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Chris Christie may have looked like he was joking with David Letterman the other night but he was his usual bullying self when he called a Scottsdale, Arizona doctor to lambaste her. As KTVK notes, "Dr. Connie Mariano was the White House doctor for nine years, encompassing parts of both Bush administrations and the entire Clinton presidency." So perhaps she does know a thing or two about the stresses involved in being a president.

via Political Wire

Dr. Connie Mariano, the former White House doctor who drew the ire of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) for saying his obesity was not healthy -- he called her a "hack" -- actually got a phone call from the governor, KTVK-TV reports.

Said Mariano: "It was essentially the tone of the press conference only louder. It was hard to get anything across."

Ironically, Mariano said she is a Republican and liked Christie but said her future support for him in a 2016 presidential campaign is damaged:

"The way he acted lately I don't think so. He wasn't very nice to me. Politically if this is the way he handles stress... is this presidential? I'll have to think about that. Is this a presidential way to behave? C'mon."

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From The Late Show With David Letterman, Dave's Top Ten from this Wednesday evening: Fun Facts About Thanksgiving.

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David Letterman took a few shots both before and during his Top Ten segment this Thursday night on The Late Show -- first with a short bit on how Mitt Romney is moving on after losing the election. That was followed by his Top Ten Romney scapegoats to blame for his election loss.

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David Letterman had a bit of fun this Thursday with vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, and the release of his "beefcake" workout photos just ahead of his debate with Joe Biden.

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David Letterman had a bit of fun with Mitt Romney for refusing to come back on his show during his Top Ten segment this week, although I don't think continuing to call him "Mitch" is going to do much to encourage him to show up there any time soon.

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From this Monday evening's Late Show with David Letterman, a new segment called Ann and Mitt Romney's Lies.

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From this Monday evening's Late Show with David Letterman, Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan) Top Ten excuses for his skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee last year during a "fact finding" mission to Israel.

Someone should tell the Congressman that if he doesn't want to draw attention to himself, maybe he should avoid taking trips with other Reps being investigated by the FBI already.

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Here's Dave's Top Ten List from this Wednesday evening's Late Show With David Letterman: Questions on the Application to Become Mitt Romney's Running Mate.

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David Letterman had a bit of fun with Mitt Romney on the Late Show this Wednesday after the news broke that the presidential candidate's private emails were hacked.

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Keith Olbermann sat down with David Letterman this Tuesday to give his side of the not-entirely-unexpected firing from Current TV. I don't think Keith Olbermann did himself any favors with the $10 million chandelier reference, but he did give us a bit of insight into his take on everything from problems with the set, to his drivers not being paid for by the network, to why he had some problems appearing on the air and problems with losing his voice.

Obviously, Olbermann will present his side as contritely as possible that he tried to make it work, but he missed a whole lot of days besides the ones he addressed here. And I think it's a bit ridiculous to claim that he didn't know before he signed that Current had limited viewing access across the country and much lower budgets than the networks he had previously been on.

I regret the loss of both his MSNBC and Current TV shows, mainly because he was one of the few willing to speak out about the excesses of the Bush administration years ago and risk getting fired or publicly shamed. He did it anyway when we sorely needed not just Keith, but others speaking out in the same manner. This site was always very supportive of his show and he had been generous to us as well, even acknowledging C&L in one of his books.

That said, he was famous for being prickly and difficult to work with and work for. I'm not so sure how much of a chance he was willing to give Gore's network, nor how much Gore and the others there let him down with promises not kept of production standards and professionalism. It's sad that what looked to be another potential news network not governed by right wing corporate talking points is going through this sort of turmoil. Hearing about all of it aggravates me just as badly as when I found out about the problems with Air America.

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