Letterman Says 'The Guy’s a Psycho' After Airing Edited Video of Romney Laughing
After basically campaigning for Barack Obama Tuesday, CBS Late Show host David Letterman took to seriously mocking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney two days later.
Following the presentation of an edited video of the former Massachusetts governor laughing maniacally, Letterman told his audience, "The guy’s a psycho" (video follows with transcribed lowlights and commentary):
During his opening monologue, Letterman made a rather tasteless joke about actress and musician Jennifer Lopez.
As the laughter died down, the Late Show host asked, "Hey Mitt, what do you think? Mitt, can you hear me?"
At that point, a tremendously unflattering and obviously edited video was aired of Romney laughing in a loop over and over.
“Stop that," Letterman said. "No, really, that’s making us sick. You gotta stop that. You’re not going to get any votes with that. What are you, nuts? The guy’s a psycho. Hey, stop it, Mitt. Oh my God."
This was actually the second time this video was aired during Thursday's monologue with Letterman making snide remarks.
Now for all I know this is a running gag on the Late Show. If so, wouldn't that make it worse?
Are Late Show viewers going to be pummeled nightly for the next five plus months with negative images of Romney?
Given Letterman's undeniable advocacy for Obama Tuesday, it seems entirely possible.
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David who...??
Submitted by wizardjr on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:39am.
who is this old guy? Maybe my 89 year old mother can identify him.
You know, if you think about
Submitted by NCfairandbalanced on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:43am.
You know, if you think about it, if you video or audio taped anyone's laughter, it would sound psycho. Yes, even Letterman's. But hey, that's a fact...Dave certainly isn't interested in them! Facts are pesky!
But really, aside from that, isn't this whole thing juvenile? Did this subject come up in the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Can you imagine Harry Truman mocking Adlai Stephenson's laugh? How far have we gone nuts in our politics?
NC~
Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:56am.
That's so true. Now the libs are even picking at how Romney laughs? I about give up.
Anybody ever hear Julia Roberts laugh? It could sound nutty instead of cute, if isolated in the right way. One of you techno people need to post some libs laughing.
But yes, this is all STUPID! Now they are just down on the floor looking for crumbs. Desperate.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Chris Matthews had a piece
Submitted by NCfairandbalanced on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:03pm.
Chris Matthews had a piece recently about Romney's laughter, too. I just can't believe it. Actually, there are more cruel things they say about him than his laugh.
But I'm not talking cruel, over the top, awful etc. This one is just plain dumb! I don't get it. I promise...I would say the same thing if a Republican mocked Obama's laugh...or any other lib. Dumb. I just can't think of another word to use. It's just dumb.
NC~on an 'up' note
Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:23pm.
Besides us conservatives, this is exactly the kind of thing that most Independents (polled) have mentioned they despise -- this sort of stupidity and unfairness. They quickly sniff out the rotten when the MSM or other libs engage in this junk, and it turns them off in a big way.
So here's hoping all these ridiculous slams on Romney just help pay off in November. If one side gets that slimy, how can you trust what they have to say -- or help but feel they are being unfair people in practice -- and I think it does reflect on O, when he doesn't speak up or goes there himself in various ways. It's partially insidious and partially utterly transparent.
Reasonable Americans spot it easily and remember it.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Absolutely. Like you said, I
Submitted by NCfairandbalanced on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:02pm.
Absolutely. Like you said, I hope this comes back to haunt them.
Again...of all the things I despise about BHO, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and the rest of them...can't honestly tell you I have heard their laughter, but I can tell you if I did, I would not hold it against them. Even if the laugh WAS weird! Who cares?
Oh wait! I know who cares! Unbelievable!
NC~
Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:21pm.
Well, here we have a chance to prove our point. Here is a clip on u-tube where they label it Julia Robert's "insane" laughter. I think it's hysterically cute -- and Roberts is a bigtime liberal.
So there. I am unbiased on laughing. I bet you find her laugh funny -- not insane -- too. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvAYORgqMLA
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Absolutely! It was even
Submitted by NCfairandbalanced on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:36pm.
Absolutely! It was even kinda cute...genuine. Again...what does a person's laughter have to do with anything? You know, even the libs know that. But they are so desperate for their guy to win and our guy to lose...they will do anything...not just about anything, but anything to try to make that happen.
Dave Letterman, hmmm, isn't
Submitted by inquiringmind on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:50am.
Dave Letterman, hmmm, isn't he the guy who was banging a female employee? And I thought that used to be called sexual harassment.
A hearty laugh
Submitted by CarolinaJimbo on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:54am.
Someone caught Mitt Romney busting his gut laughing. Letterman thinks Mitt is a psycho? Letterman obviously hasn't said anything really funny in ages. Letterman has forgotten the effects of a really funny joke because he hasn't told one or heard one in a long, long time.
Letterman........
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:15pm.
All the names I started to use to identify you for what you are... removing all the ones that would offend the Ladies that post here..........DOUCHE BAG is probably the nicest one... sorry ladies if I offended your Feminine hygiene product.
I remember
Submitted by spallatial on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:36pm.
Howard Dean had some wild-assed laugh/scream. Goofy BS as usual from the Left.
I believe Letterman ran that
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:02pm.
I believe Letterman ran that scream into the ground, too.
Well that certainly balances out the lib lean ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:55pm.
in the entertainment world, don't it?
MD
Apparently nothing will ever
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:26pm.
Apparently nothing will ever accomplish that.
The good news is nobody watched that dirty old sex pervert
Submitted by frank14 on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:38pm.
Think how much he must have paid off all those female staffers to keep the sexual harrassment suits away!
I wonder if Letterman made
Submitted by Chulio on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:47pm.
I wonder if Letterman made fun of TR's laugh.
Laugh~
Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 3:45pm.
I finally got the video to play of Rommey's laugh. That is a natural, chuckling laugh -- nothing creepy about it. The only thing that may make it sound odd is the loop playing it over and over.
Even with his laugh, they have nada! Again, they are down on the floor looking for crumbs. Pathetic.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Guess he must have missed this
Submitted by SeniorD on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 3:36pm.
HERSELF!! aka Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Co-President of the United States, has the perfect Halloween Witches cackle when she laughs.
Guess Dave missed that.
Letterman's making fun of how
Submitted by RR GOP on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:51pm.
Letterman's making fun of how other people laugh?
Joe Piscopo had Letterman pegged when he played him in his on his HBO special 30 years ago.
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