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Fridays Child

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14. David Letterman: Pawnmaker!

Reply to lexw (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 03:34 AM

Nov 2012

If only.

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"David Letterman cost Mitt Romney the presidential election" [View all] lexw Nov 2012 OP

Mitt Romney cost Mitt Romney the presidential election. 6000eliot Nov 2012 #1

"Romney’s failure to respond to late night talk show host David Letterman’s unrelenting attacks" nt greyl Nov 2012 #3

Direct and to the point mzteaze Nov 2012 #16

Am I the only one getting sick of this theme? Scootaloo Nov 2012 #2

Ryan blamed it on a surge of "urban" voters pokerfan Nov 2012 #8

I know "urban" is a dog whistle Scootaloo Nov 2012 #11

as much as i like dave- his audience isn't big enough to influence a national election. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #4

So many simplistic explanations BainsBane Nov 2012 #5

Obama suppressed the vote. dchill Nov 2012 #10

Letterman is still giving Romney hell ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #6

Romney lost because: dchill Nov 2012 #7

Didn't he do a "Top 10"? JHB Nov 2012 #27

It's official! AlGoreRhythms Nov 2012 #9

:D lexw Nov 2012 #12

In that case, they should change the plans for the Inauguration... pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #13

David Letterman: Pawnmaker! Fridays Child Nov 2012 #14

He cost McCain the election too, if ya'll remember! GO DAVE! nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #15

I heard Letterman's monologue when he said Romney would win rightsideout Nov 2012 #17

Dave said, "If Mitt Romney won't come on this show, don't vote for him" SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #18

The voters rejected the repuke message and the messanger, voters preferred Obama. Deal Raine Nov 2012 #19

It's like Dave told Hillary back in 1999-2000... Mr_King Nov 2012 #20

I thought it was Hurricane Sandy YayArea Nov 2012 #21

romney cost romney the election beachbumbob Nov 2012 #22

didn't Romney at least do a Top Ten? eShirl Nov 2012 #23

As opposed to Romney ACTUALLY BEING an "out of touch right guy ..." Cosmocat Nov 2012 #24

Don't blame Dave... Blame Paul Shaffer's riffs.. AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #25

This is news to me!!! CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #26

because the letterman show's demographics would normally have voted for rmoney? unblock Nov 2012 #28

Couple of things: no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #29

The party of personal responsibility, folks! Jester Messiah Nov 2012 #30

That's what I was thinking. LuvNewcastle Nov 2012 #31

dave and howard stern blueknight Nov 2012 #32

Everything Romney did was wrong, oldbanjo Nov 2012 #33

Yes, and that's also why we got President Gore and President Kerry. mucifer Nov 2012 #34

David Letterman? What is this, 1992? davepc Nov 2012 #35

dave would be proud spanone Nov 2012 #36

But, Rush Limbaugh claims he was the cause of Romney's loss. nt ladjf Nov 2012 #37

The "Butt" of everyone's jokes was an ass to begin with randr Nov 2012 #38

Or rock Nov 2012 #39