Donald Trump cancels David Letterman chat after 'racist' accusation

[Liberal_in_LA]

Donald Trump cancels David Letterman chat after 'racist' accusation

What's the reason behind this move? As Trump points out, it has everything to do with the fact that Dave considered some of his questioning of President Obama's credentials to be "racist" behavior:

"I was disappointed to hear the statements you made about me last night on your show that I was a 'racist.' In actuality, nothing could be further from the truth and there is nobody who is less of a racist than Donald Trump. Based upon your statements, and despite the fact that we have always done so well together, especially in your ratings, I am canceling my May 18th appearance on your show.

"... Please inform your staff that I will likewise not do the 'top ten' list that they had been trying to set up


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[MichiganVote]

1. Here come the Letterman jokes......he'll be brutal. Go Dave!

[seabeyond]

2. you are right. letterman doesnt take kindly to ANYONE canceling on him. wasnt it mccain

he went after, lol

[MichiganVote]

5. I think so.

[jbnow]

28. McCain canceled on same day and lied about why, in a way easily caught

and that was why Letterman was so hard on him.
McCain had made it sound like he had to rush back to Washington for emergency (financial). But he went to another interview in same building or something

Still he will mock trump because trump is just so mockable

[Fuzz]

38. What he will do to Trump will make the McCain thing look like child's play.

My prediction.

[Raine]

7. Yup now he'll really go after him!

:rofl: :evilgrin:

[polichick]

3. If it walks like a racist and squawks like a racist...

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Uh Oh

Remember what happened to John McCain after he ditched Letterman?

The Donald is really gonna get it from Dave now!

[checks-n-balances]

6. I've noticed that those who refer to themselves in the third person

have gigantic ego problems. Generally speaking, that is.

Interesting how he issued that statement AFTER the dinner jokes last night, and not before.
:evilgrin:

[crickets]

10. Noticed that too, on both counts. -nt

:)

[tblue37]

17. I must say, tblue37 agrees wholeheartedly with this observation. Of course,

tblue37 is an exception to that general rule, because tblue37 must use the third person when referring to herself.

You see, she decided some time ago that she could no longer live with herself if she started referring to herself in the third person, but then she couldn't figure out whom else to live with, so she went back to living with herself, but since tblue37 was already there, she became the second tblue37, so whenever speaking about the first tblue37, she must refer to tblue37 in the third person, because if she used the second person, you would assume she was talking about you!

tblue37 is very sorry for this distraction.

[Maru Kitteh]

29. :-) n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

30. Liberal_in_LA agrees also. Thumbs up from Liberal_in_LA.

;)

[Angry Dragon]

32. As long as you remember who you are

[tblue37]

33. "You" is the second person. tblue37 is not in the second person. She is in the

third person. I hope that is clear for you now. (No insult intended, of course. It is not your fault that you are in the second person! Not everyone can be in the third person, though, to be precise, "everyone" is in the third person.)
;-)

[ElboRuum]

8. Probably wise...

Dave would certainly bring it up.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. "...nobody who is less of a racist than Donald Trump"

What a buffoon.

What a racist buffoon.

:rofl:

[no_hypocrisy]

11. Trump will likely be on Leno's show in his misguided idea of revenge.

[bullwinkle428]

42. Leno will then kiss Trump's ass like it's never been kissed before.

:puke:

[no_hypocrisy]

43. Bet Leno will get Trump to announce his candidacy on his show the night after

Celebrity Apprentice finale.

[kick-ass-bob]

46. Leno has a show?

:shrug:

[icnorth]

12. Geez Donnie; ya gotta stiffen your backbone lad...

how do you plan to fight the primaries if you're mortally wounded by one little prick? :evilgrin:

[tblue37]

20. Whoa! Did you just call Letterman a little prick?

(Sorry--I couldn't resist an obvious straight line!)

[icnorth]

48. Touche! ^_^ n/t

[mucifer]

13. aww that sucks. I wanted to see Dave pummel him face to face. nt

[Canuckistanian]

14. I think you'd need a microscope

To measure the thickness of of Trump's skin.

He's toast for any Presidential aspirations now.

The only thing left is for someone to tell him. And I wouldn't want THAT job.

[raging_moderate]

24. I'd gladly revel in that job.

What an idiot.... he can't stand up to a late night comic. How does he think he's going to do standing face to face with Putin et al....

[rpannier]

15. He goes from 1st person to 3rd person and back to first

What an arrogant twit.

on note: I'm sure there are many people who are less of a racist than Donald Gump. For him to say he is the least racist person walking the face of the Earth is also telling.

[seabeyond]

18. i noticed. says something, lol. ah ha. nt

[Ohio Dem]

16. He doesn't want Letterman questioning him.

He isn't offended by Dave calling him a racist, he just doesn't want to defend his racism on national television.

[LynneSin]

19. Letterman v. Trump - my money is on Letterman

the man can be Brutal when someone pisses him off

[malaise]

21. Serve Letterman right

he should not have invited that racist asshole

[sketchy]

41. He had been booked weeks earlier

See reply #39 for fuller explanation.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. Has there ever been a racist who admitted "Yes, I'm a racist"?

Well other than the KKK?

[ejpoeta]

23. yeah, not a smart move. but hey, he's just a punchline waiting to be written.

I'm torn because I can't stand trump and want him to go away... but it's such fodder for the comedians right now. And if it pisses him off that just makes me even happier. if trump truly wants to be in a public office, then he is going to have to accept criticism and can't just get mad anyone says anything he doesn't like and huff off like a little baby. grow the hell up asshole.

[eShirl]

27. He's "God's gift to Comedy," as Seinfeld observed.

[calimary]

35. And he sure can't solve national or international crises by shouting "yer FIRED."

That's not gonna cut it, donny-boy. You're not even ready for the Little League, much less the biggest of the BIG LEAGUES - Presidential politics and their ramifications for geopolitics.

That's why these numb-nuts who gush about "running the government like a business" - just don't get it. You don't run a GOVERNMENT like a business because government IS NOT a business. It's not structured that way, it's not administered that way, its objectives are not the same, and its reason for being isn't the same. Government IS NOT about earning a profit. That's all business is. Government is NOT about one single guy at the top of the pyramid who calls the shots and everybody else lives and dies by it. That's how it is for a CEO. The president, as we've all seen, is NO CEO. He's at the top of only one of several power camps, including legislative, and the judiciary, and the checks and balances they all present to each other - which the boss in a business doesn't have.

[msedano]

40. george wallace

but someone had to make him a paraplegic before he knew the truth and it set him free.

hmm, mucked up again. this was intended to extend the remark at:
Has there ever been a racist who admitted "Yes, I'm a racist"?

[Better Believe It]

25. "there is nobody who is less of a racist than Donald Trump." Really? How about John Brown and

millions of others who have been activists in civil rights movements around the world?

Trump might not be a open racist but at minimum he uses racial hatred to advance his political agenda and win support on the far right.

[spanone]

26. donnie chump is pretty thin-skinned, eh?

[Uncle Joe]

31. Good, I will have to make a point of watching more of Letterman.

Thanks for the thread, Liberal_in_LA.

[immoderate]

34. I predicted that Sarah Palin would be the nominee a year ago.

I'm happy to see everything progressing according to plan. :)

--imm

[Mira]

36. Letterman contributed greatly to McCain's undoing. Trump is vindictive, but

Letterman's "gotchas" are smarter.

[progressoid]

37. Dave's been on Trump's case for years.

He's openly insulted him and his hairpiece in the past.

This is pure gold for Dave. :)

[Kat45]

39. When Dave called him a racist on his show, he also was making comments

about not wanting to have him on his show. Then it came to light that he was booked in the near future. Dave was expressing discomfort about having him on his show, so he may be glad that he's not going to be on. Of course, that doesn't mean he won't have some choice comments on Trump doing this.

[autorank]

44. He better stay away

I saw a part of the show when Dave lit in to Trump. He was at 110% efficiency and sharpness. There was no humor, just stone cold logic and analysis. He tied Dr. Phil in knots for disagreeing slightly. Dave would have eaten Trumps alive.

[librechik]

45. Dave pre-empted that by saying maybe trump wouldn't be invited back

without an apology

[devilgrrl]

47. Isn't Trump the biggest pantywaist ever?

What a pussy.

[Lex]

49. Waaaaaaah!

Poor Twump. Somebody called him a mean name so now he's having a tantrum.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

50. Since Trump Won't Be Doing the "Top 10"...

Can we do our own here? Let me start....

Top Ten Reasons Donald Trump Won't be Appearing on Letterman

#10 He heard that fox hunting season opens on May 18th

[lpbk2713]

51. Must have taken Dave at least three seconds to get over it.

The Trumpster was looking for national network exposure and didn't get it.

Trump lost out on this deal big time.

[opihimoimoi]

52. Trumpy did not learn fromMcCain??? Never fuck with Dave...oh well. Trump is now deat meat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PGmnz5Ow-o

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