I would actually say that Letterman began losing his edge around 2000. Since 2003...it’s fairly lame with maybe two jokes a night that actually work. His interviews? He really can’t carry out even a decent 3-star interview. My guess is that he heavily relies upon his staff to make the show work now. He will not touch any big-name Democrat...which is fairly obvious...and I would probably attribute that to the staff that works for him.
He appears to be of the mind of just going forward and trying to get mileage off this to propel him back up. My suggestion...we start a series of jokes...call them “Dave-jokes”, which are pitiful, bad and stupid. Here is my contribution:
David Letterman visits the doctor for a checkup, and after some tests, the doctor comes in with a grave look on his face.
Doctor: Well, I have some bad news and some really bad news.
David Letterman: Well, give me the really bad news first.
Doctor: You have cancer, and only 6 months to live.
David Letterman: And the bad news?
Doctor: You have Alzheimer’s disease.
David Letterman: That’s great. I was afraid I had cancer!
I readily admit it’s tasteless and a terrible joke. But unless Dave stands up and say’s its tasteless and admits that bad jokes are bad jokes...then this whole game will continue on.
Exactly. He'd be better off showing reruns of his "show" prior to 2000! His ratings might even go up, and the dumb-down public will nary notice the difference (except that he looks a little younger and is a lot funnier). They'll just think he got his hair dyed and his face lifted.
I LOVE THAT JOKE! May I have your permission to reuse it?
I don't think his wife is off limits, either. She should be telling him to stop being such a jerk...unless she enjoys jokes about little girls getting raped by baseball players.
That is a great joke. Show me a tasteful joke and I will show you one thats not funny.
Pray for America