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Flip Side: Where Does the Average American Think bin Laden Is?
Aired February 05, 2002 - 08:52 ET
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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: It is now time for the flip side this morning. Osama bin Laden, of course, is the world's most wanted man. A lot of stories this morning about how no one seems to know where he might be.
We asked our contributor, comedian Alexandra Wentworth, to get on the case, and she joins us now -- hey there, you're sporting a Heather Locklear 'do, kind of.
ALEXANDRA WENTWORTH, COMEDIAN: Well, it is called the flip side.
COOPER: It is kind of a post - "T.J. Hooker" thing you're working. I like that.
WENTWORTH: It is. I like to think it is a "Dynasty" era. Hair and makeup is a little bored by the time I get in, so they go crazy.
COOPER: So what did you find out on the streets?
WENTWORTH: Well, it's funny, because people have such a strong opinion about where they think bin Laden might be. So, I got a range from everything from the Caribbean to right here in New York. But let me -- let me pop (ph) the tape, so you can see for yourself.
COOPER: Okay.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
WENTWORTH (on camera): You think he's running around?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I do.
WENTWORTH: Any idea where bin Laden is?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, not me myself.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He is probably in Kenya (ph), who knows?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Might be right here in New York City.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Could be somewhere right here in the States.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Probably New York.
WENTWORTH: Really?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
WENTWORTH: That is a very confident answer.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have no idea.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, I still think he alive.
WENTWORTH: Think you can find him? You think you'd be able to find him?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Me?
WENTWORTH: Yeah.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I couldn't find him.
WENTWORTH: So you haven't seen him around your acting group (ph)?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, no. I hope I would see him in the streets with me.
WENTWORTH: You don't know where bin Laden is?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not really. I wish I did.
WENTWORTH: Donde esta bin Laden?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
WENTWORTH: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) bin Laden?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Pakistan.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If I could just get him myself, I would do that.
WENTWORTH: What would you do in Utah?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We'd put him on a double slope (ph), come the Olympics, and call it a bunny hill.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Massachusetts, other countries, Puerto Rico.
WENTWORTH: Gracias.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Probably in Africa somewhere.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On a beach in the Caribbean somewhere. WENTWORTH: Know where bin Laden is?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She does!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God, no I don't! No I don't! What are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Where is he?
(LAUGHTER)
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COOPER: Did they tar and feather her? Did they attack her?
WENTWORTH: We had a little fun with her. We cut the tape early. We actually chased her 20 blocks until she was hysterically crying.
COOPER: The Weekly World News, one of my favorite papers, of course, actually reported that Osama bin Laden was seen in Las Vegas at a Tom Jones concert, throwing underwear at Tom Jones.
WENTWORTH: Yeah, that makes sense, and I think that's probably true.
COOPER: A lot of people obviously very concerned out there about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.
WENTWORTH: And it's funny because the piece that Paula just did about the Hitler family, it's amazing how the bin Laden family name is now just as strong as Hitler.
COOPER: He's become almost an Elvis character, in terms of people trying to figure out where he is.
WENTWORTH: Where's Waldo.
COOPER: Same with Ken Lay this morning, a lot of people wondering where is Ken Lay?
WENTWORTH: Well, they could be together, who knows?
COOPER: You think? I don't think there's been a linkage yet.
WENTWORTH: Might be a halfway house somewhere that we don't know about.
COOPER: All right. Alexandra Wentworth thanks very much for being with us.
WENTWORTH: Anderson Cooper, thank you for having me. COOPER: You know, it's always a pleasure having you because I never know what sort of hair and monkey eyes (ph) you're going to come out with...
WENTWORTH: Just wait until Thursday.
COOPER: I am all a twitter. All right. You make me all a twitter.
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