…thanks to the endless smarminess of ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and the pointed sass of David Letterman.

Here’s the opening exchange of tonight’s Letterman/Blago Late Show interview, courtesy of the goddamned Drudge Report:

DL: โ€œWhy exactly are you here? Honest to Godโ€ฆโ€

RB: โ€œWell, you know, Iโ€™ve been wanting to be on your show in the worst way for the longestโ€ฆโ€

DL: โ€œWell, youโ€™re on in the worst way.โ€

This nation needs a non-partisan punching bag. Thank you for your ongoing errors in judgment, Mr. Blagojevich.

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...

7 replies on “Tonight’s Letterman Sounds Like a Winner”

  1. @3 then maybe “bi-partisan” punching bag is a more apt term. He’s a Dem, but he was ousted 59-0. I’m pretty sure the Illinois Senate is not exclusively Republican.

  2. the best part is when drudge originally posted them, he had the initials swapped so blago was grilling letterman, which made it even funnier.

    god he’s such a tool.

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