Last night, David Letterman finally had McCain back on his show. Letterman NAILED McCain on everything from taxes on small businesses, getting Bin Laden, his angry rallies, Sarah Palin's qualifications, Bill Ayers,and his own connection with Gordon Liddy. LETTERMAN BASICALLY CALLED MCCAIN OUT ON HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN OF LIES! See for yourself!
FULL INTERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS BELOW!
Back-story: McCain was scheduled to appear a few weeks ago, but cancelled his appearance due to the economic crisis, when he suspended his campaign. But then he went to Katie Couric's show during the same time instead, and spent the rest of the night in New York. This pissed off Letterman, and he's been hitting McCain hard since.
REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION!!
HIGHLIGHTS
Part 3, 8:35
Dave: Did you not have a relationship with Gordon Liddy?
McCain: I've met him, um, you know, I mean...
Dave: Did you attend a fundraiser at his house?
McCain: eh... Gordon Liddy's...? (fake confusion)
Commercial break!
Part 4, 1:04
Dave: Now, [Sarah Palin] said "pals around with TERRORISTS"? Ok, so that's... let's say we'll give her William Ayers - [Barack Obama] was eight, and William Ayers was twenty-nine - but they palled around (sarcastic)...
McCain: Look, look, there's millions of words said in a campaign. Come on now, come on... there's MILLIONS of words! Come on!
Ummm... John, there's a word for saying things that aren't true. It's called LYING!!
FULL INTERVIEW:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
QUICK FACT CHECKS:
FYI, almost EVERYTHING McCain said in this interview is a distortion or an outright LIE - from small business taxes, to his VP vetting process, to the anger at his ralles (feel free to ask me for details on any issue). But here's some key points about Ayers and Liddy:
CLAIM: McCain claims on 9/11, Ayers "said he wished he had BOMBED more"...
TRUTH: Ayers actually said he "wished he had DONE more..." (not bombed) to keep America out of Vietnam. His comment had nothing to do with 9/11, bombings or violence of any kind. And I'm pretty sure McCain knows that.
CLAIM: On Liddy, McCain says "He paid his debt... I'm not in any way embarassed to know him."
TRUTH: This implies Ayers hasn't paid his debt? William Ayers was a member of the Weather Underground, but never set any bombs, he turned himself in, and was never convicted of anything. Since then (40 years ago) he has become a well respected professor and productive member of society.
For more information about William Ayers, click here.
WHO IS GORDON LIDDY?
DISCLAIMER: I don't think the Ayers "connection" matters, because it doesn't affect Obama's policies, and I doubt Liddy's connection would affect McCain's policies either. So I think this whole "guilty by association" stuff is nonsense. HOWEVER - McCain's RELEVANT connections, to people like Charles Keating and the lobbyists running McCain's campaign, DO affect McCain policies, and I think those connections ARE important. So I am only providing this information for the pursposes of debunking the Ayers nonsense, not to spread fear about a McCain-Liddy connection.
That being said, Bill Ayers looks like a boy scout compared to Gordon Liddy.
Here's some info Gordon Liddy:
* Head of the "White House Plumbers", the group responsible for the Watergate scandal
* Watergate was one of the worst acts of treason in modern history, undermined the US government and our democratic system, and almost led to the impeachment of a US President
* Convicted of burglary, illegal wiretapping, and conspiracy - "served his time", but is still unrepentant about his crimes or his radical views
* Wanted to bomb Red River dykes in Vietnam, to drown half the country, and starve the other half
* Told the Branch Davidians to give federal agents a firefight... and make sure to shoot them in the head, because they are wearing bullet-proof jackets
* Praised Hitler, said he "made me feel a strength inside I had never known before"
* Is a major supporter, financial donor, and personal friend to John McCain
John McCain's Criminal, Thug, Un-American Supporter
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John McCain is PROUD of his CRIMINAL friend
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FINAL COMMENT
Thank you, Dave, for asking the real questions. I miss the old days when the media did its job. Remember when "freedom of the press" meant something? Remember when reporters actually investigated the truth instead of reading talking points off a teleprompter?
Now, having a press pass means a secuirty guard will keep you behind the yellow line in the press box! If real journalists were allowed to do their jobs, we wouldn't have to rely on comedians like David Letterman and Jon Stewart for the hard-hitting journalism. But I'm really glad we have them!
AMERICA THANKS YOU DAVE!!