You've gotta admit that Letterman's little bit of fluff was cute...even if she *was* young enough to be his granddaughter.
Posted on 05/27/2015 5:18:53 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell
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I watched him for years and thought that he had some pretty funny stuff and some entertaining guests. He crossed the line with the cheap shot about Sarah Palin’s 14 year old being raped at a baseball game. He was never held accountable for that “joke” and I never watched his show again.
Difference in the very first line. Miss much?
You've gotta admit that Letterman's little bit of fluff was cute...even if she *was* young enough to be his granddaughter.
That's good stuff.
David Letterman’s departure isn’t the end of an era. The era of late night talk shows ended a while back.
David Letterman’s departure isn’t the end of an era. The era of late night talk shows ended a while back.
It's the same article.
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Nailed!
Excellent opinion piece.
Because you don't need one to talk politics and crack stupid jokes?
He did? or was it one of the 50+ writers they employed?
He's not funny, either. He's just another narcissist who made it to the big time. Too bad so many people exist to applaud and cheer on narcissists.
He had an ability to connect with his audiences. I never got into his show, though -- wouldn't have, anyway, given its liberal bent. Actually, I never got into SNL either. Modern comedy just isn't bellyache funny -- to me, anyway. As the Sultan Knish implied, in Letterman's departure we're mourning the end of an era, but to me the comedy of that era will not be missed.
Letterman did some good stuff over the years, which is why I watched the last show even though I hadn’t seen one for many years.
One thing his critics never seem to mention is how self-deprecating he was.
Quit waffling.
It's a duplicate and you know it's a duplicate and you posted it anyway.
Most likely one of the writers.
My point was the Letterman was entertaining for the first five or so years he was on TV. Then after losing the Tonight Show to Leno, he turned into an A$$H*Le.
He was never a stand up comic prior to his show. He was a TV weatherman from Indy. He does not have that natural talent/timing in telling a joke. He was funny when he played the fool. Then he stopped playing the fool and he was not funny anymore. He was just bitter.
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Always hated Letterman. He didn’t pass the stuck elevator test.
If you were stuck in a broke elevator with Jay Leno, you get the feeling it would be the two of you as friendly equals trying to figure out the best way of helping you as a team get out. If you had to wait 30 minutes for the rescuer to arrive, Jay would chat with you, you might share a human laugh or two. You’d share your water bottle with each other.
If you were stuck in an elevator with Dave Letterman, you just know he’d be anxious and mean and selfish and standoffish. He would make matters worse and never act like you were equal humans in the same predicament. You would never share a laugh while waiting for the guy to get there. He’d be in his own world. He would NEVER share his water or drink from yours. He doesn’t seem comfortable in his own skin. He seems mean.
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