Letterman's 'Top Ten Signs You're Watching Bad Election Coverage'

January 9th, 2008 4:04 AM

From the January 8 Late Show with David Letterman, the “Top Ten Signs You're Watching Bad Election Coverage.” Video of Letterman reading this list.

10. TV reporters seem to be using the word "dude" a lot

9. Because of the writers strike, they show reruns of the Reagan-Mondale election

8. Exit polling question: "Did you have trouble finding the exit?"

7. Three candidates each received 50% of the votes

6. Top half of screen shows election coverage, bottom half is "American Gladiators"

5. Pundit says it's looking unlikely Bush will be re-elected

4. It's 3 hours of Dog the Bounty Hunter yelling racial slurs

3. Correspondent spends most of the evening hitting on Kucinich's hot wife

2. Wolf Blitzer wanders on set screaming, "Top story -- daddy's drunk!"

1. Still haven't projected winner from Iowa

NBC's Tom Brokaw is scheduled to appear on Wednesday night's Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.