David Letterman--Culture Warrior?

Letterman brought Bill O'Reilly back onto his show last night, because O'Reilly's got a new book to push and the rest of us need a little entertainment. Last time, remember, Letterman told O'Reilly that 60 percent of what he says is crap. This time, they taped the Friday show before this week's Thursday show, and Letterman spent a few minutes of Thursday's show venting about O'Reilly, so we knew Friday would be worth tuning in.

Although both men were tense, they each spent a fair amount of effort trying to defuse the tension. Regardless, it made for great TV. If you missed it, thanks to the good folks at Crooks and Liars, you can see the video, read a partial transcript (they also link to a full transcript at Far Left), and review some fact-checking inspired by O'Reilly's misinformation.