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After busting the GOP president candidate for lying last night, David Letterman opened The Late Show tonight saying this about John McCain (video here):
“I don’t know if you know about this or not, but last night….Here’s the deal – we do this little TV show every night right here on CBS. And what we do – you see these chairs right here? That’s because we like to have folks come out and visit. And one of the people who was going to visit with us last night was Senator John McCain.
“What a tremendous hero. What a great American John McCain is. Unquestionably, as President Clinton said earlier this week, gave almost everything but his life for this country. And a tremendous hero and a tremendous role model…and he was supposed to be on the show. So at the last minute he calls up and says, “Uh…I can’t make it.” And I said, “What is the problem?” And he said, “Well, the economy. The economy is about to crater.”
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So I’m scared. I’m starting to tremble a little bit because he said, “I’ve got to race back to D.C.” And I thought, holy gosh… And I hung up the phone and I said to the staff that had gathered at my feet – waiting for words of reassurance from me…OK, everything’s fine. Don’t worry about it. The Senator is on his way back to D.C. So not only did he not go back right away, he stopped by to see Katie Couric on his way out. And then ok, we looked at it and we said, “OK, I understand that. That’s news and this is nonsense.”But then after Katie Couric, wham-o, right to the airport? …No. No. No. We found out today that he didn’t really leave until this morning. [Boos from the audience.]
Thank you very much, Ladies and Gentlemen. So what we learned today is that the economy held on long enough – just barely held on long enough for him to get back there.
“Whereas, you can see, 24 hours ago, I felt like a patriot. I felt like I was helping out. I felt like I was doing my part. Part of the cause. Fighting the fight. Not part of the problem, I was part of the solution. I was going to help in my own little way get this economy out of the crater. And now I’m just feeling like an ugly date. That’s what I feel like. I feel like an ugly date. I feel used. I feel cheap. I feel sullied. I feel cratered…”
David Letterman Busts McCain For Lying
Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke - tip her here.
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Dave has a right to be mad. Senator McCain ditched his show to go on Katie Couric’s newscast so he could balance out the embarrassing Governor Palin interview that was already scheduled as part of the same newscast. He was doing damage control, not helping with economic crisis.
And today his publicity stunt at the White House completely derailed the negotiations that both sides had been working on all week. They were close to a bipartisan deal when John McCain, pretending to be John Wayne, came into town and rather than save the day he made a complete mess. If that’s putting country first, I hope he moves to a different country fast.
Wow
While I appreciate that having a guest drop out at the last minute would irk the hell out of a host (and the show’s booker), Dave going on and on about it like Alec Baldwin goes on and on about his ex-wife isn’t exactly attractive. It just makes him come off like a whiny bitch.
And, Nikki, this is supposed to be a site about what’s going on in Hollywood. How about you quit posting the political shit and concentrate on who’s getting hired and fired huh? That’s a good girl.
Michelle, bailing out the crooks on Wall Street would be making a complete mess. Those crooks fucked things up royally because of greed so let them suffer. Them having to be accountable for their actions will actually make things better for the rest of the population because the price of food etc will go down for a change.
Can’t you see that there would be a revolution if the government bailed out these rich fucks but continued to go after Regular Joe and Regulary Jane for a credit card bill? If you thought the riots in LA after the OJ joke of a trial was scary, imagine that happening all over the country.
Letterman has absolutely no real room to bitch. He’s whining about a fluff show. Yes, I love watching it, but at the same time it’s end of day fluff to clear the palate before you go to bed. No one owes him anything.
First, I do love Letterman on TV. And I have great memories about his ballsy and heartfelt monologue as he was the first entertainment show to go back on air after 9/11. I think that showed enormous character.
As someone who has been in politics – and production, and ‘real world’ business – schules shift on a minute’s notice and 90% of the time the object person doesn’t know where he is next going; that is what assistants are for.
And given the meeting today, I can see why McCain stayed into read, research, confab and lobby and figure out the godawful mess and I don’t care if he did it in NY, DC or the Poconos. Participating in a show who likes seeing how far dogs can jump on Broadway or what 1000 watermelons do to a Buick is waaaaaaay down the priority list.
This is, more than anything, an example of the entitlement and hubris of this all-to-often stupid business I have chosen for this phase of life. At it’s very best, Hollywood is a DISTRACTION from the real world, NOT the real world… but the inbred pretension of this industry cannot see that.
Dave, stick to the metamucil jokes. Any politician, ESPECIALLY during a crisis, who makes you a priority for ANY reason doesn’t deserve to be a politician. Dave, you own your own island in the Bahamas. This crisis can hit millions of people so hard they couldn’t even afford to even buy a postcard of the Bahamas. So shut the hell up and get out the way.
When it comes down to it, Dave, you are pissed off because someone decided to do their job rather than help you do yours. Grow up.
John McCain used to believe that lying was grounds for impeaching the president. Now he believes that it’s the way to become president.
Thank god most sensible Americans are seeing through this farce.
I hope this bee stays in Dave’s bonnet until the election. If it makes a few thousand people think twice about voting for McCain it’s all good.
The only real Political news from Letterman’s show was Bill Clinton’s Endorsement of John McCain for president.
“And today his publicity stunt at the White House completely derailed the negotiations that both sides had been working on all week. They were close to a bipartisan deal when John McCain, pretending to be John Wayne, came into town and rather than save the day he made a complete mess. If that’s putting country first, I hope he moves to a different country fast.”
What a complete load of horse shit.
I do not want the next President of the United States elected because he or she was a guest on David Letterman or Leno or Oprah! This isn’t a joke. This is very serious business with a great many serious players around the world who would like nothing better than make us into a joke! Unfortunately, we seem to be doing a good job of doing that ourselves! Doesn’t anyone remember that sax playing guy with the shades?
Now you know why Letterman keeps hemorraging viewers. Enough with the whining. He really thinks he’s actually important in this whole deal. Sad. He used to be self-aware and hip to all the b.s. — now he’s part of it.
How can John McCain not understand how important show business is? That right there is reason enough not to vote for him.
I think Letterman is a bitter person who cant stand not being the ideal date. oh well…get on line, there are more where you came from. Sometimes life just doesnt go your way. Its not like McCain is that popular to help Dave’s ratings problem.
…..Oh please with the “McCain derailing anything” bull. House Republicans had their constitutients callling their phones off of the hook not to close this deal. Read the web news and see. The HOUSE REPUBS WERE ALWAYS AGAINST IT EVEN BEFORE MCCAIN GOT THERE.
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It would be real nice for Nikki to show how all the hollywood big mouths are throwing lies and mud at McCain-Palin instead of simply being a Letterman cheerleader.
Be real real nice if Dave interviewed Obama and question him on his Bill Ayers connection and why Obama hasnt been more forthcoming with his relationship with Ayers. Be real nice for someone in the mainstream liberal media to follow up on it. Or is Dave simply going to throw softballs like B. Walters & company?
Please people dont act as if Hollywood is fair and balanced. I have seen so much garbage coming out of hollywood as if its a bad movie year.
It is real sad that even a majority of America believes that the media, especially the left and northeast coasts, are in the tank for Obama.
shows how much the media think of the consitution.
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Dave is as much a liar as anyone. Its not like all his jokes are 100% factually true.
If McCain would have gone on a frivolous show like Letterman, people would have (rightly) wondered why. Why would McCain go on Letterman when our economy is about to go in the toilet? At least Katie’s show has some semblance of seriousness attached to it.
Letterman needs to get over himself. He can fawn over Obama next week if it’ll make him feel better.
Another exciting thread of baseless slams against McCain and Palin. I can’t wait for President “Call me if you need me” Obama.
In the few days he’s actually been working as a senator, Obama managed to rake in the second highest amount of donations from Freddie and Fannie, with Hilary right behind him. Coincidentally they opposed any measures to reform those institutions, measures introduced by McCain.
The only thing to save the day is news that Ricky Gervais may host the oscars. If true, I may even watch.
Uh, Michelle – “close to a bipartisan deal” before McCain got there?? The Democrats have been stalling and stalling the whole deal – they would love to see this country on the brink of a depression just to prove a point. Like making us all pay more for gas while they fly around in their jets and drive around in their limos.
What’s truly scary is, there appears to be a chance he could still be elected. A bad guy? Well, he did call his wife a cunt in public, and he did cozy up to charles keating, who lost tens of thousands of old ladies their life savings, and he did leave his disabled wife, who had waited for him while he was a prisoner of war for years in vietnam, having an affair with a beer heiress, with an eye on her money to fuel his career in politics, but I guess suffering the torments of the damned in a vietnam hell hole for 4 years and not leaving when they gave you the chance because everyone else wasn’t being freed, buys you a get out of jail for life pass. kind of like mickey mantle or neil armstrong. you’ll never have to pay for a beer the rest of your life.
I just think he’s past his expiration date, but with a wild hair up his ass to do something “big” before he takes the dirt nap. and that “big” thing, I get the awful feeling, might require the presence of my two teenage sons.
not to mention – I think the republicans have earned a long vacation don’t you think?
come on america – surprise me – elect obama.
I used to like Letterman a LOT! … but, he’s gone off the deep end. His joke about McCain not coming on the show was funny… the first and maybe – the second time.
20 ridiculous tirades later in the same show – and continuing into the next day is ridiculous and boorish.
News flash Dave… you’re a comic talk show host… nothing more. You’re not the nightly news… nor a journalist of any kind.
You tell JOKES! Lately… bad ones at that. McCain had every right… and common sense to go on with Couric – instead of fielding bush league jokes on your show.
He’s campaigning… not selling a book. Letterman needs to grow up… he threw a similar tantrum when Paris Hilton ditched his show.
Leno is looking better these days.
Letterboy sucks!
Letterman always beats a dead horse into a pulp. There’s nothing surprising about that. It’s his signature move.
Wow, some of you sad people are in some serious denial. To use a word McCain himself has run into the ground, he really “cratered” this week. And to believe that the House Republicans — many of whom are going to find themselves out of jobs come November — weren’t obstructionists is the epitome of head-in-the-sand political analysis. Then again, you’re the type of people who chant “Hanoi Hilton,” “War Hero” and “9/11″ as if those will make you feel better than realizing that McCain is the one who has sold you down the river and devalued your net worth.
Dave is spot on and on fire; his last two shows have been some of the most compelling Dave we’ve ever seen – because he’s always best when he’s got moral indignation on his side and a target worth hitting.
The person who says, “Letterboy sucks” in this talkback only proves how unfunny someone who’s angry and has no talent can be. Dave is the real deal.
Seriously Nikki, WHO CARES?! What’s your point? What are you getting at? We should have sympathy for David Letterman? Guy makes $40 million/year. I don’t give a damn if his guests ditch on him. Are we gonna get the same coverage if Obama does something similar? Letterman isn’t funny, and he couldn’t look goofier with those white socks. Just sayin.
For those of you that like to bash David Letterman for airing his feelings on his show, lighten up. You don’t have to watch David Letterman. It is his show and he can do what he wants with it. If he wants to bitch and moan about a politician missing his show for a reason that ended up being a lie, he can do so. The bottom line is that Late Night Television is a good way to reach voters nowdays and politicians have been doing it for years. The bottom line is this:
*John McCain was booked to be a guest on the Late Show Wednesday Night;
*John McCain cancelled two hours before filming because he said that he had to fly back to Washington to fix the economy;
*The Late Show’s booker had to find a last minute replacement for John McCain. They likely called Regis but he said he was busy so they called Keith Olbermann who agreed to go on the show at the last minute;
*At the beginning, Dave praised John McCain for going back to Washington to fix the economy;
*During filming, the control room discovered live over-the-air coverage of John McCain live on the CBS Evening News which is live while the Late Show is taped;
*The control room cuts to live footage of John McCain at the Evening News with Keith Olbermann at his side and Dave discovers that he has been lied to.
The horrible result of all this is that John McCain is in big trouble with voters over this deal. First he lies to a late night comic that he is skipping his show to make an emergency flight to Washington and somehow has stopovers with Katie Couric and his banker friends before flying back to come to a meeting as John Wayne but leaving as Elmer Fudd after he has been bested by Bugs Bunny. On top of all that, Keith Olbermann, who has better things to do such as prepare an all new edition of Countdown, comes on the program and finds out that his host has been lied to, and now the only thing that might get done by the end of the week might be another special comment which is most likely in one if its final drafts.
On a side note, Ricky Gervais would be a horrible choice for Oscar host. He is a british TV actor that has as much of a connection to movies as GM has to selling Soda pop or Pellicano has to following the law.
Gee, a veteran senator/Washington reformer/Navy pilot/pow vs. a man who has written 2 books about himself. That’s a really tough call.