David Letterman
Letterman: 'Don't Be Surprised If You Read Karl Rove Was Beaten Up By
November 9th, 2012 9:59 AM
David Letterman took a swipe at Karl Rove and the Koch brothers Thursday.
During his opening monogue on the CBS Late Show, the host said, "Don't be surprised if you read that Karl Rove was beaten up by the Koch brothers" (video follows with transcript):
Letterman's Post-Election Obama Ad: ‘Hey Clint – F—k You
November 9th, 2012 9:22 AM
David Letterman took a vulgar swipe at Clint Eastwood Thursday.
During his monologue on CBS's Late Show, the host played a mock post-election Obama commercial featuring an announcer saying, "Hey Clint - f--k you" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Letterman: 'Tubby Little Weasel' Karl Rove 'Tried to Frighten' Elector
November 8th, 2012 3:17 AM
As NBC anchor Brian Williams appeared as a guest on Wednesday's The Late Show on CBS, host David Letterman charged that Republican political strategist Karl Rove "lied to" and tried to "frighten" the electorate in 2012, referring to the former George W. Bush strategist as a "tubby little weasel." Letterman:
Letterman: Recount Starts Wednesday, Supreme Court Gives Election to R
November 6th, 2012 10:09 AM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman took a swipe at George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, and the highest court in the land Monday.
In the middle of his opening monologue, Letterman joked that the recount would begin on Wednesday followed by the Supreme Court giving the election to Romney on December 18 (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Kurtz on Why Late Night Comics Rib Romney More: 'Obama Is Just Not Tha
November 4th, 2012 3:38 PM
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, late night comedians make fun of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney more than twice as much as they do Barack Obama.
CNN's Howard Kurtz defended this on Sunday's Reliable Sources saying, "Obama is just not that easy to ridicule... Whereas jokes about a rich guy with a 1950s lingo -- well, gosh, golly, gee whiz, isn't that hard to make people laugh…
Letterman: Half of Romney Supporters Just Want to See Chris Matthews C
November 3rd, 2012 6:04 PM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman took a humorous swipe at MSNBC's Chris Matthews Friday.
In a recurring segment riffing on Zogby polls, Letterman said that 51 percent of people supporting Mitt Romney are doing so because they "Want to see Chris Matthews cry like a baby" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
The Fall Comedy Campaign: Late-Night Comedians Target Romney for Laugh
October 31st, 2012 8:02 PM
Late-night comedians have a dramatic bias in favor of Barack Obama. Los Angeles Times media reporter James Rainey passed along that The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University catalogued jokes about public figures told from August 27 to October 3 by Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, and Craig Ferguson. (No Kimmel? No Conan?)
The monologues of the top nighttime…
Letterman Slams Obama for Auto Bailout Lie - Followed by Maddow Parrot
October 26th, 2012 6:45 PM
For a hot New York minute the other night, it looked like there might be hope for David Letterman.
And then Rachel Maddow brought him back to obedience. (video after page break)
Letterman 'Upset' and 'Discouraged' Obama Lied About Romney Wanting De
October 24th, 2012 10:24 AM
Stop the presses! Stop the presses!
One of Barack Obama's biggest fans in the media, David Letterman, said on Tuesday's Late Show that he was "upset" and "discouraged" the president during Monday's debate lied about Mitt Romney wanting to let Detroit go bankrupt (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Letterman Plays Video of Chris Matthews' Head Exploding
October 10th, 2012 9:05 AM
As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews had an on air meltdown following Barack Obama's terrible performance in last Wednesday's debate with Mitt Romney.
On Tuesday, CBS Late Show host David Letterman ended his monologue by showing a video of Matthews' head exploding (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary).
Billy Crystal Ridicules Romney Wearing His Picture With Mouth Cut Out
October 6th, 2012 2:41 PM
The dissing of Mitt Romney by America's Obama-loving media knows no bounds.
On CBS's Late Show Friday, Billy Crystal showed up with a picture of Romney with the mouth cut out and proceeded to ridicule the Republican presidential nominee with the assistance of host David Letterman (video follows with transcript and commentary):
David Letterman Calls Mitt Romney 'A Felon
October 6th, 2012 1:24 PM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Friday accused Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney of being "a felon."
"The man has not paid a nickel in United States federal income tax" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Desperate Letterman: ‘Don’t Vote For Romney’ If He Won’t Come
September 29th, 2012 8:33 AM
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 Uses Scarborough to Trash Romney: 'Sweet Jesus
September 28th, 2012 12:11 PM
When he's not shamelessly touting his conservative bona fides, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough spends most of his time bashing Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Apparently these attacks have become so well-known throughout the liberal media that CBS Late Show host David Letterman Thursday night played one for his audience in a brief segment he called "Joe Scarborough: Sweet Jesus" (video…