The spiteful David Letterman pulled out a really mean-spirited Top Ten list when John McCain cancelled his appearance on Late Night Wednesday night.
TOP TEN QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ASKING THE JOHN McCAIN CAMPAIGN
1. "This is President Bush -- What's all this trouble with the economy?"
2. "Is this just an excuse to catch up on napping?"
3. "Hillary here -- My schedule is free Friday night"
4. "What would Matlock do?"
5. "Are you doing all of this just to get out of going on Letterman?"
6. "Do you still think the fundamentals of our economy are strong, Genius?"
7. "Hi, this is Clay Aiken. Is McCain single?"
8. "Can't you solve this by selling some of your homes?"
9. "Hi, it's Sarah Palin -- Does this mean I'm Parsident?"
10. "I just contributed to your campaign -- How do I get a refund?"
How utterly classless!
If Letterman feels he was snubbed, why doesn't he take it up with McCain instead of having a tantrum on national TV?
This is not good.
I think Letterman's hissy fit tonight will be remembered for a long, LONG time.
I wonder if he'll have any regrets when he watches the tape of the show. I hope he has the decency to regret what he did.
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David Letterman and John McCain: The Drubbing
RECAP: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Show #2987
CBS News Ticked Off at Letterman
14 comments:
but it was kind of funny. i think dave was great about showering praise on mccain at the start but the fact is mccain lied about having to "rush to the airport" and then we see him getting his makeup done at katie couric's. that's not "straight talk".
You, mom, you are wasting your time. Your wall of shame, I read it through and couldn't see anything as such 'shame'. get a life.
Letterman showed no class whatsoever. He acted like a jilted lover run amok. Letterman was livid.
He was Fatal Attraction nuts. He really lost it.
Just because McCain chose to do a quick interview with CBS News anchor Couric doesn't mean that he lied.
It could be that Letterman was under the wrong impression, that he misinterpreted what McCain told him.
Letterman disgraced himself.
It's all a game. None of this is real. That attitude is exactly why we are in the mess we are in.
No matter. If there is a depression the media will fold like a house of cards and then their employees will be wandering around on the street wondering how this could ever have happened to them.
"None of this is real."
What's not real?
I think Letterman's tantrum was real.
Do you mean that I don't need to worry about the economy?
Everything's hunky dory?
I can breathe again.
lol. letterman is great.
That was the funniest Letterman has been in a while. I absolutely loved the hissey fit and thought it was more than appropriate. Letterman has thrown these fits before when other guest cancel at the last minute. It was only appropriate that McCain received his fury. You need to realize that Letterman depends on guest for his show and when one cancels at the last minute it forces his staff to scramble to try to fill the void. The best part of the rant was when the cut McCain sitting with Katie preparing for the interview for the news. So much for having to fly to Washington for the economic emergency, the funniest bit is that McCain/Palin are still in NYC on Friday morning.
Here are my big questions:
- Why didn’t McCain send Palin to Leterman as a substitute? She was in NYC, Dave would have been ecstatic to have her and the interview would have been in her sweet spot (personal traits rather then issues) on and it would have made McCain appear to be able to delegate responsibilities (a sign of a good leader).
- Also why wait until now to participate in the negotiations? Why not go back to DC last week when the solution was proposed, he knew a bi-partisan bill would need to be passed and that was his “strong suit.”
-Why “suspend” the campaign two days before the debate? If he was going to do this it would have been smarter to do this last Thursday when the solution was proposed. This is a PR nightmare and does not make him look presidential at all.
I was a huge supporter of McCain, but I have to say that I now have serious doubts whether he is capable of performing the duties of the president. I started to have my doubts about his judgment when he picks Palin over Lieberman and Ridge. I then started to have even bigger ones when he came out with the “The fundamentals of the economy are strong” statement, then backpedaled two weeks ago. And now I’m having even bigger concerns about the “suspending” of his campaign. With 40 days to go I don’t think I can support him anymore.
UP,
Yes, I can tell you were a "huge supporter of McCain."
Now that's funny!
Brian, if you found humor in the spiteful Letterman's McCain bash fest Top Ten List, then I would count yourself among the divisive and angry.
So your candidate is a foolish, incompetent liar. Don't blame Letterman about it.
Instead, ask yourself: do you REALLY support McCain due to his merits? Everyday and from day one he has been the worse choice; ask yourself why you think this guy is any good.
Do you also think the economy is sound? Do you still support Bush? Don't you know that McCain and Bush support each other now quite fondly?
I admire your incredible loyalty, but you're taking it too far. You call a shoe a shoe, a liar a liar, and so on and so forth.
Mary:
McCain said he was 'rushing to the capital to save the country' and then stayed in New York another day.
That makes the man a liar. Do you dispute this?
When one lies, one knowingly sets out to deceive.
Being wrong isn't necessarily a lie. Changing one's plans isn't necessarily a lie.
When McCain spoke to Letterman, did he intend to deceive him?
That's what Letterman is suggesting, but is Letterman certain that McCain lied to him?
If he's not sure, I think he should stop accusing McCain of being dishonorable.
Moreover, there is no way that on Wednesday evening at the time of the show's taping that Letterman would have had enough information to warrant his tirade.
Didn't McCain LIE about his reason for not being on the show?
That's considered acceptable?
He lied and they caught him lying.
I already addressed this question in my comment above.
AGAIN, just for you:
When one lies, one knowingly sets out to deceive.
Being wrong isn't necessarily a lie. Changing one's plans isn't necessarily a lie.
When McCain spoke to Letterman, did he intend to deceive him?
That's what Letterman is suggesting, but is Letterman certain that McCain lied to him?
If he's not sure, I think he should stop accusing McCain of being dishonorable.
Moreover, there is no way that on Wednesday evening at the time of the show's taping that Letterman would have had enough information to warrant his tirade.
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