The gang at “Fox & Friends” thought it had landed an interview with a young, disillusioned, out-of-work former Obama supporter who had shifted his allegiance to Mitt Romney. Instead, the hosts found themselves on the receiving end of a practical joke.
“Hello, Miss USA, it’s an honor,” Rice said with a laugh, a reference to Carlson’s 1989 reign as Miss America.
“Miss America, but close enough,” Carlson said.
“Miss Universe, in my book,” Rice said. [...]
Why did he support Obama four years ago?
“Oh, I was a huge Obama supporter in 2008, I met him in the third grade,” Rice said while taking a drink from a white cup. “I met him when I was little.”
And why is he now supporting Romney?
“Why I am supporting Mitt Romney? It’s actually a funny story,” Rice said as a visibly uncomfortable Carlson awaited his response. “I lost a basketball game to a friend of mine.”