I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
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Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
David Letterman is my favorite late-night host, and he did nothing to change my opinion last night. He had former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on the “Late Show” and, well, it was not a comfortable appearance for the impeached and disgraced governor from the get-go. CBS provided a four-and-a-half-minute clip of the action.
“Why exactly are you here?” Letterman asked.
“Well, you know, I’ve been wanting to be on your show in the worst way for the longest time,” Blagojevich answered.
“Well, you’re on in the worst way, believe me,” Letterman quipped.
Letterman went on to read the list of recent governors who ran afoul of the law, to great hilarity from the crowd. Another moment of hilarity came when Blagojevich said, “I’ll be vindicated.”
I think that most Americans agree with Letterman when he said, “The more you talked, and the more you repeated your innocence, the more I said to myself, ‘Oh, this guy is guilty.’”
Letterman gained a lot of attention from the time that John McCain skipped the “Late Show” to suspend his campaign due to the economic crisis. Letterman spent much of the rest of the show mocking McCain, especially once he found out that McCain hadn’t flown back to Washington, D.C., immediately as he had told Letterman. Instead, he was being interviewed by fellow CBS employee Katie Couric for the “CBS Evening News.”
McCain’s subsequent appearance prompted CBS to put the entire 23 minute interview on YouTube.
