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Letterman: Why Can't We Pray Away Michele Bachmann's Memoirs?

By Noel Sheppard | September 02, 2011 | 17:38

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Is there anything David Letterman hates more than conservative women?

On Wednesday's "Late Show," the host went after Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann saying, "She is now publishing her memoirs, and I thought, well, wait a minute, why can't we pray that away?" (video follows with transcript and commentary)

DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST: How about that Republican presidential candidate, Michele O’Bachmann [sic]? Isn't she something?

PAUL SHAFFER: Michele Bachmann.

LETTERMAN: Yes. She is now publishing her memoirs, and I thought, well, wait a minute, why can't we pray that away?

[Laughter and applause]

SHAFFER: All right, there you go.


For those wondering, that's not a spelling error. Letterman for months has been saying Michele O'Bachmann in possibly a play on the first lady's name.

Isn't that hilarious? So wasn't Letterman's next so-called joke:

LETTERMAN: And Michele O’Bachmann’s got that haircut. Have you seen that haircut on the woman? It's all the rage. Oh man, if you want to get one of those Michele O’Bachmann haircuts, go into the nearest beauty salon and ask for the whacko. That will get you where you want to be.

Side-splitting, isn't it?

Yet his New York audience ate it up.

As they say, there's no accounting for taste.

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If Letterman isn't having sex

Submitted by rbosque on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:02pm.

If Letterman isn't having sex with interns or getting death threats from Muslims, he's out bashing Conservatives. Perhaps Letterman should clean up his own personal life before casting aspersions.

At least before a Muslim wacks him.

"It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country"......Will Durant
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Tongue

Submitted by miss911ninja on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:57pm.

Actually I think the Muslim threat was to cut out his tongue.

Hhhhmmmmm.

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I think that would be a career booster for Letterman

Submitted by djwolf12 on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 8:42pm.

then he wouldn't have to keep doing those lame top 10 lists that aren't funny, but Bubbles Brzezinsky would still find them amusing on Morning Shmoe.

"Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets". - Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver (1976).
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Still waiing for the NOW gals to picket him

Submitted by frank14 on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 9:41am.

Letterlib sexually exploited his female employees for decades and treated his new wife like dirt. Who would watch his crummy show knowing what a low life scum he really is?

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Puke

Submitted by grammajane on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 10:08pm.

He is not funny, he is totally disrespectful. he is ugly as sin,and he is the dumbest jerk on tv. does he threaten his audience to laugh at his bashing? They laughed their fool heads off when he made the Rodriquez joke and Palin's daughter. who is sicker, him, or his "laughing " audience. Wish he would retire and go away with D. Rather

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well

Submitted by KornKing on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 10:38pm.

we're supposed to pray for...Mr Letterman

meet me at the mission at midnight

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One thing you will never see on TV...

Submitted by needle on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:59pm.

...is David Letterman getting on his knees and praying with anything approaching appropriate humility.

- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.

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Prayers are

Submitted by Bodini on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 12:19am.

answered if you believe in a God other than "government" which is unlikely for Letterman who is a self-righteous, pompous a$$ like all Marxist Democrats and their media shills.

Bodini
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Many years ago Charlie

Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:05am.

Many years ago Charlie Daniels put out a CD of Christian music, The Door. One of the songs on it was Praying to the Wrong God. You touched upon some of the lyrics. Every time I hear one of these pompous a-hole mention God or praying I think of the song. 

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Letterman

Submitted by LaVallette on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 6:26am.

"Michele O'Bachmann in possibly a play on the first lady's name."

Now that is either very funny, or very droll or very astute. Now is the :"Letter" in Letterman a French one?? CHICK , CHICKY, BOOM!!!!

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Letterman is a pimp.

Submitted by fatboy on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 10:17am.

Letterman is a pimp.

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Letterman doesn't deserve any

Submitted by jessieH on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:00am.

Letterman doesn't deserve any attention. Call me if he ever says anything funny.

                                                                                                                                                                    

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Can I call you COLLECT, Jessie?

Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 7:44pm.

Because Id like to "Collect" any funny LEFTerman joke since, like EVER!

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. BEN FRANKLIN
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Sorry Dave, but

Submitted by Mister Orange on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:07am.

Praying doesn't work. See Governor Perry's weekend of prayer declaration.

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You've been a busy little troll

Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:51am.

2 weeks in, but the last 20 hours have been a beehive of activity on your account.

Time to play "Name the Re-tread" folks. I have dibs on dead zippers.

"I don't like repeat offenders, I like dead offenders". - Ted Nugent
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Where's SoL when we need him?

Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:55am.

Paging Mr. Zipper Buster!!!!

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dunno

Submitted by kata on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:56am.

which one was the Quentin Tarantino fan? Would someone please explain to me : why does it matter who it was before? It's collectivism. They're all going to sound pretty much the same.

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David Letterman is an old and

Submitted by Kenyon Schraeder on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:46am.

David Letterman is an old and decrepit philanderer desperately trying to hang on to a steadily faltering gig on late night TV, courtesy of the uber liberal hacks running CBS. He has no shame and no self-pride. What he calls comedy, most would call unnecessary and ill-advised. But, eventually, $ponsor$ will abandon a sinking ship and the plug will invariably get pulled at some point.

The handwriting is on the wall for many of these late night guys with Letterman most likely being among the first to go the way of the Edsel. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Dave.

We're not sorry to see you go.

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Johnny had class

Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 12:01pm.

Dave is just an ass.

I can't remember the last time I watched his show.

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Pray away Letterman

Submitted by tincan53 on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 2:53pm.

Can't we pray away Letterman? He's a loser. Stopped being funny ten years ago.

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I wish I could pray for

Submitted by djwolf12 on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 2:55pm.

the Cancellation of David Letterman's pathetic, white, and extremely lame TV show. At this point, Paul Shaeffer is funnier than Letterman, and Paul Shaeffer is about as funny as a man with stoneface.

"Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets". - Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver (1976).
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God Doesn't Work That Way

Submitted by DDG7 on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 10:40am.

Letterman should realize that God doesn't listen to peoples prayers that seek harm to another individual. If he did Letterman would have assumed room temperature years ago.

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