David Letterman: Rachel Maddow 'Probably the Smartest Person' in 'All of Journalism'
When you think of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, do you consider her one of the smartest people in all of journalism today?
David Letterman does, and actually said so as he introduced her on Monday's CBS Late Show (video follows with transcript and commentary):
DAVID LETTERMAN: Ladies and gentlemen, our first guest is an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, and I think probably in all of broadcasting, in all of journalism, probably the smartest person.
PAUL SHAFFER: Wow, that’s a beautiful compliment. That’s fantastic.
[Audience applause]
LETTERMAN: In addition to being wildly smart she's also savvy. Savvy.
SHAFFER: There's a difference there?
LETTERMAN: Oh yeah. I mean how many smart dumb people do you know? I mean quite a few. “Oh I'm so smart but you know, I can't unbutton my fly.” You know.
SHAFFER: You are talking about street smarts too.
LETTERMAN: Exactly. In addition to being savvy, she's also street smarts.
SHAFFER: Yeah, she's street.
LETTERMAN: Did I mention hip?
SHAFFER: Hip too. She is the hippest.
LETTERMAN: She can smell something going down from a mile away. I don't know.
As NewsBusters readers are fully aware, we spend a lot of time exposing Maddow's inanities and misstatements.
Quite frankly, if I could stand watching her every day, I believe I could catch her in a significant faux pas at least once a week.
Yet folks like Letterman think she's one of the smartest people in journalism today.
Does that say more about Letterman or the state of this industry?
Hmmm.
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Sorry Dave
Submitted by KornKing on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:43am.
Just goes to show just how stupid Letterman is
Remember his "Dumb Guy" routine?
Submitted by frank14 on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:46pm.
He wasn't acting. He is so dumb he thought he could have sex with all his female staff in the "Bunker" above the Ed Sullivan stage and his wife, son and mother would never hear about it.
This is what happens when you
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:46am.
This is what happens when you mix viagra,cocaine, volka and syphillis.
after mixing the above mentioned enhancements.....
Submitted by richard on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:15am.
....you also think it is hilarious to wear WHITE socks with your $5000 suits and Gucci loafers. This stooge is a legend in his own mind. He has degraded from slightly humorous to ridiculous to disgusting. Paul Schaffer is more important to this show than Letterman is, and that ain't saying much.
He's so dumb he didn't notice that Paul was mocking him.
Submitted by frank14 on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:47pm.
Paul is a comic genius. Letterlib was made by his ex-girlfriend and he knows it.
They are in a...
Submitted by P. Aaron on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:48am.
...very small world, they are.
Praise for Maddow . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:51am.
. . . from the Funniest Performer in the History of Late Night Television
(sarcasm-off)
caption this ??
Submitted by dmacleo on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:55am.
what the hell is that smell and where did these damn cats come from ???
Watch out Rachel, sounds like
Submitted by inquiringmind on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:52am.
Watch out Rachel, sounds like Letterman still thinks you like men. He may be getting ready to hit on you. Oh, wait, you don't work for him. You are safe.
Shoot,
Submitted by texastommy on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:55am.
Compared to Letterman, a box of rocks is pretty smart. I would agree that she's somewhere in that range.
Actually, she might be very intelligent. That doesn't make her right about anything. And it fuels her "Im superior to you" attitude that all must have to get their Liberal membership cards.
Why must they tells us how smart they are?
Submitted by UltraC on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:19pm.
You're correct there, texastommy. And you touched on something I've noticed from folks like Maddow: They spend an awful lot of time trying to convince us how smart they are. Why the insecurity?
In past discussions with liberals, I'll notice they'll start the name-dropping or "here's my resume of superior intelligence". Usually a sign they're losing an argument because they don't have facts/logic on their side. This tactic is usually used right before they call you a "bigot"...
Maddow is to journalism as
Submitted by celator on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:04am.
Maddow is to journalism as Letterman is to comedy.
David, the aging lecher, surely knows Maddow was hired to advocate for hard left causes. In that quest, she omits relevant facts, spins key points, distorts the truth, mocks opposing views and self congratulates herself for a job well done. A total fraud.
When I see
Submitted by fivestring_assassin on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:02am.
Rachel Maddow I see a propagandist with nerdy glasses and a bad sense of style
Dave's new low is Mad(c)ow.
Submitted by Arlen Cooper on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:02am.
There was a time when Letterman was funny, at least I thought he was. But the older he gets & the richer he gets, ... the more his ultra liberalism gets in the way of a decent "The Late Show" broadcast. I find even his "gapped-tooth grin" repulsive. Just the fact that he said Madcow is, "in all of journalism, probably the smartest person," shows that his sense-of-humor is not a part of his routine. He has a political agenda, ... not an entertainment agenda. I quit viewing years back.
Rachel's a journalist?
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:04am.
Rachel Maddow is a journalist? When did this happen? Why wasn't I informed.? There will be H to pay for this oversight. I thought Letterman had a responsibility to keep me advised. Is Dave going senile?
He is a comedian...isn't he?
Submitted by Inthe gray on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:14am.
As a comedian it is his job to say things to make us laugh....he succeeded.
He is a comedian...isn't he?
Submitted by Inthe gray on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:15am.
As a comedian it is his job to say things to make us laugh....he succeeded.
And that's the first funny
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:45am.
And that's the first funny thing Letterman has said since Johnny Carson stopped sending him jokes.
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This is coming from the same
Submitted by lesterwink23 on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:16am.
This is coming from the same guy who thought it was acceptable to make jokes about statutory rape involving a public figure's daughter, so he's not too far up on the credibility scale as far as I'm concerned.
Remind me again why we should
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:19am.
Remind me again why we should care what David Letterman has to say about anything.....
Or any wretched pervert for
Submitted by PeskyDane on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:24am.
Or any wretched pervert for that matter.
I guess if 2 wrongs really do
Submitted by NCfairandbalanced on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:32am.
I guess if 2 wrongs really do make a right, then Rachel is in fact a SMART JOURNALIST.
What?
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:39am.
LETTERMAN: Oh yeah. I mean how many smart dumb people do you know? I mean quite a few. “Oh I'm so smart but you know, I can't unbutton my fly.” You know.
Didn't he admit that he made interns and junior employees do that for him?
I think what he actually said was;
Submitted by WhoIsJohnGalt on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:43am.
"...the smartest MAN in all of journalism."
No? I coulda sworn that's what I heard. Maybe not. Shoulda been.
Letterman
Submitted by Farley on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:44am.
Has become an unfunny human trick.
accurate statement
Submitted by oldfart on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:51am.
when limited to the people present when that statement was uttered.
It's a shame, watching two grown men
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:01am.
hit on each other.
LOL HAHA
Submitted by dmacleo on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:40am.
you nailed it....wonder if letterman did...
my neurotic dog
Submitted by NOLAgirl on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:04am.
makes more sense than Maddow. And Letterman, for that matter.
Like saying she's the stinkiest pile of dog crap in the yard.
Submitted by drsamherman on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:31am.
Small choice in rotten apples, and both Rage-hole and David "Zipperman" Letterman are two of the biggest road apples in the media.
"...in all of journalism,
Submitted by DaChew on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:37am.
"...in all of journalism, probably the smartest person."
That's the most unintentionally funny thing he's ever said. Quite a high bar you're setting there, Dave.
Why??
Submitted by Joe W. on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:38am.
Why do people continue to watch this crap, anyway? I understand that the brave souls at Newsbusters get PAID to watch so we don't have to, but are there really people out there who willingly submit themselves to this drivel on a nightly basis??? No wonder our country is in the cesspool of civilization.
Nah. Newsbusters takes the hit
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:53am.
so we don't have to. Letterman stopped being funny about 20 years ago.
late night
Submitted by oldfart on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:57am.
All the people on late night stopped being funny about 20 years ago.
Late night has become a feces hole of self adoration and megalomania.
Because....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:38am.
....they too are "the hippest".
It's embarrassing watching anyone over 40 trying to "be hip", as if they were still in high school.
When sitting next to Lettermen...
Submitted by DumbCanuck on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:58am.
...I suppose Rachel would appear that she IS smart... relatively speaking, of course.
But then, if Rachel would be sitting next to my cat...
"There... Are... Four... Lights!"
Your cat would be smarter..
Submitted by jkwtrading on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:39am.
Your cat would be smarter..
My cat IS smarter
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:42am.
The stupid cat. The smart cat is Steven Hawking compared to Rach.
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Rachel Maddow's Brother Named NRA President
Submitted by GlenStanish on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:09am.
According to a Daily Rash report, Rachel Maddow's brother Mitchell is the new president of the National Rifle Association. Wow! http://www.thedailyrash.com/rachel-maddows-brother-is-new-nra-chairman
Interesting description
Submitted by zachlind on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:22am.
I noticed he used the word "person" when describing the girl.
Letterman
Submitted by mmilesll on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:30am.
He was a lousy weather man when he was in Indianapolis and things haven't changed at all. Madcow has always been stupid, so no reason for change there either
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Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:31pm.
Dear Dave,
When you're not so busy insulting the 14 year old daughter of Sarah palin, maybe you could actually read a book that isn't 98% pictures.
You think Randy Madcow is "smart"?
Do you also think Al Sharpie is brilliant?
What about Mrs. Olbermann? Was she a genius too?
I can't find a word big enough to describe the utter stupidity that is you. You sh%$t all over John McCain, and then that idiot still went back on your stupid show. When you aren't busy spewing your imbecilic views, you're cheating on your wife with an intern.
You're nothing more than a pimple on the ass of progress, you gap-toothed moron.
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.You guys are all wrong,
Submitted by John21 on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:42pm.
.You guys are all wrong, Letterman is right she is far smarter than any of the clowns on that network that call themselves journalist.
Now, that is not saying a great deal based on the clown population of her network. She is not a journalist and not even a good commentator but she does read the liberal agenda well and obeys the orders of her superiors (almost everyone) very well
Dave, that's the first time
Submitted by LinTaylor on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:33pm.
Dave, that's the first time you've made me laugh in several years. I just want you to think about that for a while.
Are you kidding me?
Submitted by blazermaniac on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:40pm.
Dave Letterman & Rachel Madcow. Two of the DUMBEST people in the history of television.
actually, his reasoning makes sense, for an egomaniac
Submitted by agingcynic on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:45pm.
he figures any woman who spurns his advances is "smart". If he admitted that she was just gay, that would remove his excuse for all those other women who can't stand this slug.
Letterman on Rachel Maddow
Submitted by Steve Cakouros on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 2:02pm.
How would Letterman know. He can hardly read.
I challenge this idiot and faulted father to have Thomas Sowell as a guest.
He hasn't the courage.
Sample Size =...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 2:23pm.
...Talent pool on MESSDNC.
Ralph Madcow is the Tallest Midget on his network.
First off
Submitted by panzerakc on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 3:23pm.
I wouldn't trust Letterman to comment that the sky is blue and the grass is green.
Secondly, I spend almost no time at all thinking about Rachel Maddow.
Finally, I'm guessing Letterman thinks Obama is the smartest man in the world, so I don't put a whole lot of stock in his assessment of anybody's intelligence, alleged or otherwise.
What's Letterman's benchmark
Submitted by Slyrr on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 5:06pm.
What's Letterman's benchmark for 'smart'? She's wearing glasses?
I wouldn't say she is the smartest woman in all of...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 3:00am.
journalism, but I might be inclined to think of her as the smartest lesbian in all of journalism, especially since I can't think of another one off hand.