Wednesday, September 24, 2008

David Letterman Knows a Joke When He Sees One

According to the Drudge Report, the late-night comedian, who was supposed to have McCain on as a guest today, is less than impressed with the suspension gimmick:
David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy.

Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, “Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?”

Earlier in the show, Dave kept saying, “You don’t suspend your campaign. This doesn’t smell right. This isn’t the way a tested hero behaves.” And he joked: “I think someone’s putting something in his metamucil.”

“He can’t run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second string quarterback, Sara Palin. Where is she?”

“What are you going to do if you’re elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We’ve got a guy like that now!”

(Via Slog.)

1 comment:

naxxie said...

dave as always straight to the point. many people should see this link. if mccain will lie to dave, what do you think he will do to the american people? dave can be so crass at times, and even rude, but his bluntness is what i have always admired in him. he doesn't usually stick his nose into political things publicly, but in this case i'm sure he felt the need to. big high 5 to dave.