McCain Blows Off Letterman for Couric: Letterman Rips McCain (Video)

The video clip below was leaked before the Letterman show aired. How pissed is David Letterman? For McCain's substitute guest, he called in Keith Olbermann! And the election drama continues. Got your popcorn? -- "'An hour of ridicule boiled down to nine minutes.' As Letterman watches him live with Couric, it looks like his head is about to explode." -- via Jane Hamsher


Drudge Headline: EXCLUSIVE: LETTERMAN MOCKS MCCAIN CANCELLATION

The Caucus: Mr. Letterman said, “When you call up at the last minute and cancel, that’s not the John McCain I know.” He repeated that “something smells right now” and he suggested “somebody must have put something in his Metamucil.” . . . After suggesting that Ms. Palin should be prepared to step up and “be ready,” because “the poor guy is getting a little older,” Mr. Letterman reconsidered and said of Ms. Palin’s readiness, “Don’t get me started.”

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