Every election campaign offers its share of humor, most of it unintentional, i.e., debate gaffs or stump speech gaffs, even the choices of political candidates running for office.
But it was refreshing last night to watch John McCain’s long awaited appearance on David Letterman’s show and be treated to some great humor.
Heck, I’m NOT a McCain supporter and I felt a certain sympathy for the poor guy’s squirming — and some admiration for the way he handled the whole situation.
If you aren’t familiar with the background on the whole issue, it goes something like this: The night before the first House vote on the economic bailout, McCain was scheduled to be a guest on Letterman’s show. One hour before he was to be there, McCain canceled, by calling Letterman and telling him he couldn’t make it. He said he was compelled to rush back to Washington and be there to do anything he could to help resolve the looming economic crisis.
A day later, Letterman found out McCain had hung around NYC long enough to be interviewed by CBS Evening News, AND had stayed overnight in a NYC hotel before going to Washington the next morning!
For two or three weeks, Letterman has skewered McCain unmercifully on each night’s monologue over the matter. Last night McCain finally appeared on the show.
To howls of laughter and applause all around, he had a simple explanation for the incident. McCain’s words: “I screwed up.”
Good job by Letterman and McCain last night. If you didn’t see the appearance, I urge you to check around the CBS website and YouTube and I’m sure you can find it. I applaud both McCain and Letterman for giving us some great entertainment as Election Day draws near.
I also urge you to get out and vote. I ask you to vote for Obama — but most of all, I appeal to you to get out and vote. That’s a great part of what America is SUPPOSED to be all about, isn’t it?