Posted on 11/26/2004 5:15:56 PM PST by CrosscutSaw
CHICAGO -- Chicago's media gossip columnists are abuzz with news about Illinois' new political sensation, U.S. Senator-elect Barack Obama. Friday night, Obama will be featured on "Late Show" with David Letterman.
CBS released a portion of tonight's transcript, and the Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan teased readers this morning by publishing part of the interview which will air Friday night at 10:30 PM CST:
Letterman: " . . . Now was there a guy running for Senate, maybe an incumbent, maybe not, I think a Republican, and he had a problem because he and his wife would go to strip clubs and have sex."
Obama: (laughing) "Well, that was --" (audience laughs)
Letterman: "Did I dream that? Does any of this ring a bell?"
Obama: "I, uh -- there were some issues, some allegations." (audience laughs)
Letterman: (laughs) "Yeah."
Obama: "But we didn't touch that stuff."
Letterman: "I see."
Obama: "We took the high road, and --"
Letterman: "Now is this who you were running against, or he dropped out, right?"
Obama: "Yeah, he dropped out -- yeah, the Republicans, you know, they seem to have a lot of fun given all their moral values stuff." (Letterman, audience laugh) "They enjoy themselves."
Letterman: "It sounded like fun to me."
The former state senator told Letterman that not only did he receive a congratulatory phone call from the President, he recently had breakfast with Bush, Vice-President Cheney and Bush political adviser Karl Rove.
(Excerpt) Read more at illinoisleader.com ...
He's a con man who dazzles white people because he's speaks such good English. But, he's still a Marxist.
Like Clinton, his act will grow old.
I'm just ashamed people can't see through this huckster.
Winner? Early over-inflation has burst many a political balloon head. Good of the White House Inner Sanctum to have turned the air pumps on full blast.
Three strikes against him... he's a dim, he's an
ultra-lib, he takes George Soros money....can he be trusted? not on your life...
will the old media try to make him into the next best thing since sliced bread? you betcha.
Will he ever get a vote from this conservative? Not until they peel the vote from my cold dead fingers...NEXT ISSUE!!!
EXACTLY! His vacuous slickness reminds me of Clinton. That's probably why the press loves him....I get the impression that he will not give them as much to write about...
He is very eloquent. However, he just LIED through his pearly whites when he said that Ken Salazar would be the only Hispanic-American Senator, conveniently overlooking Sen.-elect Mel Martinez (R-FL).
He wrote the book years ago. It's been re-released becuase he's famous now.
see through?
He came right out and stated that you didn't need a tax cut. People not only do not see, they do not hear either.
Please. Most of us who are news/political junkies saw Obama's speech at the DNC Convention. It was not the speech of a looney lefty. Obama was poised, articulate, and -- if you had no preconceived notions about him -- inspiring. The MSM had nothing to do with that perception of Obama. Conservatives and liberals alike agreed that a star was born that night, for good or for ill.
As Hillary stood and applauded Obama in the midst of his American tale, you got the feeling she was jealous, knowing that she would have to share the Senate spotlight with him for the next four years -- at least.
Keep your enemies closer.
Ever see him speak to a black audience? Heavy on the jive with a small dose of ebonics thrown in for a good populist appearance.
In other words, phony as a $3 bill.
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