Last night, David Letterman had an excellent interview with Barack Obama. The interview ran long (about 26 minutes solid, without counting commercials) such that Dave had to cut his time with LeBron James short. In my opinion, this is the kind of interview that will play well with undecided voters who might feel a little hesitant toward Obama. Letterman play's himself off as a dumb guy, but he can give a great interview when it suits him. It highlights a great contrast to traditional media who feel they either have to play gotcha or offer only substanceless softballs.
Part 1 - 8:06
Highlights
*Lipstick on a pig
*Used to be on the cover of Time and Newsweek
*McCain concession that election is about change
*On picking Biden - someone who can help him govern, but different perspective than Obama
*Why would people want 4 more years of same failed policy
More below the fold
Part 2 - 7:59
Highlights
*What would Obama have done differently on 9/11, what would the situation be now?
*Barack not interested in playing Monday-morning-quarterback. What do we really need to do to make America safer?
*Addressing Pakistan
*Dave's brain hurts, Barack's trip to mainland from Hawaii: Seattle, Disneyland, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Chicago when he was 10 - shrunken heads are cool to a 10-11 year old boy.
Part 3 - 10:18
Highlights
*Going overseas as President - can only imagine, credit to Bush for work on AIDS in Africa, taking AIDS test with Michele
*Reflections on Africa - credit to President Clinton, Bill Gates, importance of functioning government, holding governments accountable in respectful way
*Segue to New Orleans, we have to have government that works
*Sold a bill of goods - "Just look after yourself" what makes country great is that we rise and fall together
*Reflections on Bill Clinton's experience, similarities
*Malia and Sasha starting school, Malia gets combination lock, father there an embarrassment, but he didn't care
*On Barack's grandmother
*Dave's conclusion
From washingtonpost.com's The Trail by Peter Slavin Obama on Letterman Talks Lipstick & Pigs diaried by Oddball here.
Dave Williams says Obama smears McCain in lipstick on Letterman in another Kos diary.
khyber900 has another perspective including this link to ABCnews.com in Obama on Letterman: Funny Response to Lipstick on a Pig.
Again, I think this is an amazing interview that will play well with undecided voters. Please share it far and wide.
UPDATE - I missed it, but Muzikal203 diaried this with video and a transcript link a couple of hours ago. Please go over there with some tip and rec love also.