you want to know who came to the Ziegfeld, so here is a partial list:

Besides Franken and Robbins, Al Sharpton, Mike Myers, Tony Bennett, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol (newly married over the weekend to director Todd Williams), Lori Singer, Tony Kushner, "Angela's Ashes" author Frank McCourt, Jill Krementz and Kurt Vonnegut, Lauren Bacall (chatting up a fully refurbished Lauren Hutton), Richard Gere, John McEnroe and Patti Smythe, former U.N. ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Carson Daly, NBC's Jeff Zucker, a very pregnant Rory Kennedy, playwright Israel Horovitz, Macaulay Culkin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kyra Sedgwick, Linda Evangelista, Ed Bradley, Tom and Meredith Brokaw, director Barry Levinson, NBC anchor Brian Williams, Vernon Jordan, Eva Mendes, Sandra Bernhard and the always humorous Joy Behar....

News Media and Entertainment Stars Turn Out for Fahrenheit 9/11
http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2004/cyb20040616.asp#3

From the January 19 Late Show with David Letterman, as presented by John McEnroe who will soon have a prime time talk show on CNBC, the “Top Ten Reasons I'll Make a Good Talk Show Host.” Late Show home page: www.cbs.com

10. "You never know when I'll go nuts and beat a guest with a tennis racquet"
9. "America is starving for anecdotes about 20-year-old Wimbledon quarterfinal matches"
8. "It's on CNBC -- If they get ten viewers, they're happy"
7. "Bush is an idiot and he's President, so anything's possible"
6. "There's nothing more entertaining then watching me bully people until they cry"
5. "Uhh, you may recall a little hit show I hosted on ABC called "The Chair""
4. "You won't know this at home, but the studio is going to smell like a fresh can of tennis balls"
3. "How many grand slams has Oprah won" 2.
"I've gotten some great advice from my idol, Jay Leno"
1. "I'm also willing to have a baby to boost ratings"

January 19, 2004 - David Letter men Show
“Top Ten Reasons I'll Make a Good Talk Show Host”
http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2004/cyb20040122.asp#7