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01-03-2006, 11:16 PM
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The Unofficial Late Night Talk Show Thread
Letterman is my hero. It's offiical.
To Bill O'Reilly on tonight's episode:
"I figure about 60% of what you say is crap."
Talk about being conservitive. 
To be fair, O'Reilly is on 5 days a week as well.
Ryan
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01-04-2006, 06:54 AM
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I saw part of Reilly's time on Letterman, and I was startled (in a good way) how Letterman switched from goofy smartass to serious smartass. I'm glad he didn't just banter with Reilly or let him down easy.
On a side note, loved on Letterman's opening jokes: (paraphrase) it's so cold in NYC that the hookers are handing out North Face condoms.
\"You know, God has some really weird kids, and I find it hard to be in their company most of the time.\"
--Paul \"Bono\" Hewson
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01-04-2006, 12:10 PM
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I love Letterman...but, count me among those who hate when he does this kind of stuff. He's out of his league with someone like O'Reilly. Dave isn't a news man, he doesn't do research, and he is an unlikely debater. I just felt uncomfortable.
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01-04-2006, 12:12 PM
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Any link to the Letterman v. O'Reilly segment?
He's got the bit between his teeth... all right!
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01-04-2006, 12:28 PM
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GIR, UNLEASH THE MONKEY!
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01-04-2006, 12:36 PM
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01-04-2006, 12:42 PM
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Lol!
Yeah, he is. He has a freaking army of researchers and fact checkers working off a huge payroll now. Ratings do that for you.
Sure, he's still an opinionated blowhard with a Titanic sized ego. But, he can debate well and has a mountain of facts to back whatever position he sees fit.
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01-04-2006, 12:57 PM
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Thanks very much for the link, Walter.
I don't think Letterman at all came out on top in as much as he didn't want to and wasn't prepared to discuss any particular issue. It seems he only wanted to scold O'Reilly and hold him in extreme public disdain. Maybe that's an ego-boost for Letterman, but if he thinks that he took down O'Reilly a notch or two, the split applause in Letterman's own audience counter-indicate that.
He's got the bit between his teeth... all right!
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01-04-2006, 01:43 PM
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You guys see the Howard Stern interview on The Factor? Now that was some sarcastic bantering there. Very entertaining stuff. Each one daring the other to lose their cool but they didn't. 
GIR, UNLEASH THE MONKEY!
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01-04-2006, 05:36 PM
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Exactly: he picks among the facts to back whatever position he wants to take, and ignores the facts he doesn't like. |
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