Original Blog Entry: McCain on the "Tonight" Show

NBey6 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:44:04 GMT

November 8, 2008

McCain to sit down with Leno in first post-election TV appearance

Posted: 11:37 AM ET

Sen. McCain will appear on Jay Leno's late night talk show next Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Sen. John McCain will make his first post-election TV appearance on the Tonight show next week, NBC said Friday.

The Republican presidential candidate is set to join Tonight host Jay Leno on Tuesday in honor of Veteran's Day, the network announced. McCain is a former Naval officer and prisoner of war in

Vietnam.

Picking a talk show over a news show for his first TV interview guarantees McCain a more lighthearted experience after his loss to President-elect Obama.

That McCain chose Tonight instead of David Letterman's Late Show on CBS may have its roots in the campaign. Letterman repeatedly roasted McCain for canceling a September guest shot because of the economic crisis, finally relenting when McCain came on and said he had screwed up.

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