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Freep the David Letterman Show: Dave has Joe Wilson on to spout his lies over Niger and Plame
CBS' Late Show with David Letterman | 6/29/04 | me

Posted on 06/29/2004 10:16:11 PM PDT by rwfromkansas

Alright, I just saw on the Late Show with David Letterman a segment in which David interviews Joe Wilson about his book on his wife and the Niger situation.....what he called the "lies" that led to war.

I am so pissed I am considering boycotting the show.

First though, a Freep is in order.

David just basically let Wilson blab and blab without questioning anything he stated.

Several points need to be made in a Freep:

1) Wilson did not prove Bush lied about anything; why not have somebody on to defend Bush and counter Wilson's allegation?

2) Wilson was not secretive of his wife's CIA identity like he claims.

3) Even though Wilson claims to have found nothing fishy when he went to Niger, Britain stands by...much more firmly than the Americans ever were....that Saddam tried to buy uranium from Niger. Why assume Wilson could see the whole picture?

4) Wilson was one guy in a huge organization; there will be disagreement.

5) Will the Late Show become a Kerry campaign commercial or be a place for comedy? If entering the political arena, you have an obligation to present the other side or lose viewers.

You can send an e-mail to the show in two different ways (I did both to try to get maximum impact), their contact form and CBS mailbag form.

To get to these forms, go here:

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/show_info/ls_show_info_pop_feedback.shtml

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/show_info/ls_show_info_pop_mail_bag.shtml

****Main phone number to the show: 212-975-4734 ****

Executive Producer E-mail:

I could not find one executive producer per se; it appears there are several. Based on the format for station e-mail, PROBABLY these are the e-mail addy's for the exec produders. Of course, why not call the main number above and ask for each directly?

Rob Burnett: rburnett@cbs.com

Maria Pope: mpope@cbs.com

Jude Brennan: jbrennan@cbs.com

Barbara Gaines: bgaines@cbs.com

Here are talent coordinators for the show....they help find guests.

Try to phone them at the above number or e-mail them in the model format given above.

JULIE MONTGOMERY

ELIANA R. SALZHAUER

BRIAN TETA


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KEYWORDS: davidletterman; joewilson; niger; valplame
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212-975-4734

Let's freep 'em.

1 posted on 06/29/2004 10:16:15 PM PDT by rwfromkansas
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To: rwfromkansas

bump


2 posted on 06/29/2004 10:17:56 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: rwfromkansas
Joe Wilson on Letterman?

A cure for insomnia if ever there was one.

3 posted on 06/29/2004 10:18:05 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Knees in the breeze)
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To: rwfromkansas

self-search if funky for some reason..hmm


4 posted on 06/29/2004 10:18:22 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: martin_fierro

lol......it was really annoying.

As usual, Dave shoved the "boring," controversial guest into about 7 minutes at the end of the show, but that is not an excuse.


5 posted on 06/29/2004 10:19:22 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: rwfromkansas

They're coming at Bush with everything they've got. Old Joe's been off the radar for awhile -- my question is why is he back now with all the info coming out to prove he's nothing but an opportunist.


6 posted on 06/29/2004 10:21:39 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16 ("proud to be a Reagan Republican")
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To: rwfromkansas

Hasn't Letterman always been an angry leftist? I don't watch him myself, so I don't know.


7 posted on 06/29/2004 10:23:04 PM PDT by DemsAreAllOnCrack
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To: rwfromkansas

A few points to make you madder;

1) Iraq (among other nations) *did* try to acquire uranium from Niger. The FT of London just published a report on it, and the source is, as many Freepers guessed British intelligence intercepts.

2) Wilson was an anti-war activist with ties to top Democrats when his *wife* and her boss at the CIA sent him to Niger without approval, or even notification of, Tenet.

3) Wilson works for the Saudis. Specifically a front organization they use to buy the "friendship" of ex-diplomats called the Middle East Institute.


8 posted on 06/29/2004 10:23:31 PM PDT by swilhelm73
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To: rwfromkansas

Dave's been giving too much time to these types lately. He's done as far as I'm concerned. He used to be balanced. To think I paid to fly out for a taping of the show in February. I hope he loses ratings. Shill.


9 posted on 06/29/2004 10:23:42 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (Democrats aren't playing with a full deck, they only use the race cards.)
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To: DemsAreAllOnCrack

He didn't show it as obviously if he was. (Seems to me, anyway).


10 posted on 06/29/2004 10:24:19 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (Democrats aren't playing with a full deck, they only use the race cards.)
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To: rwfromkansas

Michael Moore had the top spot on the show last week, if I remember right. I didn't actually watch, so I don't recall for sure.


11 posted on 06/29/2004 10:25:22 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (Democrats aren't playing with a full deck, they only use the race cards.)
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To: rwfromkansas

Letterman, like Johnny Carson, is just another overpaid media Wh#re. He's as left as they come.


12 posted on 06/29/2004 10:26:50 PM PDT by ZULU
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To: rwfromkansas

Who's David Letterman?


13 posted on 06/29/2004 10:26:51 PM PDT by MonroeDNA (Hillary was in charge of the FBI files, which went into a data base: WHoDB. Genious hackers, expose)
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To: MonroeDNA

A dirty old lib with a bastard child.


14 posted on 06/29/2004 10:27:59 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (Democrats aren't playing with a full deck, they only use the race cards.)
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To: DemsAreAllOnCrack
"Hasn't Letterman always been an angry leftist?

Yes indeed. He has more than once stated his stance on homosexuals, and only plays up to Conservatives when it suits him. He is a fence sitter, playing both fields, but in his heart of hearts, he is as leftist as they come. Funny guy, and a good comedian, but leftist as they can get. Watch any re-run show with Ellen and see what I mean.

16 posted on 06/29/2004 10:29:23 PM PDT by Windsong (FighterPilot)
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To: rwfromkansas

What happened to Letterman anyway? I haven't watched him in years, but he used to be pretty much apolitical and funny. Now he just seems to be another wild-eyed democrat.

Insanity is not funny Dave.


17 posted on 06/29/2004 10:43:50 PM PDT by kenth
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To: rwfromkansas

I e-mailed this to the EP's (I think that is enough writing.....going to head to bed and do my calling tomorrow):

Dear Late Show executive producer:

I was watching the Late Show with David Letterman like
I usually do every evening after the news. It is an
enjoyable program...or at least it was until I had to
sit through Joe Wilson bash the President and state
allegations with no proof and nobody to present
another side to the story.

I am ony 21, but am solidly conservative. Joe Wilson
and the media have left out many important facts in
the Iraq debate. It is a well-known secret around
Washington that Wilson was not very protective of his
wife's CIA identity. He blabbed at parties and even
had an article printed about himself and her, with
pictures included.

Furthermore, Joe's mission to Niger only detailed one
allegation of Iraq's weapons programs. Even in the
Clinton administration, Democrats, Republicans...they
all were SURE Saddam had WMD's. I can cite quote
after quote after quote of CLEAR belief in
this.....not just normal veiled political speak. For
the sake of space, I will not in this e-mail, but if
you would like, I will e-mail them to you. They even
were sure of links between Iraq and Al Queda (read a
Justice Department indictment from the late 1990's,
which I can find for you if you would like). Hell,
even the 9/11 commissioners the other day said they
found links between the two and that the press twisted
their statement on Iraq having no link to 9/11 into
supposedly Iraq and Al Queda not being in league with
eachother at all. If there was no link at all, that
came to the surprise of the two chairs (a Dem and
Repub) who say there were. Reporter Jayna Davis of
Oklahoma City has boxes full of evidence linking an
Iraqi to the OKC bombing even (she has been
interviewed by several congressional leaders and her
evidence has been deemed credible). Why not have her
on your show for balance? www.jaynadavis.com

As for Joe Wilson's Niger claim, the British still
stand by the allegation that Iraq was seeking uranium
from Niger. During the Wilson saga, they came out to
defend the President on the matter and said the US
only had part of the evidence....they had irrefutable
proof. EVEN IN THE STATE OF THE UNION QUOTE THAT
WILSON QUOTED FROM ON THE SHOW, Bush cites BRITISH,
not American intelligence. Therefore, Wilson's claim
to somehow "prove" Bush wrong based on what HE found
instead of what the Brits found is deceitful at best,
LYING at worst.

Note that Wilson ignores this. He ignores anything
that does not serve his purpose...just like he blames
the administration of doing.

Wilson is a member of one school of CIA operatives
that served under Clinton and believed one thing about
terrorism, that a law enforcement strategy could
contain it (FYI, Richard Clarke was another member of
this school of thought). Well, we saw the result of
that on 9/11. Just because a couple are criticizing
Bush does not make them right. They just have a
different viewpoint than the people running the show
in the CIA now who believe that to defeat terrorism, a
Middle East change in govt. will need to take place.
Just like governments had to change individually to
get rid of Communism mostly, so they believe the same
must be for terrorism.

I note that Joe Wilson tried to claim some
imperialistic goal of the Bush administration in the
Middle East on your program. It is no surprise that
he did not mention that the strong belief in a need
for democratic reform there is due to the issue of
terrorism. It is not surprising that he ignored this
because it would not be helpful to his agenda of
making the Bush administration look like it is trying
to take over the world (instead of save it, which I
believe they are trying to do).

Wilson was not right that going to Iraq led to the
"smallest reward," as he stated on your show. I would
say the liberation of a country is a pretty damn high
reward. It has come at great cost, but ultimately,
that is the only way the greatest reward can be
achieved.

I think it is disgusting that you have chosen to spit
on our troops by giving this man a spotlight on your
show instead of trying to boost the morale of the
troops we have over there doing some good in this
world.

Will you give an opposing viewpoint air on your show?

Perhaps author Sean Hannity, Colin Powell, Condi Rice
(she would be very effective), or GW Bush himself to
respond to these allegations and defend the war?

Will you let another voice be heard?

Or is the Late Show now a member of the John Kerry
campaign?

Unless you commit to getting another perspective to
balance your show's politics...and soon...I will be
writing an editorial in my college newspaper urgning
Letterman be boycotted.

The program isn't as good as it was in the late 90's
anyway (what happened to the gags where somebody went
out and shouted stuff at people whenever David talked
into his ear?) Perhaps I should just switch to Leno.
But, I will give you a chance to keep my viewership by
raising the bar in fairness.

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

Yo Mama (j/k)


18 posted on 06/29/2004 10:57:11 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: swilhelm73

Holy crap.....that third point is blockbuster.


19 posted on 06/29/2004 10:58:32 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: All
Correct me if I'm wrong, I only caught the last minute of the "interview", but I believe Wilson stated that evidence will likely show Niger's complicity with Iraq and uranium(possibly acknowledging the recent widespread international intelligence statements saying just that). The timing of Wilson's appearance is conspicuous

That, in itself, is an admission of defeat and stupidity regarding the main topic at hand but was presented along with an assortment of other lies to blur the lines.

Am I wrong in this?

20 posted on 06/29/2004 11:00:02 PM PDT by CatAtomic (Happy Trails, Ronnie~~~)
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