[frank ballenger]

Honestly, was there ever a time when this risk to his future life was a good idea?
Cost/benefits:

Benefit: In his view this was a funny gag and a brought a lot of laughs that night.
,
Cost: no law,medical or law enforcement, teaching, political office, TV news or business career possible ever again.

[dfwgator]

, Cost: no law,medical or law enforcement, teaching, political office, TV news or business career possible ever again.

Then why is Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg still on television?