Letterman's Thoughts on McCain's Cancellation

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David Letterman made it no secret how he feels about John McCain’s cancellation Wednesday of a scheduled appearance on the funny man's “Late Show” on CBS -- devoting his monologue to vent about the cancellation and mentioning it with disapproval throughout the show.

"I'm more than a little disappointed by this behavior," Letterman said. "We're suspending the campaign. Suspending it because there's an economic crisis, or because the poll numbers are sliding?"

Letterman’s "Top 10" centered on what questions people would ask the McCain presidential campaign, and the talk-show host even talked about the cancellation with guest Keith Olbermann.

As the show went on, more drama unfolded during taping of the "Late Show."

Earlier while taping the show, Letterman revealed to the audience that McCain personally called him to apologize for the cancellation because the presidential candidate was in a rush to the airport.

But later in the show, Letterman was informed that the GOP candidate was a mere five blocks away getting set up for an interview with CBS News’ Katie Couric. The funny man even showed a live feed of the candidate in real time -- not on his way to the airport!

Always the funny man, Letterman managed to weave in lots of jokes about the cancellation.

“Maybe if he hadn’t taken two years off to run for president, he wouldn’t have to rush to Washington now to deal with the crisis,” Letterman said.

He went on to say this about McCain's campaign:

“But when you call up, and you call up at the last minute and you cancel a show -- ladies and gentleman -- that’s starting to smell…,” Letterman said. “It makes me think something is going haywire with the campaign.”

A seemingly frustrated Letterman then questioned why McCain’s VP running mate, Sarah Palin, didn’t fill in for McCain, asking, “Where’s your second-string quarterback?”

Published 9/25/08 by the Insider

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    Anonymous 3/12/09 Reply
  • Frankly, I felt like you went overboard I thought you were bigger than than. In my opinion your are using the show to vent your personal opinions--and the humor is missing, something a good comedian never forgets. You said you would accept the...
    Anonymous 10/18/08 Reply
  • Are your writers, and yourself, so weak at writing jokes, that you need to constantly pick on political figures? Has anyone ever considered how this tear down of anyone in politics loks to people in other countries? If we can't get along with...
    Anonymous 10/8/08 Reply
  • Letterman: You better lay off John McCain and Sarah Palin.. You know, this attitude is going to come back to haunt you.. Our country has seen enough of the Liberal attitude in government.. Better get with the program and try to get some realistic...
    Anonymous 10/5/08 Reply
  • the white house chef is going to have a difficult time satisfying obama's palate.

    not so! there's plenty of old goats in washington
    Anonymous 10/2/08 Reply
  • Why would McCain or any other conservative be on the Obama show with the jerk!
    Anonymous 9/28/08 Reply
  • Talk show hosts...they know everything.
    Why is it that anyone cares what a numbnut moonbat like Letterman says?
    I am just glad he hates McCain. You are known by your friends and more importantly by your enemies. McCain is an honorable man who has...
    Anonymous 9/27/08 Reply
  • Enough, already. I have never written to a tv show in my life and have watched Letterman from the beginning years ago, but as a retired, disabled person who has lost a great deal of my savings in the last week, I think John McCain is right where he...
    Anonymous 9/26/08 Reply
  • Dave maybe you are a ugly date ya think? Leave the guy alone this is between McCain and Obamma or do you not think your guy can hold his own? What if people quit watching your show would you like that? Stay out of this it's politics!
    Anonymous 9/26/08 Reply
    • this reply is pure psychobabble pretzel-logic. What's in your Metamucil?
      Joy2xs 9/27/08
  • Smart move on McCain's part, not showing up for the Letterman show! David needs to hang it up and retire. Today, I find his program to be extremely boring and a total waste of my time. I'm pleased McCain didn't lower his standards by appearing with...
    Anonymous 9/26/08 Reply
    • Smart move? Where is your mind? It was well-said McCain was of no help or use for his role in Washington, his excuse to Letterman. It has also been well-said that if a person is bored, they must be a boring person, so what does that say of yourself,...
      Joy2xs 9/27/08
  • On Feb. 1, 1982, David Letterman hit the stage of "Late Night with David Letterman" and that night, single-handedly changed the face of late night television forever. Now, 25 years later, Letterman continues to set the standard in late night. With...
    Joy2xs 9/26/08 Reply
  • I think Mr. Letterman is still whinning and complaining about Senator's McCain cancellation. Mr. Letterman seems to take things hard. I wonder if he will talk about it again tomorrow evening. I he continues to carry on about it, maybe he should seek...
    Anonymous 9/26/08 Reply
    • maybe get that counseling for yerself namelessness
      Joy2xs 9/26/08
  • I have watched CBS since I was about 17 and now I am 57. I will never watch CBS again after 2 nights of crap about John McCain. From Letterman. No more CBC ever. Why dosn't he talk about that Barack Obama. If I were you dave I would apologize to...
    Anonymous 9/26/08 Reply
    • but u are nobody and not Dave, maybe u should apologize to Dave, not that he would care if u did or not, no more than Gramps McCain would care if Dave did or not
      Joy2xs 9/26/08
  • Letter is a funny guy, and yet very serious for such needed events. Always. But that has always been the risk if you were to cross any popular night-show host, especially, when they reign as a super-king of the night-time air-waves, where every...
    Joy2xs 9/26/08 Reply
  • David Letterman is once again showing the world just how much of an idiot he truely is. He makes no effort to hide how liberal-biased he is with his show. His continual Bush bashing shows absolutely no respect. Letterman is absolutely disgusting
    Anonymous 9/25/08 Reply
    • anonymous people suck too... Too bad we can't impeach citizenship for those idiots who voted for Bush into the Presidency, and supported his personal war based on lies mind you, in the first place. It should be those dummies who should be compelled...
      Joy2xs 9/26/08