Letterman on McCain: It's Starting to Smell
The lesson of this nine-minute excerpt from last night's Late Show? Don't cancel on David Letterman at the last minute with the a bald-faced lie. He will show a clip of your lying ass planted firmly in makeup chair several hundred miles away from where you said you'd be. Sep 25, 2008 · posted by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood · Link · 5 Responses Related Posts • 09.25.08: Aubrey O'Day: Vote Or The Dog Dies (Comments: 6) • 09.25.08:

McCain Disses David Letterman Big Time: Video
Wow, don't screw with David Letterman. John McCain, GOP Presidential candidate was supposed to appear on David Letterman last night but backed out at the very last minute because of his "suspended" campaign. I don't give a damn what's happening - short of a heart attack or a death in the family, you don't leave someone in a lurch like that. At least get SuperMom Sarah Palin to stand in for you, but to just back out of a major talk show like that? Stinks. To make matters worse, McCa

Letterman keeps up assault on McCain
NEW YORK - "Late Show" host David Letterman kept up a verbal assault on John McCain Thursday, saying he felt like an "ugly date" because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of a scheduled appearance on his talk show. In this photo released by CBS, Paris Hilton laughs with host David Letterman on the set of "The Late Show with David Letterman," Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/CBS, Jeffrey R. Staab) The night before, Let

Letterman keeps up assault on McCain
"Late Show" host David Letterman kept up a verbal assault on John McCain Thursday, saying he felt like an "ugly date" because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of a scheduled appearance on his talk show. The night before, Letterman had said McCain's decision to suspend his campaign to deal with the economic crisis "didn't smell right." Letterman substituted MSNBC's "Countdown" host - and critic of the Arizona senator - Keith Olbermann when McCain called him to say he wouldn't appear Wednesday. The c

Letterman keeps up assault on McCain
NEW YORK - "Late Show" host David Letterman kept up a verbal assault on John McCain Thursday, saying he felt like an "ugly date" because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of a scheduled appearance on his talk show. In this photo released by CBS, Paris Hilton laughs with host David Letterman on the set of "The Late Show with David Letterman," Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/CBS, Jeffrey R. Staab) The night before, Let

David Letterman Is Unhappy With John McCain
One heartbeat away from death (hey, Tina Fey said it, I didn't) presidential candidate John McCain was supposed to have been on David Letterman's show last night. He bailed in a phone call at the last second claiming he was halting his campaign and rushing off to the airport to look after America's economic crisis. Except he didn't, and actually went to go be interviewed by Katie Couric. Letterman wasn't jazzed by this maneuver. He had Keith Olbermann on instead and spent a good portion of the program mo

Letterman keeps up assault on McCain
"Late Show" host David Letterman kept up a verbal assault on John McCain Thursday, saying he felt like an "ugly date" because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of a scheduled appearance on his talk show. The night before, Letterman had said McCain's decision to suspend his campaign to deal with the economic crisis "didn't smell right." Letterman substituted MSNBC's "Countdown" host - and critic of the Arizona senator - Keith Olbermann when McCain called him to say he wouldn't appear Wednesday. The c

David Letterman is a Delicate Flower
It looks like David Letterman’s emotions got the best of him last night when McCain called in on short notice to cancel their date.  The result of this is an entire show dedicated to crucifying McCain’s name. The GOP presidential candidate canceled his appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on short notice, because he apparently told the TV host he was “racing back to Washington” to attend to the current economic crisis. Letterman… and his replacement guest, Keith

John McCain “Late Show With David Letterman” Appearance Cancelled (September 24)
Senator John McCain has cancelled his scheduled appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight, after announcing that he will put his presidential campaign on hold to return to Senate and work on a plan to help the economy. Liberal MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann will appear on the show in McCain’s place. Related posts Barack Obama “SNL” Season Premiere Appearance Cancelled Sarah Palin Daughter Bristol Palin Pregnant Michelle Obama “Good Morning America” Interview Video

Letterman keeps up assault on John McCain
Late Show host David Letterman kept up a verbal assault on John McCain Thursday, saying he felt like an "ugly date" because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of a scheduled appearance on his talk show. The night before, Letterman had said McCain's decision to suspend his campaign to deal with the economic crisis "didn't smell right." Letterman substituted MSNBC's Countdown host - and critic of the Arizona senator - Keith Olbermann when McCain called him to say he wouldn't appear Wednesday. The c

America, Here is Your Desired ‘Letterman on McCain’ Action ['This Just Gets Uglier And Uglier']
Well, isn't this interesting. Hours before the anticipated David Letterman evisceration of John McCain aired on the East Coast, a YouTube popped up (by a user who had never posted any videos before and registered today) with all the highlights. Thanks, CBS mole! Video after the jump: The YouTube is nine minutes long, so here are the relevant parts: :01 - 3:27: Letterman takes fairly tame shots at McCain mixed with genuine praise for the man's heroism. 3:27 - 6:34: Dave starts getting testy! 6:35 - 9:1

McCain cancels on Letterman, saying “there’s an economy crisis”!
Letterman was peeeeeesed when El Republican presidential candidate canceled his appearance on The Late Show weed David Letterman on short notice, because he apparently told Letterman that there are more important teengs to do, like save the economy crisis! Sheck out how queeny Letterman gets in the first clip. And the second clip is an older [...]

David Letterman’s Thoughts on McCain’s TV Cancellation
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

John McCain “Late Show With David Letterman” Appearance Cancelled (September 24)
Senator John McCain has cancelled his scheduled appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight, after announcing that he will put his presidential campaign on hold to return to Senate and work on a plan to help the economy. Liberal MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann will appear on the show in McCain’s place. Get PopCrunch News Updates Email: What's Hot At PopCrunch

David Letterman's Thoughts on McCain's TV Cancellation
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" ce

McCain Cancels ‘Letterman’ Appearance
Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who said he is suspending his presidential campaign to focus on the economic crisis, canceled his appearance on tonight's "Late Show With David Letterman.” A spokesperson for "Late Show" said Keith Olbermann, the liberal host of "Countdown" on MSNBC, will fill the hole in the CBS show's lineup left by the McCain cancellation.

Letterman Pummels McCain [Disasters]
newVideoPlayer("/letterman_mccainrip_gawker.flv", 506, 423,""); Somehow, YouTube already has a copy of David Letterman tonight lacerating John McCain for skipping the Late Show and suspending his campaign in the midst of the Wall Street meltdown. As reported earlier by Drudge, Letterman became especially upset when he caught the Republican presidential nominee in a live feed from New York being interviewed by his own network's Katie Couric. McCain had personally told Letterman he was canceling because he w

McCain cancelled Letterman: Letterman teases McCain
David Letterman-John McCain 9/24/08. John McCain insulted David Letterman. Letterman paid back by showing what a liar McCain was. Watch the McCain had a scheduled TV interview with Letterman in his show. McCain cancelled, giving the excuse that he had to race back to Washington. David Letterman: David Letterman-John McCain 9/24/08: A little bird told Letterman the big secret. Letterman took it upon himself and for the integrity of the voting citizen to air a segment on what John McCain meant by racin

McCain Out, Olbermann In On Letterman
One of the side stories to Sen. John McCain's announcement that he would suspend his campaign, go to Washington D.C. to help with the bailout talks and push to postpone Friday's debate is that he would be canceling tonight's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. So who takes his place? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, according to TV Week. Olbermann was last on the Late Show exactly five months ago (pictured). Posted by SteveK | 04:59 PM | MSNBC new o

TV: McCain cancels Letterman spot
Posted: 4:41 PM- In suspending his presidential campaign to focus on the ongoing financial crisis, Sen. John McCain is skipping an opportunity for some late-night television exposure. The Republican presidential nominee canceled his scheduled Wednesday-night appearance on the "Late Show With David Letterman," a spokeswoman for the show confirmed.     It would have been McCain's first visit to a late-night talk show since the Republican convention.     As a substitute guest,

David Letterman Busts McCain For Lying
Let me explain before you watch the 9-minute YouTube footage (below): I've just been told that on David Letterman's Late Show tonight, the talk show host caught John McCain in a big fat lie as to why the GOP candidate cancelled tonight's appearance. (Hint: it involves Katie Couric.) Here's what happened: about 90 minutes before the Letterman taping, McCain's people phoned to say he was suspending his campaign because of the financial crisis and racing to the airport to get back to Washington DC, so had to s

Olbermann OK With Anchor Change: "I Can Say What I Think"
He filled in at the last minute after Sen. John McCain canceled, and still MSNBC's Keith Olbermann was nearly upstaged by the Republican nominee for president Wednesday night on the Late Show. Several times during the two-segment interview with Olbermann, David Letterman showed McCain during various stages of his interview with Katie Couric, including McCain getting some make-up applied. The Couric interview was being taped at the same time at CBS News headquarters a few blocks from the Ed Sullivan Thea

David Letterman went after John McCain HARD
Amidst news that John McCain was suspending his campaign, he was scheduled to appear on David Letterman’s late night talk show. After he pulled out, citing a need to immediately fly to Washington to get to work, Letterman understood..ish. Until he heard from staffers that McCain wasn’t actually on a plane, but rather speaking to Katie Couric. Aaand that’s when he really went on the attack. Here’s a snippet rundown, via Defamer: :01 - 3:27: Letterman takes fairly tame shots at

Rachel Maddow Ratings: Beats Larry King For The Week
Rachel Maddow has continued her impressive ratings success. After beating Keith Olbermann to be MSNBC's #1 show Tuesday night , she repeated the feat Thursday night, taking in 1.97 million viewers to Olbermann's 1.94 million. What's more, she soundly defeated Larry King in the 9pm time...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say

Olbermann Letterman!
Keith Olbermann fills in for John McCain on David Letterman after McCain canceled tonight. But both Keith Olbermann and McCain will appear on Letterman in a bizarre turn of events, says reports. During “the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, “Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?” reports Dudge. Before that, Dave says of McCain “Y