David Bitterman? Spurned Host Rips McCain

David Letterman absolutely tore John McCain a new one on Wednesday's show, after McCain supposedly called Dave at the last minute to cancel his appearance because he had to "race to the airport" to go watch after our crappy economy.
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=d49e9754-bc4b-4cce-bdc2-b803b66d3c28
But here's the kicker: Later on, Dave cut to live footage of Johnny boy getting his makeup done for an interview with Katie Couric -- only a couple blocks away from Dave's studio and far from an airport.

After Dave busted McCain with his pants down, he used the opportunity to rail his elder some more.



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16. If TMZ thinks that's ripping someone a new one, think again. That was nothing. WEAK!

Posted at 10:05PM on Sep 24th 2008 by John

17. Shocking! McCain chooses to return to Washington, as a sitting senator, to go to work to try to resolve an economic crisis that could turn the country upside down, rather than sitting beside Letterman to probably take abuse and put up with some lame and crude jokes about Palin and Conservatives. Grow up, Letterman, it's not all about you, you self-centered, self-important ass!

Posted at 10:07PM on Sep 24th 2008 by chris

18. These freaking liberals are trying anything to get people to vote for Obama Bin Sliding...it will not work you jerks!

Posted at 10:06PM on Sep 24th 2008 by 4 change

19. well he will get a good surprise when mc cain/ palin wins in novermber... i will happliy email him and yell HA HA

Posted at 10:07PM on Sep 24th 2008 by obama is a looser and a muslim

20. For the Love Of God Americans, please vote Obama; don't make the same mistake twice, the rest of the world is counting on you. And ps: LETTERMAN IS KING!

Posted at 10:07PM on Sep 24th 2008 by truth

21. I AGREE LETTERMAN MAKES THIS COUNTRY WORSE BY BEING THE ASS HE IS. HE KNOWS NOTHING WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIS BALD HEAD ASS ON O' REILLY HE WOULD GET SHREDDED.LEFT WING MORON.!!!

Posted at 10:09PM on Sep 24th 2008 by tmzlacksclass

22. mc cain is aweseome and i just mailed my card to the voter registration to switch to republican and won't vote for obama... he is now working and trying to help the ecomony and obama knows he's loosing so he's staying on the looser campaign trail.. stupid biden didn't even know who was president in 1929... stupid ...

mcain is for the people... obama and douche bag biden are loosers

Posted at 10:15PM on Sep 24th 2008 by obama is a racist

23. good for letterman I would be peeOd to,this man is trying to be president and he gets caught in the stupidest lie,Mcain is a liar lair pants on fiar.

Posted at 10:16PM on Sep 24th 2008 by Jenny pruski

24. Your headline does not fit with the video, do you guys at TMZ think you can exagerate things and we can not see it for ourselves?? man this is a major disrespect with the people that come to your website, how can we trust you on subjects with pics when your headline is exagerating something on a video that we area about to see???

Posted at 10:18PM on Sep 24th 2008 by giancarlo forti

25. Whatever small appeal David Letterman ever had is long gone.

He's unattractive, unfunny and no longer relevant.

Give it up Loserman.

Posted at 10:18PM on Sep 24th 2008 by RogersDavid

26. LOVE LETTERMAN!
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA

Posted at 10:20PM on Sep 24th 2008 by yup

27. David Letterman died when he left NBC. Now he is just an another angry liberal loser.


Posted at 10:21PM on Sep 24th 2008 by Cartman

28. Dave is a icon and you don't try to pull one over him! For those of you saying that McCain is doing his job.....He was promoting his views and opinions with Katie and he could've done that with Dave. What was the need to lie to Dave, he could've told the truth. Bad Move oldie, maybe he just "forgot" and all of a sudden developed alzheimers!

Posted at 10:24PM on Sep 24th 2008 by McCain go down the drain

29. Business before pleasure.

Posted at 10:26PM on Sep 24th 2008 by Mik

30. Dave, you bitter old man. It's not fun and it's not funny.

Try less vitriol and more humor. Bitterness is unbecoming.

And, remember, the world doesn't revolve around you.

See you soon, Johnny

Posted at 3:07PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Johnny Carson

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