WOW. Letterman just let Rudy get away with blaming Iraq on CLINTON.

[Atman]

Dave didn't bat an eye. Just did his cut to commercial after Rudy essentially blamed the entire Iraq debacle on Clinton. This, after giving Rudy five minutes to spout "9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11."

I'm just stunned. WTF was that I just saw?

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Don't know but would not surprsie me

why I don't watch much commercial tv

[Atman]

2. Second segment of the "discussion" just starting.

Will Dave let him blather?

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[DemGa]

3. Rudy just claimed Republicans became BIG spenders

like the Democrats. How much has Bush added to the National debt, three trillion?

Dave let him get away with that one too.

[Atman]

4. I HATE Guiliani.

More than any of the shitheel Republicans running. He's the biggest hypocrite, even more so than Romney...he's a fucking joke. I can't even believe he's on a national ticket!

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[Bronyraurus]

10. He's not on a national ticket.

[Atman]

5. I'm waiting for Dave to blow him.

What a fucking "interview."

:wow:

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[gratuitous]

6. Refresh my memory

Who had been president for eight months by that time? And who spent a month on vacation just before that with a memo titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike Inside U.S." sitting on his desk? And who had just 21 months before that completely thwarted any and all attacks for the new millennium?

Don't cheat, but the answers are below:

Bush
Bush
Clinton

Wanna run that by us again, Mr. Giuliani?

[Atman]

7. But Dave didn't. He said NOTHING. He genuflected to Rudy.

Look, I've loved Letterman since the olden days of his morning show. Really...he usually kicks ass when some schmoe pulls this kind of bullshit. But he sat there and said nothing, did nothing but drool over Rudy's greatness. I'm soooooo disappointed. I'm not sure I can ever watch the show the same way again, knowing what a tool shill Letterman can be.

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[nadinbrzezinski]

8. he might have gotten orders from above

after all he is still an employee

One more sign of who pays gets the treatment

And the media NEEDS another pubbie in power

[w4rma]

9. Letterman's show is filmed in NY. Rudy was mayor of NY. (nt)

[Atman]

11. Oh...so it was Home Team Lying Sack of Shit night. I didn't know.

I think hey handed out red goggles and loyalty oaths to the guests.

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[fooj]

14. At least the NYT got it right...for a change.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x936563

[Truthiness Inspector]

12. Might have something to do with this?

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/02/17/transcripts/clinton.iraq/

Do I think President Clinton is to blame for the situation in Iraq? No. But let's have some historical honesty here.

[JI7]

13. i'm thinking he is the worst of the bunch

McCain is more of a personal whore who sold himself out.

but Giuliani is a user of other people. he uses 9/11 and the victims of it to benefit himself politically.

actually, Giuliani is a lot like Bush in this way. i think they are the shittest bunch of scumbags around.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

15. Bob Dylan remarked on the impossibility of being a radical when one was a millionaire.

MKJ

[KharmaTrain]

16. Dave Owes Rudy

No defense for the letting Ghouliani spew his crap, but is he really fooling anyone? Now really. The more he spews the bigger a cartoon he becomes. Just look at the trashing he gets on the right wing boards...his "support" is an mile wide and a milimeter thick. If anything, the more Rudy gets put in a national spotlight, not a New York one, he sounds like a complete fool...and Dave just letting him spew might not be such a bad thing.

Rudy did show up on a couple important Letterman shows...including the emotional one follow 9/11 and after his heart attack. While Rudy's politics rank with Atilla the Hun and his personal life is as dysfunctional as they come (Smigel nailed him good on SNL...check out the TV Funhouse bit), Rudy is a likeable guy.

Again...shall we remind ourselves that Dave, like the Daily Show, is a Comedy/Entertainment show...not a "News" show...it's supposed to be played for laughs...and boy can we use those these days.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

17. It sounds as if you think Letterman is using "Art of War" as guide for being a

talk show host.

I need to watch the DVR of this interview. However, my experience has taught me that DU'ers make a pretty accurate call on the corporomedia's machinations.

And David Letterman lives the life of a corporomediast.
MKJ

[KharmaTrain]

19. Nice Attempt At Projecting My Opinions

Too bad it didn't include anything I posted above...but that's ok.

Letterman spoke out against this regime when it was "uncool" for the corporate media and "conventional wisdom" said it was...and gave platforms to Democrats such as Howard Dean, Al Gore and many others when they couldn't buy their way on many shows. Also, his trashing of O'Reilly is classic.

Now WTF is a "corporomediast"? Clever term...you may need to get it copyrighted.

Again, Letterman is a comedian...and entertainer. I would sure hope we don't have to rely on him to be the arbeiter of the truth or as a replacement for a "news media" and beltway elite that is a problem we both can easily agree upon.

Cheers...

[WilliamPitt]

18. When did they move Letterman's show to Sunday mornings?