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kpete

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Fri Oct 7, 2016, 08:53 AM Oct 2016

David Letterman annihilates Trump: He’s ‘a damaged human being — a person to be shunned' [View all]

Letterman said he’s surprised that Trump’s presidential campaign has been so successful, but there’s one moment that he thinks should have disqualified the real estate developer and former reality TV star.

“I can remember him doing an impression, behind a podium, of a reporter for the New York Times who has a congenital disorder, and then I thought, if this was somebody else — if this was a member of your family or a next-door neighbor, a guy at work — you would immediately distance yourself from that person,” Letterman said. “And that’s what I thought would happen. Because if you can do that in a national forum, that says to me that you are a damaged human being. If you can do that, and not apologize, you’re a person to be shunned.”

“If I had a show, I would have gone right after him,” Letterman said. “I would have said something like, ‘Hey, nice to see you. Now, let me ask you: What gives you the right to make fun of a human who is less fortunate, physically, than you are?'”

“I don’t know anything about politics,” Letterman said. “I don’t know anything about trade agreements. I don’t know anything about China devaluing the yuan. But if you see somebody who’s not behaving like any other human you’ve known, that means something. They need an appointment with a psychiatrist. They need a diagnosis and they need a prescription.”



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I think he did do a Trump apology - meaning he lied. He said patricia92243 Oct 2016 #1
If his lips are moving, he's lying. lark Oct 2016 #12
Yep. Just ask his own lawyers, who have to work with him in tandem Neema Oct 2016 #31
We sure do miss you, Dave! Stinky The Clown Oct 2016 #2
Yeah, I love that fact that he's a progressive and has not been shy about it. brush Oct 2016 #6
K&R... spanone Oct 2016 #3
Trump lies without batting an eye. It is second nature to him, and any decent person should be world wide wally Oct 2016 #4
Donald tRump bankruptcy lawyers wouldn't see him alone, only in pairs since he lies all the time. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #18
That's because he believes his own lies! PunksMom Oct 2016 #19
I agree with Dave Funtatlaguy Oct 2016 #5
Dave and The Boss speak for me. spiderpig Oct 2016 #7
So-called journalists should be ashamed of themselves for normalizing Trump's behavior. yardwork Oct 2016 #8
Yes. That the media didn't reflect a horror at his behavior says it all. LuckyLib Oct 2016 #32
+1 Saphire Oct 2016 #37
He has insulted EVERYBODY Roy Rolling Oct 2016 #9
Trump is damaged goods. Period. It is astounding that he is the nominee for the GOP. Raster Oct 2016 #10
LOL. GREAT reference! maddiemom Oct 2016 #23
It soooo fits. tRump IS THE WALKING MAN! Raster Oct 2016 #29
DUDE! maddiemom Oct 2016 #30
Of all the disgusting put downs Trump has done, & there are a ton, CrispyQ Oct 2016 #11
I think you're describing the "Deplorables." calimary Oct 2016 #20
Drumpf feels he can do that because he's a believer in eugenics. trotsky Oct 2016 #13
If the shoe fits... ronnie624 Oct 2016 #17
This(DT's behavior) is near the same... freebrew Oct 2016 #14
or as I like to refer to trump --- mnmoderatedem Oct 2016 #15
No kidding! calimary Oct 2016 #21
i picture prominent psycologists elbowing each other out of the way. mnmoderatedem Oct 2016 #24
"There's enough material there for an entire conference." klook Oct 2016 #25
For a time I think Dave Regis and Trump went out to dinner underpants Oct 2016 #16
Trump is the result of 40 years of right wing crap. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #22
Letterman's Apology to Trump for Calling Him a Racist ... progressoid Oct 2016 #26
The very end of this piece has a great ad they put together from the RNC LuckyLib Oct 2016 #33
A Case Study in Abnormal Psychology dlk Oct 2016 #27
But he won't be Sugarcoated Oct 2016 #28
Telling it like it is-- thanks, David ailsagirl Oct 2016 #34
That's what is missing this election cycle. Letterman & Jon Stewart would have kept DT on the ropes. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2016 #35
wonder what bill Maher said tonight? although Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #41
I don't watch Maher unless someone posts a clip here. But I really miss Letterman & Stewart. nt Tarheel_Dem Oct 2016 #42
Yeah, I miss Letterman and Steweart too rumdude Oct 2016 #44
Exactly. n/t Tarheel_Dem Oct 2016 #45
Will someone explain to me why Drumpf has not already conceded? I mean really . . . none of Liberal In Red State Oct 2016 #36
Cause narcissist never concede SummerSnow Oct 2016 #38
You know what really depresses me? smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #39
There are major paid trolls sunnystarr Oct 2016 #43
It's the same guy writing several comments, and a lot of them are Russian. MADem Oct 2016 #46
Really? I hope you are right. I get so depressed thinking that smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #47
A lot of them are The Same Idiot Guy. He thinks he's doing the Trump a service. MADem Oct 2016 #48
"Trump or Monkey" was always one of my favorite DL skits Blue Owl Oct 2016 #40
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