Is Letterman a Wussy Now?

By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, AndyDisco on Twitter

I watched Letterman tonight because Don Rickles was on. I figured that if any guest had the stones and the seniority enough to bust on Dave for his recent scandal it would be Rickles.

Early on in the conversation Rickles didn't dive right in, so I thought maybe he would later. A bit later he was telling a story about old timey mobsters in early Vegas, and he joked that he hopes those mafiosos weren't upset at him for talking about them. Then a sandbag dropped from above onto Letterman's desk. When the bag dropped from the set above, Dave and Don looked at eachother and pretended to be shocked, then they went to commercial.

It was just a pre-meditated, scripted bit. Dave Letterman had the most legendary insult comic in history on his show at the time of Letterman's vulnerability and Dave strong-armed him into doing an out-of-character scripted piece.

May your comedic integrity rest in peace, Dave.










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