by Don Frederick
Fair is fair.
On the heels of Barack Obama's starring role Thursday in the Top Ten segment on the Late Show with David Letterman, CBS has announced that Hillary Clinton will get the same slot on Monday's show.
Obama had delivered a Top Ten list back in January, but Clinton is a veritable mainstay for Letterman. The CBS release announcing her latest appearance notes that it will be the 11th time she's been a part of the program.
And, actually, perhaps there is a fairness question surrounding the chance Clinton gets for friendly exposure on a broadcast network on the eve of the North Carolina and Indiana primaries.
Got to give her campaign credit, though: It's getting better at this gambit. On the eve of the crucial Ohio and Texas primaries, in early March, her chance to soften her image was confined to cable -- a guest spot on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Don Frederick is a Washington editor for the Los Angeles Times and wrote this for Top of the Ticket, the L.A. Times political blog.




Comments
10. I don't flip off people and then your sugar daddy's news division to alter video and audio to suggest otherwise.
9. I have a husband who doesn't wear a tight pink sweater showing cleavage while I intimidate journalists into silence.
8. All my issues of gaining the money needed to become part of the oligarchic style ruling class are beyond being investigated.
7. When I do get investigated for trivial 'scandals' it only makes ME and my spouse more popular.
6. I don't have a DALEY sugar daddy relationship.
5. I never had REZKO walk through a house before "I" 'purchased' it.
4. I can take a licking and keep on ticking, and I do NOT dodge debates.
3. I have a following even without having to wear sneakers and push a ball down a court.
2. Did I mention I have testicular fortitute--without having to have one of 'those' exams?
1. I am woman hear us all roar--where's Geraldine? Find the bus that Obama threw her under!
Posted by: geraldinetoo | May 3, 2008 9:12 AM
(Swamp--can you substitute this one for the other longer one?)
10. I can figure out latte machines at gas stations in 11 seconds or less.
9. When my spouse browbeats journalists, he doesn’t have cleavage peaking through a tight pink top.
8. I can clap rhythmically and I’m not a member of Rev. Wright’s church.
7. I know how to scratch my face after losing a debate without being ‘flip.’
6. I buy houses without the help of suspected mobsters.
5. I don’t try singing near any open microphones anymore!
4 My testicular fortitude comes without the coughing!
3. Richard Daley doesn’t pimp anything about me.
2. My voters don’t threaten to burn down Denver if I lose.
1. Your corporate masters don’t alter video of me to suggest I’m not flipping off my opponent.
Posted by: geraldinetoo | May 3, 2008 9:33 AM
It is worth noting the irony that the primary in NC and IN and ultimately the election hinge on a bet by two of the candidates that low information voters will believe their preposterous assertions that a "gas tax holiday" will help them pay their fuel bills this summer.
Anyone with a high school level education in economics will tell you a gas tax holiday will actually have the effect of raising gasoline prices. The consumer will simply never see a dime and the oil companies will make even higher profits. Not to mention the fact that it might put as many as 300.000 people out of work when the country is reeling from job losses. It is simply impossible to even suggest that such a measure could be introduced much less pass through congress before the end of the summer given nobody but McCain and Clinton support it in congress.
My vote is for Senator Obama
Posted by: Deward Bowles | May 3, 2008 9:45 AM
Here is North Carolina, where people will actually be voting on Tuesday, things are a little different.
Last night, NC14, the 24 Hour cable news show with news, sports and weather, played the entire taped speech that Obama gave at the Democratic fundraising dinner held earlier in the evening.
After about 40 minutes, they cut to the anchor, who wrapped up the story thusly, "Hillary Clinton also spoke at the event."
Posted by: ElliotNC | May 3, 2008 10:09 AM
From "Head of State"
http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/05/top-10-inducements-to-vote-for-hillary.html
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Top 10 Inducements to Vote For Hillary (For Letterman)
The Chicago Tribune's blog "The Swamp" has called for suggestions for the "Top 10"list for Hillary Clinton's upcoming Letterman appearance.
Happy to oblige:
Top 10 Inducements From the Clinton Camp To Vote for Hillary
10. All future Hoosiers teams can draft players from the NBA
9. Superdelegates will get actual Spandex costumes along with Super Power of choice
8. Permanent liquor tax holiday
7. Will limit husband to "low traffic" zones of White House
6. Promises to use only one personality throughout first 100 days of Presidency
5. Will hold Inaugural Ball in Smiley's Pub, Allentown, PA.
4. Free rides on Mark Penn
3. Will provide personal armed one-woman security detail through any combat zone
2. New shampoo: No More Tears
And the number 1 inducement to vote for Hillary Clinton:
1: New National Bird: Barbeque.
Cite:
Head of State
http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/05/top-10-inducements-to-vote-for-hillary.html
Posted by: Robert Hewson | May 3, 2008 10:12 AM
It is worth noting that the primary in NC and IN and ultimately the election hinge on a bet by two of the candidates that low information voters will believe their preposterous assertions that a "gas tax holiday" will help them pay their fuel bills this summer.
Anyone with a high school level education in economics will tell you a gas tax holiday will actually have the effect of raising gasoline prices. The consumer will simply never see a dime and the oil companies will make even higher profits. Not to mention the fact that it might put as many as 300.000 people out of work when the country is reeling from job losses or drive our debt even higher.
It is simply impossible to even suggest that such a measure could be introduced much less pass through congress before the end of the summer given nobody but McCain and Clinton support it in congress.
We are witnessing an epic and historic clash of old and new politics, one rooted in pander and deception of the past and one with the promise of truth and transparency.
My vote is for Senator Obama
Posted by: Deward Bowles | May 3, 2008 10:28 AM
It's my understanding that George Stephanoupolos is giving hillary free air time on sunday (just before the primaries) to "answer all the questions" she wants to, for as long as she wants. Too bad ole George wasn't equally fair to Obama. This type of bias has really bothered me. All I want is a fair MEDIA. I'll vote for the president who would give us this.
Posted by: tony | May 3, 2008 10:54 AM
Tony--you're so far off.
Obama wasn't treated poorly by ABC--it just was finally time for him to answer all these big huge enormous quesitons about how he got onto the political scene.
There's a mobster on trial.
A mobster who walked thru Obama's mansion before he bought it.
A mobster who helped him buy it.
A mobster who trashed indigent housing in the very neibghborhood this Hawaiin hustler 'became' black.
PLEASE.
4 debates do not equal 21.
Posted by: OBAMA MUST DEBATE! | May 3, 2008 3:32 PM
10. "Hey Y'all Baptists, Drinks are on me."
9. My favorite animal is the "Pander Bear".
8. "Indiana people are sh#!"
7. "I shop at Walmart, like Y'all."
6. Hoosiers, "I.U. would stomp N.C."
5. Tarheels, "NC would stomp I.U.."
4. I have an infatuation for loud mouthed guys named Bill.
3. "I wish I hadn't tried to pump gas, and operate that damn Cappacino machine."
2. "No, I have never heard of Peter Paul, Bobby Seals, or Whiewater."
1. "It polls good? Then, 'Me,Too!' "
5.
Posted by: J Lyons | May 3, 2008 4:41 PM
ElliotNC
C-Span had both speeches and will probably show them again this weekend. I watched them both and I can say if you don't have cable you didn't miss much-just typical HRC pandering.
Posted by: John A | May 3, 2008 5:10 PM
John A's comments reminded me that Elizabeth Edwards is RUMORED to be considering sending a pro Hillary signal.
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Hey John A don'cha get what Elliott NC was trying to say:
"Here is North Carolina, where people will actually be voting on Tuesday, things are a little different.
Last night, NC14, the 24 Hour cable news show with news, sports and weather, played the entire taped speech that Obama gave at the Democratic fundraising dinner held earlier in the evening.
After about 40 minutes, they cut to the anchor, who wrapped up the story thusly, "Hillary Clinton also spoke at the event."
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John A--maybe people might have thought Hillary's comments were 'pandering'===but DON'T WE HAVE A RIGHT TO SEE ALL THE CANDIDATES?
Posted by: Elizabeth Edwards--SAVE US! | May 3, 2008 7:44 PM
to "OBAMA MUST DEBATE:" I wasn't even talking about the ABC debate. I was talking about the fact that George St. is apparently not going to also let Obama have free air time two days before the primaries. Why don't you try reading the comments carefully before you jump your gun again.
Posted by: tony | May 3, 2008 9:08 PM
10. My supporters don’t use Face Book as their primary news source.
9. If I ever get a Hillary Boy to match Obama Girl—he won’t forget to GO VOTE.
8. Bill won’t reveal any cleavage in anything pink while berating journalists.
7. I don’t strike back at Barack when attacked---BUNDLER BOY! (Okay, but that did feel good.)
6. I can buy a house without having a mobster tour it first.
5. I can buy a house without having a mobster help me with the ‘deal’.
3. When I scratch my face—I don’t mention people who kicked my *** the night before in a debate.
2. I don’t run from the next debate like a little girl in a pink tube top.
1. If I vote 'present'—it’s for something like ‘how many bagels do we need’—not government policy.
Posted by: Wright's worse than Sniper Fire | May 3, 2008 10:49 PM
hey Elizabeth Edwards, your girl Hillary gets one-on-one time today, with her buddy George Stephanopoulos, on prime TV. In the end, you get to SEE your candidate, but only HEAR the other.
Posted by: tony | May 4, 2008 8:59 AM