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McCain on Blagochevich: 'I Really Must have Impressed the Guy'
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... McCain tells David Letterman on his Late Show appearance that he thinks Blagochevich is a 'rare combination' of stupid and nuts. ...
McCain to Letterman: "I Don't Want to Talk About the Bleeping Campaign"
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The former candidate jokes about Blagojevich on his "Late Show" appearance. Tells David Letterman the governor is a "rare combination" of stupid and nuts. ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... John McCain appeared last night on the David Letterman show, where among other things the two swapped jokes about the Rod Blagojevich scandal and Blago's previous stated ambitions of being a reformer. When asked by Letterman if he thought Blagojevich was either stupid or nuts, McCain responded: "I think a rare combination of both." ...
What McCain Knew, When He Knew It
Swampland —
... David Letterman asked John McCain about his Blagojevich contacts last night. McCain seemed amused.
DL: Now after a campaign like this -- and it consumed two years, probably more, really -- what do you do? What has your life been like since? I mean, you go from going a thousand miles an hour to a much slower pace.
JM: I don't want to talk about the bleeping campaign. Understand? If you think I'm going to go back to that bleeping situation, then bleep you.
DL: OK. Whoa. Do you know this guy, the governor of Illinois?
JM: He came to my ...
Blago to McCain: I'm a "Reformer"!
The Stump —
Hilarious--from Letterman last night: McCain: He came to my office one time after he was elected governor, at
his request. And told me he was going to be a great reformer. Letterman: Really? Is that right? McCain: I'm not making it up. That he wanted to do like I had done in
the Senate and have all these reforms. I really must have impressed the
guy.
[Via Swampland's Scherer] --Michael Crowley
Because I Jinxed It
Shakesville —
... McCain appeared on Letterman last night, and inevitably the subject of Blagojevich came up. While discussing the governor's refusal to step down amid pressure from all sides. Letterman pondered "[Blagojevich] is either stupid or he's nuts. What do you think?" ...
