I am sure that in one hundred years people will still be debating this.

When did conservatives become such whiny pussies?

Letterman: and what about G. Gordon Liddy? Didn't you have a fundraiser at his place?

McCain: Whargharbal

I want everyone to notice how whenever McCain,Plain or Bush get criticized they hide behind the military.

McCain did that 3 times on Letterman. Palin does it even when it's her fans wanting her to speak louder.

they run for refuge using the soldiers as human shields.

can't criticize them w/o hating America. No sir.

Fark the Wall Street Journal. Seriously, roll it up into a tube and fark it. It's much more useful that way.

Majick Thise: Dorothy needs to chill...

Dorothy needs to learn how to write. She sounds like George Will and Dennis Miller got together to intentionally make 15 paragraphs feel like 15 pages.

wiredroach: Or maybe Dave's rightfully irked that McCain can make time to use the Letterman show to announce his candidacy when it suits his purposes, then blow Dave off when it's time to "rush to Washington" to f*ck up the bailout negotiations. Dave can be prickly and often belabors a joke to death, but he hardly raked McCain over the coals.

Dave's one of the least pretentious and classiest celebs alive. He owns a ranch in rural Montana and a few years ago an "anonymous benefactor" brought Willie Nelson in to perform for the entire town nearby. All you had to do was show proof you lived in the county and you got a free ticket to the show. The identity of the generous person who paid for the show was, to say the least, a terribly-kept secret. And this was after a local idiot from the same town hatched a failed plot to kidnap Dave's infant son and hold him for ransom.

Not to mention the musical act on tonight's show is a local Montana kid whom Dave saw, liked, and invited on the show. That's class, Wall Street Journal. Learn from the master.

I'll always respect Letterman for the support and friendship he gave Zevon.

FTA "Mr. Letterman lurched from fury to fervent wonder at John McCain's wartime heroism"

"nothing in Mr. Letterman's tireless emissions on the subject spoke for anything but his rage."

Yeah, Dave is out of control, someone should tell that guy to relax and stop taking things so seriously.

/So much spin i feel nauseous

Yesdog: When did conservatives become such whiny pussies?

They've always been whiny pussies.

BULLIES to be more precise.

Wow. It's almost as if Letterman was savaged by a dead sheep.

Still no explanation for how McCain managed to "suspend" his campaign for exactly the amount of time it takes to drive a bus a couple blocks in Manhattan. Now that's bravery.

I daresay after a scathing rebuke like that, Letterman will retire - and I don't mean announce his retirement, he'll just be gone one night.

Seriously, I've rolled my eyes so much this past week they are sore.

I don't know why people are still surprised by Letterman's humor and allow themselves to be angered by it. He's got the same shtick he's had for years. He makes easy jokes, where the humor isn't the joke, but the delivery and the repetitions of it are. You watch his show for a week and you start to anticipate and look forward to specific gags.

He picks the low hanging fruit and does it better than anyone else. And McCain's got the lowest hanging fruit out there...

ewww...



/Letterman>Conan>Ferguson>Kimmel>>>>>Leno

So, a person writing about a comedian doesn't know what jokes are.

That's too bad.

RJames:

/Letterman>Conan>Ferguson>Kimmel>>>>>Leno


Letterman>Ferguson>Conan>Leno>>>>>>>>>>K immel.

Better.

David Letterman has a well known shtick that his fans know and expect. He grabs on to a gag like a, dare I say, pitbull (sans lipstick). McCain knows Dave can be prickly, and his becoming the butt of a barrage of criticism could hardly have been unexpected. Heck, as a fan, I would have been disappointed.

I give McCain kudos for going back on the show, and admitting,"I screwed up." I thought it what a worthwhile interview. Dave asked some really hard hitting questions, and received mixed responses. This was better journalism than the professionals of late. McCain seemed more like himself, at times. I have always liked John McCain, but I have not been even remotely satisfied with his campaign, platform, or choice of VP.

I think he could have handily won this election (he still may); irregardless, he has severely damaged his reputation; he has damaged his ability to govern, if elected; and he has lost credibility with independents and moderate democrats.

John McCain is basically a good guy, a capable guy, who has made some fundamentally poor decisions to mollify his base, and has apparently not been able to effectively control his election machine.

Sarah Palin is a national embarrassment who has absolutely no business on a national ticket.The defense of her by the Republican machine is laughable, and is a continuation of Rovian propaganda tactics: Repeat the lie. She represents some of the worst extremes in America, and is a divisive figure, regardless of her celebrity.

I honestly have my doubts about Barrack Obama. I have heard little of his campaign platform which instills me with confidence in how he will govern. I don't think his health care plan is bold enough. While tax policy needs to be changed, I don't know what his plan can achieve in reality. I don't know the specifics of a real energy policy. How will we change the incredulous inequity of wealth in this country? I have serious concern that Democrat House, Senate, and Presidency can govern with discipline. They will have a short leash. Remember 1994.

The article compares Arthur Godfrey to Letterman, proof that the author is deranged. Godfrey was on the air for six hours a day five days a week and did commentaries and other stuff on weekends. At one point he was something like 25% of CBS's total output. Letterman is a late night comic with an weekly combined audience that is not even a tenth of what Godfrey scored in a single hour.
I'm no fan of Letterman, I think his show lost its edge when it moved to 11:30 but McCain deserved a roasting he got.

However,I do wish there were more Obama jokes. The McCain jokes are just re-treads of the Bob Dole jokes. We get it he's OLD, ha,ha. Isn't Letterman like 60? Hey he's OLD too. Ain't that funny.

Because it's David Letterman's fault McCain lied.

Just like it's because of Obama not doing McCain's so-called 10 Town Halls that McCain relied on lies and negativity rather than tell the nation how he'd be a better leader.

Subby didn't read the article. There is no ripping of a new one in there. It's mostly just someone whining because he doesn't like Dave Letterman, and offering nothing much by way of reasoning, besides a brief interlude to an unrelated person from the past.

I'm supposed to be surprised the media's not in the bag for Obama?

If John McCain can't handle Letterman, what's he going to do when Putin rears his ugly head?

Hmmm I have a better headline. Writer of pro republican newspaper gets sand in the virgina.
Subby should just watch fox news and leave the real issues to the big boys.
I used to trust the WSJ even though it was biased for stocks and biz news but after Murdoch took over I would not trust it to tell me how to get change for a dollar.

Dear Ms. Rabbiwinoshiatz,

You are obviously a whiny, creepy, New York Princess Jewowitz that is still sad, mad, bitter that Hillary did not get the golden goose that is the nomination for the Democratic Party. Get over it.

I have to say that Letterman (whatever his foibles) asked McSame some of the toughest, most pointed, most direct, most pertinent questions that any news person/entertainer/fake news journalist/comedy guy/whatever has asked him during this campaign cycle.

His only response? "I screwed up".

Yeah well John, that pretty much sums up your campaign.

Give me a farkin' break. Sarah "You Betcha" Palin is qualified to serve as President if God forbid something should happen to McSame because of her experience in her less than two years as Governor of a State with over 20,000 employees?!?!?!

I stood about three feet away from Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies at an airport last year. Does that make me qualified to play in the World Series?

And please, your bovine manure talking point about "That she inspired Americans". My third grade teacher inspired me. Forty seven years ago. I'm pretty sure shes dead now as she was in her 60's at the time. Is she still qualified by your standards?

Here's a newsflash for you. Sarah Palin inspired me to vote against you.

I am in fact a registered Republican. I did support McSame when he was running against W but no way now.

Their assertion that she is experienced in foreign policy because she can see Russia from her house in Alaska is like eating lunch at Taco Bell and saying you are an expert in Latin American policy.

McSame/Moosehunter: Pack it in, refund the remainder of your warchest to the taxpayers, call it a day and don't waste our time.

All the major news orgs are trying to figure out how to fill the time 11/04/08 while you and whats-her-face are getting your butts kicked by the next President of the United States, Barack HUSSAIN Obama.

Kind of hurts getting a whooping by a secret, closet, terrorist palling, war ending, tax cutting, people helping, hope giving, inspiring, honest, non-fake, ethical, spiritual, Christian, winner, doesn't it.

Sounds like the author was riping a comedian for being a comedian.



COMICS SOMETIMES POKE FUN AT OTHERS.

Yesdog: When did conservatives become such whiny pussies?

Come on, when haven't they been? Actually, it's just been the last 8 years. Up until then, they were tough. This latest bunch could be called the Kotex Mafia.

Awwwww, why can't comedians play nice?

I love Dave, but he should never have had that douche on his show.

desertshadowz: Dear Ms. Rabbiwinoshiatz,

You are obviously a whiny, creepy, New York Princess Jewowitz that is still sad, mad, bitter that Hillary did not get the golden goose that is the nomination for the Democratic Party. Get over it.

I have to say that Letterman (whatever his foibles) asked McSame some of the toughest, most pointed, most direct, most pertinent questions that any news person/entertainer/fake news journalist/comedy guy/whatever has asked him during this campaign cycle.

His only response? "I screwed up".

Yeah well John, that pretty much sums up your campaign.

Give me a farkin' break. Sarah "You Betcha" Palin is qualified to serve as President if God forbid something should happen to McSame because of her experience in her less than two years as Governor of a State with over 20,000 employees?!?!?!

I stood about three feet away from Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies at an airport last year. Does that make me qualified to play in the World Series?

And please, your bovine manure talking point about "That she inspired Americans". My third grade teacher inspired me. Forty seven years ago. I'm pretty sure shes dead now as she was in her 60's at the time. Is she still qualified by your standards?

Here's a newsflash for you. Sarah Palin inspired me to vote against you.

I am in fact a registered Republican. I did support McSame when he was running against W but no way now.

Their assertion that she is experienced in foreign policy because she can see Russia from her house in Alaska is like eating lunch at Taco Bell and saying you are an expert in Latin American policy.

McSame/Moosehunter: Pack it in, refund the remainder of your warchest to the taxpayers, call it a day and don't waste our time.

All the major news orgs are trying to figure out how to fill the time 11/04/08 while you and whats-her-face are getting your butts kicked by the next President of the United States, Barack HUSSAIN Obama.

Kind of hurts getting a whooping by a secret, closet, terrorist palling, war ending, tax cutting, people helping, hope giving, inspiring, honest, non-fake, ethical, spiritual, Christian, winner, doesn't it.

I cried a little reading this. A++++++
/continue posting here sir

David Letterman is no Johnny Carson.

GratuityIncluded: David Letterman is no Johnny Carson.


Carson's last couple of years were terrible.

I'm not a big fan of Letterman, but when he came back from his sextuple (or whatever) bypass surgery he had Foo Fighters on. And they played Everlong, about 8 years after it was a hit, because according to Dave "It's one of my favorite songs."

desertshadowz: Kind of hurts getting a whooping by a secret, closet, terrorist palling, war ending, tax cutting, people helping, hope giving, inspiring, honest, non-fake, ethical, spiritual, Christian, winner, doesn't it.

So....basically, Letterman biatched and whined about McCain not showing up to do his show, so now Dorothy Rabinowitz is biatching and whining about Letterman biatching and whining about McCain not doing his show?

Man, I wish I had time to be so shallow and pretentious.