Late Night Sexual Harrassment
Nell Scovell, one of a handful of women who has ever worked as a comedy writer for David Letterman -- or any of the late night comic talk shows -- contends that an atmosphere of sexual harassment routinely exists on those shows: Without naming names or digging up decades-old dirt, let’s address the pertinent questions. Did Dave hit on me? No. ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on October 28, 2009 09:00
Letterman Reveals Affairs, Extortion Attempt
David Letterman was the victim of an extortion attempt and took a novel approach: going public. Michael Schneider for Variety: On the show, Letterman sat down behind his desk and asked his audience whether they wanted to hear a story -- and the crowd enthusiastically cheered, not knowing what they were about to hear. According to the host first received a package three ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on October 2, 2009 08:38
Obama Overexposed?
President Obama has gone on virtually every network but Fox in a weekend tour de force that continues tonight: The president's week-long media blitz has left no other network behind. The president has appeared on CBS's "60 Minutes," Bloomberg and CNBC and will appear on five public affairs talk shows on Sunday: ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," CBS's "Face the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on September 21, 2009 08:55
Sarah Palin Pop Culture Celebrity
As we discussed on last night's edition of OTB Radio, Sarah Palin is a story that simply refuses to go away. Despite the campaign being long over and her return to Alaska, where she had managed to live without notice in the lower 48 for years, controversies surrounding her continue to crop up. Has a failed vice presidential nominee every stayed ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 2, 2009 12:14
Letterman Palin Jokes Cross the Line
While I'm willing to defend HuffPo's discussing Sarah Palin’s Toenails for reasons outlined yesterday, I think David Letterman's quip about her "slutty flight attendant look" is pushing it a bit far. Still, Palin's a public figure and a grown-up. Jokes about Palin's 14-year-old daughter being "knocked up by Alex Rodriguez"? Way over the line. Even if the butt of the jokes ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 10, 2009 08:46
Why Don’t Politicians Write Their Own Speeches?
I was scouring the op-ed pages of the papers today and came across a David McGrath piece in the Washington Post introduced with the blurb "When was the last time you saw or heard a writer credited at the end of a speech by John McCain or Barack Obama?" I clicked through, expecting a piece expressing bemusement over CNN's commentators last ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on September 4, 2008 14:01
Latenight OTB – r.e.m.
From my favourite band: And just look at all that hair! On Dave, I mean. But, yeah, Michael, too.Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 14, 2008 22:03
McCain Says U.S. Lives ‘Wasted’ in Iraq
John McCain stepped on his own presidential announcment on last night's Letterman Show, saying that American troops killed in Iraq have been "wasted." Republican presidential contender John McCain, a staunch backer of the Iraq war but critic of how President Bush has waged it, said U.S. lives had been "wasted" in the 4-year-old conflict. Democrats demand the Arizona senator apologize for ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 1, 2007 13:34
Caption Contest Winners
The Great Escape Clause Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/Andrew Yates) The Winners: First: Michael Demmons - Liquor Store's open! Second: Anderson - This year, only two tourists were trampled in the annual Running of the Kringles. Third: SgtFluffy - Quick guys, RUN!!! It's the ACLU!! Honorable Mention: Hermoine - The reindeer strike galvanized Santa to clone himself ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on December 14, 2006 19:23
Michael Richards, Seinfeld’s Kramer, Racist Tirade Video
TMZ has a very blurry video of what purports to be Michael Richards launching a bizarre, racist tirade at a black member of his audience. Richards, who played the wacky Cosmo Kramer on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," appeared onstage at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood. Kyle Doss, an African-American, told TMZ he and some friends were in the cheap ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on November 20, 2006 15:07
David Letterman Spoof of Bill Gates (Video)
This is probably a few weeks old but I just stumbled on it:Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 25, 2006 08:45
Ten Reasons to Vote for Hillary Clinton
I just received a press release entitled, "Ten reasons to vote for Hillary Clinton for president." Mike Wiley, author of the new non-fiction book “Diary of Hillary’s Right Wing Conspirator”, has just placed on his “freedom” website a “David Letterman” style Ten Reasons to vote for Hillary Clinton, so that Americans who are too busy paying for the free health ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on May 4, 2006 15:49
Richard Hatch Does Not Survive IRS Audit
When I saw the headline, "Hatch Guilty of Failing to Pay Taxes," I naturally presumed that Utah's Orrin Hatch was in some trouble. It turns out to be the naked hairy guy from the first season of "Survivor." Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the first season of "Survivor," was found guilty Wednesday of failing to pay taxes on ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on January 25, 2006 15:43
David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey End 16-Year Feud
At long last, our long national nightmare is over: Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman have ended their 16-year feud. Granted, until a few days ago, I never realized they were feuding but it's now over. According to AP entertainment writer Jake Coyle's account, Letterman was exceedingly gracious, catching Winfrey by surprise. "I can't thank you enough," Letterman said ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on December 2, 2005 05:30
