The Holdren & Letterman lovefest

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 3, 2009 08:42 AM

So, I forced myself to watch the Population Control Freak and the Perv on CBS last night.

I can report to you that wackjob science czar John Holdren’s stonewalling press office will be very happy this morning.

A deferential David Letterman didn’t breathe a word about Holdren’s radical views, his extreme published works, his phenomenally wrong-headed predictions, or his eugenics-obsessed intellectual mentors.

Instead, Letterman lectured his audience to “pay attention” to his “fun” and “informational” interview with Holdren.

Letterman grilled him on whether he felt “exhilaration or frustration” about his job advising the White House — which Holdren used as an opportunity to bash Bush/Cheney.

With furrowed brow, Letterman drummed up global warming fear, indignantly asserted that “Coal is the culprit,” and fretted that “My son might not have a chance to see snow!”

It was even too thick for fear-mongerer Holdren, who joked that “It depends on what altitude he lives at.”

Letterman concluded with encomiums to Holdren and pronounced himself relieved. “We have many reasons to breathe easier and you’re one of them!”

Alas, my Top 10 list of nuttiest Holdren quotes didn’t get into the hands of Letterman’s writers in time.

What next for Holdren on his tour of tough media venues? Dancing With the Stars?

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  1. #1
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 am, jangar said:

    2 nuts in one sack. Didn’t watch…don’t care.

    On a lighter note, whazzup with the comment counter? Did it bust a mainspring on the “don’t taze me bro” thread?

  2. #2
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 am, et said:

    Dave drank the liberal koolaid long ago.

  3. #3
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 am, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah Dave may never see snow again with his head so far up his tookas.

  4. #4
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 8:52 am, BruceB said:

    This kind of stuff is why I don’t watch his show and why he will soon be #2 in late nite ratings again.

    Maybe we should boycott all his sponsors.
    Like they did to Beck.

  5. #5
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 8:52 am, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah, what sort of benefits is a Czar allowed to get once he/she leaves office besides a cushy lobbying or think tank position? Is is comparable to a cabinet position? Are they held to the same restrictions?

  6. #6
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    CAP ‘n’ TRADE should take care of The Letterman Show. Its is a waste of electricity and has a high carbon print.

  7. #7
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am, jangar said:

    What next for Holdren on his tour of tough media venues? Dancing With the Stars?

    Oprah, Ellen, or The View. Take your pick.

    Meanwhile, I’m freezing my arse off in Western Arkansas, and it’s still summer.

  8. #8
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am, JHSII said:

    I never watch Litterbin anyway, so…

    Ummm…Is it just me or is the post numbering system here going screwy?

  9. #9
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:03 am, RedDog said:

    Holdren and all the other Obamoids in his “cabinet” are truly kooks. Without 50 years of leftist poison in the government schools, the American people would never have tolerated these creatures long enough for them to infiltrate the education system, much less even get close to the reins of power.

    All the more reason for wholesale state and federal constitutional reforms to reduce government influence.

  10. #10
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 am, RedDog said:

    BTW, Why is Letterman even a celeb talk show host? He is awful. The average man on the street would do better.

  11. #11
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:05 am, willie peter said:

    Geez, there’s a meeting of the minds.

    “Informational”?

    Dave stick with what you do best. Rolling watermelons off rooftops.

  12. #12
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:08 am, DaveC said:

    Wow.. This is the most comments I’ve seen on a thread here in.. ever.

  13. #13
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:08 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Oprah, Ellen, or The View. Take your pick prick.

    FIFY. ;-)

  14. #14
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:10 am, RedDog said:

    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am, jangar said:

    Meanwhile, I’m freezing my arse off in Western Arkansas, and it’s still summer.

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,545701,00.html

    Don’t worry Jangar, the Brits have plans to make your situation even worse… space mirrors, artificial plants, and cloud ships to reduce CO2.

    When will we ever summon the will to round up these one-world crazies and get them back in the nuthouse where they belong?

  15. #15
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:11 am, zeroangel said:

    The “Don’t Taze Me Bro” thread, AKA:

    MONSTER THREAD

    …will not open. Could it be that it has something to do with this? That would be amazing. More likely though I think the reverse is true, that is, something else went wrong with the blog software and that’s why the numbers are screwy and that’s why monster thread won’t open.

    We will see…

  16. #16
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:13 am, Ron said:

    Letterman doesn’t have the foggiest idea what science is, apart from the aforementioned laws of gravity applied to watermelons. What a useful idiot! But then the networks are full of those types, aren’t they? I don’t think I’ve ever worried about the fate of the republic as much as I do now. Our culture, our educational system, our government…all infected. And they want us to worry about swine flu? Or should that be H1N1 (Hussein1Nobama1)?

  17. #17
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    So, I forced myself to watch the Population Control Freak and the Perv on CBS last night.

    Aren’t you glad you use Dial? Don’t you wish everybody did?

    “My son might not have a chance to see snow!”

    Give that character a Midol. If we hadn’t take the children up to the mountains some winters they might not have seen snow either. But then if the Population Control Freak had his way Letterman’s BASTARD SON may not of have been born so no, he would not have seen snow.

    But it is September 3 and the low will be 59* in NYC. More Midol for the pervert.

  18. #18
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am, sbw999 said:

    I used to enjoy Letterman’s humor years ago. Now he is just another Hollywood lib crack pot, who I cant stomach even the sight of. When he said his son might not even see snow (actually for somebody like me that lived in Syracuse NY for 20 years, and now lives in NC, I find that thought rather comforting), he actually believed this to be true. Which perfectly illustrates the puddle deep intellect of most liberals. Yeeeeeecccchhhhhhhhh….

  19. #19
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:17 am, tiredofit08 said:

    So, I forced myself to watch the Population Control Freak and the Perv on CBS last night.

    bless you Michelle…I can’t stand letterman let alone the other wacko so I went to sleep…

    On September 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 am, jangar said:

    2 nuts in one sack. Didn’t watch…don’t care.

    On a lighter note, whazzup with the comment counter? Did it bust a mainspring on the “don’t taze me bro” thread?

    ask al gore afterall he invented the internet and knows all, he should be able to explain it and fix it in no time…

  20. #20
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 am, jangar said:

    zeroangel said:
    …will not open

    It appears that the numerical sequencing of comments has been cum’ed and not separated by individual threads.

  21. #21
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 am, zeroangel said:

    It appears that the numerical sequencing of comments has been cum’ed and not separated by individual threads.

    That was my first thought, but I am not sure how that would screw up monster-thread. Maybe it is unrelated. *shrug* Fact is, it’s all just guesses.

  22. #22
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:29 am, b-cat said:

    “My son might not have a chance to see snow!”

    Move to northern Norway and take the Global Warming movement with you.

  23. #23
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:41 am, jangar said:

    Fact is, it’s all just guesses.

    Then I’ll toss in my ‘guess’…maybe it’s to throw off the data mining czar.

  24. #24
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:42 am, jangar said:

    I am not sure how that would screw up monster-thread.

    All fun things must come to an end.

  25. #25
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:44 am, zeroangel said:

    http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/03/culture-of-corruption-rangel-and-his-ethics-committee-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-798164

    …from MM herself:

    Tech team is updating WordPress. Working on comment numbering issues.

  26. #26
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:46 am, DesertLover said:

    Actually if these idiots get their way it may be a fact that Letterman’s kid “will never see snow” …

    Once all of the planes, automobiles and other methods of transportation are simply accumulating rust (because we no longer have or can afford fuel) …

    and everyone is riding bicycles …

    no one except the Lance Armstrongs of the world will be able to get to the mountains to “see the snow” …

    /sarc off/

  27. #27
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:55 am, happy2behere said:

    Being an abortion supporter, I’m surprised Letterman’s kid got to see Letterman.

  28. #28
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:57 am, no2pcbs1 said:

    letterman makes the clueless seem intelligent, what a fool. two idiots making believe they matter, one is one of many zero advisors, the other infatuated with something he has no knowledge of, but makes believe he does.

  29. #29
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:00 am, jangar said:

    no2pcbs1 said:
    letterman makes the clueless seem intelligent, what a fool. two idiots making believe they matter, one is one of many zero advisors, the other infatuated with something he has no knowledge of, but makes believe he does.

    There’s a name for it…

    Buttsniffer

  30. #30
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 am, iamsaved said:

    The snowjop Letterman and the Obama administration give us on a daily basis should be enough to last his son a lifetime.

  31. #31
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 am, Marc said:

    Letterman spends most of his days groveling before insignificant actresses or television performers. A while back, he had some actress on and Letterman went through his litany of suck up questions and comments: “Did you have a good summer?” “Is your boyfriend named Larry?” and “You smell great.” Then Letterman positively gushes over every nuance of the actress’s summer vacation in France. The actress will inevitably tell some boring story about some nonevent that happened on her European vacation and Letterman will just gush over it. The audience is bored to death but Letterman just keeps on asking sycophantic questions about the actress’s summer vacation. I think Letterman reached his nadir with his interview with Rumor Willis, the teenage daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. Here was Letterman, a 62 year old adolescent who won’t grow up just groveling before a teenage girl whose parents had the connections to get the kid into the movie business. Rumor said: “If you know my dad..” and before she could say another word, Dave jumped in and started bragging about how well he knows Bruce and Demi. I actually felt sorry for Dave. Yes, he makes tons of money working 90 minutes a day but who would want to trade a real life for Dave’s endless need to grovel before selfabsorbed and vapid actresses and actors. My favorite Dave suck up question to Demi Moore: “:Is it difficult to be so beautiful?”

  32. #32
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 am, jangar said:

    Monster-thread Jr.

    Top 100+ reasons Letterman is a buttsniffer:

    (go ahead gang)

  33. #33
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 am, iamsaved said:

    Wow, are they sure it’s a WordPress problem with this numbering system?

    It looks like a precursor to the Obama Administration assigning all conservative bloggers with a prison number.

  34. #34
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:23 am, walterc said:

    I think Dave’s scientific acumen can be summed up by his astonishment when he has kid scientists on. 5th and 6th graders performing 5th and 6th grade science experiments just amaze him.

    The guy is a relic that needs to be put out to pasture. Maybe an end of career counseling session from the new green job czar is in order.

  35. #35
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:47 am, happyscrapper said:

    I hope Letterman gets cancelled, and that he retires to the North Pole, and that he has to spend the rest of his life jumping over cracks in the glaciers. I know that was a dumb thing to say and it made no sense…so sue me.

  36. #36
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:50 am, happyscrapper said:

    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am, jangar said:
    Oprah, Ellen, or The View. Take your pick prick.

    Fixed it for you.

  37. #37
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:53 am, happyscrapper said:

    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:08 am, 30 pcs of silver said:
    Oprah, Ellen, or The View. Take your pick prick.

    FIFY.

    O.K. 30 pc…I can’t believe that I posted the exact same thing as you!! That’ll teach me to read the posts before I post my own. I’m sorry…but I really wasn’t copying you!! We just have two really great minds!! As if we didn’t already know that.

  38. #38
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 am, cicerokid said:

    Letterman has been “number two” for a very long time Bruce B. Which reminds me, i gotta clean off the bottom of my shoes.

    GlobalWarming? Is L.A. paying carbon offsets for all those CO2-spewing fires raging? Enquiring minds want to know.

  39. #39
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:59 am, happyscrapper said:

    On September 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 am, jangar said:
    Monster-thread Jr.

    Top 100+ reasons Letterman is a buttsniffer:

    (go ahead gang)

    The United States of America looks so much better to him from that position.

  40. #40
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 11:06 am, Dimsdale said:

    Letterman is a bona fide Obama licking rump swab.

    The only reason to watch him would be to reinforce one’s liberal opinions. And not laugh. Let us not forget that.

    Maybe Dave can get Franken on again and they can greet each other as dogs do.

  41. #41
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 11:34 am, Mister P said:

    He son will hae a chance to see a snow job.

  42. #42
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 11:38 am, b-cat said:

    Letterman is a stupid human trick.

  43. #43
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 am, Salt said:

    On September 3rd, 2009 at 11:34 am, Mister P said:

    His son will have a chance to see a snow job.

    Ha. Nice one.

  44. #44
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    I was think of posting the Top Ten reasons to not watch Letterman but all you people beat me to it.

  45. #45
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm, mchristian said:

    ArizonaNeanderthal said:
    I was think of posting the Top Ten reasons to not watch Letterman but all you people beat me to it.

    Only one reason. He isn’t entertaining.

  46. #46
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 2:19 pm, blues said:

    Oh dam,I missed it.I was so looking forward to being enlightened by
    the psychopath and the pervert.This is so depressing,to think I missed these two intellectual giants./sarc.

  47. #47
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 2:26 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Coal is the culprit

    Hmmm, China used coal to go from poverty to middle class in one generation. For a billion and a half humans it’s more like a miracle than a culprit.

  48. #48
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Proof that CBS is doing Less with Les….

  49. #49
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 4:59 pm, spaceycakes said:

    What is this love affair with snow, ice floes and glaciers?

    Do they worship ‘green’ or ‘white’?

    If the ‘white’ all melted, we’d have more space to plant ‘green’.

  50. #50
    On September 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 pm, fuseman said:

    “We have many reasons to breathe easier and you’re one of them!”

    was reminded of that chicago middle linebacker that played for the bears years ago. dick butkus. last name – sounds like.

  51. #51
    On September 4th, 2009 at 10:48 am, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah, CBS’s new fall sitcom, Everybody Loves Holdren. A wacky administration czar takes his zany opinions on the road and tries to sell them to main stream America, the laughs and hilarity ensue. Viewer discretion advised. Must See TV!

  52. #52
    On September 4th, 2009 at 10:49 am, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah guest appearances by David Letterman, Rosie O’Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres and Bam Margerra.

  53. #53
    On September 4th, 2009 at 11:26 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    One radical crackpot talking to another.

  54. #54
    On September 4th, 2009 at 2:17 pm, Storm Chaser said:

    I like Teddy Kennedy’s idea.Holden could also star in a situation comedy western like Blazing Saddles, and Obama could be the governor.

  55. #55
    On September 4th, 2009 at 2:22 pm, prendad said:

    Another amazing waste of electrons being frittered away televising two morons busy sniffing each other’s butts.

  56. #56
    On September 4th, 2009 at 2:27 pm, prendad said:

    Comments probably overheard at the end of the show between Letterman and Holdren:
    “Hey John, I thought I would never run into a person as intelligent and handsome as I am. Why don’t we do lunch”?
    “Why sure Dave. I agree that we are both the most intelligent and coolest people in the universe. I would love to share my endless wisdom with you over lettuce and filtered water”!!!!

  57. #57
    On September 6th, 2009 at 3:10 pm, vickisoup said:

    His “son may never see snow”?? Doesn’t he have a boss that tells him to get a grip? I know I do. When I’m ranting, he steps in and slaps me across the face and tells me to, “Snap out of it!”. Or maybe that was Cher in a movie…I forget.
    :P

  58. #58
    On October 7th, 2009 at 3:53 pm, BadIdeaGuy said:

    Coming back to this a month later it’s hilarious that you titled it the “Holdren lovefest”! I wonder if Dave took him up to the loveshack after the show?!

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