{"id":327,"date":"2011-06-24T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T12:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=327"},"modified":"2011-06-24T08:47:34","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T12:47:34","slug":"cbs-late-show-host-david-letterman-treats-justin-bieber-poorly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/06\/cbs-late-show-host-david-letterman-treats-justin-bieber-poorly.html","title":{"rendered":"David Letterman Treated Justin Bieber Poorly"},"content":{"rendered":"

After all he has been through, and put himself and his family through, David Letterman should be as kind and gracious as possible … as often as possible.<\/p>\n

But you can’t teach old CBS Late Show<\/em> hosts new tricks I suppose.<\/p>\n

Letterman and sidekick Paul Shaffer were both unnecessarily rude to Top 10 reader\/guest Justin Bieber Thursday.<\/p>\n

Letterman dismissed Bieber as “just a kid” and commented about where the superstar singer should throw the newspaper during his route.<\/p>\n

Shaffer was worse, drawing a cold reaction from the audience when he commented about Bieber’s height and questioned which gender his new fragrance was for.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bvbnpYklqfA<\/a>\n

Is that any way to treat a guest?<\/p>\n

I realize the late night shows are supposed to be comedic and some “making fun of” is OK.<\/p>\n

But Letterman seems to be getting more bitter and angry over time.<\/p>\n

His never-ending attacks on George W. Bush, nearly three years after he has been out of office, seem desperate and half-baked.<\/p>\n

(Letterman’s effusive praise of Barack Obama despite the poor shape of the economy could be another blog entirely)<\/p>\n

Time to get some new material Dave, and leave the “kid” alone.<\/p>\n

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