How is this for a conspiracy theory? Joe Halderman has been charged for blackmailing David Letterman over a sex scandal. Doesn't the timing seem just a bit peculiar, considering that all the buzz is about Letterman's old nemisis Jay Leno?
I mean really, it's been quite a while since anybody really had anything to say about the 62-year old comic. He'd all but faded into the background behind Conan O'Brian and Leno. Especially since the entire prime time world is watching to see if Leno can revolutionize television and save it from the excesses of NCIS, and the like. Leno is attempting to do what Jack Benny did so much better. But, after all the overstimulation of modern years he stands a great chance of succeeding.
So, what is more interesting than an aging man having proof positive of his virility and sex appeal than somebody being willing to blackmail him for a whopping two million dollars? Letterman took the long tough road to get to his middle aged crisis. In fact, I think he took the Ork approach, ageing backwards. Most people have forgotten about all the cocain trauma, so now it's just plain old sex. It wasn't even with a guy and there is no indication of how many women tried to get ahead and how long ago.
Well, I say good luck to you Dave. I always liked you better than Leno or O'Brian anyway. The only thing is that none of you will ever be as funny as Craig Ferguson. This is the guy who can take the same monolog as Leno and actually make it funny.
Why is Ferguson on so late anyway? He made the Drew Carey show funny. It's about time more focus got put on that guy! I say we start a "give Craig Ferguson a better time slot" campaign and forget about all this other nonsense.
