Comics, Campaigns, Crisis

CBS News anchor Katie Couric interviews Republican Presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, Wednesday, Sept. 24 in New York. The interview aired on that evening's CBS Evening News With Katie Couric.

I am not a fan of late night talk shows, and will only tune in just to catch the segment with a guest I want to hear or see.

I did see Wanda Sykes on Jay Leno this week, and she was her usual candid and very funny persona. She looked great too, radiating a beauty that seemed to arise from comfort in being herself, along with attention to health and fitness.

Her public persona is a good role model: Integrity, humor, and ease with oneself that creates a wholesome persona whereby her natural beauty can shine forth.

I also received an email with a video clip of Chris Rock on Letterman. Here's the link, because his appearance was also definately worth catching.
http://www.popeater.com/movies/article/chris-rock-bill-clinton-hillary-lost/184732?icid=100214839x1210220373x1200609800

Dave Letterman had also scheduled candidate McCain for an appearance this week, but McCain cancelled to fly to Washington to 'help with this crisis'. (help?!?)

Why did he ever do that? Letterman had a lot of fun with that decision. And it sure made me laugh.

Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain steps away from the lectern after speaking on the financial crisis at a hotel in New York City. Barack Obama surged into a lead of six or more points in two new national polls released Wednesday, as survey data revealed fresh signs that the financial crisis was hurting his foe McCain.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

Ah....is it just me,...... or is his body language looking like he's running away from the podium? And I hope you don't miss the expression on his face.

Any way....Enjoy!

Kentke

Letterman unloads on McCain for not showing up

NEW YORK - "Late Show" host David Letterman treated John McCain's decision to cancel an appearance on his talk show more like a stupid human trick than the act of a statesman.

The Republican presidential candidate said he was halting his campaign activities Wednesday, citing the need to deal with the nation's financial crisis, and called Letterman to drop out of the show's late-night lineup. On the air Wednesday night, Letterman assailed McCain's rationale and, with prickly humor, questioned whether the nominee — now trailing in some polls — was in trouble.

"This doesn't smell right," Letterman said. "This is not the way a tested hero behaves. Somebody's putting something in his Metamucil."

McCain spokeswoman Nicole Wallace said Thursday that the campaign "felt this wasn't a night for comedy."

"We deeply regret offending Mr. Letterman, but our candidate's priority at this moment is to focus on this crisis," Wallace said on NBC's "Today" show.

Letterman called McCain "a true American hero" but told his viewers: "This is not the John McCain I know, by God. It makes me believe something is going haywire with the campaign."
Instead of suspending a campaign, Letterman said, a presidential candidate should go to Washington to deal with a crisis and let his running mate shoulder the burdens of politicking.

"That's what you do. You don't quit. ... Or is that really a good thing to do?" Letterman said, a reference to McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "What's the problem? Where is she? Why isn't she doing that?" he asked.

Letterman later asked: "Are we suspending it because there's an economic crisis or because the poll numbers are sliding?"

Making matters worse for McCain, his replacement was MSNBC's "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann, a constant critic of the Arizona senator.

McCain told the CBS show that he was immediately flying back to Washington, Letterman told his audience. Then Letterman showed a TV feed of McCain being made-up for an appearance on news anchor Katie Couric's "CBS Evening News."

"Doesn't seem to be racing to the airport, does he?" Letterman said. "This just gets uglier and uglier."

As McCain spoke to Couric, Letterman shouted at the feed: "Hey, John, I've got a question. Do you need a ride to the airport?"

Letterman later said: "We're told now that the senator has concluded his interview with Katie Couric and he's now on Rachael Ray's show making veal piccata. ... What are you going to do?"
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