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John McCain's Weird TV Habits
What is it about the Republican nominees that they can't watch TV like normal people? First Sarah Palin claims she watched Tina Fey's impersonation of her with the sound off, and now John McCain reveals that he sometimes reads screenplays of his favorite shows instead of watching them.
In an interview for Radar's October/November issue, Ana Marie Cox asked the Arizona senator about his pop culture preferences. McCain listed Dexter, Lost, Seinfeld and The Wire as his favorite shows, and also called Showtime's nudity-filled series The Tudors "one of the best shows I've watched recently."
But then McCain noted that he often settles for reading scripts instead of watching the actual program "because obviously with my schedule and such, I don't get a chance to watch them on a regular basis."
Senator, this is one of those times when a little technological know-how would come in handy. It's called TiVo. Or iTunes. Or Netflix.
In the same interview -- conducted well before McCain canceled a Late Show appearance at the last second on false premises -- McCain also made a number of references to his friendly relationship with David Letterman. "It's always pleasant to be on those shows, because Leno and Letterman are both very good guys," he says. And one of them still feels the same way about you, Senator.
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