With O’Reilly as Guest, Very Serious Letterman Denounces Iraq War

[kpete]

With O’Reilly as Guest, Very Serious Letterman Denounces Iraq War & Hails Sheehan
Posted by Brent Baker on January 3, 2006 - 22:46.
Displaying a hostility to President Bush and the Iraq war similar to that expressed by Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart, on tonight’s Late Show David Letterman will go further than I’ve ever heard him in revealing his derision for President Bush’s decision to launch the Iraq war. I know this thanks to the “Big Show Highlight," a two-minute streaming-only RealPlayer preview of tonight’s program, which is now featured on the Late Show’s home page.


In the posted clip, Letterman mockingly tells guest Bill O’Reilly: "The President himself, less than a month ago said we are there because of a mistake made in intelligence. Well, whose intelligence? It was just somebody just get off a bus and handed it to him?" Letterman demands: “Why the Hell are we there to begin with?" When O’Reilly points out that the British, Russians and Egyptians also presumed Iraq had WMD, Letterman retorts: “Well then that makes it all right?" Turning unusually serious, Letterman soon lectures: “I'm very concerned about people like yourself who don't have nothing but endless sympathy for a woman like Cindy Sheehan. Honest to Christ. Honest to Christ." That prompts O’Reilly to contend: “No way a terrorist who blows up women and children is going to be called a ‘freedom fighter' on my program." To which Letterman fires back: “I have the feeling about 60 percent of what you say is crap.”

http://newsbusters.org/node/3454

video available at:

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[Warpy]

1. Right, they got the clip up at the CBS site in record time

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/#

Click on highlights, takes a while to load.

Letterman is one of the best political interviewers out there, probably because all the hacks expect him to be some sort of goof who just does stupid pet tricks.

He's always worth watching when he's got some hack from either party on.

[madeline_con]

77. Thanks so much!

It was great! :bounce:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

78. Thanks for the link!

[leftchick]

127. that was a beautiful sight!

Bill looked like he wanted to put his finger in Dave's face and say "SHUT UP"... but he couldn't!!!

:rofl:

[Supersedeas]

137. Thanks kindly

[BuyingThyme]

2. Wow. I'm stayin' up. Thank you.

[rodeodance]

7. Letterman was being kind---only 60% is crap out o'Liely mouth???

.....“I have the feeling about 60 percent of what you say is crap.”

[BuyingThyme]

11. I don't know how to calculate.

What's the base? Is it by word, or by time, or by sentence, or what?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

71. Every turd has some good corn it it.

[CornField]

108. Ewwwww

Yeah, I'm laughin'... but still... ewwwwwww

[bejammin075]

138. Oh man. that's funny.

[Initech]

3. Cool, I'm taping this one!

I always love to see Jackass O'Reilly get taken down a couple of pegs!

[JI7]

4. what the fuck ?

<Letterman soon lectures: “I'm very concerned about people like yourself who don't have nothing but endless sympathy for a woman like Cindy Sheehan. Honest to Christ. Honest to Christ." That prompts O’Reilly to contend: “No way a terrorist who blows up women and children is going to be called a ‘freedom fighter' on my program.">

is O'Reilly saying Cindy Sheehan blows up women and children ? am i reading it wrong ? why would he reply with something like that to Letterman's comments on Sheehan ?

[BuyingThyme]

6. Yes, confusing on both ends.

[tkmorris]

19. No, he's saying that Sheehan used the term, while on his show

Not defending him mind you, just trying to clear that up.

I don't recall the exact quote, but I believe Cindy was referring to insurgents in general in Iraq, which O'Reilly of course twists into her conferring an honorific of a sort on terrorists. The man is a professional asshole.

[wtmusic]

124. More importantly, linking religious extremists

with those fighting American occupation--without any evidence to support it.

[Virginian]

135. Oh, OK... I was wondering. Thanks for the explaination.

I think Letterman was saying, "How can you be so cruel to a Gold Star mother?" then O'reilly starts in on terrorists who blow up people. I didn't get the connection until you explained it to me. I don't watch Fox, even when they have Dems as guests.

[proud2BlibKansan]

42. I guess osama bill forgot that our soldiers have

blown up quite a few women and children.

[madeline_con]

79. I don't get that either

probably just a diversion of b.s.

[bear425]

112. I was disappointed that so many in Dave's audience

applauded this crap from O'liely. Ugh, I can't stand him. Dave should have ripped into him even more.

[ClusterFreak]

125. O'Lielly was trying to say Cindy called the insurgents in Iraq....

..."freedom fighters". When did she EVER say that, Falafel Boy? Oh, I know...you just MADE IT UP, like you everything else when the facts to support your point don't exist.

[spooky3]

170. I did a quick Yahoo search and found it ONLY on wingnut sites

I didn't find a single credible site using "Sheehan freedom fighters", LET ALONE a site that actually had her using the phrase. The only ones that turned up in the first few pages were freepish sites. Sort of like the "Cindy was lying on her son's grave--Vanity Fair published a photo" allegations--found only on wingnut sites.

So I'm with you. i don't believe she said anything like what he claimed. It is truly a shame that Dave was not armed with more facts because he could have been far more devastating to Bill than he was.

[ClusterFreak]

178. That's how O'Loofa operates....

...in order to try and disarm his opponents (when shouting them down doesn't work), he just makes shit up out of thin air. Cuz it just might fly, if he sells it with enough zazz. O'Reilly knows Letterman wouldn't be able to disprove on the spot such a claim, so he made it, and it worked. That's to say, Dave was forced to simply slag him personally instead of stay on point about the Iraq war. Still, it was good tv, and I laughed when Dave made the crack about "60 percent crap". I think Letterman may have got up yesterday morning with a bee up his ass - about whatever...realized that O'Reilly was going to be on his show that day, and decided to make O'Reilly his bitch. Or, maybe this was all just the culmination of Dave's growing criticisms of the Bushies in his monologues and elsewhere in the show. Whatever it was, it was great. And ultimately, it's not up to Letterman (or Jon Stewart, or Ted Koppel for that matter) to prove Cindy Sheehan didn't call the insurgents "freedom fighters"....it's up to O'Lielly to prove it. Had Dave asked him to PROVE that, he would have had Bill completely on the run. Oh well, hindsight and all that...

[spooky3]

181. my brother interpreted it this way:

it's a brilliant strategy NOT to try to argue rationally with people like O'Reilly. I suspect he means that the surprise value of an irrational response that one can't anticipate, keeps Bill off-balance and keeps him from effectively (for morons) pressing his points.

He may have a point. But I agree with you--it would have been fun for Dave to ask BO to prove something, but probably he would have had "authentic sounding" info ready, that would have fooled the people in the crowd who didn't know any better (and there were plenty in Dave's audience, who seemed to like other things BO said).

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[klook]

143. Sounds like Letterman meant "anything but endless sympathy"

When you listen to it, that's the sense of his statement. The double negative is confusing, but what he apparently is trying to convey is, "I'm very concerned about people like yourself who have anything but endless sympathy for a woman like Cindy Sheehan."

Or, it could be interpreted as "...people like yourself who don't have endless sympathy for a woman like Cindy Sheehan."

[Ilsa]

5. On in five minutes. I'm going to go watch. eom

[rodeodance]

10. I am watching now-central time.

[rodeodance]

12. Letterman making fun of war on xmas by o'Lielly

[rodeodance]

13. Letterman told O. that he is making it up.

[spooky3]

171. He didn't even go as far as he could have

but he did a good job.

Bill, the few incidents you have that actually happened (as opposed to the Plano etc. incidents that YOU ADMITTED were lies) occurred because PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT RELIGIONS or make kids who are compelled to attend them feel like second class citizens because theirs is not the majority religion or because they may not be religious at all. It is a more difficult concept than you are capable of grasping but do a little reading about the separation of church and state and try to think in a principled way. It may finally sink in.

[BuyingThyme]

8. So, who's gonna do the math tonight?

And does the insane rant about freedom fighters count as crap, or just bile?

[patrice]

9. Thank You!! I've got it on now . . .

I need a little cheering up.

[rodeodance]

15. o liely saying Irag is full of unintended democracies. te he!

[rodeodance]

16. says 'we believe the military is doing a noble thing' then cut Cindy S.

[rodeodance]

18. Letterman saying O'lielly should not speak for Cindy.

[buddysmellgood]

14. Dave says, "I think you're making it up.

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. "You should be very careful with what you say also"

Go Dave!!

[linazelle]

20. DAMMMMNNNNN DAVID LETTERMAN!!! YOU GO BOY!!!

[wryter2000]

132. Letterman = Tower of Power fan

He goes way back with the bumping Oakland band. In fact, they credit him as one of the people who kept them alive during their lean times. Now I have another reason to love Letterman!

[rodeodance]

21. letterman laying it on O'Liely. te he.

[rodeodance]

26. why are we in Irag -L. keeps asking!! but o. has no answer.

[rodeodance]

28. 'i have the feeling that 60% of what you say is crap"--te he.

[rodeodance]

30. L. tells O. he does not watch his show. te he.

[rodeodance]

31. there is obvious distaste for o. by L. so very obvious.

[rodeodance]

34. o. fells sorry for Cindy--says she is being led astray by the Left!

[joeunderdog]

Paul Schaeffer says, "60?" Letterman was on fire...

Letterman absolutely RIPPED OReily all night, referring to him constantly as "People like you."

AWESOME

[joeunderdog]

46. dupe

Letterman absolutely RIPPED OReily all night, referring to him constantly as "People like you."

AWESOME

[kath]

60. And then Paul Schaeffer cuts in ; "*Sixty* percent?!?!" Go Paul!

Said it as if he was thinking - "you mean NINETY-FIVE percent??"

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. "Honest to Christ"

"I have the feeling about 60% of what you say is crap"

"I don't watch your show"


GOOOOO DAVE!!!!

[Guaranteed]

22. KABOOM!!! Dave NAILED him!!

Referring to Sheehan:

"Have you lost a loved one in armed conflict?"
"No."
"So how can you speak for her?"

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. Awesome awesome interview

Dave needs to go to work for CNN.

[rodeodance]

76. it was smackdown time by Dave!!!!!

[Dinger]

51. This Was The Best Part- Dave Needs Cindy On - Soon!

Please Cindy, Please Dave . . . .


Hey Dave . . . .

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[C_U_L8R]

23. Falafel Boy impaled like a Kabob Skewer

Bravo David.... you rammed the stake of truth right
through the evil-doers heart .. his vanity.
What a beautiful thing to watch.. I played it twice already.
Thank you David Letterman !!!!!

(they should make it easier for us to send the clip around)

[SideshowScott]

24. Did anyone notice that Letterman put his pencil in O'Reillys cup??

I think I saw Dave Put his Pencil in O'Reillys Coffie cup and twirled it..Can anyone confirm?? Dave is beating him like a rug now..Wow!

[rodeodance]

49. I missed that if it happened. drats.

[Syrinx]

52. I can confirm

ha!

[SideshowScott]

65. Really? HAHAHAHA! Too funny! I guess Dave dont like Bill!

I thought i saw it but was not sure. I guess thats what Dave thinks of Bill in a nutshell..Oh god that makes it much more sweeter..I guess Fox news will be doing a " War on Letterman " Segment

[rodeodance]

75. it was evident is his speech and body language.

......I guess Dave dont like Bill!..........

[Cooley Hurd]

107. Right before he brought O'Reilly out, he twirled his pencil...

...in the cup Bill ultimately drank from (it looked pretty deliberate, too!).:spray: :rofl:

[MessiahRp]

159. LOL That was awesome!

I went back and rewatched it. Fucking hilarious....

Rp

[bliss_eternal]

160. I saw Dave stir O'Really's coffee w/pencil!!

Cracked me up! Letterman really foreshadowed the interview with his dislike for ball o'really, with this act and his talk of him prior to him coming out.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

25. Letterman is pissed, but he's staying under control while skewering....

...the heck out of that weasel!

[TahitiNut]

68. I've watched Letterman for many years and NEVER seen him as pissed.

I've been a Letterman fan since before he dressed in the velcro suit and trampolined up against the velcro board. Since before he swam in a vat of Jello. Way long. Never ever have I seen him so visibly pissed off at anyone, let alone a guest. He's been steaming even after O'Lielly left. Hell, he wasn't as steamed as this about that stalker gal he had to have restrained.

[mark11727]

106. ...including Madonna's guest appearence...?

...now THAT was one weird-ass show. :)

[TahitiNut]

121. Yep. Including that and including Drew Barrymore's appearance.

:shrug:

[mark11727]

123. Drew Barrymore...? I wonder what happened on _that_ show...

...I don't get to watch too much late-night, so I missed it.

[mistertrickster]

128. One time she danced on his desk and with her back to the camera

whips open her shirt. This is like ten years ago. He didn't seem mad about it. On the contrary!

[TahitiNut]

136. He very clearly had a MIXED reaction.

:evilgrin: While he clearly appreciated the (uhm) "aesthetics" ... he's enough of a control freak (like me) that he resented the loss of control. It was, in and of itself, very comedic.

[rniel]

172. that was Courtney Love

not Drew Barrymore.

[Johnny Noshoes]

175. Nope it was Drew

I remember because I saw that one. Courtney may have done something like it as well but I do remember Drew's little dance:)


"No matter where Bush goes, he's going to find
a Cindy Sheehan in every community. The name
is going to be different, but the message is
going to be the same."
--Laura McCarthy, whose son is in Iraq

[CrispyQ]

169. LOL

I liked when he wore a suit with tons of Alka-Seltzer tabs on it & had himself dunked in a big tank of water.


Dave rocks. Last nights show was great. Time to write to CBS & let them know.

[bullwinkle428]

27. Scapegoating the CIA now...

O'Loofah's making friends left and right...

[BrewerJohn]

62. He really needs to get the talking points straight

"Well, the CIA is a seriously flawed agency...but MI6 thought there were WMD too,
and so did every other intelligence agency in the world..."

Wow! They're ALL nuts then, right? It's a looney-toon world, for sure!

Note to O'R: those are contradictory, all right? One at a time, but not
both at once, OK, pinhead?

[bullwinkle428]

33. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! You had him on the ropes, Dave -

don't let him up now!

[rodeodance]

45. L. gave o. crap for the 'fair and balanced' slogen. says o. is NOT objec-

tive. o. looking with daggers at L.

[high density]

35. Letterman was not impressed

It reminded me a bit of O'Reilly vs. Stewart. It had the same uncomfortable feeling about it. Billy is just a fake idiot saying whatever shit that gets the freepers to watch. Dave seemed to be holding back a bit.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

41. Billy-boy will NEVER be invited back to Letterman's show.

[EstimatedProphet]

36. Letterman made him look like a fool

Which really isn't hard, since he is.
Only thing is, I would like for someone to scream Coward in Olielly's face. Actually, I'd like to be the one to do it.

[merwin]

37. That was the hardest I've laughed in a LONG time.

"I have a feeling that 60% of what you say is crap!"

[Atman]

38. God bless David Letterman

And I'm a fucking atheist!

Dave was brilliant. Very serious, no jokes. Bill, you're an ass.

Best Dave segment in YEARS.

[speedoo]

39. Fuckin' A Dave!!!

I love it when people stand up to O'Lielly. He shrivels up and runs away with his tail between his legs. Dave and Al Franken are my heroes for the way they made him look like the idiot he is.

[carolinalady]

40. best part : in regards to fair and balanced:

Letterman: I wouldn't know I don't watch your show.

[Blue_Roses]

43. Damn. I'm watching now and you can tell Bill O'Reilly

is STEAMING INSIDE! Letterman is calling him on all his crap and even said, "I believe that 60 percent of what you say is crap,":wow:

Letterman is kicking his ass!

[PA Democrat]

66. O'Reilly's body language just screamed of anger

Must be tough for Mr. "Fair and Balanced" when he doesn't control the mike. I was waiting for him to start yelling, "Shut up!"

[Blue_Roses]

87. ROFL

Me too! I was actually scared for Letterman!

[ProfessorGAC]

111. Got A Taste Of His Own Medicine, Didn't He?

I think Dave probably intended that. Sort of a "Let's see how smart you are when you don't have the dump button." O'Reilly is an idiot and a liar and Dave exposed him.
The Professor

[Zambero]

130. The War on Crap

Letterman consciously held back 40 percent crap value when he said a mere 60 percent of O'Reilly's utterances were crap. Why this deliberate de-crapping? Another fine example of not giving an absolute crap when full crap value is due. As with last month's War on Christmas, O'Reilly should go forth and hammer this point home relentlessly for the next several weeks. As one who has been summarily "crapped down", Mr. Bill needs to vindicate himself once and for all against these outrageous remarks.

[trogdor]

156. Never use a grenade launcher...

...when an M16 will do the job. Save your big ammo for big targets.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

44. That was hilarious!!

[rodeodance]

48. there is obvious distaste for o. by L. so very obvious.

[oasis]

47. West coast Kick

[rodeodance]

54. hi from the midwest. waiting up was woth it to watch L. kick O. butt!

[rodeodance]

55. nominate it

[Rex]

50. Guess people forget who Dave is

He's the King of Late Night! O'Leilly is like a cockroach compared to Letterman.

[Strawman]

53. This could be a REALLY big deal

Letterman/Leno the late night network talk shows are the embodiment mainstream television and mainstream culture. He shapes mainstream opinion alot more than O'Leilly. What this tells people is that this O'Leilly guy is a clown who is outside the mainstream. If others who are influential in the MSM follow Letterman they can really marginalize this guy and Fox News.

Or it could just be more visibility and publicity for O'Leilly if it is not sustained. My advice to Letterman: Don't invite him back on and act like you respect his opinion or that he actually speaks for anyone. Never have him on again. Ever. Don't legitimize this asshole even if the network execs tell you that your sparring with him makes good TV.

[rodeodance]

59. i think o's ratings will be notched down a few pts after this show!!

[rodeodance]

61. o'Lielly did NOT looked at all pleased!! te he.

[bpilgrim]

56. ***BOOM*** O'Really is all done

he just got slammed by America's #1 talk show host :bounce:

i'm just say'n :evilgrin:

peace

[Ellipsis]

81. I agree this is significant.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Arugula Latte]

131. Well, you'd think the falafel would have finished him off ...

:(

[bullwinkle428]

57. When O'R offered him that "Factor" hat, you totally know Letterman

wanted to respond saying something like he'd use it if couldn't get to an actual toilet fast enough... :rofl:

[Media_Lies_Daily]

58. Time to tell Letterman how much you appreciate this show tonight....

1. Click on the link below....

<http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/#>

2. Then look for "Show Info" on the Menu Bar....

3. Click on "CBS Mailbag", and let them know what you think!

[rodeodance]

64. good idea. thanks, I will email the show.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

67. Thanks...I just sent mine!

[TheGunslinger]

72. Here's my email to the show >>>>

Bravo, Dave!

Bravo!


You're having Bill O'LIElly on your show proves the desperation of spin merchants like him that seek to create problems and then try and come off like saviors by "exposing" the problems.

By the way, I want to be sure your show is aware that O'LIElly repeated at least two lies on your show. One of them (the Plano, TX claim) he even ADMITTED was a lie not but two weeks ago!!

http://mediamatters.org/items/200512210005



Great job, Dave!

[bliss_eternal]

74. Thanks for the link!

Will definitely weigh in after I watch in my time zone! :hi:

[norml]

89. E-mailed, here's what I wrote...

Dear Dave
Thank you for treating evil ugly lying posturing thin skinned hypocritical right wing media gas bag Bill O`Reilly with the sort of slight regard he so richly deserves.
God bless you Sir.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

93. thanks - I sent a short note of appreciation

that really did make my day today.

[BigBearJohn]

63. God bless David Letterman. I will remain his fan for ever more.

[rodeodance]

69. O'Lie said he had a son the same age as L. did. yuck--sleeping with

O'LIElly makes me sick---just the thought of it!

[spooky3]

177. The son was born around the same time BO was

(allegedly) engaging in sexual harassment of the very young employee.

Real class act, he is.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

70. Hey, Billy....you've just been PUNKED!!

[rodeodance]

73. contact the show below and says thanks to dave (see post 58 also).

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/#

[C_U_L8R]

85. Done .. Profusely !!

I hope Dave gets more mail than he's ever recieved in his life over this !!!

[renate]

94. okay, I feel stupid, but how do you actually send an e-mail via that page?

Could it be because I use Mozilla?--I don't see a "contact us" link. I definitely want to send Dave a great big smooch. In case I can't figure out how to contact his show, could somebody send him the link to this thread?

I've been a giant fan of his for 20 years... he never fails to impress me with his originality.

:yourock: :applause: :loveya: , Dave!

[C_U_L8R]

84. He not only got PUNK'D

he got SERVED... big time

[oregonindy]

96. get real. it was a washout. Letterman did not back up anything he said

I'm disappointed with so much filth that spews out of O'lielly he could have had at least one clear hey bill heres where you lied moment.

maybe I'm expecting too much.

[Bridget Burke]

110. At last! An O'Reilly fan shows up.

Yup, guess he's not a liar after all. It coult not be PROVEN!

[oregonindy]

141. LOL...yeah me an olielly fan.

dont like what someone says or asks then accuse them of being in league with the enemy. you always play by the rethug play book?

[Tom Joad]

151. I think what he was saying is that letterman could have done better

That is not a defense of Bill O'liely.

I wish Letterman said we should leave Iraq now, instead of saying its going to take a long time to finish up (sounds like his crazy Senator... i won't mention HC).
I wish he knew the Christmas things were not true (or their real context) so bill would have looked worse.

Letterman also said he was not as informed as bill... so that hurt him too.

Still glad he expressed some anger at bill... something we all share.

[Lorien]

80. Anyplace else where we can see the tape?

I downloaded it and it came up as text. :shrug:

[psychopomp]

154. looks like you can watch it on the home page

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/#

also here:
http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/

[Strawman]

82. Just wrote this thank you note to The Late Show

Thank you, Dave! Thank you for standing up to O'Leilly. In the twenty plus years I've been watching you on TV, I've never seen you get political in that way. It's not your job, you didn't have to do it, and I know you'll catch some shit from the right-wing nuts out there, but someone with your profile needed to put this asshole in his place and call him out. Thank you.

The Late Show and the Tonight Show embody mainstream American culture. Even though you mostly joke around on your show, you have an enormous amount of credibility to hundreds of millions of Americans. I'm sure you are well aware of that already. What you essentially said to America tonight was: "C'mon folks. There should be no place for this rotten s.o.b. and his bullshit in the American mainstream." I hope people get the message.

Obviously, you can't do this kind of stuff all the time on your show. Probably once or twice is the limit. I'm glad you decided to spend this capital to take on O'Leilly.

Having said that let me also ask this: please don't ever have O'Leilly on again. Don't ever invite him back on and make nice with him and don't legitimize him by having him on as a regular guest, even if the network execs tell you that your sparring makes good TV. This thing with you and O'Leilly can go one of two ways. It can either ostracize this clown or give him more publicity. This guy isn't like Wally George who everyone could laugh at and you can have on for harmless fun. He's more like Father Coughlin. Don't give him a platform to spew his garbage on your show again.

[C_U_L8R]

83. I am so happy ....

that after I sent David Letterman my profuse thanks
I went over to Foxnews.com and let them know
all about how their boy O'reilly just got a barebottom
spanking in front of the whole country... and
everyone in tears laughing. Hahahhahaha.


BTW.. they got a really creeepy anonymous Tipster thinger over at Faux..
it seem very Stalinistic.... like "hey pssst inform on your neighbors here"
Yikes what creeps the have at Faux. Yechhhhhh.

[SnowGoose]

86. "Journalist" O'Reilly thinks UK's intelligence agency is "M-one-six".

I'm just some silly bastard from BFE and even I know it's MI (emm-eye) not M-one. But I'm pretty sure he got it wrong (if you Tivo'ed it, double-check me, I could always be wrong).

Journalist my ass!

I stayed up, and it was well worth it.

[NI4NI]

90. You heard it right

He said M One Six! I wonder how many times he has referred to it that way and not one of his staff telling him. Unbeleivabley clueless.

[Left Is Write]

91. I wonder how the O'Reilly apologists will spin that one.

[depakid]

99. Nope- I heard it too

and had to take a call, so ya beat me to posting.

There's MI-5 & MI-6. British intelligence. And then there's British motorways: M1, M5, etc.

That dumb ass clearly said M-one-six. and he said it completely seriously. Not that most Americans would notice.

And therein lies the problem.....

[Tom Joad]

88. A Dick Cavett/Lester Maddox moment....

Gotta know tv history to know the reference. It was recounted recently on one of these "most unexpected tv moments in history" this may be as good. Gotta see it.

[barbtries]

155. i actually saw

that moment when it happened. was about 10, 11 years old, already an insomniac.

sometimes i feel like forrest gump.

[grateful581]

92. Newsbusters sure spun that quick

And the freepers bite

[gristy]

95. The interview just ended on the west coast

Letterman did a good job. I could hardly watch, that guy is such a creep. :scared:

[ballaratocker]

97. Letterman has

a history of zinging right wing assholes. Remember his interview with Rush at the peak of Rush' popularity?

[depakid]

98. "M-One-Six" (sic) -LOL

That idiot hasn't even read James Bond- LOL.

Now, making a mistake is one thing- being dyslexic, I mess things up once in a while-

But that was truly a mark of ignorance and dishonesty.

M-One-Six. Britsh intelligence.

I dunno whether Letterman got that or not, but I commend him for holding his tongue... even through his jaded veneer, he looked like he was about to go hoosier on O'lielly.

[AtomicKitten]

100. I think 99.9% of what O'Reilly says is crap; Dave was being generous. n/t

[BooScout]

101. Thanks....

They show Letterman a day late on Satellite here in the UK........now I have something to look forward to tonight.:evilgrin:

[Dunvegan]

102. I'm writing Dave with heart-felt appreciation, also...

...it's almost like Dave went to see "Good Night and Good Luck" and became inspired by how main-stream television can take down a hate-monger that is shoving the country towards fascism...picked up the phone and said, "Book that McCarthyite bastard O'Reilly for the show...I'm gonna go all Edward R. Murrow on his phoney hate-talking ass."

[Stockholm]

103. Can´t wait to see the whole segment

k&r

[Stockholm]

104. Can´t wait to see the whole segment

k&r

[Kickin_Donkey]

105. Dave gets it ...

He's middle of the road politically, but he gets it. From the start he's been outraged by * and the actions of this maladministration. He's an Indiana boy who can't believe what's being done to this country.

The true patriots rise in these dark political days.

[greiner3]

109. Go Letterman!

I believe that the only reason he was able to say what he did is that Redstone broke up Viacom that morning. Maybe CBS will be more liberal from now on. BTW, I was watching Bloomberg and that fossil Summer Redstone was being interviewed. His last comments were that he hoped Bloomberg would continue with their winning ways. You see, Bloomberg's comperitor is MSNBC, a jointly owned company of Microsoft and NBC. NBC is wholly owned by GE and all of whom are quite conservative. Go CBS!

[KyuzoGator]

113. Dave missed a golden opportunity.

He accused FoxNews of not being "Fair and Balanced" and when O'Reilly dared him to cite examples he couldn't. With a little web research beforehand, Letterman could have torn FNC a new ass.

"I wouldn't know, I don't watch your show" sounds like a cop-out.

[mondo joe]

116. Jesus H Christ, are you aware this is a comedy show?

Dave was talking from the heart - it wasn't a political assault. He did more than anyone else on TV - far more - and you say he missed an opportunity?

I think some perspetive is in order here.

[the other one]

114. 60% Crap - 39% Bullshit

1% accuracy - he does -pronounce his own name and website correctly.

[bejammin075]

161. 60% Crap, 59% Bullshit, 80% From His Ass

Yup, that's right. 199% Shit.

[mattomjoe]

115. Thank you, Dave. That was just awesome.

I have two words to describe O'Reilly: "fucking" and "scumbag". That asshole goes off about Sheehan calling the terrorists "freedom fighters" but then goes and tells AQ that SF is "fair game". And what happened as a result of those comments? Not a fucking thing. Fucking scumbag....

[ComerPerro]

117. Damn. Damn. Damn. I wish I had stayed up to watch that

And I bet the "radio factor" is hilarious today.

[MessiahRp]

119. Same here...

Weird that there's not the whole segment up on C&L or someplace like that.

Rp

[melissinha]

120. I went to look there too! lets write crooksandliars!

I can get crooksandliars but not canofun...... I totally thought they'd have it..... guess we should tell them about it huh????

here's the address:

[e-mail]

[MessiahRp]

134. He has an open thread saying he will have that clip up this morning

So I assume he will post all of it, or so I hope because I'd like the see the entire segment.

Rp

[baldguy]

118. Note to scum sucker Bill: Ronald Reagam called the "freedom fighters" too.

[DirtyDawg]

122. Welcome to Billy's Shit List Dave...

...Just wait. O'Reilly will be all over Dave today. He'll be relentless. Everything Dave ever did will be hammered and hammered for days and weeks to come. That's the way the weasel works. Fortunately the only people that would otherwise be witness to his, O'Reilly's, rants will be the numb-nuts that actually tune into his 60 plus percent BS show...unless, of course, folks keep allowing him to traipse his act out on 'regular' TV without burying him as Dave did.

Way to go Dave, I always liked you better than the watermelon-head on ABC.

[mistertrickster]

126. Letterman bitch-slapped O'Liely so hard he was blinking back tears

You could tell Bully Billy was really pissed but he just had to sit there and take it. As Franken said to him in that classic exchange, "this isn't your SHOW, Bill . . ." He doesn't get to cut the mike and vent for twenty minutes.

Letterman: "Why don't you send Cindy Sheehan a (Factor) hat?"

Now that's "must see" TV, heh.

[1932]

129. Now that CBS isn't part of a gigantic conglomerate, they're going to go

for it?

Good.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

133. dave should have had O' put "the late night bear" away

i think the bear would kick his ass.

[Cooley Hurd]

139. O'Reilly talking about it on his radio show right now....

...just started - he's playing the audio from last night.

[progressoid]

140. I'm sorry I changed the channel. But as soon as I see O'douchbag

I get the willies. Can't stand to even see his face.

[Peanutcat]

142. O'Reilly tonight?

So, do you all think O'Reilly will address this on his show tonight or will he just ignore it?

[Left Is Write]

146. I'll have to read about it here whether he does or doesn't.

I can't stomach watching his show. I could barely stomach hearing his windbag voice on Letterman last night.

[cry baby]

144. EMAIL LETTERMAN TO THANK HIM HERE:

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/show_info/ls_show_info_pop_feedback.shtml

[earth mom]

145. I LOVE DAVE! But would have liked to have seen the whole thing...

Anyone know of a longer clip...?.

Meanwhile, I MUST blow off some steam right now!


After watching the clip, I know I love Dave more than ever and hate, yes HATE, O'LIELLY with all my being! I'm glad I don't have cable and can't watch that piece of trash because I know FOR SURE I would have a broken T.V. set from watching him! That big mouth lying piece of sh*t makes me so angry that I want to take a baseball bat and bash the screen!!!
:argh:


Right now, with the little I saw of him on Letterman, I'm absolutely furious with his nasty words and ugly attitude!!! :grr: To say that Cindy Sheehan is "controlled" by the far left?!
:wtf:

We are talking a GRIEVING MOTHER Gawd-dammit! :grr:

That meme is TOTAL B.S. and such an obvious insidious disgusting rethug attempt to paint the average liberal as "far left" aka "kooky and out there!"
:puke:


We MUST stop that meme and not let them get away it-NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grr:

:rant:

[hootinholler]

148. Full segment:

is here from this thread, Thanks to Guy Whitey Corngood for posting it.

-Hoot

[earth mom]

163. Thanks! :) nt

[BrklynLiberal]

167. Thank you for the link. Loved watching it.

[dogday]

147. Letterman telling O'Reilly

I don't believe you, you are making this up.... Letterman telling him he should be careful with what he says. "Have you lost family members in conflict Bill?", Letterman asked him... Then how would you know what Cindy Sheehan feels?

[ourbluenation]

149. The Worst Person in the World wil no doubt attempt to skewer Dave

when he gets back to his safehouse at Fox. Easy to be a gas bag when there's nobody around to stick a pin in ya.

[Tom Joad]

150. Letterman could have done much better...

really uninformed.
Letterman said that we had to stay in Iraq now that we are there. There is no excuse for this kind of ignorance and really buying the stupidity of Bush and his apologists (hillary and joe and even kerry with his benchmarks shit). No excuse for an american not to know what is being done in their name.
He should have Cindy Sheehan on... maybe he will.

On a less important note:
Letterman rightly said that the Christmas thing was bullshit, i wish he knew about the hoaxes bill o'really was trying to pass off as fact... that is not a big deal, one of those nice interns should have informed him. I excuse him for that.

Still, he was very angry at Bill, and saw him as the bullshitter he was... but letterman's equivocation hurt him.

[reprehensor]

152. AWESOME

BAM.

[Kurovski]

153. Hot damn! That was just terrific!

K&R. Sent a thank you note to Dave.

[Lasher]

157. Thank you for posting this

I just watched the video clip. It did my heart good to see Letterman dispense with all the kissy-kissy bullshit and justspeak the truth. Where has everyone been in this respect?

[kenny blankenship]

158. 60% ? Dave Dave Dave! Why low ball him?

We both know it's more like 95%.

[Cult]

162. Dave nailed Bill's ass TO THE WINDOW!

AND the Wall!

[qanda]

164. "Let's go back to your little red and green stories"

I love David Letterman!!!!!!!

[robbedvoter]

165. "A hostility to bush similar to...Jon Stuart"? WTF? Who wrote this s*?

Also, the description of the Sheehan part is confusing to the max. OK, got it. The source is crap too.

[Khaotic]

166. Hat's off to Dave

I've always liked Dave.

I got to interview him in '95 when I was in the Navy. He had a whole bunch of sailors run onto the stage during Fleet Week in NYC. He does it almost every year.

I was there to get quotes from the sailors.

The producer of the show wasn't very kind in letting us in, but we managed to get into the Ed Sullivan theater.

While we were waiting to talk to some of our shipmates, Dave was rehersing for the show and taping some things in advance.

It was the show that featured Garbage and when Dave read a viewer mail that asked him how he kept such a young look. The skit had him jump down and run through the crowd to the Ed Sullivan lobby, where he was taped earlier putting popcorn butter on his face. Ah, the secret of looking young.

Anyway, during the rehersal he was playing catch w/ Paul w/ a football and jumped down from the stage to do something else in the lobby.

The photographer and I were talking when all the sudden Dave pops up behind us and just starts shootin' it.

It didn't take make a half-second to ask him for an interview, he no more than said yes and the photographer handed me the mic and was rolling.

He gave us some great stuff about the tradition of putting the sailors on. To boot, he even gave us a bump to use for our show.

For the bump he said, "Hi, I'm David Letterman and this is Navy/Marine Corps News, and if you're watching this there's something deeply wrong with you," followed by the classic big Dave grin.

Upon first seeing it, my CO thought it was dissing the Navy, but I told him that it was classic Dave and a huge privilage for Dave to give ANYONE an impromptu interview and a bump to boot. Dave was only being sacastic by dissing himself, not the Navy ... of course.

My CO and chain of command saw things my way, it aired on our show, was seen fleetwide, and the rest is history.

Probably one of the best spots on the show. Dave was great and has always been one of my favorite entertainers ... his ability to be objective and question things instead of "wearing the flag over his head" makes me even more of a fan.

That day I got to meet Paul and the other behind the scene guys at the Late Show. Everyone was great and the red carpet was really put out for us. The exec producer just had her panties in a bind because we were a variable she didn't count on. After we talked to Dave, and he gave us the grand welcome, everything went great.

One of these days I would love to have a beer w/ Dave and just shoot it. I know he's a great guy.

The day he goes off the air will really be a sad day. I've watched him since his days of smashing things w/ a steam roller, dropping things off a high tower, crushing them w/ a press, etc., etc. Those were the days.

He still has a great show. Cheers to Dave for standing up to Bill the idiot.

[mirandapriestly]

168. wow, good for Letterman, we need more people like him.

Finally , someone calling O'Lielly out on his LIES and propaganda!

[Neil Lisst]

173. “I have the feeling about 60 percent of what you say is crap.”

Way to go DAVE!!!

[spooky3]

174. Lies that BO told on Dave's show

http://mediamatters.org/items/200601040009

[bagimin]

176. David remains the king of late night...n/t

[fooj]

179. Gotta love the Late Night King!

Peace.:loveya:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

180. Just watched it. Letterman gives notice to O'Liely, O'Liely responds with

lame comebacks and leg twitches.

A beautiful thing. I loved Paul Schaeffer saying, "Sixty percent?."

I give it a 10 and a half. MKJ

David Letterman...:yourock: