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Top 10 Feuds of the Year

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2008 You know it's the end of the year when all those predictable fun lists start coming out. This one is among the more creative: Gawker has put together a memorable pastiche of the year's top feuds, starting with an unexpected ambush on NYT columnist Thomas Friedman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alec Baldwin on Sarah ‘Bible Spice’ Palin

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2008 After so many years on television, David Letterman knows a headline-worthy quote when he hears one, and he clearly thinks Alec Baldwin's nickname for Sarah Palin, "Bible Spice," makes the cut in this clip from Wednesday night's "Late Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tina Fey on Playing Sarah Palin

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2008 This campaign season has been a boon to "Saturday Night Live," and to returning alumna Tina Fey in particular, who was doing quite well flying solo before the Sarah Palin phenomenon brought her back to her former comedic stomping ground. Here, she talks about adopting Palin's accent -- or "Alaskan windsong," as she affectionately puts it -- with David Letterman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain to Letterman: ‘I Screwed Up’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 When Sen. John McCain finally appeared on "Late Night" on Thursday, David Letterman didn't let him forget that he had stood Letterman up last month. Later, McCain joked, "I haven't had so much fun since my last interrogation." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robin Wiliams ‘Still Feelin’ the Palin Love’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2008 Frenetic comic Robin Williams didn't wait for David Letterman's cue to kick off his routine on "The Late Show" Thursday -- he was already well into it within five seconds of sitting down, leaving a blinking Letterman trying to keep up as Williams went to town on the RNC crowd, starting with vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and on up to Karl Rove. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Letterman on John McCain, Mall-Walker

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2008 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." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Laughs It Up With Letterman

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2007 Barack Obama recently sat down with David Letterman and managed to hold his own with the humor. When asked why his campaign needed so much money, the candidate said evenly: "We've got to advertise on the Letterman show." According to Amy Goodman, that's no joke. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )