2009-09-09

Letterman Letdown

I used to love David Letterman, way, way back in the 1980s when he wasn't "mainstream." I still like Letterman - not that I watch late night talk shows. But from what little I've seen and heard, I must say Conan O'Brien is hilarious - as he always was.

Anyway, one of Letterman's classic staple is his much anticipated "Top 10" list.

Here's the list from September 8 titled "Top ten surprises in President Barack Obama's message to students:

10.Advised struggling students to, "Give up and play video games all day"
9.Midway through the address he lit up a smoke
8.Spent most of speech yakking about new season of "Gossip Girl"
7.Urged kids to put their allowance on Packers this weekend
6.Boosted approval rating by promising every kid a kitty
5.Kept shouting, "Swine flu! Run!"
4.Told kids to listen to their parents, "Except for the 8 of you stuck with Jon and Kate"
3.Concluded remarks by saying, "Have fun being unemployed when you graduate!"
2.Tip for success? Cheat off Asian kids
1.Asked students to, "Work hard and study, or you'll end up like President Bush."

It was pretty good until...the last one. It still baffles me how, given how Obama provides his own set of material that can be used to mock him, comedians still take cheap shots at Bush. What a letdown that was.

#2 disturbingly telling. I laughed at it but when you think of it, we really shouldn't be giggling. If anything, it points to the sad state of affairs of education in North America. Ha, ha, the Asians are math whizzes, ha, ha, cheat off them (by the way I did in an algebra class in college and cruised to an 87% average - until disaster struck on the final exam. But that's another story altogether), ha, ha and etc., etc..

Not funny when you ponder it on a more profound level.

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