Letterman on John McCain, Mall-Walker
Americans of a certain age may take umbrage at David Letterman's characterizations of 71-year-old presidential candidate John McCain as a "Wal-Mart greeter," a "mall-walker" and "the guy at the supermarket who is confused by the automatic doors."Americans of a certain age may take umbrage at David Letterman’s characterizations of 71-year-old presidential candidate John McCain as a “Wal-Mart greeter,” a “mall-walker” and “the guy at the supermarket who is confused by the automatic doors.”
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