Letterman hammers O’Reilly

Jan 04, 2006- Permalink

“I’m not smart enough to debate you point to point on this but I have the feeling about 60% of what you say is crap.” – David Letterman to Bill O’Reilly 1/3/06

I really need a PVR. That way, I could set and forget a whole bunch of shows I enjoy, check ‘em out and then zap ‘em. Last night, I came in part way through David Letterman‘s interview with Bill O’Reilly. Letterman kept challenging him on his “destruction of Christmas” crusade but the real heat happened when the two turned their remarks to the Iraq war. One exchange:

Letterman: “How can you possibly take exception with the motivation and the position of someone like Cindy Sheehan?”

O’Reilly: “Because I think she’s run by far-left elements in this country. I feel bad for the woman.”

Letterman: “Have you lost family members in armed conflict?”

O’Reilly: “No, I have not.”

Letterman: “Well, then you can hardly speak for her, can you?”

Searching the blogosphere on this exchange only shows how divided the U.S. is into liberal/conservative camps. Doesn’t anyone down there have centrist views?