Desperate Letterman: ‘Don’t Vote For Romney’ If He Won’t Come On My Show

NewsBusters.org ^ | September 29, 2012 | Neal Sheppard

[Kaslin]

As NewsBusters previously reported, CBS Late Show host David Letterman last Thursday begged Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to come on his show.

On Friday, Letterman continued groveling actually telling viewers, "If he's not here in 39 days, don't vote for him" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Letterman: 'Don't Vote For Romney' If He Doesn't Come On My Show

DAVID LETTERMAN: Now here's something that's really stuck up my nose. You know how long it is to the election? How long? Do you know?

PAUL SHAFFER: A couple of months.

LETTERMAN: No, it's not a couple of months.

SHAFFER: One month.

LETTERMAN: 39 days.

SHAFFER: Yeah, one month.

LETTERMAN: I mean, 39 days, the presidential election and we could have a new president in 39 days. Well, the current president, President Obama, was on the show last week. The challenger, Mitch [sic] Romney, has not been on the show. We have asked him to be on the show, we have, any night, any time, short notice, whatever he wants. He can be on the show. He's got 39 days. Now, I don't want to persuade anybody unnecessarily, but if he's not here in 39 days, don't vote for him.

After a commercial break, Letterman continued with his pleas:

LETTERMAN: Listen now, I'm serious about this. You know, I know what it's like to be rebuffed, to be ignored, to be thwarted, shunted, not taken seriously - what's the word I'm looking for? - to be snubbed, snubbed.

SHAFFER: Snubbed.

LETTERMAN: That’s right, and the Romney people have done a first-rate job of snubbing us. Now look, I want to tell you something. We just make fun of everybody. That's the whole deal. And it just happens that Mitch [sic] is funnier than Obama. So it doesn't mean anything. I'm, I'm, a - you can go online and check my voting record, please don't, but you can - I am a registered independent. You hear what I'm saying. A registered independent. Yes. I have no dog in this fight, ladies and gentlemen.

Mitt has get to come on. I'm telling you. What I'm getting a whiff of here is they're scared. Let me rephrase that. What I'm getting a whiff of here is that he's yellow.

[Laughter and applause]

LETTERMAN: Thank you.

SHAFFER: I don't know why he won’t come on.

LETTERMAN: Why won't he come on? You're telling me this guy expects to sit in the Oval Office in the White House. And remember when he said the first thing he was going to do when he got into office? He was going to put China in their place. Ooooh! But yet, he'll do that, but he won't come and talk to me. No problem taking on China.

Alright, 39 days away. He's got 39 days to show up. Is he coming? Have you heard anything?

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Haven’t heard anything.

LETTERMAN: We have an open invitation for him, don't we? Any night. If he called right now and said I'll be there in five minutes,..

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: We would wait for him.

LETTERMAN: Say goodbye to Regis.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: That’s right.

[Laughter and applause]

LETTERMAN: Come to think of it, we get any kind of call at all, say goodbye to Regis.

SHAFFER: No!

[Laughter and applause]

With that, Letterman proceeded with his Top Ten list which just so happened to be:

Top Ten Reasons Mitt Romney Should Appear on the Late Show

10. It's required by the Constitution

9. Compared to me, anybody looks popular

8. Plenty of parking for the Cadillacs

7. If he makes a gaffe, no one will see it

6. Green room stocked with plain yogurt and tap water

5. None of our cameras are hidden

4. He can fire as many Late Show staffers as he wants

3. It's a chance to win back the lazy freeloader vote

2. Rick Santorum will do this show, but Mitt won't (video of Santorum saying "That's bull----"_

1. John McCain once blew us off -- how'd that turn out?

[Kaslin]

you Letterman, I don't even watch your stupid show

[Sacajaweau]

Letterman? Do they call him Letterman because of the big “L” on his forehead?

[Farmer Dean]

What’s the next step below has-been on the celebrity food chain?

[Wiser now]

If he does do your show I’ll have to question his intelligence.

[Steelfish]

Wasn’t this the pervert who was accused of sleeping with his staff?

[Sarah Barracuda]

I got news for you Letterman, only progressive Commie douche bags watch your “Show” Romney won’t get any of those votes anyway. Plus, Letterman just plain creeps me out, what a sleaze bag

[StAnDeliver]

"'This morning, I did something I've never done in my life,' Letterman told viewers. 'I had to go downtown and testify before a grand jury.

'This whole thing has been quite scary," he said. 'I had to tell them how I was disturbed by this. I was scared for my family. I felt menaced by this man.'

Then, Letterman added, 'I had to tell them all the creepy things I had done.'

Letterman continued: 'The creepy stuff was that I have had sex with women who work for me on this show.

'My response to that is, yes I have,' Letterman said.

'I was worried for myself, I was worried for my family, ' he said. 'I felt menaced by this, and I had to tell them all of the creepy things that I had done.

Letterman’s production company said that during his testimony to the grand jury he had admitted affairs with his staff. There was no indication when the affairs took place."

[ILS21R]

FUDL

[FlingWingFlyer]

Letterman don’t get it. Romney voters can’t stay up late because we have to get up early and go to work in the morning. Those who watch his show have already made up their minds to vote for Barry the Free Stuff Guy. Romney going on the Letterman Show would change absolutely nothing.

[plain talk]

well ... Romney should go on as many of these shows as possible. If he can’t handle David Letterman then he has no business running for President. he could use it to educate the masses on some key points of conservatism and probably even get Letterman to admit deep down that he in fact is a conservative when it comes to managing his own money. he could also use it to explain his 47% gaffe comment. better that Mitt explain it then leave it to be explained by others

[smokingfrog]

Obama Visit Nets David Letterman Best Rating Since 2010

... The last time the show saw better ratings was February 9, 2010, when Jennifer Garner, singer Sade and model Brooklyn Decker made appearances ...

[MWestMom]

My 78 year old mother says she won’t watch Letterman because she thinks he’s “not all there.” I concur.

[x]

Romney should go on as many of these shows as possible.

If it looks bad for him he may just do that. It may be the only way to get through to some lunkhead voters.

But Kyle Smith had an interesting snippet in last Sunday's New York Post about these shows. His conclusion:

These talk and comedy shows are not neutral ground — they are biased toward the president, treat Democrats with kid gloves and try to make Republicans look the fool. Romney understands that.

[a fool in paradise]

“Don’t go see Mick Jagger if he won’t come on my show!!!”

[Robwin]

Hmmmm. If Romney were to go on this pos show I might consider NOT voting for him.

[a fool in paradise]

Empty Chair blew off foreign leaders to appear as a guest on The Shrew.

It’s called GRAVITAS.

Manchildren don’t have it.

[Gene Eric]

Because you’re a dick, Letterman.

[Casie]

I disagree. The saddest thing I have ever seen a president do was when obi did the “preezy of the steezy” skit with... uhh.. crud.. he's such a d-lister I can't remember his name. Gotta Google. Jimmy Fallon. And Letterman is even lamer than Fallon! It would be classier to stand in a dumpster with a bullhorn. :p

[x]

David Letterman was even worse with Bush when he appeared on “Late Night” in 2000 to find the nation’s Emperor of Irony uncharacteristically turning completely earnest — grilling Bush for several minutes on capital punishment.

“Letterman proved to be twice as tough as many of the journalists covering Bush,” declared an exuberant Jake Tapper on Salon. As though Bush was responsible for Texans’ longstanding approval of the death penalty.

Bush’s Democratic predecessor, Ann Richards, never issued a death-row pardon and oversaw 50 executions. Yet she didn’t incur Letterman’s wrath in her 1992 appearance on his show. “Ann Richards will be out here a little bit later,” Letterman said at the time. “You can’t help but have a lot of respect for this woman and her accomplishments.”

-- Kyle Smith, The New York Post

[greene66]

There’s a decent argument that Romney should go on shows of this nature, but certainly not Letterman’s. The man is scum. I look forward to the day I see that degenerate POS’s name in the obituaries.