Originally Posted By WorldDisney That should read, 'he actually DEFENDED Obama' lol. I dont think Letterman has gotten close to offending Obama yet...he's waiting for him to get in the White House first ;D.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan He also semi-promised that he'd try to make Palin available for an appearance. We shall see.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^If Palin KNOWS what good for her, I think she should just stick to SNL where everything is scripted and can be approved by her. Going on Letterman at this point will probably be worst than going on Olberman for her lol.
Originally Posted By mele I don't know...Letterman has a history of being very charming with the ladies. He sometimes does make women squirm but I think he could go either way on this. Frankly, I dislike Palin so much that I don't have the stomach to watch him charm her and let her skate.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I can see her going on The Tonight Show. Leno is a much easier interviewer most of the time than Letterman. Leno wants to be liked, Letterman doesn't care so much about that.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I agree that McCain did a better job at the dinner last night. Both were funny, but McCain was better. And I don't think either Obama or McCain wrote their own material. I didn't see letterman, but I'm really glad to hear someone pin McCain on Liddy. When speaking about ATF agents, Liddy said - "Go for the head shot - they wear body armor, so two shots to the head will do it".
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<I don't know...Letterman has a history of being very charming with the ladies. He sometimes does make women squirm but I think he could go either way on this.>> True...when he likes them . I saw the last interview he did with Paris Hilton (who he was always very nice and considerate of in the past) and it was REALLY uncomfortable lol. He's asking the woman about her time in jail and if she learned her lesson and then telling her how 'silly' her new reality show sounded, it was pretty mean, but in a respectful odd sort of way. Put it this way though, I wouldn't come back . And yeah, he may be very courteous to Palin since it would be her first time on and stay clear of the politics. I'm guessing not though, he seems to be telling it more and more like it is as he gets older, I can't imagine him holding back on at least taking her to task on some of the stuff she said on the campaign trail and if she's really ready to lead, basically all he asked of Mccain in this one.
Originally Posted By mele <<he seems to be telling it more and more like it is as he gets older, >> The "crotchety" sets in with age. (I should know...I'm getting the early stages of it, myself.) ;-) It's funny that you bring up Paris Hilton because she is who I had in mind when I said that he sometimes makes women squirm. LOL
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^LOL, well, definitely one of the squirmiest interviews of the year ;D.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Maybe I misinterpreted but iirc, McCain heartily defended Liddy which to me seemed hypocritical. But maybe that's just me. McCain has a few "associations" that Obama could be slamming him with if he were willing to play dirty ball with McCain. I'm glad he's not, I'm just sayin'.
Originally Posted By hopemax > but I kind of thought he would just keep it light during the entire interview and not question his choice on Palin or the the kind of campaign he was running. But he really gave it to McCain and it was good to see IMO. < Contrary to what you might think, Dave can do tough political interviews. His 2000 interview with George W Bush, before that election was pretty tough too.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<I can see her going on The Tonight Show. Leno is a much easier interviewer most of the time than Letterman. Leno wants to be liked, Letterman doesn't care so much about that.>> Where is Conan when you need him?
Originally Posted By WorldDisney No, I understand that Hopemax, I was just talking specifically about this interview since I think both people were trying to put water under the bridge over the cancellation and just keep light. And his huge argument with OReilly a few years back is favorited in my Youtube collection, so I know he can talk politics when he wants .
