Fox News host offers Secretary Rice All Star Game tickets
 In a broadcast on Fox News last week, host Sean Hannity offered Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice free tickets to Major Leage Baseball's All Star Game this summer. Rice said she would go if Hannity would offer to protect her from any stray balls.
"If you're ever really interested, I have a pretty good connection with a good buddy of mine who has the greatest seats at Yankee Stadium and I'd love to take you there," Fox News host Sean Hannity said on air. The 2008 All Star game is slated for Yankee Stadium on July 15.
Rice responded that she'd "love that" and noted that she is a Yankees fan.
Hannity then mentioned that his son had been hit by a foul ball in the seats last season, and offered to protect the Secretary from any line drives.
"You have to protect me, Sean. I hope you can catch," Rice joked back.
Hannity proceeded to interview the Secretary, asking her about the detained British Marines and sailors in Iran, US policy toward Iran, and other aspects of US foreign policy.
A transcript of Hannity and Rice's exchange is presented below, and a further transcript of the Secretary of State's appearance is available at the State Department website. The item was first featured by Al Kamen in today's "In The Loop" column in the Washington Post on Monday morning.
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MR. HANNITY: Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is with us. How are you?
SEC. RICE: Hi, Sean, I'm fine. How are you?
MR. HANNITY: I'm good. We always appreciate you being here. Now, what do you do in the off-season when football's not going on? Do you like baseball?
SEC. RICE: Well, so far, I'm just watching March Madness and waiting to see who's going to win this championship and then I'll go into hibernation a little bit, Sean, until after the All-Star break.
MR. HANNITY: So it's really -- it's pretty much football and basketball. You're not a big baseball fan?
SEC. RICE: I like baseball, but I'm one of those people who think the season's a little long. I'll wait until after the All-Star break and then I'll get real interested.
MR. HANNITY: Well, if you're ever really interested, I have a pretty good connection with a good buddy of mine who has the greatest seats at Yankee Stadium and I'd love to take you there.
SEC. RICE: Well, I'd love that. You know, I'm a Yankee fan so that sounds great.
MR. HANNITY: Well, you sound like Hillary now -- I'm a Yankee -- she's a Yankee fan, a Cubs fan. You know, but I'll tell you these are dangerous seats. I took my son there last year and he got hit with a foul ball.
SEC. RICE: Oh.
MR. HANNITY: I mean, a line drive right in the face.
SEC. RICE: Oh, my goodness.
MR. HANNITY: And we had a tough year. He broke his leg and he got hit with a baseball so -- but I'll bring a glove and protect you.
SEC. RICE: Yeah, you have to protect me, Sean. I hope you can catch. (Laughter.)
MR. HANNITY: No, I can. I'm actually -- I'm a pretty good ballplayer. But anyway, welcome back to the program.
SEC. RICE: Thank you.
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