Cheap shot but I'm taking it

Discovery Channel has a show (why?) about two senators trying to survive for six days on a island. (Again: why?) There's a review of it in the Post today; it doesn't sound like must-see tv, that's for sure. The contestants in the reviewed episode (yes, this is a premiere (why???)) are Jeff Flake (R-Az) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM). At one point the reviewer says,

Whether or not the show is edited to portray him as a bit of a jerk, it’s Flake who starts in with uninspired, needling jokes

C'mon. He's a Republican from Arizona; how much editing would it take?

Badabing. Here all week, try the veal, tip your waitress...