David Letterman annihilates Trump: He’s ‘a damaged human being — a person to be shunned'

[kpete]

Letterman said he’s surprised that Trump’s presidential campaign has been so successful, but there’s one moment that he thinks should have disqualified the real estate developer and former reality TV star.

“I can remember him doing an impression, behind a podium, of a reporter for the New York Times who has a congenital disorder, and then I thought, if this was somebody else — if this was a member of your family or a next-door neighbor, a guy at work — you would immediately distance yourself from that person,” Letterman said. “And that’s what I thought would happen. Because if you can do that in a national forum, that says to me that you are a damaged human being. If you can do that, and not apologize, you’re a person to be shunned.”

“If I had a show, I would have gone right after him,” Letterman said. “I would have said something like, ‘Hey, nice to see you. Now, let me ask you: What gives you the right to make fun of a human who is less fortunate, physically, than you are?'”

“I don’t know anything about politics,” Letterman said. “I don’t know anything about trade agreements. I don’t know anything about China devaluing the yuan. But if you see somebody who’s not behaving like any other human you’ve known, that means something. They need an appointment with a psychiatrist. They need a diagnosis and they need a prescription.”

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/david-letterman-annihilates-trump-hes-a-damaged-human-being-a-person-to-be-shunned/
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/arts/television/letterman-has-no-love-for-damaged-trump.html?_r=1

[patricia92243]

1. I think he did do a Trump apology - meaning he lied. He said

he did not know the man was handicapped.

If Trump can't blame every thing on somebody else, his next refuge is to plead no knowledge about it. Considering he thinks he knows everything about everything, that's a pretty big lie.

[lark]

12. If his lips are moving, he's lying.

He's an insecure liar, cheater and fraud who is a truly hateful person inside and out.

[Neema]

31. Yep. Just ask his own lawyers, who have to work with him in tandem

to catch all of his lies.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. We sure do miss you, Dave!

[brush]

6. Yeah, I love that fact that he's a progressive and has not been shy about it.

[spanone]

3. K&R...

[world wide wally]

4. Trump lies without batting an eye. It is second nature to him, and any decent person should be

both disgusted and scared by that.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Donald tRump bankruptcy lawyers wouldn't see him alone, only in pairs since he lies all the time. nt

[PunksMom]

19. That's because he believes his own lies!

[Funtatlaguy]

5. I agree with Dave

In a campaign filled with so many truly horrific moments, I agree that this was the worst and the most telling about who Trump is. despicable and, yes, deplorable.

[spiderpig]

7. Dave and The Boss speak for me.

[yardwork]

8. So-called journalists should be ashamed of themselves for normalizing Trump's behavior.

[LuckyLib]

32. Yes. That the media didn't reflect a horror at his behavior says it all.

[Saphire]

37. +1

[Roy Rolling]

9. He has insulted EVERYBODY

My opposition to DT is philosophical and political---we disagree on everything.

But his mocking of a disabled person made it personal for millions of disabled people and me personally. David's comments strike a chord with every decent human being.

[Raster]

10. Trump is damaged goods. Period. It is astounding that he is the nominee for the GOP.

Absolutely astounding. His candidacy bears witness to the fact that a good portion of the American electorate is stupendously stupid and/or JUST AS DAMAGED AS HE IS.

I, for one, will not allow Randall Flagg to be elected POTUS.

[maddiemom]

23. LOL. GREAT reference!

[Raster]

29. It soooo fits. tRump IS THE WALKING MAN!

[maddiemom]

30. DUDE!

[CrispyQ]

11. Of all the disgusting put downs Trump has done, & there are a ton,

that one was the worst, imo. How anyone can watch that footage & still support this vile man is beyond me & tells me all I need to know about the person.

[calimary]

20. I think you're describing the "Deplorables."

Hillary was RIGHT.

And in honor of your post, CrispyQ, I'm gonna post this link again:

http://www.gq.com/story/a-word-for-donald-trump-voters

Enjoy!

[trotsky]

13. Drumpf feels he can do that because he's a believer in eugenics.

He honestly believes that some people have "superior" genes. He's said it on multiple occasions. One hesitates to go full Godwin, but it's perfectly appropriate here because that's exactly the shit that the Nazis embraced - that certain people (races) are superior to others and they must be allowed to propagate the species while all the "lesser" individuals are eliminated.

[ronnie624]

17. If the shoe fits...

I've found that most of those who invoke Godwin's Law, don't quite understand what it means.

[freebrew]

14. This(DT's behavior) is near the same...

bullying shit that made * popular with his 'friends'.

Many of you will remember that same style of mocking mimicry.
Typical sociopath, raised by rich 'people' without conscience.

The definition of Affluenza?

[mnmoderatedem]

15. or as I like to refer to trump ---

the buffet smorgasbord at a psychology convention.

[calimary]

21. No kidding!

That's a GOOD one, mnmoderatedem!

"...the buffet smorgasbord at a psychology convention."

[mnmoderatedem]

24. i picture prominent psycologists elbowing each other out of the way.

in order to be the one to psychoanalyze him. Their crowning career achievement.

[klook]

25. "There's enough material there for an entire conference."

[underpants]

16. For a time I think Dave Regis and Trump went out to dinner

on a semi-regular basis.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. Trump is the result of 40 years of right wing crap.

[progressoid]

26. Letterman's Apology to Trump for Calling Him a Racist ...

[LuckyLib]

33. The very end of this piece has a great ad they put together from the RNC

on how to apologize for the bad behavior of Republicans.

[dlk]

27. A Case Study in Abnormal Psychology

Watching Trump for any length of time is like observing a case study in abnormal psychology. How many innocent lives has he destroyed with his pathology (the fraud, the abuse, the breaching of contracts, the trafficking...)? Imagining him in the Oval Office is nothing short of a doomsday scenario!

[Sugarcoated]

28. But he won't be

Math

[ailsagirl]

34. Telling it like it is-- thanks, David

[Tarheel_Dem]

35. That's what is missing this election cycle. Letterman & Jon Stewart would have kept DT on the ropes.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

41. wonder what bill Maher said tonight? although

He and letterman are not ideal men for damn sure

[Tarheel_Dem]

42. I don't watch Maher unless someone posts a clip here. But I really miss Letterman & Stewart. nt

[rumdude]

44. Yeah, I miss Letterman and Steweart too

They were the fearless and never hesitated to call a spade a spade.

[Tarheel_Dem]

45. Exactly. n/t

[Liberal In Red State]

36. Will someone explain to me why Drumpf has not already conceded? I mean really . . . none of

the core GOP strong holds support him except current members of Congress running for re-election who fear for themselves. Today, Evangelicals came out and opposed him, as did others in the days leavening up to today: former GOP members, all former GOP presidents and their families oppose him, daughters of his rabid supports oppose him, major publications oppose him, including typically GOP based publications, etc, etc etc. I've question for months how people of faith can support such a candidate, and with today's news there should be nowhere to hide for the far right. They even said that casting a vote because of the Supreme Court balance in light of Drumpf's charater flaws totally flies in the face of all that they teach. So that should leave only the racist deplorables in his bucket of supporters. Assuming Hillary can knock it out of the park at the next two debates, this race should be all over except for GET OUT THE VOTE!!! I wouldn't be surprised if he decided not to show for the last debate . . . He loves drama!

[SummerSnow]

38. Cause narcissist never concede

[smirkymonkey]

39. You know what really depresses me?

I go on liberal papers like the WaPo, the NYTimes, the UKGuardian and read the comment sections. The number of people in the comment sections defending Trump and ripping Clinton apart is just disgusting. Is this representative of society or is this just a bunch of unemployed trolls that have nothing better to do than to attack liberal comment sections with their hateful invective?

I hope it is the latter, but it really brings me down. I would like to think that decent human beings have better things to do than to troll comment sections all day long.

[sunnystarr]

43. There are major paid trolls

who have many many id's and post in the comment sections as well as twitter and Instagram. They get paid by responses I read, but who knows.

[MADem]

46. It's the same guy writing several comments, and a lot of them are Russian.

They are PAID to do this--it's not real. They aren't unemployed, they're getting paid by the piece.

Those stupid "Trump Won" online polls for the last debate were organized out of a Trump for POTUS site over at reddit.

There are no secrets.

[smirkymonkey]

47. Really? I hope you are right. I get so depressed thinking that

there are that many horrible, nasty people out there who are earnest.

[MADem]

48. A lot of them are The Same Idiot Guy. He thinks he's doing the Trump a service.

Thing is, he can write a hundred or a thousand posts, he can vote over and over in online polls, but the little shitheel--IF he's an American--only has one vote.

This has been the year of online astroturf. We won't be so naive in future elections, I don't think.

[Blue Owl]

40. "Trump or Monkey" was always one of my favorite DL skits

n/t