NBC unveiled a partial list of competitors this morning for its upcoming nightly reality bonanza I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, which will
see a group of nine “stars” engaging in gross-out challenges and otherwise fending for themselves after getting dropped into the middle of the Costa Rican jungle. NBC will announce the final three castmembers and the show’s host sometime next week. While no hints were given as to who the new semifamous faces may be, it was rumored earlier this week that Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera and Duane “Dog” Chapman were among those being courted. Though fat chance they’ll be able to deliver the type of delusional soundbites Blago has become famous for. But the governator isn’t the only politico Blagojevich, who dominated the press event despite the fact that he may not even appear on the show (Speidi was not present as they were ), sees a kinship with. “I wish I could go,” he said, adding that being away from his family was “a sacrifice I was willing to make.” “I’ve prepared myself mentally and sold myself on the idea that this is my little way of being a modern-day Teddy Roosevelt.”
Albeit to Costa Rica, not South America. Not to mention for purposes of fame and money, not an expedition for self-betterment.