David Letterman Sucks

My new sleep schedule doesn't really allow for me to stay up late during the week. I no longer watch the late night talk shows but I made an exception to see Janet Jackson's appearance on Letterman. It was, after all, her first public appearance since the Super Bowl debacle.

I am not a really big fan of Ms. Jackson's music but she has a certain warmth about her and is definitely easy on the eyes. She was wearing an interesting red dress with a giant belt buckle that showed off her incredible figure. Everything was set to be an incredible show. I couldn't be more wrong.

Janet sat there with her beautiful smile and Dave right away launched into the Super Bowl flash. You could see that Ms. Jackson was not comfortable with talking about it and even said so. However, Dave kept going on and on with the questions even thought she politely asked him to talk about something else and stated that she didn't want to relive that day. But Dave persisted in pestering her and it got to be painful to watch.

Even though Letterman, formerly my favorite talk show host until the suckage started about three years ago, tried to make light of the situation with some jokes, they all failed and he made himself look like an ass. One thing that I witnessed from this on-air punishment was that Janet Jackson is very gracious. Even though she may have been furious that Dave was doing this to her, she didn't show it and didn't create any opportunities to make herself look bad. I commend her on how she handled the situation. Dave really made himself look like an ass.

I cannot explain what happened to the comedic talent that Dave Letterman used to have. I'll never forget classic showdowns like the ones between Dave and Sharon Stone or his on-air battles with Madonna. When someone watched episodes like these, you saw a true master at work. Now Dave has been reduced to that unfunny relative whose jokes you laugh at for the sake of being polite. I can only wonder how much longer his show will be on the air. Oh how the mighty have fallen.