Chuck Todd’s Goatee Lives On

by Robert Quigley | 9:06 am, October 23rd, 2009

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chucktoddgoatee It’s official: Chuck Todd’s goatee will remain intact. Todd had a running bet with ABC’s Jake Tapper that if the Phillies made it to the World Series, he would either shave off his goatee or donate $1000 to the charity of Tapper’s choice. After a tense standoff with a razor-wielding Press Secretary Gibbs on The Today Show, Todd went with charity, much to the disappointment of the Twitter community.

Standing with Gibbs on the White House lawn, Todd expressed hesitation, planting the flag that he might just go with charity after all. Gibbs seemed gleeful about the whole affair: “Chuck applied last night for a presidential pardon…it has been denied,” he said. Eventually, he opted to write two checks for $1000, one to Dr. Shershah Syed, an OB-GYN in Pakistan who treats women with few other options, and one to Samaritan Inns, a set of transitional homes dedicated to helping the homeless and recovering addicts.

Twitter was impressed by his generosity, but on the whole seemed a little disappointed that they wouldn’t get to see a Caillou-scrubbed Todd.

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The DC crowd won’t be too sad, though. Politico interviewed reporters including John Harwood, Mike Emanuel, and Mark Knoller about the gamble, and they seemed to have a hard time imagining Todd without a goatee. Said Knoller: “There are a lot of people who are upset at the lighthearted manner with which Jake and Chuck are dealing with their beards… you won’t see me and Wolf Blitzer making bets on our beards.”

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sarainitaly says:

October 23, 2009 at 10:02 am

Tapper’s twitters on this were hilarious. This was fun – it’s nice to see the press getting along, and having a light moment.

Chuck completely wussed out, though. ;O)

Sunnyr says:

October 24, 2009 at 7:06 pm

Chuck Todd and the Smarmy Mr. Fibbs are quite a pair to draw to. Not a fan of these two dipsticks.

Chuck Varrick says:

November 11, 2009 at 9:11 am

Thirty seconds of watching and listening to Chuck Todd depresses me because it’s like your Grandmother buying a package of Pillsbury’s Chocolate Chip slice and bake cookie dough and being told this is good rather than purchasing a Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chip cookie that was analogous to what Tim Russert provided as a political reporter. Do you want a fake cookie or a real jacked up cookie with plenty of “real” chocolate chips! RIP Mr. Russert…you were the best and I suspect in the years to come no one will ever come close to what you were and what you did regarding political reporting and editorial.

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