Mainstream news anchors like Don Lemon are characterized as "news models" who read scripts prepared by others rather than acting as independent journalists. An anecdote about a 1991 acting gig on "Swamp Thing" illustrates how scripts often contain unnatural language dictated by writers. The hosts suggest that Lemon's questioning of Marianne Williamson regarding reparations was a scripted attempt to sabotage her message by framing it as "assistance."