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Obama's Top 10 List for Dave

Posted Jan 24, 08 10:12 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Barack Obama tonight became the latest presidential hopeful to appear on David Letterman, where he counted down a list of campaign promises we can be pretty sure he won't keep, the Chicago Tribune reports.

  1. Three words: Vice President Oprah
  2. Pronounce the word nuclear, nuclear
  3. I'll find money in the budget to buy Letterman a decent hairpiece
  4. I won't let Apple release the new and improved iPod the day after you bought the previous model
  5. I'll rename the 10th month of the year "Barack-tober"

  1. I'll put Regis on the nickel
  2. If you bring a gator to the White House, I'll wrassle it
  3. Appoint Mitt Romney secretary of lookin' good
  4. I will double your tax money at the craps table
  5. To keep the budget balanced, I'll rent out the situation room for sweet sixteens

Sources: Associated Press, Chicago Tribune

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In this image taken from video and released by CBS, Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, delivers his "Top Ten Campaign Promises" via satellite on the set of "The Late Show with David Letterman,"...   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by CBS, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, left, talks with David Letterman while visiting the Late Show with David Letterman, Monday, April 9, 2007 on the CBS...   (Associated Press)
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