David Letterman is not just wearing his political views on his sleeve, as a one of his shows production executives recently pointed out. Now he's allowing his show to be used as a platform for leading Democrats to advocate action on liberal causes.
On Sept. 21, President Barack Obama appeared on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and used his show to promote his health care/health insurance reform initiatives. But the very next night on Sept. 22, he had former President Bill Clinton on to publicize the efforts of the Clinton Global Initiative, one of which is to give aid to nations with rampant poverty.
Letterman set up Clinton to make a point about global warming. The "Late Show" host said he didn't understand how in this day and age people can still not have access to clean drinking water.
"I mean, when you say these things - your mind, your brain starts to spin because it's 2009 and people still don't have clean water," Letterman said. "They don't have clean water. We're not talking about food and people are starving, dropping dead by the billions."
Clinton concurred and even invoked the name of Norman Borlaug, known to some as the father of the Green Revolution, who didn't subscribe to radical theories of anti-development that some environmentalists have in recent history.
"A billion people go to bed hungry every night, which is really tragic," Clinton replied. "Norman Borlaug, the creator of the green revolution just died at 95. We still have a billion people go to bed hungry every night. There's a reason to that and it can be fixed. A billion people have no access to clean water."
That's when Clinton made his pitch to fight global warming, using hyperbolic imagery and contending if something isn't done, there will be fighting over water in 20 years.
"If we don't do something about global warming, it will get worse because the water will dry up that's drinkable," Clinton continued. "And, there will be more fights over water. We may have more fighting over water in 20 years than we do over oil."
Letterman, still befuddled about the state of humanity and inquisitive about Clinton's cause, asked the president how it was possible to have hungry and thirsty people still.
"It takes so little, but yet why do we still have people who are hungry and thirsty in this world?" Letterman asked.
Clinton explained it wasn't necessarily that people are coarsened and ignorant of the plight, but instead that there's no infrastructure in place to deal with the issues and cited his work to combat malaria.
"Partly because we're not organized to deal with it," Clinton replied. "It's relatively inexpensive. The $5 bed nets last a long time and really protect families for a long time. The malaria medicine that works today against drug-resistant malaria costs more, but the Gates Foundation - bless Bill and Melinda Gates - they've worked with us. They've given us money to put out medicine that drastically cuts prices in 11 African countries. And between the prevention of the bed nets and the right medicine, we can get rid of malaria."
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Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink...
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 13:48 ET by vrwc13...Desalination
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Qaddafi said: “We are happy that a young African Kenyan was voted for…”
APRIL 27, 1993
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 13:54 ET by SgthulkaThe last time Dave Letterman was funny.
...also, by sheer
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:01 ET by dbo...also, by sheer coincidence, the last time BJ Clinton had any credibility.
Need ENERGY to make drinking water, from seawater.
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:00 ET by upcountrywaterAs global cooling continues, there will be less rain water.
But wait, The Sun pulls a reversal, we are saved.
State controlled health care is Tort Reform.
Talk about your self
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:05 ET by dscottTalk about your self promotion, Bill Clinton is affiliated with PUR through his non profit, a water filter company who coincidentally is hawking it's stuff supposedly at cost to UNICEF. I will give props to Bill, he sees the AGW stuff fizzling out and has laid his plans to profit from the water crisis. They don't call him Slick Willie for nothing.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Letterman - they are dying because you hated Bush
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:07 ET by Gary HallFirst, there is no doubt that this liberal led rush to a carbon tax based world wrecked economy will cause major portions of the African continent and other 3rd world area, to go without access to available clean water, as it is doubly laced with demand to slow development within these areas.
Secondly. Letterman asks, in regards to Africa, ".. and then I saw a report about malaria, and malaria... and the same thing [prevention/cure] could be done in Africa .. but now the difference between somebody coming down with malaria in Africa is like a nickle tent..." and so on.
Sure, as always, more can be done; but where where you in the last 8 years David Letterman, when we had a president who proposed a great effort at considerable expense, got it approved by congress, and pulled off the effort to save lives in Africa.
What Is the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI)?
How do folks in Africa feel about President Bush?
Oct., 2008
Suck it up, Dave.
(;~/ gary
President Bush and his African legacy...
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:13 ET by vrwc13...is probably the most under-reported major story of the decade. But that's o.k. George, your treasure will be in heaven!
"Under the leadership of President Bush [..] .. What a legacy, Mr. President..." "..America's commitment to democracy and development and to supporting low-income countries around the world has been a signature of foreign policy achievement for President Bush, Secretary Rice, the bipartisan support of the U.S. Congress, and the American people. .."
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Qaddafi said: “We are happy that a young African Kenyan was voted for…”
vrwc13 - a little conservative on your point, perhaps (;>
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:21 ET by Gary HallWell, I hear you.. but you underestimate the numbers. There were 100's of other equally under-reported, or censored entirely, stories.
(;~. gary
Gary, the irony of this one is overwhelming...
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:39 ET by vrwc13...the previous, much maligned (by libs and the media, same thing?) president does more for Africa (Barry's birthplace?) and it goes unnoticed?
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Qaddafi said: “We are happy that a young African Kenyan was voted for…”
vrwc13 - another hidden little jewel from the left...
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:17 ET by Gary Hallvrwc13 - another hidden little jewel from the left...
Perspective first. The MSM plays this well. They most always will boldly use most anything they can find in the far right to try to make the conservative side of the isle look bad, or out of touch, to that which they want the public to believe.
Ono the other shoe, this same MSM will almost always ignore (occassionally trash, however) most anything out there in the far left side of the isle which would cause grief for the Democratic side of the isle. We can find tons of evidence for this little example, whether it be simple politics, proposed legislation (like SS, Immigration, energy, Medicare or education reform), foreign policy, corruption and/or scandal, response to genocide, war, terrorism, etc.
In this case let's keep on the African HIV/Aids - Malaria issue. Many in the MSM love to have David Corn (was Washington editor of "The Nation" at the time) on -- but only when it serves their purpose. Corn, and many others wrote hundreds of stories in this vein during the 90s's and in review of the 90's. The MSM had no use for any of it - ever.
Want to talk about what happened to the economy - what was the left's view?
Let me guess - "blame it on Bush?" That was too easy. Baker followed up a year later:
Heck, Baker's still quoted in the news all the time - when he blasts Bush and/or leads credence to leftist views. However he's still talking elsewhere - but not for the MSM's audience to see:
As are others:
Don't exect that Chris Cuomo, Andrew's little brother, will ever bring that up on Good Morning America, do you?
(;~> gar
The sheer arrogance is amazing
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:14 ET by c5thenThe climate has been much much cooler than present and it has been much much warmer than present. What amount of arrogance and ego does it take to think that we could or even should "freeze" it at a certain point in it's cyclical swings?
Maybe they should concentrate on stopping continental drift. After all, if we freeze the tectonic plates in their current positions, we will eliminate almost all earthquakes.
Throw 'da bums out!!!
no incumbent re-elected, with very few exceptions!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
which Clinton mansion was sold?
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:14 ET by RayRay...so that they could give the proceeds to the poor?
how about Letterman?
RayRay, come on now...
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:17 ET by vrwc13...not their money, but yours.
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"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
well, maybe you're right...
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:35 ET by RayRaybut surely the sainted Bono from U2 has sold one of his mansions, instead of demanding that US taxpayers fund his pet projects in Africa?
Verily, Bono is destined for heaven, where Jesus the Vegetarian lives, and Oprah knows more about Christianity than Christ does.
Wasn't Borlaug a skeptic?
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:15 ET by danboWasn't Borlaug a skeptic? Like many of us he believed the warming at the end of the 20th century was just another of the many natural cycles.
The science that Borlaug used to save millions of lives recieved strong opposition from the environmentalist. (Paul Ehrlich and current White House science adviser John Holdren famously argued in the late 1960s that halting food aid and sterilization would be more humane than new agricultural technologies.)
Of course that inexpensive $5 bed net's benefits can be accomplished by the use of DDT. And help not just when people are in bed. Malaria was almost gone till an insanity and bad science led to it's banning.
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
and let's review Bill Gates
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:26 ET by RayRaythroughout most of his sordid life, he was infamous for never giving any money to charity. He'd joke that he would give, if only there were some competition so that he could demonstrate how he was better than other filthy rich people.
Then the lawsuits started, by gov't entities around the world. So Gates figured he would make an impression on jury pools and voters by giving away some money - but it was only to blacks and gays for the first many years.
But is Gates some genius? I remember in the mid 90s when he was stating that the internet was a passing fad, and so M$ would concentrate on Office application (like Word, Excel, etc) instead. That was when Netscape was king of web browsers, because M$ didn't care about the internet. Once Gates realized his mistake, he used unfair means to squash the competition - as he's done against uncounted rivals.
Gates has other similar idiot decisions in his career.
So Gates is about as little a genius and as big a hypocrite as Jimmy Carter, his fellow Obama-lover.
They gave me this piece of
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:05 ET by danboThey gave me this piece of fecal matter called VISTA.
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
Gates was a great capitalist
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 16:12 ET by Dan The Man 2Gates was a great capitalist and greed monger.
I'm hoping someone is
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:47 ET by rwesleyI'm hoping someone is keeping tally of Letterman's ratings during this Liberal Suck-Up Fest that he's broadcasting. It will clearly explain the massive decline in viewers - as if there were high numbers before...
Water
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:07 ET by sevenIf CO2 rises, a plant consumes a little less water and also grows faster. More science that clinton and letterman understand put together.
Brain damaged californians are diverting water from crop lands to a little extinct fishy and there are water rights fights coming. All this ordeal is political and we will be like Sudan. The rich have power and the rest have promises.
Could it happen? The
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:26 ET by danboCould it happen? The farmers finally go broke. Sell their farms for a song. Someone buys them. Then Washington decides they were wrong and opens up the water?
No that couldn't happen.
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
Who gives a flying fig what
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:33 ET by bigtimerWho gives a flying fig what either of these creeps have to say.
What I do care about is getting out of the filthy UN...force fed to support from the US via congress-creatures....when is this ever going to stop.
Billy Boy would love to be head of the UN that's for sure....O thinks he was today...heck he may as well be.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
congress creatures..
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 04:59 ET by OldJoebetter than congress critters!
Global Warming is Anti-Science
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:47 ET by AtTheWaterCoolerScience is based on bringing all facts togeather and making rational choices. GWA are more pagan "mother earthers" than any kind of science based on logic.GWA also controdict each other; one warms of floods and another warns of drought - It is a noise and fear campaign.
I've linked to your post from <a href="http://www.jeremiahfilms.com/released/discerningScience/GlobalWarming/PoliticsOfGlobalWarming/909231243">Politics of Global Warming</a>
Water Wars = Paul Ehrlich Predictions
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 15:55 ET by TinianI've been hearing this crap on NPR for decades.
Much like their claims that the youths in Iran would, in time, liberalize the Iranian regime.
One thing is for sure -- it's a powerful argument to persuade impressionable college freshmen to think teh stupid.
I have come to believe
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 16:11 ET by Dan The Man 2I have come to believe liberals are born brain dead.
if only
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 18:43 ET by jon_torlinIf only that were true, but of course, we know it's not. But we can say with ABSOLUTE certainty that they are brain sick, chemically sick even. Liberalism *IS* a disease, but can it be cured?
Right now, it's safe to say there's an epidemic of it, bigger than the piggy flight sickness.
-Jon
Letterman Top 10
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 16:24 ET by dboThe top 10 reasons Bill Clinton appeared on Letterman are:
the number 1 reason that Bill Clinton appeared on David Letterman is:
Boy, 10 reasons and I never even got around to mentioning Monica Lewinksky or Gennifer Flowers.
Unless they're Americans
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 16:27 ET by CobraMan"A billion people go to bed hungry every night, which is really tragic"
It's tragic, alright. Unless they're Americans, then it's advisable, and may even become mandatory. After all, we have an obesity problem here, don't we?
Come on, Bill, don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.
The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus.
The US Supreme Court
classification of hunger
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 18:50 ET by jon_torlinWasn't it somewhere, maybe the WHO or something to do with the UN that they classified Hunger as not getting a meal when you normally would or something like that? Maybe some government entity in this country even?
Um, how many people skip meals due to inconvenience? I'd wager that those that skip meals are the ones that are still employed while the ones that are part of the continual rising of unemployment are the ones that are eating more often.
These days in this fast paced society we have, most people skip meals either breakfast or lunch or both due to being busy at work than those who don't get a meal because of some reason involving money or lack of care, which is known to happen. I know I've skipped a meal before from time to time like if I woke up a bit later than I should have, or if I didn't have a chance to go out to lunch, happens once or twice a week for me.
Then you have those that are choosing to eat smaller meals in an attempt to lose weight (doesn't work for everyone), they might go to bed feeling hungry there too.
If people look at the big picture that way, the numbers are going to be dramatically skewed.
-Jon
It is amazing that, with all
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 22:06 ET by balboaIt is amazing that, with all our advancements, we still have millions starving, without clean water, no access to medicine, etc. It's amazing the absolute dark ages that some countries exist in.
balboa
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 01:43 ET by Gary HallIt's not really so surprising - we have millions and millions of people like Letterman; folks that have a voice, but do not have the ability to think outside of their little biased political box. See my post above.
However, I agree. It is a very sad thing. And if the global warming nuts get their way - perhaps a billion people will have the change of having clean water and electicity taken away from them for the rest of their lifetimes. I might suggest that is a crime against humanity. Arrest Al Gore.
The wisdom of Norman
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 05:54 ET by danboThe wisdom of Norman Borlaug:
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
No, not really amazing at
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 10:30 ET by dscottNo, not really amazing at all, Bal. The presence or lack of technology has little to do with hunger, the lack of morals and ethics in the leaders of those countries where it occurs is the unfathomable part. Name me a country where people are starving and I'll show you a corrupt government, or cadre of warlords who profiteer off the misery of the starving masses. The cruelty of the elites is the amazing part.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
And Dave's ratings for his new season are...
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 23:11 ET by Scout Finch(cue crickets...) Yeah, that's what I thought.
The last time Dave was funny was when he was on NBC back in the 80's or early 90's when he made fun of celebrities and pop-culture hanger-ons. Since moving to CBS, he's become a celebrity-kissing sycophant. And a not-funny grouchy mean guy to boot.