Crossfire Fun Facts

Since its inception in 1982, Crossfire has aired more than 4,000 shows. That's 2000 hours or 119,000 minutes of in-your-face debate.

Here are some Crossfire fun facts -- they're guaranteed to spellbound those high-powered guests at your next dinner party:

• CROSSFIRE guests that have each been on the show more than 20 times

Rep. Charles Rangel Sen. Don Nickles Sen. Trent Lott Sen. John Breaux Haley Barbour Sen. John McCain Rep. David Dreier Rep. Vic Fazio Amb. Bill Richardson Sen. Alfonse D'Amato Rep. Dick Armey

• But not all CROSSFIRE guests are from the political world...

Bob Hope Charlton Heston Donna Rice Alec Baldwin Kareem Abdul Jabbar Rupert Murdoch Howard Cosell Bruce Jenner Dr. Kevorkian Christopher Reeves Rush Limbaugh Tommy Lasorda Dr. Joyce Brothers Jessica Hahn

• And CROSSFIRE guest hosts over the years have included...

Marilyn Quayle Arianna Huffington Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. John McLaughlin Jesse Jackson Robert Dornan George McGovern Oliver North

• CROSSFIRE has become such a staple of American culture, that the show has been mentioned, even featured, in movies including...
  "The Birdcage"
  "Dave"
  "Grosse Pointe Blank"
And on the small screen:
  The David Letterman Show
  "Saturday Night Live"
  "Mad About You"
  "Jeopardy"

• Quotable Quote: President Clinton at a White House Correspondents Dinner:
"...CNN's very first CROSSFIRE. From the left, Alexander Hamilton, from the right, Aaron Burr. Topic -- gun control."

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