`` not bad for a guy who 's been away from the business for five years , '' the cbs reporter said with a chuckle , and like the daily news reporter , he scrupulously avoided the use of the word prison , not because he was particularly tactful , but for a more practical reason : zack 's publicist had made it clear to all the reporters who were lucky enough to be admitted to this party that there were three subjects that , if brought up , would get them ejected and also permanently eliminate their chances for any future interviews with him .