Chairman Crotty told Local 6 News Thursday that he was afraid that Letterman's skit would hurt his son's feelings, but the boy thought it was hysterical.
"What we had was a few yawns, a few looking at the watches over a 45-minute period, and Letterman had that edited down to a 30-second piece and frankly it was hysterical," Crotty said.
Crotty said his son was tired during the rally because he was so excited to see the president.
"Tyler was very excited about seeing the president," Crotty said. "He stayed up tossing and turning all night in anticipation, and then, of course, I had to drag him out of bed at 6:30 in the morning."
Crotty, who is a strong Bush backer, said next time his son will sit next to him.