Holy crap. This is worse than I thought. Jane brings us the leaked video from tonight's Letterman with Olbermann, although the guest was supposed to be John McCain until he, ya know, suspended his campaign and rushed off to Washington. Not.

As you can see below, as Letterman announces that John McCain won't be on the show, he immediately suspects some funny business. "When you call up and you call up at the last minute and you cancel a show, ladies and gentlemen, that's starting to smell. I mean, this is not the John McCain I know, by God, it makes me believe something's gone haywire with the campaign." His key line, after ripping on McCain's decision to suspend the campaign (he called it "quitting") and wondering where Sarah Palin is, was the brutal:

Are we suspending it because there's an economic crisis or because the poll numbers are sliding?

But it's later when Keith Olbermann is in the chair when things get really interesting. It's then that Letterman is informed that McCain was not in fact flying to Washington at all, but rather was at that very minute taping an interview with Katie Couric, his fellow CBS-mate. They then proceeded to show a bit of what appeared to be a live feed of the interview, as Letterman shouted at the screen "Hey, Senator, you need a ride to the airport?" Hilarious.

But the subtext of the entire sequence was not funny, really, it was sort of sad, actually. There it was, laid bare for the entire country to see, the sad fact that John McCain is a liar and not only that but that he lied to Dave. Hey, McCain. You don't fuck with Dave.

Watch it:

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Several diaries popped up Monday on dkos complaining (in fervent, outraged tones) about Bill Clinton's media appearances. The complaints were predictable. Bill didn't do enough to promote Obama; he dared praise McCain.

Well, I just watched the Big Dog on Letterman and his approach was masterful. And I would be really surprised if his tactics aren't being coordinated with the Obama campaign.

For those of you concerned that he's not ripping into McCain and not delivering a robust endorsement of Obama, take a moment and think about who his target audience is...

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David Letterman's "Great Moments In Presidential Speeches" segments:

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This unbelievable article showed up this morning on CNN: Clinton: My campaign is taking a page from the NY Giants. Truly unbelievable.

Hillary, the old Washington K-Street Corporatist candidate, claimed on David Letterman last night that she is the underdog like the New York Giants, and expects, like the Giants, to pull it out in the last two minutes. What an incredible farce, coming from the Washington establishment candidate herself, who is now so beholden to corporate interests and to bad foreign policy operatives like AIPAC, that she is appealing to the public's ignorance. Well, I'm not so certain how ignorant or perhaps stupid Hillary believes the public really is.

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What a great interview with David Letterman!  She's relaxed, funny and eloquent.  Videos after the jump.

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