Why is it that none of the left wing comedians are funny? Letterman can be described as irascible, angry, curmudgeonly, but funny? Not in at least 20 years.
Uh-oh. He’s losing independents. He’s losing seniors. He’s losing Hispanics. And now, in the biggest sign of problems for the President, he’s losing angry, irascible sexual predators.
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Uh-oh. He’s losing independents. He’s losing seniors. He’s losing Hispanics. And now, in the biggest sign of problems for the President, he’s losing angry, irascible sexual predators.
CBS New York reports:
At a time when painful unemployment numbers continue to bear down on the tattered economy, many are frustrated that the nation’s leader is enjoying another luxurious trip. On CBS’ “The Late Show” Tuesday night, David Letterman took a jab at the president, (Editor’s note: go to the 2:55 mark of the clip) saying: “He’ll have plenty of time for vacations after his one term is up.”
Old. Cranky. Unfunny. That pretty much sums up David Letterman. Young. Smug. Unfunny. That pretty much sums up Rachel Maddow.
Old. Cranky. Unfunny. That pretty much sums up David Letterman.
Young. Smug. Unfunny. That pretty much sums up Rachel Maddow.
What happens when they get together is…well…pretty much what you’d expect. Except that Letterman swears and gets bleeped while talking about Andrew Breitbart.
Larry King, Charlie Rose, David Letterman and Barbara Walters all turned thumbs down on interviews with celebrity biographer Kitty Kelly, whose unauthorized bio of Oprah will soon be released.
The media protect their own by refusing to interview Oprah biographer Kitty Kelley
And considering Oprah’s current girth, a very wide circle it is.
Larry King, Charlie Rose, David Letterman and Barbara Walters all turned thumbs down on interviews with celebrity biographer Kitty Kelly, whose unauthorized bio of Oprah will soon be released.
Odd, one might have to conclude, considering the gleeful receptions Kelley received from those same hosts when she penned a scandalous bio of George Bush a few years ago.
Margo Howard reports the hypocritical headlines:
“… most of the kingpin interviewers in the mainstream media were astonishingly up front about saying they would not help Kitty Kelley promote her book because they didn’t want to offend Oprah! They didn’t even make up excuses; they flat-out said they didn’t want to offend Oprah. It was surprising, to say the least, that interviewers such as Larry King, Charlie Rose, David Letterman and Barbara Walters all shut her out. Walter’s turn-down was especially interesting in that she said she wouldn’t even have Kelley on “The View.” I mean, that’s a show with four or five babes nattering on, where no guest is on for more than maybe seven minutes. Walters told Random House publicity she didn’t want to “upset” Oprah. Letterman said he didn’t want to “disrupt” his détente with Oprah. And ABC, whose name might as well now stand for “All ‘Bout Cowards,” made an across-the-board decision that Kelley’s book would be boycotted by all ABC shows. Even second-tier people like Joy Behar followed suit. And Rachael Ray! A cooking show, no less.
Much to our surprise, Kelley has booked an appearance in one unexpected place.
… To their credit, the top show for people flogging books, “The Today Show,” will be Kitty’s first publicity stop when the book is released. Bill O’Reilly will be the second. I find all this really interesting. What is it, I wonder, that has major television people so afraid of Oprah? It is a question whose answer I look forward to finding in Kelley’s book. I will get back to you when I’ve read it.
To his credit, Matt Lauer actually gave Kelley a pretty good grilling when she appeared on the Today Show to hype her bio of George Bush.
Our advice? Don’t bother with Lauer and the Today Show. Wait until Kelley appears on Fox.
In this video clip, Homer lists “The Top Ten things I’ve learned from the last 20 years of television.” We like Homer Simpson a lot more than we like David Letterman. But then, who doesn’t?
In this video clip, Homer lists “The Top Ten things I’ve learned from the last 20 years of television.”
We like Homer Simpson a lot more than we like David Letterman. But then, who doesn’t?
So, Dave Letterman has his very own sex scandal and blackmail. Well, he’s got no problem laughing about the sex scandals of others. Here are his Top 10 hypocritical lines aboutother people’s sex scandals.
Sex scandals are a lot funnier when they don't involve you.
10. “Gov. Mark Sanford disappeared…and it turned out he was in South America. And then it turned out he was down there because he was sleeping with a woman from Argentina. Once again, foreigners taking jobs that Americans won’t do.”
9. “Ladies and gentlemen, here is great news. Senator Larry Craig from Idaho … is looking for interns. What parent doesn’t want to hear, ‘Well guess what, Dad, I got accepted into Larry Craig’s intern program’? But if you’re interested, Larry Craig is now accepting applications from interns. Just slide your resume under the stall.”
8. “But did you hear about this? Senator Craig from Idaho plans to fight a disorderly conduct charge. He wants to change his plea to ‘not creepy.’ … Earlier today Senator Craig said he’d like to turn over a new page. I believe his name is Kevin.”
7. “There’s another scandal in Washington. One of the senator’s from Idaho, Larry Craig, was arrested in airport men’s room. Gives new meaning to the word caucusing.’”
Todd Palin step aside, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” is kicking David Letterman’s ass, with dominant wins in every important demographic, plus a victory in total viewers.
If you listen closely you can hear David Letterman's ratings disintegrating
“The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” has delivered a convincing victory in its second week on the air, with dominant wins in every important demographic – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 – plus a victory in total viewers.
Conan won the week over all cable and broadcast entertainment competition, beating his closest rival, CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” by a 79 percent margin in adult 18-49 viewers, despite the controversy involving Gov. Sarah Palin that has boosted interest in “Late Show,” and a lineup of prominent “Late Show” guests last week that included Howard Stern and Julia Roberts. The 79 percent advantage is “Tonight’s” most dominant win over a full week of “Late Show” originals, excluding Conan’s premiere week, in five years (since the week of the “Friends” finale, May 3-7, 2004).
Conan’s lead last week soared to 177 percent in the younger half of the target 18-49 demographic, adults 18-34 (1.040 million adults 18-34 vs. 376,000). In men 18-34, the margin was 245 percent (545,000 vs. 158,000). The median age of Conan’s audience last week was 45.7, 11 years younger than Letterman’s 56.7
File photo of David Letterman from about 20 years ago, back when he was funny
Much to everyone’s surprise, and for the first time in support of a conservative woman in recent memory, the National Organization for Women condemned David Letterman’s ugly attack on Sarah Palin and her 14-year old daughter.
Here’s part of the statement from NOW’s website:
Letterman said “I recognize that these are ugly” jokes. NOW agrees. Comedians in search of a laugh should really know better than to snicker about men having sex with teenage girls (or young women) less than half their age.
The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days — it is exploitative and has a negative effect on how all women and girls are perceived and how they view themselves. Letterman also joked about what he called Palin’s “slutty flight attendant look” — yet another example of how the media love to focus on a woman politician’s appearance, especially as it relates to her sexual appeal to men. Someone of Letterman’s stature, who appears on what used to be known as “the Tiffany Network” (CBS), should be above wallowing in the juvenile, sexist mud that other comedians and broadcasters seem to prefer.
So far, so good. But it was as if NOW just couldn’t bear chastising a liberal, so just for good measure they piled on Rush Limbaugh for something he said back in the early ‘90s:
On that point, it’s important to note that when Chelsea Clinton was 13 years old she was the target of numerous insults based on her appearance. Rush Limbaugh even referred to her as the “White House dog.” NOW hopes that all the conservatives who are fired up about sexism in the media lately will join us in calling out sexism when it is directed at women who aren’t professed conservatives.
Back at you, NOW. Might be nice if you guys came out in support of a conservative woman a little more often.
Todd Palin was not smiling when David Letterman joked about the statutory rape of his 14-year old daughter
Todd Palin reacted with great restraint when David Letterman joked about the statutory rape of his 14-year old daughter.
“Any ‘jokes’ about raping my 14-year-old are despicable,” Palin said. “Alaskans know it and I believe the rest of the world knows it, too.”
Personally, we’d like to see Todd hop on an airplane, fly to New York and kick Letterman’s ass from one end of Times Square to the other.
At the very least, he should respond like Democrat icon Harry Truman did when his daughter Margaret was insulted.
Washington Post critic Paul Hume wrote a scathing review of Margaret Truman’s singing. Truman leaped to the defense of his daughter by writing this letter to Hume (but only after being convinced he shouldn’t go down to the Post and kick Hume’s ass):
Mr. Hume: I’ve just read your lousy review of Margaret’s concert. I’ve come to the conclusion that you are an “eight ulcer man on four ulcer pay.”
It seems to me that you are a frustrated old man who wishes he could have been successful. When you write such poppy-cock as was in the back section of the paper you work for it shows conclusively that you’re off the beam and at least four of your ulcers are at work.
Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you’ll need to a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!
[Westbrook] Pegler, a gutter snipe, is a gentleman alongside you. I hope you’ll accept that statement as a worse insult than a reflection on your ancestry.
Wouldn’t you love to hear what Todd really said before the political consultants cleaned it up?
Just a joke, Contessa. Don’t get your nose out of joint, because then you won’t be able to snort coke with it. Oh, these jokes are just hilarious, aren’t they? Certainly nothing for you and Sarah Palin to get upset about.
Excuse us. We’ve been laughing so hard that we need to stop to catch our breath. (PAUSE) That one was a real rib tickler. Sarah Palin should just lighten up and learn to take a joke like our girl Contessa.
We hear she loves to show the officers her privates, if you know what we mean. Pretty funny stuff, huh, Contessa? You were absolutely right. It’s fun to say hurtful stuff as long as it’s funny hurtful stuff. What’s wrong with that Sarah Palin?
Fearing for his life, Alec Baldwin attempts to hide from Philippine Senator Ramon Revilla by disguising himself as the Cat in the Hat
Annoying Alec Baldwin, star of NBC’s “30 Rock,” told David Letterman that he would love to have more children and that he was “thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point … or a Russian one.”
That didn’t sit well with Philippine Senator Ramon Revilla. He angrily responded that Baldwin’s remark was “insensitive and uncalled for.” He called it an insult to Filipinos.
The senator is a former movie star who still makes an occasional appearance on Philippine TV.
He called Baldwin “arrogant” and noted that the Philippines has a law against mail-order brides.
“Let him try to come here in the Philippines and he’ll see mayhem,” Revilla roared, implying that he would personally administer a beating to the puffy American actor.
Thrilla in Manilla II. Get your tickets now. Our money’s on Revilla.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kop_8D89ojwCrotchety, caustic David Letterman had CBS News anchor Katie Couric howling with laughter when he called Rush Limbaugh a “bonehead.” The late night loser then said Limbaugh looked like an “East European gangster.”
Couric joined the in the fun and delivered this rib tickler, “So much for my interview with Rush.”
Can someone tell us why either of these two are still paid millions of dollars a year?
Letterman was once unpredictable and inventive, but those days are long gone. Couric was once…well…we don’t really remember what her claim to fame was.
It’s sad to see what happens to people when they lose in the ratings year after year after year.
OK, so maybe that wasn’t the joke, but after two long years the late night comedians have finally discovered comedy gold in Barack Obama. At least one of them has.
On Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart devoted an entire monologue to jokes about Barack Obama. Joke after joke after joke.
Believe it or not, Jay Leno also cracked his first Obama joke. That puts him one ahead of David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson and Steven Colbert.
Obama jokes have been non-existent on late night TV. The man was considered untouchable. In part because the late night hosts agree with his leftwing policies. In part because they feared accusations of racism.
If these guys want really big laughs, we suggest just walk out on stage, look at the audience and say, “Joe Biden.”
We always knew that Brian Williams had it out for President Bush. But now he’s calling him something he likely wouldn’t even call any of Obama’s terrorist friends: evil.
The NBC Nightly News anchor, last week on the Late Show with David Letterman, passionately described how he witnessed people line up to buy any type of Obama merchandise they could get their Messiah-worshipping hands on.
Gushing as if he’d just seen his first rock concert. he told Letterman he was thrilled at seeing so many people “that excited about our new chief executive after a line of what the ordinary voter would maybe describe as bad choices or choices of evils, for years, generations.”
Astute listeners will note it’s not him, but how “the ordinary voter” would describe Bush. According to Williams, “none of us have a party in my line of work. We all try to call balls and strikes down the center.”
Lounging off camera in his new “I love Obama” T-shirt, Williams reiterated
that he was completely impartial.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HJfJhTTgRHsNo commentary necessary here. But notice that when Blago is introduced, the band plays extra loudly to cover up the fact that there is virtually no applause for this lunatic.
