that they would not be paid for the services rendered under the program, Stephens told the AP that Blagojevich should pay for the prescription drugs out of his own private accounts. The Daily Show appearance In early February 2006, Stephens challenged Blagojevich in an appearance on The Daily Show to discuss the Governor's executive order that pharmacists must dispense any drugs for which a customer had a valid prescription, including birth control pills and Plan B. Blagojevich was interviewed by Jason Jones, who repeatedly pretended to be unable to pronounce Blagojevich and simply called him "Governor Smith". This prompted Blagojevich to turn to the camera and ask "Is he teasing me or is that legit?" Two weeks after the interview, Blagojevich admitted that he was unaware of the nature of the show. Stephens said he knew beforehand that the show was a comedy show: "I thought the governor was hip enough that he would have known that, too." Stephens later said, "With all due respect to the governor, he knew it was a comedy show. It's general knowledge for people under 90 years of age. It was when he came off looking so silly that he said he thought it was a regular news program. Even assuming he didn't know about it beforehand, we had to sign a release before the interview." References External links Illinois General Assembly - Representative Ron Stephens (R) 102nd District official IL House website Bills Committees Project Vote Smart - Ron Stephens profile Follow the Money - Ron Stephens 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions Illinois House Republican Caucus - Ron Stephens profile 1948 births Living people Businesspeople from Illinois Pharmacists from Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives People from Greenville, Illinois 21st-century American politicians People from East St. Louis, Illinois Illinois politicians convicted of crimes