McCain cancels Letterman appearance

[LotsOfQuestions]

Because there aren't the required 15 political threads on the front page this morning....

Letterman Mocks McCain
Christopher Weber

McCain was supposed to appear on "The Late Show" tonight but canceled at the last minute to (stage a political stunt) focus with a laser-like intensity on the economy. At the taping this afternoon, Dave showed his unhappiness, and his political savvy (via Drudge):

"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, Sarah 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!"​

It's funny cuz it's true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E

 

[Charade]

Why is it funny?

Does he need to be on Letterman?

 

[LoraJ]

I'm thinking they mean this is funny:


"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, Sarah 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!"

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Wow, that Dave really has "political savvy". Sorry the poor boy has such a big ego as to think that his silly little show takes precedence right now.

 

[j&t'sdad]

Letterman's top 10 last night about McCain was hysterical!

 

[okeydokey]

Funny he had time to be on with katie Couric though.

 

[okeydokey]

Who did Letterman have on instead? It's on way too late for me to watch.

 

[Charade]

Funny he had time to be on with katie Couric though.

Couric is a NEWS anchor. Letterman is well... Letterman.

 

[Crankyshank]

I thought what was funny was that McCain lied - he didn't have to fly right to DC. He was filming an interview with Katie Couric instead

 

[OrlandoMike]

Why is it funny?

Does he need to be on Letterman?

Need to be? No....

But you dont cancel one show, claiming to suspend your campaign so you can head to Washington, then show up a block down the street from Leterman to do an interview with Couric!

 

[Charade]

I thought what was funny was that McCain lied - he didn't have to fly right to DC. He was filming an interview with Katie Couric instead

So have we elevated Letterman to Couric's height?

Or the other way around?

 

[Planogirl]

I like Letterman and like him I'd like to know something. Where is Palin?

 

[Jennasis]

I thought what was funny was that McCain lied - he didn't have to fly right to DC. He was filming an interview with Katie Couric instead

That's what got me. You can't come on the show because you are rushing back to DC...but you have time to make a pit stop with Katie Couric. Well is it an emergency or not?

And McCain's campaign spokesperson confirmed it on The Today show this morning. What McCain "MEANT" when he said he had to immediately fly back to DC and couldn't appear on the show WAS that he actually didn't have time to do a funny show.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Funny he had time to be on with katie Couric though.

Yeah, Katie is a comedienne in her own right. If McCain doesn't have time to talk to funny man Dave, then he certainly shouldn't have time to talk to a seasoned journalist.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

Come on, Charade and Meatball. McCain blew it. You know it. If this would have been Obama you would have been howling for his blood. Aren't you being disingenuous?

 

[Charade]

Come on, Charade and Meatball. McCain blew it. You know it. If this would have been Obama you would have been howling for his blood. Aren't you being disingenuous?

Never!!!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Come on, Charade and Meatball. McCain blew it. You know it. If this would have been Obama you would have been howling for his blood. Aren't you being disingenuous?

Why are you asking if my answer is irrelevant since you've already got me all figured out?? You need to do a better job of stalking me if you think it would take something like that to make me howl for Obama's blood, but your dramatics are amusing.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

Never!!!

Hmmmmmm. Okay. But, how'd you like my word of the day?

 

[Chicago526]

It's not that he canceled the appearance, it's that he lied about why. Why not just say, "look, I've got a better gig with Couric and then I need to hop a plane to DC, sorry for the short notice, have your people talk to my people and we'll reschedule at a better time".

 

[crazyforgoofy]

Why are you asking if my answer is irrelevant since you've already got me all figured out?? You need to do a better job of stalking me if you think it would take something like that to make me howl for Obama's blood, but your dramatics are amusing.

Irrelevant and disingenuous have quite different meanings. Stalking you? ha. Your posts on this thread were to me, very disingenuous, so I said so. How is pointing that out 'stalking'?

You're telling me you wouldn't be posting out of the other side of your, um, keyboard if Senator Obama were behaving as irrationally as Senator McCain is at present?