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David Letterman Pushes Jimmy Carter To Agree That A ‘Global Mandate
March 25th, 2014 12:39 PM
Liberal CBS late night host David Letterman interviewed President Jimmy Carter on Monday night and used the opportunity to lobby the former president to push for greater action on “climate change.”
Speaking with the Georgia Democrat, Letterman gushed over how as president Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House before asking if “it will take a global mandate to do…

Brokaw on Letterman: Syria Not Obama's 'Finest Moment,' Probably Embol
March 7th, 2014 4:15 PM
Appearing on Thursday's CBS Late Show aired early Friday morning, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine with host David Letterman and observed: "...when chemical weapons were used in Syria and they were discovered, I didn't think it was President Obama's finest moment. He said there's a red line, then he kept moving that sucker....[Vladimir Putin]…

Meredith Vieira Gushes Over Shirtless Dreamboat Vladimir Putin
February 27th, 2014 8:32 PM
Is this how Stalin charmed New York Times reporter/Soviet apologist Walter Duranty?
Former "Today" show co-host Meredith Vieira has become the latest example of a prominent figure in American media with a weak spot for an autocrat ruling Russia. Vieira appeared last night on "Late Show with David Letterman" and described covering the Winter Olympics in Sochi for NBC. (Video after the jump)
David ‘The Grinch’ Letterman Frets Too Much Spent on Toys for Kids
December 20th, 2013 2:59 AM
Every year, in the days before Christmas, toy expert Shannon Eis goes on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman to show off the hot toys of the season. But this year, she was greeted Wednesday night by a “Grinch” Letterman disturbed by “$20 billion a year on toys. 20 billion dollars a year!”
“I wonder if we should take some of that money and put it elsewhere,” Letterman ruminated. “I don’t…

Julia Roberts Drops Six F-Bombs in 54 Second Film Clip Aired on CBS La
December 13th, 2013 11:59 AM
The folks at CBS’s Late Show decided to give viewers a Christmas treat Thursday by playing a clip of the new film “August: Osage County” starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts.
In the 54-second clip, Roberts dropped six F-bombs while also saying four S-words (video follows with commentary):

Pelosi Does Letterman's Top Ten List: 'The Tea Party Isn't Nearly as M
November 6th, 2013 9:06 AM
As NewsBusters reported Monday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had been asked to do David Letterman's Top Ten List on the CBS Late Show election night.
Most of her offerings Tuesday were somewhat apolitical, but the top thing "You Never Knew About the House of Representatives" was "The Tea Party isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds" (video follows with partial transcript and…
Pelosi To Do Letterman's Top Ten List on Election Night
November 4th, 2013 12:58 PM
There are some key elections happening at the gubernatorial level Tuesday that people will be playing close attention to.
As such, the folks at CBS thought this would be a great time to bring House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on to the Late Show to present David Letterman's Top Ten List.
Letterman Plays Mock Video of Dick Cheney Flatlining
October 30th, 2013 11:33 AM
Are jokes no matter how distasteful acceptable when they involve former Vice President Dick Cheney?
Consider a mock video David Letterman played on the CBS Late Show Tuesday wherein Cheney briefly flatlines in the middle of a discussion on ABC’s This Week (video follows with commentary):

Letterman Plays Video of People Destroying Computers After Trying to S
October 12th, 2013 2:31 PM
Has President Obama lost David Letterman?
On the CBS Late Show Friday, the host aired a video he called "This Day In Obamacare Enrollment" in which people from different parts of the country were shown destroying their computers (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Crowd Says ‘No’ When Letterman Asks ‘Are You Worried About the G
October 5th, 2013 1:37 PM
It’s becoming quite apparent the American people aren’t as concerned about the government shutdown as the Democrats and their media minions would like people to be.
On the CBS Late Show Friday, when host David Letterman asked the studio audience if they were worried about the shutdown, they collectively said “No” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Letterman Asks Audience How Many Signed Up for ObamaCare, Nobody Respo
October 4th, 2013 6:21 PM
It seems a metaphysical certitude the Obama-loving David Letterman didn't expect this response.
During the opening monologue of CBS's Late Show Thursday, when the host asked the audience, "How many folks signed up on the ObamaCare," not one person responded (video follows with commentary):
NBC's Williams Tells Letterman GOP 'Suicide Caucus' 'Cabal' to Blame f
October 4th, 2013 12:45 PM
Appearing on CBS's Late Show on Thursday, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams ranted to liberal host David Letterman about Republicans in Congress being to blame for the government shutdown: "It's about a small – they've been called the suicide caucus in the U.S. House, about 80 members.....right now they have a hold on the House of Representatives....because of this caucus, this cabal,…
Media Aim New Term ‘Gun Reform’ to Attack 2nd Amendment
September 17th, 2013 11:30 AM
The American media have long supported gun control, but they have increased their attacks on the gun industry since the Newtown shooting in December with a careful shift in the language they use. The media will most likely exploit the tragic shooting at D.C.’s Navy Yard to push the propaganda term.
While the commonplace “gun control” has an aggressive connotation to it, and rightfully so,…

Letterman on Obama’s Red Line Flip-Flop: ‘The Guy Has Learned How
September 5th, 2013 11:16 AM
As NewsBusters has reported for years, David Letterman is one of Barack Obama’s biggest supporters on television.
You couldn’t tell that Wednesday, for on the CBS Late Show, the host said of the President’s flip-flop concerning a chemical weapons red line in Syria, “[T]he guy has learned how to bulls—t” (video follows with transcript and commentary):