McCain canceling appearance on Letterman tonight-OLBERMANN to be on Letterman instead!

[jenmito]

:bounce:

[eleny]

Touche, Letterman!

Excellent.

[jenmito]

3. Yup! And I'm sure Olbermann will speak his mind on what he thinks of all rhis!

[eleny]

9. They won't be strictly talking baseball!

[trueblue2007]

67. This is great. Another DU thread talks about Letterman. Info here

post this all over the place. PUT THIS ON HUFF.



Here's the video link if it's not already posted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E

Someone also posted it in the Videos forums under the title "Letterman Rips Mccain"




http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7172412#7173596


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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/letterman...

(snip)
David Letterman was so unhappy that Mr. McCain canceled his scheduled appearance on his show Wednesday night that he spent much of the first segment assailing the senator’s decision and suggesting “something doesn’t smell right” about the Senator’s plan to go to Washington to work on the financial crisis.

Mr. Letterman told his audience that Senator McCain had called him directly on short notice Wednesday, to tell him he had to cancel his appearance. After expressing his admiration for Mr. McCain and his sacrifice as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, Mr. Letterman said, “When you all up at the last minute and cancel, that’s not the John McCain I know.” He repeated that “something smells right now” and he suggested “somebody must have put something in his Metamucil.”

Mr. Letterman said Mr. McCain had said the economy was “about to crater” which necessitated that he get to Washington right away. Mr. Letterman then suggested that McCain should not be suspending his campaign at all and that he could have “sent in the second-string quarterback,” his vice presidential running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, to fill in for him. “You don’t quit,” Mr. Letterman said.

(snip)
Even after Mr. Letterman brought out Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC host and vituperative Republican critic as the substitute guest for Mr. McCain, he continued to assail Mr. McCain for the decision to cancel the appearance. His critique reached a high point when he learned that at the very moment Mr. McCain was supposed to be on the couch next to him being interviewed, the senator was at the CBS News center three blocks away in Manhattan, getting ready to be interviewed by the CBS News anchor, Katie Couric.

Mr. Letterman ordered his director to put on a live feed from that location, which showed Mr. McCain getting made up to go on with Ms. Couric. “He doesn’t seem to be racing to the airport,” Mr. Letterman observed.

[blossomstar]

72. McCain is a Jerk of the first order.

He is in total panic mode because his campaign is in the tank. He thought he'd do better with Couric with more voters. Creep. He doesn't give a shit about his word, honor, his country, only John McCain. What a loser.

[Dollface]

1. Woot!

[Clio the Leo]

2. woohoo! Small victories! I encourage everyone to rewatch.......

.... Obama's appearance instead!

http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/964805.phtml

[Shakespeare]

4. BWAHAHA! Most excellent. n/t

[jenmito]

7. It sure is!

[Iterate]

5. Ouch, that oughta teach 'em

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. Perfect!!!!!

[jenmito]

8. Intrade now has Obama up nearly 10 "points"!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

10. He's going to have to go higher in the polls seriously as the Repukes intend on stealing it again.

[jenmito]

17. He IS higher in the polls! He's above 50 in about 3 polls now!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

48. I know but please read this thread and you'll understand what I mean

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=4071366

[loudsue]

53. You're absolutely right about that. Come election day, no democratic votes will be counted in

a lot of precincts. The republicans disappear democratic votes almost as well as they disappear the collective wealth of an entire country....OURS.

[ellacott]

11. This is for real?

I thought it was a joke.

This will be funny. Hopefully I can find a video link tomorrow.

[jenmito]

13. I heard it on MSNBC. n/t

[ellacott]

21. This will be great

:)

[jenmito]

12. McCain' desperate ploy to show he's "putting country first" will backfire as Olbermann will tell

the country that Obama's able to walk and chew gum at the same time!

[loyalkydem]

14. For the first time in years

I'm watching Letterman

[jenmito]

15. You missed Chris Rock then on Monday night.

[dgibby]

55. I think Chris is going to be on Larry King

either tonight or tomorrow, but don't take my word for it 'cause I'm old and confused--OMG!!!---I just realized I qualify to be the republican presidential candidate! What the hell am I doing on DU? Sorry, I have to cancel now and get to WaRshington (that IS how it's spelled, isn't it?) and FIX EVERYTHING and DRILL, BABY, DRILL, and kill Bin Laden 'cause I KNOW HOW TO DO IT AND I WILL!:rofl:

[crazy_vanilla]

62. this is funny

I am sometimes confused too, I should definitely run to be the Republican nominee!!!:rofl:

[dgibby]

65. You'll have to be the VP

I may be confused, but I know for a fact I never killed a Moose!:evilgrin:

[firedupdem]

16. Good! He's going to eat McCain alive! n/t

[City Lights]

18. You can run, Coward John, but you cannot hide!

We're gonna smoke you out of your hole!

:rofl:

[jenmito]

20. He CAN hide...

let him hide 'til after the GE!

[City Lights]

26. I'm at the point where I want to keep poking him with a stick.

Keep agitating him til he blows! :evilgrin:

[jenmito]

31. I've BEEN at that point for a long time now!

:D

[Cha]

23. Wonder whose idea the

run and hide campaign strategy was? And keeping palin's lips' zipped?

[jenmito]

29. Probably Rove's/Schmidt's.

[redqueen]

19. Is McCain having a meltdown? Does he think he can just hide from problems as President?

:wtf:

[jenmito]

22. He's trying to look like he's serious about the economy since he sees his poll numbers

taking a dive!

[redqueen]

27. Hiding out shows he's serious?

Dunno how that works, but alllllrighty then! :rofl:

[jenmito]

28. No-I mean not appearing on Letterman.

[redqueen]

30. I do too!

It's what... a half hour?

Is skipping that supposed to mean that extra few hours he spends "working on the economy" will make a difference?

I don't get it...

[jenmito]

32. Obama canceled his appearance on SNL's debut.

McCain's copying him once again.

[BearSquirrel2]

73. This is a miscalculation ...

This is a miscalculation as McCain is effectively ceding the conversation to Obama. They will regret this.

[AtomicKitten]

24. Excellent! Dave is trading up!

[jenmito]

33. He sure is!

[Cha]

35. Yeah, it's like O-Kay..we don't get mcchicken..so

we'll get a respected news man to kibitz on the latest distraction from the mcpalin campaign.

Must watch tv.

[NYC_SKP]

25. WTF, What on EARTH will they have to talk about?

I'm gonna rate your thread "KRAZY"!!

:silly:

[jenmito]

34. Politics!

Go ahead-make my day! :)

[Janice325]

36. Darn!

I was going to bed early tonight because I've got a really early MRI tomorrow morning across town (Atlanta area).
So much for sleep.

[jenmito]

39. At least you have your priorities in order!

Good luck with your MRI, though. :)

[Janice325]

57. Thanks.

It's just a follow up on something from last year. :hi:

[jenmito]

61. That's good to hear...

Then enjoy Letterman tonight! :hi:

[jenmito]

40. At least you have your priorities in order!

Good luck with your MRI, though. :)

[Inchworm]

37. If we got free bases for all these balks

We'd win the game quick

:hi:

[jenmito]

41. Yup!

:hi:

[Major Hogwash]

38. What is love? Don't hurt me. Don't hurt me, no more. What is love? Don't hurt me.

I'm doing that dance that Jim Carrey and Chris Kattan did on SNL years ago.

This is crazy!!!! We won!!!!

"McCain calls "time out", McCain cancels election, sez his campaign sucks, doesn't want to be shown up in the polls."

LOL

[jenmito]

44. I knew what you were doing before I even read the message of your post...

Yup! McCain's goin' down!

[WheelWalker]

42. Sorry, John. You're out of time-outs.

[jenmito]

45. I think the voters are agreeing with you!

[OneGrassRoot]

43. No shit?!!!! LOLOLOLOL.......... purrrrrrrrfect. :) n/t

[jenmito]

46. Yup! McCain is desperate TRYING to look like he suddenly cares about the economy even more

than being on a late-night comedy show! FAIL! :rofl:

[nc4bo]

47. I better get the popcorn and snacks ready now - cause this is gonna be a looong fun night! nt

[ecstatic]

49. He really f*cked up. Big time. ROFL nt

[DangerousRhythm]

50. NICE!!

Thanks Grampy! I'd rather see Olbermann any day! :D

[jenmito]

51. So would I!

:D

[Phred42]

52. I'd trade KO for Grampy anytime - However - Would have loved

to see Letterman grill Grampy on the bailout

[Berry Cool]

54. Don't you mean you'd trade Grampy for KO anytime?

:-) That's just too good a deal. That's like exchanging a handful of beans for a chest of gold!

[vanderBeth]

56. Way to go from a shitty show to an awesome one!

[crazy_vanilla]

58. This will be one to TiVo for posterity

[ailsagirl]

59. Now THIS is must-see TV!!!

Get 'em, Keith!!

:kick:

[uppityperson]

60. Seriously? omg. That will be something.

[Arrowhead2k1]

63. This is going to be replayed all over the news tomorrow morning.

Oh and on Youtube.
McCain is cooked!

[jenmito]

64. Olbermann just confirmed it...

he said, "McCain cancels his appearance on The Late Show, and guess who pinch-hits! Oops!" Then he showed video of himself walking onto the set. :D

[jenmito]

66. kick

[ailsagirl]

68. and according to KO, DL is "on fire" because McPain lied about

his whereabouts-- when he called to cancel, he told DL that he was flying to Washington tonight then turned around and had an interview with Katie Couric right there in NY. He'll fly to Washington tomorrow...

And a "jilted" Letterman is furious!!

Should be interesting!! :popcorn:

[kster]

69. In the debate McCain has to answer the questions, he can not "plead the fifth"

thats why he cannot debate because he has to answer questions on the economy and most likely he will incriminate himself while doing so, Budweiser attorneys told him he was being set up, for a fall.

Just a thought.

:)

[Festivito]

70. Letterman on half-hour late tonite. Tonite Show was on tho.

they usually run opposite each other at the same time.
Dave:
Olberman listed.
McCain cancelled.
Palin not told... still circling the theater. Tee-hee-hee
McCain went back to Washington instead.. to work on the crisis. Nipped that in the bud!
Lots of McCain and Palin jokes.

[Sunnyshine]

71. I like it. Go Keith - O!

Go Barack - O!

:woohoo:

[OakCliffDem]

74. Letterman has sure stuck it to McCain

[Bette Noir]

75. Ticking off Letterman?

Great move, McCain.

[ailsagirl]

76. Dave certainly said a lot of nice things about McCain-- even tho

he was ranting. Is Letterman a dem? Does anyone know? :shrug:

[eppur_se_muova]

77. Memo to self: Never cancel on Letterman.

If it's really, really, really, unavoidable -- like, say, you're having your leg amputated -- be sure to say "I'm not McCaining on you!"

And be sure to mail him the leg.