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UPDATE: More Letterman About McCain Thursday...
Let me explain before you watch the 9-minute YouTube footage (below): I've just been told that on David Letterman's Late Show tonight, the talk show host caught John McCain in a big fat lie as to why the GOP candidate cancelled tonight's appearance. (Hint: it involves Katie Couric.) Here's what happened: about 90 minutes before the Letterman taping, McCain's people phoned to say he was suspending his campaign because of the financial crisis and racing to the airport to get back to Washington DC, so had to scrub Dave's show. (post continues below)
I'm told the senator himself called Letterman to explain, "I have to go back and fix the economy. I'm going to get on a plane now and go." The show scrambled and at the last minute booked Keith Olbermann. When it was time for tonight's taping, Letterman explained to the cameras why McCain was a no-show and even had nice things to say about the guy. That is, until the behind the scenes people in The Late Show control room were shocked to see a live feed of McCain being miked in Katie Couric's CBS News studio at the same time he was supposed to be in Dave's studio. Letterman was informed of this during the commercial break, and, when the show came back, ordered the control room to cut to the live McCain/Couric feed. Then Letterman bashed McCain for not being honest. "He doesn't seem to be racing back to the airport, does he?" Letterman asked the audience.
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Until I hear the phrase “I’m going to get on a plane now and go” confirmed by someone other than the spurned host, I take McCain’s actions as choosing to do a *news* show instead of Dave’s before hopping on a plane and getting back to work.
Charges of “big fat lie” are so far unsubstantiated.
Letterman continues to be the most culturally relevant late night host out there. Kudos to CBS for letting Dave use the Live Feed.
He’s usually not that funny anymore. But pissed-off Dave is always good!
What do you care? Now you guys get a whole segment of Olbermann bitching about Republicans. It’s a win-win for you guys. Maybe McCain simply realized that Letterman wants Obama to win and didn’t feel the need to waste his time.
The only thing newsworthy about this is that he’s suspending his campaign for the weekend to actually try and accomplish something. His appearance or lack thereof on Letterman is utterly irrelevant in comparison.
Dollerhide, have you been on a different planet these last few weeks? This will only be the latest in a long series of big fat lies.
Regardless of what he picked over Dave, telling he can’t make it then showing up somewhere else is pretty uncool. I’d be willing to be pretty much anything that he said what he said to Dave. You honor your committments.
Imagine if Obama took a stand on this vote? That would be something to behold. This debate is on foreign policy so quite frankly I will side with McCain here. Liquidity in the markets worldwide is horrible… Markets will likely crash soon with out adding liquidity and confidence. Worrying about paying someone more than $500k a year to fix these banks seems a bit nitpicky to hold up this funding. Get the best people in to do the job. No matter the cost. By the way the Paulson plan will likely make money when it’s all said and done. He came from Goldman where they have a habit of making money.
Bad week for team McCain and it keeps getting worse. First he backs out of the debate, Sarah Palin is rumored to be going on SNL and now this. The economy has been a mess for almost a year now and one guy is going to change that in a couple of days. As Dave says in the video… something smells…
If McCain can’t do 20 things at once he’s not qualified to be President. He wants to back out of the debate because he’ll be asked tough questions about an economy he had a big role in ruining. At this point his campaign is running along about as smoothly as a car in a Keystone Cops movie.
Someone explain to me how McCain can go from saying that the economy was strong last week to dramatically suspending his campaign and pulling out of the debate this week because our country is on the “verge of collapse” and only McCain can save it. I’ll tell you what, if McCain can single-handedly save the economy and reduce my mortgage payment and give me back all the money that my 401k has lost this last week, I’ll consider voting for him and that floozing from Alaska. On second thought, never.
I have to say that Letterman has a hell of a lot more integrity at this point than McCain…. I can’t imagine him lying about his phone call with the Senator.
Hey, who said in 2005 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac needed reform or they could go under? McCain. All the GOP senators voted for reform, all the Dem senators opposed. When they did go under yeah, it became a huge and immediate issue.
The last quarter was revised up to 3.8% growth and there’s been exactly one quarter of negative growth in the last 8 years so I’d say the economy is more sound than you would admit.
I’d say it’s a bad week for Obama for having his lies about his friendship with Bill Ayers exposed. I know some people in my neighbourhood, but I didn’t launch a political campaign from their house or work closely with them on a $100 million dollar foundation. Oh, and as far as I know they haven’t bombed any public buildings.
As usual, the mysogynistic comments against Palin continue from the tolerant left. Do you have to personally attack people you disagree with?
Bad week for Obama? What planet are you from?
The first time I heard about Ayers this week was um, here. From you.
So no, I don’t think it was a bad week for Obama at all. There is so much ammunition from McCain himself to last the rest of the election cycle. Believe it, it’s coming and it’s not going to be pretty.
It smells of a debate stall, but not for McCain, he’s doing it for Palin. A presidential debate stall and rechedule will push back the VP debate. And as we all know, the trophy VP candidate is his ace in the hole and pretty much the only thing that has him treading water in the polls. When tha VP debate happens, they are dead in the water because Biden is going to eat her alive.
McCain is SO drowning right now. Dave nailed it – his poll numbers are sliding, the economy (and the bigger fraud of “the bailout”) is tanking, Palin is no where near ready to enter primetime (funny how McCain suggests to suspend the prez debate until next Thurs, when she was supposed to debate Biden)…
It’s Clinton vs. Dole all over again. I smell something nasty in the old man’s Depends.
Well folks it’s a big story tonight here in New York. John McCain told Letterman by phone that he had to no-show on little notice as he was flying directly to DC to work on the “Big Bailout”.
McCain then went instead to do Katie Couric and as of the latest news report is still here tonight and won’t be going to DC until Thursday morning. McCain’s pants are definitely ablaze this evening.
“It’s a bad week for Obama” … you must live in the same delusional world that McCain is living in. McCain went from a slight lead in most polls to being behind by anywhere from 4-9 points. I would say it’s been a very good week for Obama.
Hey Joe, did you ever consider that giving a grossly unqualified hack like Palin a free ride because she’s a woman is misogynist. We liberals here on the tolerant left can’t stand Palin because she’s a cynical insult to intelligent people, not because she has tits.
Wow, nine minutes of Letterman! I haven’t watched his show in a long time. It was like visiting my Grandfather at the old folks’ home. But in fairness, if McCain needed to address the entire nation, he would’ve gone on Leno.
How about…Obama lying that he never heard Rev. Wright say that America deserved 9/11? How about…Obama lying that he never was for being against a bill that banned partial-birth abortion? How about…Obama lying that McCain doesn’t like to use computers (instead of McCain not being able to use a computer after his torture at the Hanoi Hilton). How about…Obama lying about his connection to domestic terrorist Bill Ayers when Ayers was on the same board with him and they have a huge history (by the way, Ayers said they “didn’t do enough” in relation to terrorist acts). How about…never mind.
If you haven’t heard of Bill Ayers before now, you are too ignorant to have a vote. Google ‘weather underground’ – he is a terrorist, plain and simple. Just one of the many unsavory people Obama has surrounded himself with over the years. Palin is more qualified than he is, unless you count running a campaign as experience to be president. Wait, that’s what Obama did claim.
The polls are fun aren’t they? When you have 38% republicans vs 54% democrats being polled, what result do you think you’re going to get? Read beyond the USA today pie chart for a change.
poor dave,i don’t know why mccaine would want to go on a program like letterman’s anyway. i stopped watching letterman years ago. he isnt funny anymore. i dont think these talk show people are funny or interesting, all they do is make fun of people. there hasnt been a good talk show host since johnny carson.
How is Palin unqualified compared to the experience-free Obama? He hasn’t done anything in his life except write a couple of books and run for president. He did work closely with a terrorist, and take lots of money from Fannie and Freddie (2nd most in the senate!), and spend 20 years closely tied to a marxist, racist preacher. That must count for something.
Re: CTSadler, you’re misogynist because your insults are directed at Palin as a woman, not as a republican or even generic politician.
Why do you say she is unintelligent – just because she’s from the 57th state?
Dave has no reason to lie about what McCain said to him. He clearly has more integrity. It’s not bothersome that he went to do a “news” show, it’s about bailing at the last minute and saying you’re going to do one thing and doing something entirely different.
Amelia -
You’re a partisan blogger’s dream. Care to elaborate anymore, especially in regard to the “lie” about McCain and computers? If common sense can’t help you discern the truth as being somewhere inbetween, feel free to entertain us.
Hey while we’re at it , let’s suspend the election and keep W in office until he can say “mission accomplshed” again when he defeats the evil economy…..
McCain is an astounding liar and coward. Only the most knuckle dragging among us think otherwise. 90% think the debates should go on and 80% think this is a political ploy. And for more right-wing stupidity check out Stupid Sarah on Katie Couric.
Hey Amelia,
How about… I wonder how long it took you to come up with all of that? Did you just go to a GOP blog and regurgitate their talking points? Your flop-sweat-filled nervous desperation is about as transparent as McCain’s lack of anything remotely resembling integrity.
I have never ever seen a politician bottom out so badly in my entire life in a campaign, presidential or otherwise.
Jack N.,
I’m sorry that Letterman has an opinion and is not being booted from his network for Conan. Listen, if you like extremely broad comedy like Leno you should really check out “Disaster Movie.” You would probably love it.
How about they both lie and neither are deserving of anyone’s support?
“If McCain can’t do 20 things at once he’s not qualified to be President. He wants to back out of the debate because he’ll be asked tough questions about an economy he had a big role in ruining. At this point his campaign is running along about as smoothly as a car in a Keystone Cops movie.
Comment by McCain in panic —”
Newsflash: the debate is about Foreign Policy. And, McCain isn’t backing out, he’s been asking Obama to do town hall meetings with him for MONTHS. And Obama, the scared, inexperienced man child he is, has refused. Probably because he wouldn’t be able to use his, uh, er, uh — teleprompter.
Letterman is a tool. He knows EXACTLY what went down: McCain canceled because he’s flying back to D.C. to help with this bail out bill for a financial crisis created by the Democrats with their Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debacle (actually do some research instead of listening to pro Obama media and you’ll find out I’m right; Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Jamie Gurelic are right in thick of this mess) and since Obama held Press Conference, McCain was booked on CBS News at the last minute to respond before he flew back to D.C.
Dave’s been around a long time, he knows how this stuff works, he’s just in the tank with all the rest of the left wing media. Why else would he book Keith “I Love Barack SOOO MUCH!” Oberman?
Wake the hell up people…
“It’s a bad week for Obama” … you must live in the same delusional world that McCain is living in. McCain went from a slight lead in most polls to being behind by anywhere from 4-9 points. I would say it’s been a very good week for Obama.
Comment by marline jones — September 24, 2008 @ 6:58 pm”
Think again. Have you actually looked at the data in those recent polls? A majority of people polled in the recent ABC News/Washington Post poll were DEMOCRATS. The only polls that matter are the state by state polls as we elect Presidents by electoral votes, not popular national votes. State by state, McCain is winning this election.
Whatever you need to believe, guys. Has it ever been otherwise for the right-wing? You’ll look at a circle and pronounce it to be a hexagon while declaring “show me where the angles aren’t!” Cute. But irritating. A constant reminder of how bad public education is in this country.
What makes it really bad is McCain personally lied to Dave. He could have had a lackey do it and then later claim it was a communications mix up. Or he could have told the truth and begged Dave to forgive him and he’d make it up to him. But to personally lie like that and pop up on CBS that’s really scummy. And he should have figured out that Dave or someone would notice. The news media is going to make a big deal out of this!
If we’re going to play “dredge up a name from the political past,” here’s one the mainstream media has seemingly ignored in the the wake of the past two weeks: CHARLES KEATING, the center of the last major American economic scandal and John McCain’s good buddy. Funny how the tanking Republican candidate has aligned himself to bogus “market forces” and corrupt lobbyists/tycoons who have shafted the public time and again.
As for Letterman, that’s pretty hilarious. If Obama had pulled the same stunt/lie, I would hope to see his feet in the fire as well.
Yes, the debate this friday is about national defense.
When will people get it thru their thick skulls that national defense costs A LOT OF MONEY. 3 trillion dollar war anyone? And because we are spending and will continue to spend extraordinary amounts of money on Iraq and counter-terrorism I think the topic of the economy is inextricably tied to the topic of friday’s debate.
BTW, who really wants to hear from mccain on this anyway? He is not only one of the architects of the problem, he is self-professed not to know much about economics and until recently said the economy is sound.
In Hollywood terms, that’s like inviting the delivery guy into a notes meeting for a romantic comedy they’ve never read.
DPersonally, I am glad McCain cancelled his appearance. These talk shows are not the right venue for politics and they simply blur the lines between news and entertainment. I just wish he would have made himself unavailable to Katie Couric as well. The network news anchors have angered me more this election cycle than I can ever remember and I have decided to boycott all of them. I was not a supporter of John McCain during the primaries, however, I am voting against Barack Obama as a referendum against the media machine that seems to be shoving him down our throats. Joseph McCarthy was right. Its’s time for conservatives to hold the media responsible for their open bias and boycott those in the media who show so much open contempt for conservatives and those of us with a different point-of-view. It’s left wing fascism. Hit them in their wallets folks and they will shut the hell up.
Hey Nikki…no more political posts, okay? It brings out far too many partisan nutjobs. If we’re going to insult each other and start flame wars, at least let it be industry related.
Sarah Palin is not an idiot because she’s from the 57th state, she’s an idiot because she doesn’t believe in friggin dinosaurs. What kind of disease do you people suffer from? This inferiority complex you all share is exhausting.
Yikes: is that what people say when they see you? To answer your accusation — McCain can’t raise his arms enough to type on a keyboard because he was tortured and Obama attacked him in an ad for it. Do you, like, watch TV? Even Joe Biden said it was “terrible.” (P.S. your second sentence made no sense – and certainly not common sense)
Jack Burton: no flop sweat or desperation here, unless you count liberals sweating the polls in several states where McCain is gaining leads on Obama. McCain not have integrity? After letting another guy get out of the Hanoi Hilton before him when McCain knew it would mean more torture if he stayed? McCain has more intergrity in his little toe than Obama has in his whole body. (P.S. I hope you aren’t trying to make a living as a writer in the industry – your descriptions are pretty silly)
The Straight Talk Express just ran into a ditch.
Bravo to Dave on a job well done!
Letterman is a left-wing hack, nothing more. If Obama had cancelled the same way, Davey would have told the world what a wonderful citizen he is and how lucky we are to have him. McCain will be fine – Davey, not so much.
Dave, if you happen to be reading this… somewhere upstairs Mr. Carson is looking down on you and smiling. Late night at its finest.
ZOMG! McCain canceled on Letterman! Yeah, he should skip the news shows to please the Obama-worshipping Letterman. Letterman is a nothing but a tired, arrogant old a$$hole as are most of the commenters on this blog.
I’m so tired of McCain mentioning 9/11 and his 5 years of being held POW in Vietnam. And he has the scars to prove it. Yeah, yeah. Him and a lot of other Veterans. Instead of being an actual maverick and a quality candidate, his campaign is all about telling lies and stealing Obama’s ideas. Now he’s the candidate for change? Instead of choosing a qualified and worthy running mate, he gets a hockey mom from the sticks to attract the disgruntled Hillary supporters. His campaign is very phony and gimmicky with no substance and for all his talk about Obama being a celebrity and the Messiah. That’s what Palin is. A flash in the pan overnight celebrity. But her 15 minutes is just about up. McCain must fancy himself as the Messiah if he thinks he’s going to go save the economy. Give me a break. Nobody believes it. He’s fooling himself. They don’t need him in Washington. He should just go to the debate, take his whuppin’ and if he’s still so gung ho for the publicity, he can get his carcass to Washington to get in the way.
It is painfully funny to see republicians try to spin this one. This whole thing is so absurd!
Gee, Dave — bitter, much? That clip had all the rancor of a jilted prom date. “Wah, John doesn’t love me…” Oh grow up, already.
The man had a choice to make, and he made it: He could go on a serious NEWS program and discuss the economy, or waste time on your inane little program, listening to your lame ass jokes while the rest of us watch the economy swirl down the toilet.
Newsflash – Dave might have more money than God, but that doesn’t make McCain OR Obama accountable to him for every second of their time.
What are we, stupid? Sure Dave had nice things to say about McCain – he was setting up for the slam. But of all of this, Paul’s comments about Palin really chapped my hide. So she’s an attractive woman – what does that have to do with anything?
Here’s the other shoe — you might want to try it on and see how it feels:
If Obama were the subject of conversation, and Paul had stated the obvious — “He’s a really black man.” Would that have been funny? No. Would it have ANYTHING to do with the election, or even the topic of conversation on Letterman? No. Would he have been strung up by his toes and called a racist? Hell, yes – and rightly so.
Obama supporters and all their jokes don’t seem to get it — they’re swinging we 18 percenters in the opposite direction. Worship change then turn your heads and spout sexist remarks. That changes nothing for the majority of our nation’s population.
Both candidates are equally unqualified for office, but if I have to choose one, I’m not going to vote with the camp that slings poison darts at the opposition because of gender.
And btw — Joe, with your little pie charts and percentages, and all of your economic soundness — what do you live under a rock? Go take a stroll down Wall Street, my friend.
Wow, Letterman has ‘no reason to lie about what McCain told him’? Letterman is a far-left moonbat, that is reason enough for him to say or do whatever it takes to help Obama. Just like the polls that oversample democrats by 15% to put their guy in the lead.
As for Obama’s lie about McCain and computers – do you even follow the campaign? Obama’s ad accused McCain of not being able to use email and being clueless about the internet. McCain is one of the most tech-savvy people in the senate and has been using the internet for years, but he finds it too painful to type because of the injuries he sustained as a POW. His wife does the typing for him.
Obama knows all that, hence the term ‘lie’.
The best thing that could possibly happen to boost Letterman’s ratings is if his wretched heart exploded and he bled from mouth nose and ears and died a painful death while doing his tiresom monologue.
What a fool!!!!!!!!!!
If this had been Obama they would have handled in a much nicer way the media is so biased towards Obama that they turn every little thing about Mc/Cain against him They should be more conerned about the econonmy Barack is running on NOTHING People are voting for him just to prove they’re not anti black has nothing to do woth what thay think he is able to do as President They are all the time talking about Palins inexperience abd leave out the fact he’s a junior senator with only 2 years experience himself
Well this now means that Bill O’Reilly is going to rip him to shreds on his show the factor. It means that Letterman has made himself a court jester; where is Leno didn’t hardly rip McCain on this matter of suspending his campaign. Letterman has only made a fool of himself like Mika Berensky did on Morning Joe on MSNBC this morning.
@Amelia -
“…McCain not being able to use a computer after his torture at the Hanoi Hilton”
He’s “NOT ABLE” to use a computer because he can’t lift his arms above his shoulders?
Professor Stephen Hawking begs to differ.
I caught the tail end of the Letterman rant after being sent a You Tube of the show (how that happened mid show is beyond me but I digress).. I caught Keith Olberman’s appearance and the discussion about McCain’s no show as well as the live cam of McCain in the studio getting made up. It was funny but then Dave is always funny. And I find it ironic that there are posters complaining about Letterman’s age.. uhm have you seen McCain? (I personally think people get better with age but maybe I’m old fashioned, or maybe I think so because I’m in my 40s )
On another note, Craig Ferguson’s rant was amazing, brilliant and it’s something I’m hoping is out there on You Tube land.. I’ve never seen such brilliant political commentary (I can’t even really use the word ‘comedy’ because it was commentary before all else.. Craig ‘gets it’).
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Much Ado About Nothing. I expect politicians to snub comedy shows for news programs, and I expect comedians to have their fun.
What I don’t expect is reasonable, free thinking, supposedly intelligent people believing that there’s a “lie” and that it has anything to do with someone’s efficacy as a candidate.
Oof.
Sorry, David, you over reacted.
i love mad david. thats when hes at his best.
Geez, thank God John McCain realized his ONE vote as a senator would be instrumental in shaping the bailout bill- nothing to do with politics at all, right? Let’s push back those debates til Sarah can get her bearings (maybe produce another family member with Down’s Syndrome or send the other son Field to Iraq -let’s think of something, people!!)
Amelia -
A wonderful response. Mencken is rolling over in his grave at hyper speed.
Look down at your keyboard, that’s typed countless stupid words and see whether you can type without “raising your arms”. The clearest version we have to date is this: McCain CAN type, he’s said in the past that it causes discomfort. It wouldn’t – and hasn’t – prevented him from being “computer illiterate” or not knowing how to send an email.
The biggest factor, is that he’s an older politician, busier than hell, doesn’t HAVE to learn computers and can function just fine without them. So why learn now?
It is is meaningless ultimately, petty election year politics, so as to portray the opposition as out of touch (memo to you: this happens every election). The hope, is that it will “Play in Peoria”, where you are evidently the Mayor.
The words “serious news show” constitute an oxymoron. Couric’s “show”, like Letterman’s, is just that; it is a show. McCain and Obama are both putting on acts for the Pick a Prez show.
Really, a lot of money could be saved if they would just allow us to chose a president via an American Idol type of televised competition. We are almost doing that now.
Furthermore, did anybody hear that Obama is now understandably voicing the disclaimer that this financial mess might now curtail his plans for “change”? I bet Obama is just as ecstatic over that as he is over McCain’s blunders, because now he is really off the hook.
(I’m voting for the first guy who declares that he will help to offset the cost of the “bailout” via the legalization and subsequent taxation of marijuana and prostitution.)
Dave’s main goal is to entertain. Before everyone gets too carried away with what this segment “means” politically, let’s keep that in mind — Dave’s style is to invent or inflate conflicts for entertainment purposes (GE, CBS, Do-our-show-Hilary, do-our-show-Oprah, etc.) and this is no different. He’s not taking a stand so much as just having fun with the situation.
To AaronSch: You say you’re going to vote for McCain to stick it to the media. I hope you’re smart enough to realize that you will be voting against the right to abortion, voting for more money to Iraq and more casualties of war, a dangerous show down with Iran, putting right wing conservatives on the Supreme Court, and voting for a man who has no sense about how to fix the economy. But go ahead. Stick it to the media. Cut off your arm to spite your nose. Leave the world a worse place for your children if you have them. Be proud that you used your vote for the right reason.
Dont think they had to “scramble” to get Oberman who will show up anywhere he thinks he can bash McC. The real story – the big O will not now be able to vote “present” – he either stays where he is and tries to spin his cowardice or follows McC to DC. Either way it looks terrible for O. As far as it goes with not going on letterman – wasnt it only 2 wks ago O. backed out of SNL at the last minute?
McCain suspended except he went on Katie Couric and CNN and he continues to run attack ads (you know the ones he said he pulled). It’s funny to think the Sen. McCain who has previously stated he doesn’t know much about the economy NEEDS to be in Washington for this vote. There are 98 other senators there and he can easily watch and participate via conference (he should know that since he invented the Blackberry). I would like to think that our next President could take 1 hour out of his Friday night (who think congress will still be talking at 9p anyway) and explain to the American people why he should be President.
Oh my, who knew that Dave’s show was so important and critical to our time. I mean, is his show more important than the Evening news while wall street is in crisis mode?
Why in the world would a potential president sit with a comedian at this time?
No wonder this guy’s tanking in the ratings. I believe Cher called Dave an “as&hole” to his face..on camera.
Cher’s still right. I hope Mc goes on and does the same thing.
Dave is right!
McCain can’t run the campaign, he’s to old to do many things at once (or worse), Sarah can’t (and don’t want to) debate, this are the less competent candidates ever!
I’m so dispaointed.
Fact is McCain or one of his representatives misrepresented his truths. It does not matter why any individual lies – lying is not justified. In our society – and historically, someone that lies is noted to be dishonest and untrustworthy to say the least. A individual with courage and high moral convictions would have either (a) called himself and spoke his truths to the producers of the show or (b) directed someone to represent him but still call the show and speak his truths to the shows producer. A simple phone call to the shows producers saying something along the lines of …. I am going to DC to work on the current financial markets crisis – but first I have an appointment with CBS and these two elements to not leave me time to participate in your taping. I will have one of my representatives contact you at a later date to reschedule. That’s how an honest and sincere leader with courage and convictions would have handled this situation. I believe that is how most of you reading this comment and that have reviewed the youtube video – would have handled the situation. It is not appropriate to misrepresent the truth in our own individual lives – but completely unacceptable when conducting business.
Amelia,
McCain creeping up in the polls? Uh, really? REALLY? I like how you repeat “Hanoi Hilton” like a mantra– you’re like Rudy Guiliani saying “9/11″ over and over as if it’s the only thing you’ve got left to say (you too must be a writer– for Fox News).
Don’t you have a screening of AN AMERICAN CAROL to attend?
You know, I’ve found that name calling is always the best way for someone else to think, “Yeah, this guy’s on the money! I have been a poopyhead all along….”
Can I jump in?
Obama is a friend antler face! McCain is a peter peter booger eater!
Republicans are so stuck in stupid. They rationalize away a crude lie by John McClone with maybe this and that’s just so they won’t be wrong about a guy whose military “heroism” involved being nearly dead last in his class, crashing 5 aircraft, finally getting caught, and making over 30 ‘confession’ videos (still buried in Washington-think you’ll ever see those?)such that he even earned the nickname “Songbird” while in prison.
Being a victim of your own incompetence and surviving it does not a real hero nor President make. (This is ex-Special Forces talking here)
As you may recall, Letterman started out with praise for the action until the lie came out. But, you boobs will continue to support these robber barons while they have set us up to buy us up for pennies on the dollar, and now their getting 700 billion of our money to pay for it.
It was Bonehead Bush’s Granddad that intentionally leaked a lie about a run on a competitive bank that started the Great Depression, during which these same families bought up everything we made for nothing on the dollar, and they’re doing it again. He was indicted for it, but the charges came to nothing but making the filthy rich even more so, so here we go again!
These folks love your blind faith because they know blind faith requires ignorance as its guide dog. The Republican leadership, and the families that own them, know just how stuck in stupid you really are.
They know this about you and about the truth: The ‘Truth’ is always and only comprised of a collection of temporarily connected Facts, each independently the subject of considered Opinion, and therein lays the Truth; the Truth is wholly subjective, though real to the person holding a Truth, we can see the Truth held by others as Delusion. By this, the Truth becomes the basis for Intolerance, with Intolerance being the collective illusion for Hate and the popular mask for War, whose primary driver is always Greed dressed in the costume of Truth.
Yup, you fools will line up to vote yourself out of house and home, retirement and all, and pass the bill on to your own kids and grand kids, and will blame the losers, just so you can continue be ‘right’ about being right.
You dummies.
Joe Melnick –
Unless you personally know Letterman, there’s NOTHING in his show to indicate he’s a “far-left moonbat.” He’s clearly a Democrat and/or despises Bush. Your credibility notwithstanding, what I don’t follow is the morass of the blogosphere and the places frequented by the likes of Amelia. So I’m not left debating the idiocy of however many houses McCain owns or Obama’s pins or Bush/Gore’s grades 40 f’ing years ago.
But it’s amazing – you and Amelia both dish out nearly the identical glorious explanation of McCain and computers. Coincidence?!
Obama’s ads were a response to McCain’s soundbite that he’s a computer illiterate. So Obama ran with it. It sounds worse than the reality of it AND IT PLAYS.
McCain has spent the better half of the last 12 months campaigning, waving his arms above his head. Open your eyes and realize there are two sides to the story and the sheep on each are getting played.
Signed -
A fellow McCain supporter who despises the level of political discourse in this country.
I’ve been a fan of Dave for a long time, but I turned the show off last night. So he was pissed – he should have vented and then got on with it. Instead he just seemed like an irratable old man and kept flogging the horse. I spoke to somone in NY who had a friend in the audience who said it was very uncomfortable. If you ever hear Dave take his audience polls, it usually sounds like half the audience is Republican. The friend said the audience was encouraged to keep clapping and laughing when Dave attacked McCain, but it was a nervous reaction, and lots of people were sitting on their hands. Dave’s show is supposed to be entertainment, and he stepped over the line in his remarks about McCain and Palin. I’m not watching any more.
If you think cancelling 90 minutes before a live broadcast on national television is no big deal, you have no idea what goes into researching, writing, and producing a late night talk show. Filling that vacancy with less than two hours was a huge burden and must have sent a panic through the production offices. And given that McCain announced his candidacy on Letterman last year, the move was particularly jerky. Furthermore, McCain pissed off a very famous man who owns 2 television shows (Late Night and Craig Ferguson), right before he went on the air. Dave’s political persuasion is moot. When a man is insulted, he lashes out.
OWNED
Not such a great idea to lie to Letterman, esp to go on a different show on his own network.
LOL, the campaign’s in a tailspin.
I can’t tell who is more dishonest, McCain or the ignorant hate filled people who continue to support him. Please go back to your Hee Haw reruns people and let the educated Americans put our country back on track.
Obama ‘08!
It’s a good thing literacy tests are no longer a voting requirement or half the people on this blog would be disenfranchised.
McCain’s going to single-handedly save the economy? I’m still waiting for him to execute his secret plan to find Bin Laden!
CB: See Joe Melnick’s explanation. I guess you don’t watch television either!
Dave was furious, you could see it in the way he tried to be normal with chandra wilson but appeared just plain distracted. He might have cut McCain a little slack but I certaily think he was funny and entitled to being ticked off. Unfortunately the right will turn this on the left as usual.
I heard McCain’s flack saying that he didn’t do Dave because the format was humorous. Now that’s just stupid in my opinion. Dave would have certainly grilled him on his plans and behaved appropriately. It would have been the perfect format for him at the perfect moment.
And Craig Ferguson is amazing…..
How much straight talk is it, when you can’t just fess up that you have a better offer? And HOW is John McCain going to fix the economy, when he is ON RECORD saying that he doesn’t know much about economics?
He’s already been reprimanded by the ethics committee for exercising poor judgement. Now he can’t attend a debate because there is a budget crises? C’mon people!
Barack Obama will be the first to admit that he is not perfect. He is on record as saying it already. And I would hope that if he had done the same thing, Letterman would take him to task as well.
It never ceases to amaze me how people try and try to limit Obama’s experience as a leader. He’s been a US Senator since 2004, that’s a lot longer than two years, Jeane. He was a State Senator for 8 years.
Both Obama and Biden have degress in Political Science, McCain and Palin? Naval aeronautics and Journalism. Obama edited the Harvard Law Review. McCain graduated the Naval Academy at the bottom of his class. Only five people were lower than he was.
I don’t know about you, but I deserve better from a president.
To all the ‘Dipstick/Lipstick ‘08′ supporters. What do you think McCain is going to add to the debate on the bailout?
If you can’t see through the smoke screen that McCain is stalling to give Palin more time to memorize the right wing talking points then you are all really really gullible and deserve ‘Dipstick/Lipstick ‘08.’
Bill Ayers is also an esteemed professor and has done great work with children. He was a radical when radicals where needed to war against the corrupt U.S. government – Vietnam? Watergate? Remember those? Dissent is not un-American. Closed minds are. I think McCain is a hero. He is a great man. He, it also seems, is a man who has sold his soul in order to keep the Republican machine on his side. I feel sorry for him, and this country if he becomes President.
Yes, he’s an aging legend, but when Dave decides to weave his brand of biting commentary into the important issues of the day, he still and will always command the respect of a figure that transcends entertainment. Let’s see Jimmy Kimmel do that. Oh wait, never mind, he’s on his 83rd painfully unfunny joke about Hulk Hogan’s divorce.
OMG,WTF?! This is a CLASSIC David Letterman moment…
McCain has missed 412 votes in this Congressional session, and 109 of the last 110. But he ABSOLUTELY had to get on a plane back to DC to “fix the economy” that he admits he knows little about.
Makes perfect sense.
Nice to see Dave still has it.
McCain and Palin on the same ticket! NEED I say anymore! I will-God help US!
“Bill Ayers is also an esteemed professor and has done great work with children.”
Omigosh, are you so naive?? Bill Ayers was helping to plant bombs under cars to kill people. But I guess, as long as he’s a good teacher and works with children, that makes it alright, huh?
Terrence Longdon, get a clue…..My friend is a camera operator on the Late Show and said it was one of the funniest nights ever. He’s been with Dave 18 years. The audience loved it and the entire staff went nuts on the headsets when they found McCain with Couric, they had to air that.
As well, if you watch Dave, you know he likes to beat things to a pulp. Like he did last night.
When Dave finally marries the mother of his child, I don’t see how he can get too high and mighty about “morals”. There is a reason why smug, unfunny Dave’s ratings are so low.
hmmmm….BTW…
Its real nice how folks on the left conveniently forget that Ayers also ordered his Weather Underground domestic terrorists to bomb the Pentagon. Only two times has the Pentagon ever been bombed: once on 9/11 and once in ‘72 by Ayers thugs. Ayers has been quoted as wishing he “did more.” (sic)
Ayers is a domestic terrorist. Please prove were his “charitable works” absolve him of his criminal & violent past? Its one thing to be anti-war and have an opinion, and to rationally and emotionally protest, and try to convince someone of your point of view…its quite another to use VIOLENCE to PUSH YOUR POINT.
Obama is friends with him and has been supported by him, emotionally, financially, and politically. Go f*k’n figure.
You know a person by the company he or she keeps.
ACORN is another “terrific” group that Obama has a history with…They have felonies all over the place. They have practiced voter registration fraud for years, all over the country.
In regards to Letterman, maybe McCain didnt think Letterman is relevant anymore. I mean, how interesting can an Olbermann interview with Dave be??? Both are at the bottom of their respective TV genre/time slot/ competitors. What does that tell you about their relevance???
I would think Liberals would like those who go against the grain, especially when the grain in this case is a classic 1980s Right Coast Liberal TV host.
So McCain got Dave mad. Big F’N woop. Didnt Obama and Hillary say they would never go on FOX and yet both, to garner more votes because they were/are desperate for votes, went on…and went on O’Reilly no less!!! So do I call each of them..LIAR???
oh well. stuff happens.
Who cares? It’s just a frickin’ talk show. The way I see it, he was being a gentleman. Ladies first.
The people of this country have major issues with themselves.
wow… how interesting to read thru all these ‘diverse’ comments!! and how we can all see and hear the same thing/s and react so differently!! interesting – and pretty scary too!! well, it’s easy to get off track and start name-calling (conservatives, are you Listening??!!) but that’s just fear speaking and not knowing what the f… you’re talking about!! lol… but the fact is, McCain cancelled a Scheduled, LIVE TV show 90 Minutes before it was set to air!!! WTF??!! Then, he lied about it??!! (There’s INTEGRITY!!!) And, we want this irresponsible douche bag to run our country??!! Hmmmm… lemme think?? NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!! I like the guy who said you morons’ll vote for 8 more years of this crap and whine and cry as your lives flush down the toilet!! WAKE UP and Smell the Coffee!!! Ugh! I just wish I understood how it is possible for people to be SO STUPID!!!! C’mon!! McCain is a dumb old man that chose an even dumber, controlling woman who’s messed up her family for her ambition and greed to run this country??!! We will be stuck with this not-even-close-to-Hillary imposter when numbnuts dies of heart failure when he finally remembers how many houses he really has!! Good ‘ole boy??!! NOT!! Quit being racists, folks, and vote for the right person!! Obama can be a BRIDGE between Black and White (remember, he’s not JUST Black!!) and between Muslim and Christian (He IS Christian! but understands both!!) It’s like saying someone was Spanish cause they’re bilingual – maybe, maybe not, but they still speak both languages!!) NO MORE of the SAME!! Look ahead, not behind!!
I’m so ready for the debates.
Is there a point spread?
I love the McCain apologists on here trying to make excuses. He lied – but it’s OK! He lied – but Letterman’s not a news reporter! He lied – he had better places to be! He lied – but I’ll believe it when I see it myself! He lied – and that’s the kind of man we want for President!
An angry Dave is a funny Dave.
What’s missing in the Bill Ayers discussion is that Obama’s association with him was limited to serving together on a single nonprofit community service board. Obama did not choose Ayers as a fellow board member, or vice versa. Obama’s service on this board occurred decades after Ayers had legitimized himself, put himself on the right side of the law, and got involved in activities to better his community.
It is also true that association with another person doesn’t necessarily poison your political philosophy. Bill Clinton called McCain a good friend, but you don’t see either of them running out and switching their party registration.
McCain lied to get out of a talk show appearance and Obama believes in partial birth abortion. Does anyone honestly think the former is worse than the latter? Get real.
yeah an angry Dave sure is a sad and funny Dave.
….as far as Obama being a unifier of all people and all religions etc….
be nice if he finally breakaway from McCain if his holiness is so apparent.
if Obama is so much better than McCain why is it he cant close the deal and convince a ALL BUNCH OF OTHER FOLKS EITHER THAT HE IS THE BETTER CANDIDATE?
The biggest question is why did McCains media advisors allow this to happen?
Given the option to give an interview to Letterman or Couric, Letterman is the easy choice. Couric isn’t going to spend the next six weeks slamming you on a nightly basis to tens of millions of Americans.
I WILL SINGLEHANDEDLY SAVE THE ECONOMY THROUGH MY INGENUITY AND ABILITY TO PERSONALLY DRAFT AND APPROVE INTELLIGENT LEGISLATION! THE COUNTRY WILL GRIND TO A HALT UNLESS I AM PRESENT AND VIGILANT!
(Give me a break, you retards)