David Letterman Quotes
But down in Florida in the early voting, there were computer glitches, confusing ballots, long lines and chaos. And when President Bush heard about this, he said, 'Mission accomplished!'
Letterman, David. "Monologue." Late Show with David Letterman, Worldwide Pants, CBS, 2004.
Henry Wheeler Shaw. Billings is not the originator of this adage, but seems to be recalling it. See William Porcher Miles {607439}
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 and all the Florida ballots were not counted.
George W. Bush and the Republicans The President surprised even his supporters by publicly referring to the taint on the George W. Bush election where a 5-4 Supreme Court decision prevented the hand counting of Florida ballots after Bush had already lost the popular vote and was in danger of losing the electoral vote as well.
David Michael Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. In 1996, Letterman was ranked 45th on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. In 2002, The Late Show with David Letterman was ranked seventh on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.