Letterman on McCain: sad, funny and true
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| Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:12pm |
"After receiving a call from the McCain campaign canceling an appearance on tonight's Late Night with David Letterman, it was discovered that McCain stopped down the street to be interviewed by CBS' Katie Couric rather than rushing back to Washington to work on the proposed Wall Street bailout, as Letterman had been told.
"Hey Senator," Letterman mocked in front of live video of the interview, "can I give you a ride home?"
Letterman had earlier expressed suspicion at McCain's move to suspend his campaign. "This doesn't smell right," he said. "This isn't the way a tested hero behaves."
"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, Sarah Palin. Where is she?"
"What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough?" Letterman added. "Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!""
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_mocked_by_Letterman_after_Late_0924.html

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This is such a non-issue. Why would a thinking self respecting politician appear on a comedy show when the nation is in an economic crisis. It makes much more sense for him to have appeared on a "news" show, no matter the low ratings.
Yep,
McCain could do any show or NO show that he chose.
So, I listed my facts, and no response? Well, I guess you are still looking for a way to denie the FACTS!
Considering that every major poll conducted about the first debate indicates that Barack Obama won it, I'd say that he's more than ready to "go to the mat" with McCain - or just about anyone else, frankly. It was McCain who looked churlish and Senatorial (argumentative), rather than Presidential, in that debate.
Allowing John McCain to literally dictate the terms, times and format of the debates would be ceding ground to him which the Obama campaign neither needs to cede, nor would it be particularly advisable for them to do so. I know you really WANT the fact that Obama didn't let McCain simply dictate the terms to him be evidence that Obama's "not ready" (or "scared") to face McCain....but the performance of both men, as well as the pretty-much universal reaction of both voters and viewers and the media who covered it, says otherwise.
Ma, whenever ya see a cop beatin' a guy
Wherever a hungry new born baby cries
Wherever there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
Look for me ma'
I'll be there
Wherever somebody's strugglin' for a place to stand
For a decent job or a helpin' hand
Wherever somebody is strugglin' to be free
Look in their eyes ma,
You'll see me!
No choice?
Of course he does. There is no United States law which says that debates must be held; none at all. Obama, had he wished to, could easily have refused to debate entirely. He did not, because a) debates give voters a chance to see the candidates relatively unscripted, in an environment where they can't retract comments or simply read from teleprompters, and b) because Obama wasn't at all afraid of facing McCain in a debate. He just wasn't interested in allowing McCain to dictate the time, format and number of debates, and that was a wise move on Obama's part.
Ma, whenever ya see a cop beatin' a guy
Wherever a hungry new born baby cries
Wherever there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
Look for me ma'
I'll be there
Wherever somebody's strugglin' for a place to stand
For a decent job or a helpin' hand
Wherever somebody is strugglin' to be free
Look in their eyes ma,
You'll see me!
Ma, whenever ya see a cop beatin' a guy
Wherever a hungry new born baby cries
Wherever there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
Look for me ma'
I'll be there
Wherever somebody's strugglin' for a place to stand
For a decent job or a helpin' hand
Wherever somebody is strugglin' to be free
Look in their eyes ma,
You'll see me!
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