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Letterman would've "deflated demagogue" Donald Trump


http://www.salon.com/2016/03/08/david_letterman_would_finish_off_donald_trump_yes_we_miss_jon_stewart_but_no_one_deflated_demagogues_like_dave/

Dave is desperately missed in this crazy election year, says Sophia A. McClennen. "Letterman didn’t have to contend with that sort of partisan blowback,” she says. "The unique power of Letterman’s political interventions lies in the fact that he drew an audience from across the political spectrum. Letterman appealed to middle America. An Indiana native on a major network, he spoke to the heartland. His viewers saw him as a down-to-earth, no BS kind of guy and that was why he had such a special talent for deflating gasbags and exposing demagogues. We can be certain he would have had choice words for Trump.”

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They were on friendly terms, too. But, yeah, Dave would've been having a field day with Trump and all the outrageous things that come out of his pie hole.

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I miss "Trump or Monkey".

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Ha, reminds of of the Bush Blooper segments... those were classic.

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I'm sure there would be a huge amount of "Tax cuts for the wealthy" jokes lol

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Letterman would had no effect on the election. At his retirement, he had already lost a significant portion of his audience and was in last place. The only ones still watching were liberals and he'd just be preaching to the choir.

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