I didn't hear any complaints during the Clinton years when conservatives basically cornered talk radio. Rush Limbaugh was in his golden years ridiculing Bill, Hillary, the Dems in Congress (pre-94), the homeless, etc....I'm sure Rush is secretly wishing for an Obama victory so he'll get to repeat that again.

lol, Rush is still in his golden years and if the communist millionaire Slickwilly Jr gets elected he's going platinum or planet size Ruby or something.

Oh, shoot, G.A., did I forget to include you on the dead-enders list and now you're mad at me? Sorry 'bout that.

yup, and apology accepted.

Actually, it's a well known fact that Jay Leno is extremely conservative and is a Republican.

Well, I dunno:

Jay Leno: I am a Liberal, Really

if you gonna smoke the Donkeypole blunt please don't hurt yourself puffing on your own.

Oh, shoot, G.A., did I forget to include you on the dead-enders list and now you're mad at me? Sorry 'bout that.

By the way, let me clarify for the record that by "rightwing nutties" or "dead-enders," I mean the real, bona-fide rightwing nuthouse right: the Birchers, the Limbaughs and Hannities, the Bitheads and Zelsdorfs. I never mean the James Joyners or other rational and moderate conservatives who can at least argue intelligently and see facts as they are and not as they want them to be even if I disagree with their interpretations.

lol, Dude why?

if you gonna smoke the Donkeypole blunt please don't hurt yourself puffing on your own.

He is conservative by Hollywood’s standards but certainly not extremely conservative. Any idea what philosophy his writers and producers are?

I think two big reason besides Obama being a Democrat that many comedians don’t use mean spirited jokes about Obama are one they are afraid of being called racist and two many are smitten with him.

I saw a video the other day where he said the main problem was a three letter word JOBS-then he proceeded to spell it.

I do think in general there is probably a bias towards the GOP, but I also think first and foremost the late night shows are comedy, and they aren't going to ignore covering something funny when it lands in their laps. Biden drops a lot of stuff but they don't even appear to care about Biden-he is just Obama's window dressing because somebody had to be picked for running mate.

Wow Eric ... you're never going to come across to me as an intelligent participant in these conversations again.

Aw, c'mon, man, cut me some slack. Even intelligent people get sick of hearing the conspiratorial view of politics cited as an excuse for failure every time. For once I'd like those rightwing dead-enders to justify something without resorting to conspiracies, Communism, or fear.

By the way, let me clarify for the record that by "rightwing nutties" or "dead-enders," I mean the real, bona-fide rightwing nuthouse right: the Birchers, the Limbaughs and Hannities, the Bitheads and Zelsdorfs. I never mean the James Joyners or other rational and moderate conservatives who can at least argue intelligently and see facts as they are and not as they want them to be even if I disagree with their interpretations.

'Nuff said.

you are bombarded with these illuminati thoughts, view points, and opinions

Oh no!!! The dreaded illuminati!! They are out to take over our minds! Save me Rush! Save me Bill-O!

Well, unless there's some government influence warping the comedy shows, I'd say that this is the Invisible Hand of the Market.

I have been a pretty steady, although hardly daily, viewer of Letterman for a rather long time now (let's just say it still sometimes seems like his CBS is his "new" show). He will make fun of anybody (and has).

He really was pretty mild on McCain until the "suspend the campaign" stuff and I think that much of Letterman's reaction was as much personal as it was political. He has actually been pretty deferential to McCain (I did not see last night) and even on the night he ranted about McCain's absence, he talked about what a war hero he was and such.

Wow Eric ... you're never going to come across to me as an intelligent participant in these conversations again.