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global1

(25,261 posts) Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:14 AM Oct 2012

Did Anyone Catch Letterman Last Night - Was That Really Rmoney On The Show?...

I know Letterman has been taunting Rmoney for a long time to get him on his show. Last night I flipped over because I was OD'ing on the debate coverage. About three times Dave announced Rmoney and he walked out on stage and made silly comments and walked off. Now they only showed tight shots of Rmoney so it was hard to tell if he was really there or if they taped this somewhere else and just played it back.

I find it hard to believe that Rmoney would be in NY for the Letterman show the night of the VP debate. Yet I'm sure it was Rmoney. Actually it would have done Rmoney better if he agreed to come on the Letterman show and talk and be interviewed by Dave. His doing these little bits made him look silly and showed a lack of courage on his part to submit himself to a Dave interview. Not very presidential in my opinion. If he can't even talk one-on-one to Dave Letterman - how can he face world leaders in a crisis. He is a coward.

Also - Dave did the Top 10 on Ryan and his pictures of him working out. He really made Ryan out to look like a complete idiot. [On Edit] If you can get a video of last nights Top 10 - it's hilarious.

Early this morning I tried to google - "Romney on Letterman" and all I got were old hits when Dave was taunting Rmoney to come on the show. I saw nothing about an actual appearance last night on the show by Rmoney.

So I'm curious - what is the background story on this? Does anyone out there in DU'land know how this came about?

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Did Anyone Catch Letterman Last Night - Was That Really Rmoney On The Show?... (Original Post) global1 Oct 2012 OP

Dave probably wasn't even on the set when they taped those segments Blue Owl Oct 2012 #1

Rmoney was in North Carolina last night begin_within Oct 2012 #2

Romney on Letterman was strange artfultwin Oct 2012 #3

I don't think that was really him. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #4

The internet says: progressoid Oct 2012 #5

It looked "off" when they cut to Rmoney OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #6

It was Romney 6000eliot Oct 2012 #7

That Makes Sense.... global1 Oct 2012 #9

NO. There's even a Romney ad with Obama on Letterman. DevonRex Oct 2012 #8

It was nicely done! artfultwin Oct 2012 #10

Blue Owl

(50,453 posts)

1. Dave probably wasn't even on the set when they taped those segments

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:25 AM

Oct 2012

They had to have been pre-taped -- and very oddly so...

begin_within

(21,551 posts)

2. Rmoney was in North Carolina last night

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:28 AM

Oct 2012

artfultwin

(2 posts)

3. Romney on Letterman was strange

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:15 PM

Oct 2012

That was so weird. Agree must have been clips from somewhere else. Letterman set him up to tape them? Romney as usual stiff phoney awkward, then the strangest part was that Letterman didn't really acknowledge his "presence." I found it surreal, but funny. Left me wondering. I agree that it's strange that there's no reaction except here. Hello??

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)

4. I don't think that was really him.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:23 PM

Oct 2012

I believe it was a really good look-alike. This guy's sideburns were not gray like Romney's. The people running his campaign may be stupid, but I don't think he is. No way he'd agree to taping some one-sided thing that Dave could use against him.

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

5. The internet says:

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:28 PM

Oct 2012

This Week's Guests
Monday, Oct 8 "Jungle" Jack HannaMax Greenfield Larry Graham
Tuesday, Oct 9 Kevin James Chris Elliott Miguel
Wednesday, Oct 10 Salma Hayek Pinaul tNick Offerman KISS
Thursday, Oct 11 Lucy Liu Rob Corddry Daughter
Friday, Oct 12 John Goodman Jeff Altman Jamey Johnson with Alison Krauss

http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

6. It looked "off" when they cut to Rmoney

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:28 PM

Oct 2012

but I can't tell you if it was really good CG* or a pre-taped thing but I know it wasn't Mittens on Letterman during the taping of that show.

*like these "bad lip-reading" versions of the candiadtes that have been coming out recently - it looks a lot like they are really saying what is coming out of the speakers but you know they aren't. Not sure how that's done - if any CG is used to smooth out the mouth so it matches the words or if it's just really good editing....or a look-alike as posted upstream...

6000eliot

(5,643 posts)

7. It was Romney

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:30 PM

Oct 2012

He came on a couple months ago and did a top 10 list. Those were experts from it.

global1

(25,261 posts)

9. That Makes Sense....

Reply to 6000eliot (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:34 PM

Oct 2012

Didn't Rmoney do a Top 10 on Letterman back during the primaries? So they just edited some clips of that and aired them last night. Whatever - they really made Rmoney out to look silly and portrayed him as the coward he is for not wanting to come on Letterman now.

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)

8. NO. There's even a Romney ad with Obama on Letterman.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:31 PM

Oct 2012

And Romney was in NC last night.

artfultwin

(2 posts)

10. It was nicely done!

Reply to DevonRex (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:43 PM

Oct 2012

I'm just amazed at how nicely Letterman slashes at Romney. I can't stand to watch Leno who constantly trash talks President Obama. Guess it just says people like people who are on their side (understatement)!

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