Sep 26
Letterman Ribs McCain
I was able to catch a bit of The Late Show with David Letterman last night, when David Letterman was still talking about John McCain’s sudden decision to bow out of a scheduled appearance the night before. McCain canceled his appearance at the last minute, so he could play superhero and “race” to Washington to save the country from an economy he told Letterman was “about to crater.”
In the clips below — from Wednesday’s show — Letterman, who made it clear that he regards McCain as a real hero for his war service, wasn’t particularly amused:
“So the economy is about to crater. You’re a senator, a fourth-term senator from Arizona. You go back to Washington. You handle what you need to handle. Don’t suspend your campaign. You let your campaign go on, shouldered by your vice presidential nominee. That’s what you do. You don’t quit. Or is that really a good thing to do?”
Then there was this about McCain’s absent “second string quarterback:”
“You say, ‘I gotta get back to Washington to save this country.’ Good for you. ‘And while I’m gone, campaigining in my stead will be my great running mate from the state of Alaska, Sarah Palin. And she comes out and campaigns. What happened there? What’s the problem? Where is she? Why isn’t she doing that?”
Here’s a clip of nine minutes’ worth of Letterman’s remarks on McCain’s last-minute decision. Enjoy.
Towards the end of the clip, Letterman points out that McCain had called him personally to tell him he was “racing back to Washington,” then pointed to a supposedly-live clip of McCain sitting down for an interview with Katie Couric.
Maybe his pit crew had to change a tire during the race to the airport and they just happened to stop right outside CBS News?
On last night’s show, Letterman pointed out that after all of that, McCain didn’t actually leave for Washington until Thursday morning, which would have given him time to make Letterman’s show with no problem.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Oh awesome!! I rarely watch Dave (for several reasons, one of which is named Paul), but this clip is pretty much a home run for him IMHO.
September 27th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I saw it Wed night & Loved it! I totally agree with him. If the man can’t do or handle both these things he should not be our president. Palin knows Dave would GRILL her! If by chance they win, the only comfort I will have is Dave making jokes about the both of them and Bill Maher going after them. McCain did a horrible job on the debate. He was like Nixon & not looking at the camera to the people nor Obama. He can’t look at him & that tells me something. Alot of times he didn’t answer the questions directly but used his buzz words & emotional appeals. I’ll be quite surprised if he wins. Personally, I can’t wait to see Palin debate next week!
September 28th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Hi Patrick
I saw the show both nights, and Letterman was at his finest. It’s a shame about John McCain. That was such a tacky move by him, and his lying only reflects on his credibility. If he is willing to lie about that… and so on. Anyway, it wasn’t a good move. What a weird world. Hmmm… if he couldn’t make it to Letterman, couldn’t Sarah Palin have pinched hit? She was in New York. (Tee Hee)