Letterman: Bush-Cheney Didn’t Want to Get bin Laden Because They Did

May 16th, 2012 11:12 AM
In a particularly sleazy allegation, David Letterman on Tuesday night alleged former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney “went soft” on finding Osama bin Laden “because they were worried about upsetting their Saudi Arabian royalty buddies.” Talk about a lack of civility and respect for elected officials. Letterman’s impugning of the former administration came…

Morning Joe’s Brzezinski Fondly Recalls Her Mother Mouthing Off to P

May 9th, 2012 4:01 PM
While appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman, Mika Brzezinski took time to share her fondest memories growing up in a liberal household with father Zbignew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to President Carter.  Brzezinski described the upheaval in her life when her father was appointed to Carter’s staff, saying that, “It happened overnight, and all of a sudden we were going to the…

On Letterman, Robin Williams Cracks Bush Was 'Cute' Like a Drunk Uncle

April 27th, 2012 8:50 AM
Appearing as a guest on Thursday's The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, comedian Robin Williams took some shots at GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, and ended up bringing up former President Bush, comparing him to a drunk uncle who "took a dump in the jacuzzi."

Limbaugh Rips Olbermann: 'You Are Not a $10 Million Chandelier - You'r

April 4th, 2012 5:52 PM
Recently fired and disgraced liberal commentator Keith Olbermann boasted on CBS's Late Show Tuesday that he's a $10 million chandelier. Rush Limbaugh on his radio program marvelously responded Wednesday saying, "Keith, you are not a $10 million chandelier. You're the guy wearing a $50 lampshade sitting in the corner of the room that nobody else wants to go in" (video courtesy Daily Rushbo…

David Letterman: Rachel Maddow 'Probably the Smartest Person' in 'All

March 27th, 2012 8:41 AM
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):

NBC Cheers Michelle Obama on Letterman Then Touts Video Mocking Mitt R

March 20th, 2012 1:23 PM
In the 7 a.m. et hour of Tuesday's NBC Today, news anchor Natalie Morales fawned over Michelle Obama's appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman: "She...talked about her late-night chats with the President, and joked that he's always upbeat, especially about the notoriously deadlocked Congress. I guess you got to keep your sense of humor about you." Later, in the 8 a.m. et hour,…

Letterman Asks Michelle Obama 'Has Your Husband' Ever Said To You 'Joh

March 20th, 2012 12:32 AM
It didn't take long for Republicans to get bashed during David Letterman's interview with Michelle Obama Monday night. In the middle of an election year, the CBS Late Show host actually asked the First Lady, "Has your husband ever come home and said to you, 'Oh, that John Boehner, what an idiot?'” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Letterman Airs Mock Video of Gingrich Having Sex With Vending Machine

January 20th, 2012 10:20 AM
On the CBS Late Show Thursday, host David Letterman aired a mock video of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich having sex with a vending machine. This came at the end of his Top Ten segment called, "Top Ten Revelations In The Interview With Newt Gingrich's Ex-Wife" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

David Letterman Jokes About Gingrich Abusing Wife, Mocks Gov. Christie

January 18th, 2012 9:30 PM
CBS comedian David Letterman teed off on the Republican presidential field on Monday night while barely batting an eye toward President Obama or the Democrats. The Late Show host joked at the expense of Newt Gingrich's first marriage and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's weight, while comparing former First Lady Pat Nixon to a reptile from Star Trek. In addition, the CBS comedian dismissed the…

McCain Complains About Stephanopoulos 'Gotcha Question' on Contracepti

January 13th, 2012 3:15 AM
Appearing as a guest on Thursday's Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, Arizona Senator John McCain complained about ABC's George Stephanopoulos because the ABC host asked GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney if states have the constitutional power to ban contraceptives.

David Letterman's Math: Obama's Been President 'A Year and a Half, Clo

October 13th, 2011 1:12 PM
On Tuesday, Diane Sawyer absurdly claimed the Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to more than a thousand countries. Following in this arithmetically-challenged tradition, David Letterman told former President Bill Clinton Wednesday Obama's been in office "a year and a half, close to two years" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Brian Williams: GOP Candidates 'Running Far to the Right,' Can't Be 'S

October 4th, 2011 11:20 AM
Updated : Full transcript added. Appearing on Monday's "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS, NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams responded to Letterman's assertion that Texas Governor Rick Perry was a "right-wing conservative psych job" by declaring: "In a Republican primary race in this early stage, you run far to the right....You can't say something shocking enough in some of these…

Flashback: ‘Bastard in the Sand’ Parody Sung by Martin Short Accom

September 10th, 2011 9:27 PM
Back in May, actor/comedian Martin Short celebrated the killing of Osama bin Laden by singing, on the Late Show with David Letterman, “Bastard in the Sand,” a parody set to the tune of Elton John's “Candle in the Wind.” With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, I thought I'd re-post video of the entertaining song (original May 30 NB post).

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

September 2nd, 2011 5:38 PM
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)