Well, it was all good fun...
up until the strawberries, that is.
Posted on 04/01/2008 7:07:51 PM PDT by RDTF
WASHINGTON – Well, it was not officially part of his biographical campaign swing, but Senator John McCain flew to New York Tuesday for a return appearance on “The Late Show With David Letterman,’’ where he formally announced that he was running for president last year.
Homer, had he lived to become a Letterman fan, might have found that the show violated the principle of the guest-host relationship. It began with Mr. Letterman, in his monologue, making some of his trademark McCain-looks-like-a-cranky-old-man jokes.
“He looks like the guy at the hardware store who makes the keys,’’ he said, according to a transcript provided by CBS. “He looks like the guy who can’t stop talking about how well his tomatoes are doing. He looks like the guy who goes into town for turpentine. He looks like the guy who always has wiry hair growing out of new places. He looks like the guy who points out the spots they missed at the car wash.’’
Then Mr. McCain walked out on stage.
“Hi, Letterman,’’ he said. “You think that stuff’s pretty funny, don’t you?”
Then Mr. McCain unleashed a slew of his own you-look-like-a-guy jokes at Mr. Letterman.
“Well, you look like a guy whose laptop would be seized by the authorities,’’ Mr. McCain said. “You look like a guy caught smuggling reptiles in his pants.’’
Mr. Letterman interjected: “Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it.’’
Mr. McCain continued: “You look like the guy who the neighbors later say, ‘He mostly kept to himself.’ You look like the night manager of a creepy motel.’’
“Well, that’s what I need,’’ Mr. Letterman said.
Then Mr. McCain delivers the coup de grace: “And you look like the guy who enjoys getting into a hot tub and watching his swim trunks inflate.’’
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Letterman is a jerk.
Letterman is a nasty SOB. It’s the reason I watch Leno.
McCain looks like a guy that would scream “F-— You” at a US Senator.
Wait... I forgot. He IS the guy...
was this scripted??? if so good for McCain...if not even better for McCain...
“You look like the night manager of a creepy motel.”
Classic!
Or as Letterman himself once said, “I smell like my Grandfather used to smell”.
I wish RINO boy would go after the rats that hard.
Everyone, could we please have a moment of silence for this sacred cow momement...
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Thank you folks. That was touching.
It strikes me that it might not be a completely bad thing if more Senators were told to go screw themselves.
Wow... Well played Mr McCain. Gotta like that.
Well, it was all good fun...
up until the strawberries, that is.
Oh, it was probably planned, even if not precisely scripted.
The tip off is the set Letterman did about McCain to set up the gag. And McCain’s jokes were probably written by letterman’s writers. But still... Well played.
A shame that Duncan Hunter wasn’t invited on both Leno and Letterman some months ago...we might be having a candidate we could really cheer for now instead of one we have to put up with.
“sigh”
It’s shtick. This is not a serious conflict.
It’s a comedy bit.
I wish RINO boy would go after the rats that hard.
of course
Heh. If McCain has a sense of humor he’ll show up on SNL with three steel balls sometime.
But keep in mind how that movie ended.
Bonus point: he can use this against Hillary in the debates!
This show just looks like another example of that.
As for MaCain being there, the old saying of putting lipstick on a pig kind of applies.
In the post-hour shower room, his eyes were ALWAYS cast a bit south.
Personal opinion - he's got disturbances to deal with.
This may put an end to it.
Almost certainly. With a few exceptions, famous people are a subset of those who want to become famous.
Anyone who wants to become famous is probably emotionally distured.
He did, in this case.
Letterman has let loose with some really nasty crap about the Republicans in general and GWB specifically.
McQueeg was way too kind, IMHO.
Way past time to slam shut these liberal pie holes that think they can say anything and go unchallenged.
Hey, Front Tooth Gap boy, my best Italian salute!
Take it easy. Cheney told Leahy “F___ you!”
We have more than a few freepers who can do the Jose Ferrer bit at the end...
My impression from reading this is that it was scripted beforehand.
McCain actually comes off a lot better than Letterman.
This is practically the best stuff I’ve heard from McCain in years. Maybe he should quit the race and find a spot on late night TV.
If only Leahy had taken Cheney’s advice.
Actually it was “Go F— Yourself”.
But IMO it shows Cheney also has no class.
But more to the point. I’m waiting for the heat of the campaign to get to McQueeg. And when the pressure builds and he is live on TV and drops a few f-bombs....
Holy Sh—, that will be a hoot!
McCain might also have said to Letterman: “You’re the tiresome drunk at the office party with the lampshade on his head.”
“He looks like the guy at the hardware store who makes the keys,’’
Mr. Lettermen I like these men that make keys for me in my local hardware store. They worked hard most of their lives and married the mothers of their children. They proudly served this country during the time of war. Now in retirement they work in a hardware store just give themselves a little extra money and something to do.
Mr. Lettermen you may have more fame and fortune than these men but the “key guys” have something you at least publicly seem to be lacking and that is character and honor.
I agree with you. And, I’m glad that Letterman didn’t make the obvious “jokes” about all the time that McCain and Lindsey Graham are spending together on the road.
Letterman looks like Howdy Doodie’s child-molesting cousin.
Seems like twenty or thirty years since I’ve watched the Letterman show, but not long enough.
Not scripted based on McCain calling him by his last name. This is something he does when he is pissed. He calls reporters who annoy him, jerk in lieu of first name.
Who would you rather have facing off with Achminanutjob, McJerk or Obambi?
McCain is the worst presidential candidate in the world, except for all the others.
Two.
McCain IS a US Senator.
I like this one: “You look like the guy who the neighbors later say, ‘He mostly kept to himself.’
I'm beginning to think the US Senate is not your average "work environment".
Letterman apart from being a left-wing eltist snob,
his schtick is just worn out. I mean WORN out, years, if
not a decade ago.
That`s why Leno cleans his clock in the ratings over and
over. Too bad Leno`s quiting and too bad they picked Conan
O`brian as his replacement. More worn out goofball schtick.
Jimmy Kimmel would be the better Tonight Show replacement.
LOL.
Leno won big points in my book for his "gay" routine with talentless blowhard Ryan Philippe the other night. It was great to see Philippe get upset. What a fag.
Letterman’s problems are too big for psychiatry.
1. I have never thought he was funny.
2. Most obnoxious moron on TV
3. Consumed with left loonism
4. No Intelligence there
5. Show should have been cancelled years ago.
6. “looking south”, always thought he was a pervert
of some kind
It was only two? Really?
Coulda’ swore it was three.
Oh well.
Letterman IS a ‘Rat.
Many in Congress deserve it.
Letterman is a pig....haven’t watched for years. He just ain’t funny
This is scripted. I don’t believe McCain could come up with those one liners off the cuff.
True, but Cornyn didn't.
I quit watching several years ago when he brought on a girl who used a metal grinder on her body, which was armored and threw off sparks. What was that all about?
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