Oh, Dana!

Dana Perino makes a living answering questions.

The White House press secretary confronts the press day in and day out, fielding queries about the controversy du jour -- which, lately, has involved quite a lot of controversy.

But on "Not My Job'' -- the segment of National Public Radio's weekly program, Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me, taped in Chicago -- the president's press secretary sometimes plays another role: Comedienne-in-chief.

MS. PERINO: I had a situation the other day when they said President
Putin thought that our missile defense program was like the Cuban
Missile Crisis, and so I got asked about the Cuban Missile Crisis, and I
was - panicked a bit because I really know about nothing - (chuckles) -
about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

MR. BLOUNT: It was just last week.

MS. PERINO: It had to do with Cuba and missile, I'm pretty sure.

MR. SAGAL: Yeah, it had to do - it did in fact have to do with Cuba and
missiles, Dana.

MS. PERINO: Yeah, so I'll have to get back to you on that.

MR. SAGAL: Really? Like, "I have to go Google this..."

MR. ROCCA : It's a tropical drink. You should try it on spring break.

MS. PERINO: Well, I came home and I asked my husband -

MR. SAGAL: Yeah?

MS. PERINO: I said, wasn't that like the Bay of Pigs thing?

MR. SAGAL: (Gasps.)

MS. PERINO: And he said, "Oh, Dana."