Posted on 08/06/2004 8:52:41 PM PDT by nutmeg
Heads up... Both Letterman and Leno have started on the east coast as of 11:35pm...
I just finished watching David Letterman, specifically for the Gen. Franks interview. He's articulate, smart, and funny, based on this interview. I have to say, I heard David ask intelligent qauestions, and while I went in with biased ears against David Letterman (he leans leftist, in my opinion), he didn't try to pigeon-hole Gen Franks into a "Bush Bash" session.
I will be purchasing his book, and doing whatever I need to do to get an autograph for my brother-in-law, off 10 months in Baghdad and back in Germany.
I heard that; isn't that just so sad for our country?
"Franks is one of the best spokeman for the war and the administration that Ive seen. Too bad he is a private citizen."
I am pretty sure that President Bush offered him the position of Army Chief of Staff, but General Franks said no. I have always wondered why. He doesn't appear to be against the president?
Are you sure? I noticed tonight that Letterman wasn't wearing a wedding ring (doesn't mean much, I know).
I think Bush and Rumsfeld wanted a special operations veteran. Gen. Franks is extremely respectful and intelligent about special ops, but he did not come out of that community.
Pulling Schoomaker off the retired list was a brilliant stroke. I don't know if Franks made the suggestion but he might have done. I know that Shinseki thought it was an awful idea. Rick Shinseki was a disaster as Chief of Staff and is an extreme liberal by Army standards, but it's important to understand that all of these generals are very impressive guys. The military is a very competitive meritocracy and everybody from O-6 on up (that's Colonel, or navy Captain) is unusually smart and motivated.
For instance, Shinseki served bravely in combat, suffered horrible wounds, and stayed on active duty with a prosthetic leg, when this was a novel idea and very hard to do. He's also very intelligent, quick. I don't like the man and I don't like many of his decisions, but he is a man of ability.
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Criminal Number 18F
Franks said at the time he was done. He wanted to retire from the Army, end of story. Sean Hannity pressed him on whether he would run for political office, and he said, NO, NO, NO. He said he "didn't like the draft" when it was around and wouldn't submit to it now for political office. He wants to be free to do what he wants to do.
OK, but you'll notice that Letterman tried as hard as he could to get Franks to indict someone "higher up" (Bush, assumedly) when he brought up the subject of Abu-Graib there at the last.
Franks, of course, saw it coming and refused to wallow in the mud with Letterman.
That's because he's not married. He's not only not married to the mother of his child, I don't even think they live in the same home.
Did anyone see Schwartzenegger on Leno? He said he believed Bush was going to win and when Bush comes to California, he'll bring him on the Tonight Show!
I seem to recall someone such as Tom Hanks going on a few months ago and rather awkwardly (knowing it was "uncomfortably long" after Dave's son was born) congratulating him on his marriage.
I do remember Hanks presenting Dave with a ($25 or 50?) US Savings Bond (rather a gag gift from the way it was presented) for little Harry. Hanks described how many thousands of dollars it would be worth (you know the sales pitch) if untouched for X number of years.
I think I saw one other person congratulate him on his marriage. Can't recall who.
It sounds like I watch the show all the time - I don't, but occasionally.
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