David Letterman is a Dumbass

Published on January 6, 2006 By JillUser In Current Events

I just watched a clip of O'Reilly vs Letterman on the Letterman show. I saw the title of the clip and was all set to laugh at O'Reilly. Instead, I found myself angry and dissappointed in Letterman.

O'Reilly was surprisingly composed given the situation he was in. Letterman referred to the Bush administration as O'Reilly's friends and O'Reilly pointed out that Letterman has an easier time getting them on his show than Bill does getting them on the Factor (which I have witnessed to be true). Bill was very wise in not supporting the war as much as supporting the troops and stressing the importance of us succeeding over there. Letterman, on the other hand, sounded like an ignorant twit.

I could almost tolerate David pressing Bill as to why we are in Iraq as if it was O'Reilly's decision that put us there but the thing that caused me to lable him "dumbass" was when he started talking about Cindy Sheehan. He told Bill he couldn't understand anyone who didn't simply have endless sympathy for Sheehan. He couldn't understand Bill's point that what she is doing is harmful to our troops and their families. What a dumbass!

David went on to say that if Bill hadn't lost a loved one in the war he had no right to pass judgement on Sheehan. What a bunch of crap! If someone's son gets killed by a schoolbus and then his mom kills a bunch of schoolbus drivers, should only those affected by schoolbus related deaths be able to pass judgement on her actions? Nonsense!

David couldn't seem to grasp the basic concept of hating the sin but loving the sinner. O'Reilly said he felt sorry for Sheehan but what she was doing was wrong. Letterman needs to stick to his light hearted late night comedy and stay out of politics.

Comments (Page 2)

Dr Guy

on Jan 07, 2006

Did I miss Cindy Sheehan killing someone (or a bunch of someones)?

Sure! Her rhetoric slays me!

JillUser

on Jan 08, 2006

I just saw on CNN where they said it was refreshing to see Letterman step into the political arena but said he should have done his homework. It wasn't refreshing! It was revolting!

Gideon MacLeish

on Jan 08, 2006

I am sick of that across the board. Just because someone likes your show doesn't mean they want to listen to your political opinions. That is why we have shows for each subject. I am no O'Reilly fan. I am normally a Letterman fan but will avoid his shows that include anyone politically associated.

I am actually a fan of both, and O'Reilly actually left a gaping hole in one of his arguments that, had Letterman PREPARED (as, if he was inclined to make it a POLITICAL discussion, he should have). Too bad Letterman missed his chance.

The hole, for those who missed it, was when O'Reilly was discussing the "war on Christmas". He used the example of an elementary school program that substituted the words for "Silent Night" with the lyrics "Cold in the night, noone in sight, winter winds howl and bite". While the substitution was, technically true, it conveniently omitted the CONTEXT of the substitution. See, this wasn't the usual train wreck chorus of tone deaf early elementary schoolers lined up to sing Christmas carols who were taught that these were, indeed, the words to the song, but rather a PLAY in which the central character (a tree, I believe) was lamenting his fate. This error was brought to light by a blogger on this very site, in fact.

While the "War on Christmas" may be, in fact, very real, it would have been better if O'Reilly himself had come prepared with FACTS instead of lamenting the fact that Letterman hadn't done his homework.

Letterman is very good at what he does. His talent, however, does not extend to politics. O'Reilly, similarly, while having some entertaining qualities, is not good late night talk show fare. I thought both did a disservice to their respective audiences with this show.

JillUser

on Jan 08, 2006

I thought both did a disservice to their respective audiences with this show.

I agree with this with regards to Letterman but not O'Reilly. O'Reilly was just as expected. I doubt any O'Reilly fans were dissappointed. I know for a fact that Letterman fans were. O'Reilly got plenty of good publicity in his circles. I can't for the life of me figure out what Letterman was thinking!

Draginol

on Jan 08, 2006

To use Jill's analogy further --

If someone loses a son and decides to go on a shooting spree, should only other people who have lost a son be allowed to judge her? Of course not.

Letterman freaks out about O'Reilly criticizing Sheehan without even knowing the topic. Shouldn't Letterman follow his own advice?

Nebraskawoman

on Jan 10, 2006

I like Letterman's show usually but that interview made them both look like idiots.

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