Dave is what we call a sell out.
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Not really - you can’t sell something you never had. Dave is a hard core liberal down to his bitter soul. Just look at his guest list for the past few weeks - every lib / rat needing some public exposure gets a forum, conservatives need not apply. Of course, it can be argued that the kind of folks who still watch Letterman are probably not the most informed voters in the world anyway - such a shame, I can remember a long time ago when Dave was actually funny.
I can remember a long time ago when Dave was actually funny.
I would argue that was when he was funny, before he sold out. Dave was from Indiana, a very conservative state and he drew on that upbringing for his humor. Now he has been overtaken by the snobbishness of rich Connecticut elitism. Dave's humor used to be known as irreverent, and he made fun of all the pretense of show business, in a way biting the hand that fed him. At one time, Cher and Oprah publicly declared their dislike of him. That, is a good thing in my book. But no more, he sold out and he has kissed and made up with all that he offended. Late show hosts historically have not been very political. Jack Paar openly disdained politicians by saying he NEVER voted, it only encouraged them. Johnny Carson was able to walk the fine line of staying out of politics, the only exception being, when he understood that JFK was brought down by a conspiracy, and became very cozy with Jim Garrison, and then realized that was not wise career decision or career direction and dropped it like a lead balloon.