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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Letterman and McCain trade (mock) insults

The transcript of the opening of the candidate's visit, courtesy CBS via NYT, with Letterman starting with his putdowns of McCain before he arrived: “He looks like the guy at the hardware store who makes the keys. He looks like the guy who can’t stop talking about how well his tomatoes are doing. He looks like the guy who goes into town for turpentine. He looks like the guy who always has wiry hair growing out of new places. He looks like the guy who points out the spots they missed at the car wash.’’

Then Mr. McCain walked out on stage. “Hi, Letterman,’’ he said. “You think that stuff’s pretty funny, don’t you? Well, you look like a guy whose laptop would be seized by the authorities. You look like a guy caught smuggling reptiles in his pants....You look like the guy who the neighbors later say, ‘He mostly kept to himself.’ You look like the night manager of a creepy motel.’’ And so on.

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