10. My first act as President will be to stop the fighting between Lauren and Heidi on “The Hills.” 9. In the Illinois primary, I accidentally voted for Kucinich. 8. When I tell my kids to clean their room, I finish with, “I’m Barack Obama and I approved this message.” 7. Throughout high school, I was consistently voted “Barackiest.” 6. Earlier today I bowled a 39. 5. I have cancelled all my appearances the day the “Sex and the City” movie opens. 4. It’s the birthplace of Fred Astaire. (Sorry, that’s a surprising fact about Omaha) 3. We are tirelessly working to get the endorsement of Kentucky Derby favorite Colonel John. 2. This has nothing to do with the Top Ten, but what the heck is up with Paula Abdul? 1. I have not slept since October.
This is the second “Top 10″ appearance for Senator Obama. The first is here.
Senator Clinton’s appearance from last August is here.
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, and the conversation turned to one of the best arguments for how screwed up our campaign process is and how public financing could allow us to put our money towards other priorities.
Letterman:It’s just god awful.If you think about it, if you compare those amounts of money—and I heard this statistic the other day—to maintain, to maintain status quo of world starvation—that means not improve it…
Olbermann: Yup…
Letterman:…but just for people to hang on, we need $700 million.And these two, have generated more than that already and still people are going hungry.
Olbermann: It would be great, and it would be ideal if we paid for everything. The government would just sort of said, alright, we’re going to give each candidate, who you know met some sort of minimum amount of support gets this much money and gets this much free television time, which is what it’s really all about.I mean, that’s what happened in Pennsylvania, you know where he went from being down by 20 to losing by 10.That’s a pretty good result for him, by spending a lot of money on TV time.But if you just gave away the television time, well, all the networks would get very upset about that. So it’s…you know, really, we are choosing between these two predicaments.
Letterman:There ought to be a way, there ought to be a different way here, because I mean, the length of the campaign—you can understand this, but the sums of money required and at the end of the day, we’re just trying to satisfy somebody’s ego when you get right down to it.
David Letterman made a welcome return to The Late Show on Wednesday night. As stated on Wednesday, Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants, negotiated with the WGA to return with his writers. And throughout the broadcast, Letterman made sure to know just where his sympathies lay.
At one point in the broadcast, Letterman took questions about the strike from the audience, leading to his head writer interrupting:
Thousands of writers still walk the picket line every day until their legs cramp and their backs ache, only to return to a home they can now barely afford because of the producers’ greed. So, to the arrogant media moguls who’ve gotten so fat off our sweat-soaked toil that they can no longer fit behind their oversized mahogany desks, I say to you: Stop spending all your money on cufflinks, cocktails and whores. Stick a crowbar in your wallet and start bargaining in good faith with the writers.
There’s a big difference between Hillary’s spot on Letterman and Huckabee’s appearance on Leno. Letterman owns his production company and has signed a deal with the WGA and Leno’s producers–NBC–has not; so Huck is crossing the picket line…
Mr. Huckabee on Wednesday professed his support for the striking television writers union just a few hours before he was expected to board a plane for a taping of the “Tonight Show” with Jay Leno where he will face a vocal picket line of striking writers.
Mr. Leno’s program is returning to the air for the first time since the strike began on Nov. 5. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Huckabee said he was unaware that he would be crossing a picket line and believed that the program had reached a special agreement with the union.
David Letterman joined the WH Correspondent's Dinner Saturday night via satellite to deliver an updated version if his 'Top 10 George W. Bush moments.'
Senator Obama was on "Late Show with David Letterman" last night to talk Iraq, family, his attempt to quit smoking cigarettes and the 2008 campaign. Although not as fiery as Letterman'sshowdowns with O'Reilly, it was still entertaining.
I get a real kick out of these Great Moments in Presidential Speeches on the Letterman show. Bush is the best thing to happen to comedians in years…too bad he's the worst thing to happen to this country in years.
A barrage of racial epithets unleashed by former "Seinfeld" star Michael Richards during a stand-up comedy routine drew condemnation from Richards' industry colleagues.
[..]His Laugh Factory tirade began after the two clubgoers shouted at him that he wasn't funny. Richards retorted: "Shut up! Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f—— fork up your a–." He then paced across the stage taunting the men for interrupting his show, peppering his speech with racial slurs and profanities.
Richards apologized on Letterman with Jerry Seinfield and seemed genuinely shaken up by it.
Keith Olbermann and the Countdown team put together a hilarious comedic roundup from the late night comedy scene. From Letterman & Leno to Stewart & Colbert, there was much to joke (and rejoice) about.
David Letterman didn't try to hide the fact last night that he just plain doesn't like Bill O'Reilly. He wasted no time bashing FOX News and doing what few people can do — ridiculing O'Reillys ratings (Letterman's audience is more than 2x as large .) While sparring over Iraq, Letterman interrupted the giant talking head saying he "doesn't care" what Bill has to say. When Bill O, in typical FAUX form, tried to suggest that Dave believes "Bush is an evil liar" and that "America is a bad country" Letterman comes back with the line of the month:
"You're trying to put words in my mouth just the way you put artificial facts in your head."
Letterman: Let me ask you a question — was there more heinous, more dangerous violence taking place before in Iraq, or is there more heinous, dangerous violence taking place now in Iraq?
O'Reilly: Oh, stop it. Saddam Hussein slaughtered 300,000 to 400,000 people, all right, so knock it off… It isn't so black and white, Dave — it isn't, 'We're a bad country. Bush is an evil liar.' That's not true.
Letterman: I didn't say he was an evil liar. You're putting words in my mouth, just the way you put artificial facts in your head!
Mary Cheney with David Letterman: Just read my book
From Letterman’s interview with Mary Cheney last night, we definitely learn something new that we didn’t before. She makes all her views known in her book. Just buy it. You’ll learn that she almost quit the campaign for heaven’s sake. I understand that it was her father running for office again, but since she wrote a book about her experiences and personal views on relevant social issues-it’s fair to ask the questions Letterman did. He seemed a little frustrated at times. (rough transcript)
On Gay rights: Mary hopes that all Americans would be engaged in these issues and David explained:
David: Most Americans are engaged and are trying to get the attention of the administration who can actually do something about it. Who seemingly perhaps are not engaged. Is that a fair assessment or am I being nuts here?
Mary: I think you might be being nuts…
David tried to ellicit a definitive response about how she felt about the Republicans demonizing gays to advance their agenda and win the ‘04 election, but all one has to do is read her book.
David: Did you talk to your father about it?
Mary: We had many conversations about different issues.
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Mary: Well, actually I talk about it in the book…
David: Maybe that’s the point. Maybe, I’m wondering if people would rather you had talked about it during the campaign as opposed to after the campaigns waiting to put it in a book. Would it have been more effective to talk about it then?
Mary: I honestly don’t think it would have…
David: Do they resent you taking the opportunity to make money selling books now, where as before there was something larger to have accomplished?
Mary: I am very hesitant to speak on behalf of anybody. I’m sure there are people who feel that way and I know there are other people who don’t feel that way…
Will she speak out against the new "Gay marriage ban" that the Republicans passed out of committee behind closed doors this week if she is so appalled? I don’t think she had time to address this in her book though.
Barack Obama delivers the top 10 most surprising facts about Barack Obama.
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David Letterman joined the WH Correspondent's Dinner Saturday night via satellite to deliver an updated version if his 
Senator Obama was on "Late Show with David Letterman" last night to talk Iraq, family, his attempt to quit smoking cigarettes and the 2008 campaign. Although not as fiery as 
Keith Olbermann and the Countdown team put together a hilarious comedic roundup from the late night comedy scene. From Letterman & Leno to Stewart & Colbert, there was much to joke (and rejoice) about.
David Letterman didn't try to hide the fact last night that he just plain doesn't like Bill O'Reilly. He wasted no time bashing FOX News and doing what few people can do — ridiculing O'Reillys ratings (Letterman's audience is more than 
Letterman spoofed Coulter calling Bill Clinton gay with this little segment.
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