average bear wrote:
To put some perspective on this, say you've got a date with a guy (or lady) who calls you up an hour beforehand and says, his mother is dieing and he has to rush out of town to be by her side so he can't take you out. Then you find out that on his way to his dieing mother's side, he had went to a movie/dinner/concert whatever, with the little hottie across the street, spent the night, and then finally left town the next day. You know you're not all that, but you at least feel like you deserve some respectful treatment, some honesty from the cad. Would you make a date with him again? If you would, I'm sorry for you. Maybe he was just a dumb@ss who double booked himself by accident, but if he didn't have the strength of character to handle it with honesty he doesn't need to call me again.
Maybe David is being childish, but we often are when we feel hurt or used. John McCain should have thought about the possible ramifications *before* he treated him the way he did. He could have just called him up and said "I don't think it's appropriate for me to appear on a comedy show when the nation is facing the most devestating financial crisis in decades." Then he wouldn't have given Letterman any material to work with.
The only thing that I have never understood is
why people like McCain ... and a bevy of others
... ever agree to go onto shows like Letterman's
in the first place. Letterman's political bias
is certainly not a secret and he has used McCain
as the butt of dozens of junior high level barbs
for months now. McCain should have told Letterman
that he had no interest in appearing on the show
at all. Same thing with SNL or any other show
that has used him for sarcastic and adolescent
comments.
As for Letterman's feelings, I'll care about his
feelings when he takes into consideration the
manner in which his snide and acidic brand of
"humor" may hurt the feelings of those who are
the targets of his one liners every night during
the first 10 minutes of his show. They have no
access to comment or reply to what Letterman
believes is sophisticated "humor."
On those few occasions when someone on his show
has dared to stand up to his bitterness and
acidity Letterman has not handled it well,
becoming insolent and combative, unable to keep
his composure.