Seven months after Election Day, and the attacks on Sarah Palin keep coming.
On Monday, CBS's David Letterman on the "Late Show" shamelessly went after the Alaska governor and her family during his opening monologue, as well as in his "Top Ten" list.
Readers are advised to proceed with caution as some of the content might be perceived as highly-offensive (videos embedded below the fold h/t Hot Air):
Top Ten Highlights Of Sarah Palin's Trip To New York
10. Visited New York landmarks she normally only sees from Alaska9. Laughed at all the crazy-looking foreigners entering the U.N.
8. Made moose jerky on Rachael Ray
7. Keyed Tina Fey's car
6. After a wink and a nod, ended up with a kilo of crack5. Made coat out of New York City rat pelts
4. Sat in for Kelly Ripa. Regis couldn't tell the difference.3. Finally met one of those Jewish people Mel Gibson's always talking about
2. Bought makeup from Bloomingdale's to update her "slutty flight attendant" look
1. Especially enjoyed not appearing on Letterman
One awkward moment though during the game, maybe you heard about it, maybe you saw it on one of the highlight reels. One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game, during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked-up by Alex Rodriguez.Wow. Baffles the mind, doesn't it?
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I think they botched Letterman's bypass procedure...
June 9, 2009 - 15:43 ET by R D Helm...as it appears what comes out of his mouth nowadays bypasses his brain altogether.
Which, of course, leads to an interesting question...
-Dave
Obama's health care "reform" plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof-Herman Cain
Letterman was never funny
June 9, 2009 - 15:49 ET by Gat New YorkLetterman was never funny like Leno and hopefully Conan can get his act together and take ratings from Letterman fast.
I think this Top 10 list is in extremely poor taste and can only hope that Palin does come on his show just to make a fool of him - no holds barred. Let's see if he has the guts to say those things to her face and how fast he can be pulled off the network as a result.
Lettercarrier is nothing but a narcissistic putz
June 9, 2009 - 17:27 ET by danebramageI've never liked Letterman one bit, beginning in his days as a stand-up comic. He's a smarmy, smart-alecky coward whose act is completely built around making fun of other people. But turn that "penetrating gaze" (thanks, Agent Starling) back upon him with the same type of cutting observations he trades in and he goes ballistic with rage. He's nothing but a punk. A schoolyard punk who's still 13 years old at heart.
Being insulted by David Letterman is like being roared at by a chihuahua behind a fence. Palin will survive.
Top Ten High lights of why
June 10, 2009 - 08:11 ET by USA4freedomTop Ten High lights of why Sarah Palin did not appear on Dave Lettermen show.
10. Even Eskimos have better teeth then Dave.
9. The last Republican to come on his show lost the election.
8. She is holding out for Conan O Brian (why go with 2nd place in a two man race)
7. She does not need Q cards.
6. She can’t stop staring at that gap in his teeth with out thinking: I can run a pipeline through there.
5. After readings from the laugh meter Sara thought that Dave had a brain by pass surgery.
4. Sara was disappointed that Wizard of Oz was not on Broadway, she thought Letterman would play all of the leading parts: no brain, no heart, no courage.
3. When Sara found out that Leno was beating Letterman by 1.3 million viewers every night she said: While I can’t see all the way to NYC from my house, I can.. see.. That.. Leno.. was.. kicking.. your.. ass.. every.. night..
2. Sara’s husband looks better in work pants and jacket then Lettermen does in that jacket that was made by Marko the Midget.
#1 Reason that Sara will not come on Letterman is.. She is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much hotter then Dave’s fat ass ugly wife.
http://celebrity.rightpundits.com/?p=2034
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbb3PxYrMcs&feature=related
You guys can help with more..
While mine might not be too funny, no one is paying me 32 million NOT TO BE..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Extras to the top 10. She
June 10, 2009 - 08:20 ET by USA4freedomExtras to the top 10.
She thinks that NYC should be able to shoot vermin like they do in Alaska.
She is enough of a bad ass to stick up for her daughter, how about you Dave?
Dave seems to know a lot about getting someone knocked up and then getting married.. See fat ass wife line above.
Dave with all of the money you make, that is the best you can do for a wife?
Maybe you should look for you next wife in Alaska.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
LOL USA... You're on a
June 10, 2009 - 21:07 ET by bigtimerLOL USA...
You're on a roll tonight.....I am so glad I found the laughter here from others here tonight.
Much needed, what a crazy day politically speaking that is...
THOSE ARE GREAT.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
***SPEW WARNING***
June 10, 2009 - 09:00 ET by SickofLibsCould it be the cute dimples?...
http://freeoffertria...
Bow Wow.. Ronald
June 10, 2009 - 12:30 ET by USA4freedomBow Wow..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
OMG.....
June 10, 2009 - 20:58 ET by GecksNumber 6!!!!! Brought tears to my eyes I laughed so hard
You should get paid to write this stuff!!
Destiny rarely call upon you when it is convenient!
Now we know PT was writter on Letterman
June 9, 2009 - 15:42 ET by dark_dsNow we know PT was writter on Letterman
_______ Him and the Unicorn he rode in on
dark,
June 9, 2009 - 15:54 ET by R D HelmThat explains why Letterman has never been funny.
-Dave
Obama's health care "reform" plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof-Herman Cain
How far we have progressed
June 9, 2009 - 15:46 ET by Prester JohnCan anyone imagine Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, or Jay Leno saying some of this stuff?
Pretty sad, but remember, only conservatives and Republicans can be "mean-spirited" and "hateful".
Leno
June 9, 2009 - 17:18 ET by CiampinoLately Leno used Palin as a butt of his humor almost every night. That goes for Bush jokes as well, even though George is now long gone. I stopped watching the monolog and most of the show - just Headlines and Jay Walking were still watchable.
Only watched Letterman a few times a very long time ago and decided he was to uncouth.
Yet another reason I really
June 10, 2009 - 11:38 ET by Tom PaineYet another reason I really miss Johnny Carson
Doesn't baffle my
June 9, 2009 - 15:48 ET by bigtimerDoesn't baffle my mind...these are perfect examples of the reasons I don't care for Letterman and never have...nor will I ever.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
That's why I stopped
June 9, 2009 - 15:50 ET by MidAmericaThat's why I stopped watching Letterman years ago, I grew way beyond junior high humor.
They won't know they are at
June 9, 2009 - 15:57 ET by Lancasters Saved UsThey won't know they are at the bottom till they are there.
When Letterman is asked to
June 9, 2009 - 16:02 ET by SnappyWhen Letterman is asked to pony up his share for health benifits for all, hit with the numorous rich taxes and forced onto govt run transit systems to commute to work (the electric car he will be issued will only have a 45mile charge range) I am finally going to have something about Letterman to laugh about.
Palin never would appear on "Letterman."
June 9, 2009 - 16:06 ET by wnaegeleLady's don't cavort with such low-lives...
Top Ten Reasons I hate Letterman
June 9, 2009 - 16:06 ET by Blonde1. He's a Dork
2. He's Ugly
3. He's Bitter
4. He's Mean
5. He's a Has-Been
6. He's Too Old
7. He's Jokes are Passe
8. He's Not Very Bright
9. He's Not Funny
10. He's a Liberal
I hope he fails, too.
Plus, with those dorky
June 9, 2009 - 16:24 ET by Chris NormanPlus, with those dorky glasses, buzzed hair and buck teeth, he now sports that "Creepy Gestapo Guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark" look.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
You left out, 11) He
June 9, 2009 - 16:24 ET by mandrakeYou left out,
11) He wears white socks with a suit..I really hate that!
Power-saw to the people - Dexter
#12
June 9, 2009 - 17:21 ET by Cool Arrow#12. Hey, Katie still gets a salary.
"The Rule of Law is the only thing that separates us from Democrats" - a Firefighter
Well, Blonde - let's play by Letterman's rules..
June 9, 2009 - 21:26 ET by Gary Halland the number one...
..His wife needs his salary to keep up her slutty whorish look.
it's his game - not mine.
Blonde
June 9, 2009 - 22:03 ET by Svenyou made me laugh ten times!! Great List...especially the "Dork!"
;-)
J,
June 9, 2009 - 22:16 ET by R D HelmNice list. :-)
-Dave
Obama's health care "reform" plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof-Herman Cain
I think I read once that
June 9, 2009 - 22:44 ET by suzycreamcheeseI think I read once that Letterman is very hard on himself and is never happy after a show. Basically, a case of "I can't stand my own self, so how can you?" That used to make me feel sorry for him, but now I understand how he feels about himself because I hate him too.
That's it!
June 9, 2009 - 16:08 ET by Don DeskinsI put up with Letterman and his nonsense because he was funny at times. Now he ceases to be funny.
What's really funny (unlike
June 9, 2009 - 16:19 ET by mattmWhat's really funny (unlike Letterman) is that CBS has recently been advertising him as some important phenomenon in broadcasting, as if he's a socially relevant commentator instead of the also-ran entertainer he tries to be.
mattm... You've got to be
June 9, 2009 - 16:27 ET by bigtimermattm...
You've got to be kidding...
Oops wait a second..it's a network and it's CBS.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Letterman is just an angry old man
June 9, 2009 - 16:19 ET by TruthtalkLetterman has lost it. Carson had enough foresight to know that Letterman didn't have the class to do the Tonight Show. I'm sure in Letterman's mind he thinks he is funny, but nowadays he just comes across as an angry old man. Whether it's Palin, or some other negative point of view of his, all he can do is get mean and nasty about it. He may try to defend it as satire, but we can all see it's just the lashing out of a bitter old man trying to find something that will make him relevant. It's pitiful.
Tt... Yep...seems to be a
June 9, 2009 - 16:24 ET by bigtimerTt...
Yep...seems to be a universal problem with all leftists... bitterness and anger feed them, they die angry.
Life is short...what a waste.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
That's funny because Carson
June 9, 2009 - 16:29 ET by balboaThat's funny because Carson actually WANTED Letterman to replace him. He didn't want Leno.
Late night comedy shows aren't what they were 20 years ago. Even as middle-of-the-road as Leno was, he still had edgy material that Carson never would have done. Leno did the Dancing Itos before anyone was making jokes about the Simpson trial.
And the "Dancing Itos",
June 9, 2009 - 16:53 ET by Chris NormanAnd the "Dancing Itos", after I thought about the skit, soured me on Leno. To me, jokes about the trial involving two brutal murders, are classless and mean-spirited. I hope you didn't admire Leno for being ahead of the curve.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris,
June 9, 2009 - 22:03 ET by R D HelmI had the same reaction as did you to the "Dancing Itos."
Disgusting beyond words.
-Dave
Obama's health care "reform" plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof-Herman Cain
Letterman was Carson's choice
June 9, 2009 - 17:19 ET by nkviking75Bal's right. Carson wanted Letterman to get the gig. After Letterman moved to CBS, Carson was a guest at least a couple of times. Carson never appeared on Leno's Tonight Show.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
I dont care who Carson wanted
June 9, 2009 - 21:46 ET by general companyI wanted Bill Cosby, bet we wouldnt be talking about Bill in this kinda light. Used to love Bill filling in, big cigar and all.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Now there's one talented
June 9, 2009 - 22:06 ET by JerryNow there's one talented comedian. I love the Coz.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Larry the Cableguy is Funny
June 10, 2009 - 15:41 ET by BigSpoon65Git'r Done!
Winston Churchill ~ "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."
Well Letterman is far different than he was back then
June 9, 2009 - 17:27 ET by nwahsI was never a great fan of his. One device he uses is returning to catch phrase or line over and over during a show. I always found that more annoying than funny. I think Carson liked the improv feel of the show. Leno is extremely rehearsed.
But since his old-life crisis and near death experience, Letterman has turned into a vindictive, mean spirited fool. I seriously doubt Carson would appreciate his recent shift to malicious "humor".
JMO
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Letterman has gotten
June 9, 2009 - 17:50 ET by balboaLetterman has gotten crankier in his old age. But I still enjoy him. It's not hilarious, but it's still fun.
Carson even used to send jokes in to Letterman after Carson retired.
boa... Too bad Carson
June 9, 2009 - 17:57 ET by bigtimerboa...
Too bad Carson still isn't....Letterman needs all the help he can get.
Carson was class...and hilarious...a natural.
If he was still on, I would still be watching the Late Night Show.
He was one in a million, Leno, Letterman or any of the other so-called comedians don't come close to holding a candle to him.
Sad.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Well I never much liked his humor.
June 9, 2009 - 20:13 ET by nwahsIMO, his humor is more stupid than funny. I don't like Steve Martin for that reason, but I can see how Carson did. Carson LOVED spontaneity.
The "joke" last night about someone viewed to most of the country as not a political figure, but someone's daughter, is just wrong. Its as out of bounds as Limbaugh's Chelsea "joke." Its a out of bounds as Jamie Fox's crude remarks about Miley Cyrus. It as out of bounds as a joke about kidnap attempts on his kid. Its just wrong. Its gross.
His jokes about Bush were designed to be mean, not funny. And here we are, 7 months past the election and Letterman can't make an Obama joke. IMO he's an unfunny, bitter old man. I would imagine in real life he has the personality of a fire plug.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
crankiness can be funny
June 9, 2009 - 19:49 ET by lotrI think it's a part of his act, actually. However, he's a fool. He alienates ~40% of the American audience, including me, with his one-sided political sarcasm. And this insults my intelligence.
As the up and coming Steve Crowder has demonstrated, the liberal Democrats are quite easy targets for truly funny sarcasm. But the limonsine liberal drones of the entertainment industry don't have the balls to become the non-conformists they like to pose as (in their own minds).
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
GOD I hate myself for
June 9, 2009 - 16:28 ET by mostlymoderateGOD I hate myself for actually liking this failed-abortion back in high-school and even in college. I used to think he had a sharp wit about him. Maybe it was only because I was young and stupid.
mm... Yep, that accounts for
June 9, 2009 - 16:32 ET by bigtimermm...
Yep, that accounts for some of the reasons how we all change as we grow older and mature...the right does....the left never do.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
The old fart definitely
June 9, 2009 - 16:57 ET by mostlymoderateThe old fart definitely earned a top spot on my mental "s#1t-list" of "entertainers". This is not comedy, this is vehement hatred of Mrs. Palin. It's also degrading to women because it infers that a well-dressed, successful, intelligent woman MUST be a slutty whore like the ones portrayed in adult movies. Liberals are such mental midgets that they assume a successful woman MUST be unattractive. (like most of the liberal women that are successful). A woman couldn't POSSIBLY be good-looking AND smart.
in fairness to us, DL was never this angry during the early 80's
June 9, 2009 - 18:02 ET by pahuberRemember... he had that weird guy on who dressed like a druid from time to time and rambled weird stuff? Of course, Bud Melman and other geeky stuff that made watching DL entertaining. I too grew out of him in a few years afterward.
Here's atonight's Top 10 List
June 9, 2009 - 16:41 ET by Darwin AkbarThe Top Ten Reasons I Did Not Marry the Mother of My Bastard Spawn:
(here's a start)
10. I am a complete narcissist and have no regard for anyone but myself.
9. I am a moral reprobate.
8. I pretend to be a compassionate liberal, but am really a nasty, hateful, small little twerp.
7. I don't believe in "doing the right thing."
6. While I am not literally a bastard like my son, I am a bastard in the figurative sense.
They are married.
June 9, 2009 - 16:41 ET by balboaThey are married.
Not The Whole Story
June 9, 2009 - 17:05 ET by stratmanYes, about six years after the birth of their child Harry.
I'm not expecting an answer, Bal. Just pointing out that Top Ten List may not be incorrect, historically speaking.
Sir Balboa is always
June 9, 2009 - 17:15 ET by Chris NormanSir Balboa is always most chivalrous in defending - er - comedians - for lack of a better term.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
They didn't want to get
June 9, 2009 - 17:46 ET by balboaThey didn't want to get married before? Who knows. Who cares. The point is, they are married, and they were in a monogamous relationships before.
→ bal
June 9, 2009 - 17:58 ET by Cool ArrowUnless the kid is a finely toothed tool used primarily sharpening work implements, I'm pretty sure the other definition includes the necessity of married parents at the time of birth.
That the parents married after the event does not negate the validity of the original observation.
Got nothing against the kid.
"The Rule of Law is the only thing that separates us from Democrats" - a Firefighter
Yes, all I was doing, again,
June 9, 2009 - 18:01 ET by balboaYes, all I was doing, again, was pointing out that he is married.
"F" Letterman
June 9, 2009 - 16:44 ET by UtherpendMy reaction to anything he says or does. He has been a little piss ant for so long and has so many yes men around him that he has lost touch with reality. Having the nerve to talk about the way people look when he runs around in sweat suits and tennis shoes like he is still in college. Truth is he never grew up and his sophmoric humor became stale quick.
Quick top ten reasons letterman is still on the air:
1.
2.
3.
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."
→ Utherpend
June 9, 2009 - 17:03 ET by Cool Arrow#10 Reason: Octomom is holding out for more cash.
"The Rule of Law is the only thing that separates us from Democrats" - a Firefighter
1. Nobody's watching
June 9, 2009 - 17:08 ET by KJ_sez1. Nobody's watching network TV at 11:30pm these days.
2. CBS needs a Chip and/or Dale not-nearly-as-cute-look-alike with a yellow stripe down his back for cartoon stand-ins.
3. People like the band more than Letterman.
4. Katie Couric is too popular to host the show.
5. Rachel Madcow is smarter than ol' Dave, but won't leave PMSNBC.
6. CBS needs the tax write-off.
7. Snarky liberals use him as a news source.
8. People are generally afraid to say that the emperor is wearing nothing.
9. I don't want to pay for his unemployment checks, too.
10. To serve as an example of what happens to your brain when you never learn to read or reason.
Re Reasons
June 9, 2009 - 17:23 ET by slickwillie2001The only reason he is still on the air is corporate inertia. It's less personally risky for an executive to keep him in place and accept so-so ratings than to try someone new in the spot and maybe go through a couple of failures before they find someone that can bring in viewers. I also don't think Conan can handle Leno's job, in fact what Conan has really done is move his goofy schtick to 11:30 from 12:30. Letterman hopes to pick up viewers if and when Conan crashes and burns.
Both networks need some real competition in the 11:30 slot.
My suggestions for 1, 2 and 3
June 9, 2009 - 19:29 ET by Lord Erond1) He fellates Obama
2) He fellates Obama
3) He fellates Obama
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
Look at it this way
June 9, 2009 - 16:50 ET by doug1950When anyone has to resort to making Palin jokes or use her as the butt of their comments, it is a sure sign of desparation and that their own importance has reached the low end of the pool. That other jackass that was on the Today Show, somethin the other Nice, whom I have never heard of either, was going after the mouth breeders in the audience laughs. Letterman has been a world class jackass for decades, has never been funny in my mind and now is just a pathetic has been who probably has fewer viewers than Rachel Madcow. I sleep well at night knowing that what goes around, comes around. Dave has got a lot of **** coming to him.
doug... I've never cared
June 9, 2009 - 17:28 ET by bigtimerdoug...
I've never cared for Letterman either...
Mark Levin is really ripping into him, gave a h/t to NBs to about this...plus I just heard part of his 10 reasons why he dislikes Letterman or some-such...laugh track and all.
Glad some are fighting back against the libs.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I saw part of it
June 9, 2009 - 17:15 ET by nwahsI switched the channel after the "joke" about Palin's daughter. The trouble is, in my city, the best local news is on the CBS affiliate. Most time I remember to flip the channel after the news, but sometimes it takes a gross remark (like the one about Palin's daughter) to remind me. I really dislike that man. He went from funny/amusing to outright obnoxious and mean around the time he was trying to woo Oprah Winfrey to his show.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Easy to "hear" the
June 9, 2009 - 17:29 ET by EdhenryEasy to "hear" the obligatory tittering (way different than real laughter) from the co-dependent liberal audience. What low brow humor.
There are more clever/funny things to say about Sarah and be respectful, but that would take intelligence, wit and strength.
I will say DR, Rush and NB have really changed the diologue by exposing the hypocrites in the fossil media with the constant advancement of the truth. Thank you.
Letterman's shelf life was
June 9, 2009 - 17:19 ET by Chris NormanLetterman's shelf life was up years ago. His mean-spirited "humor" is like shaking up a carton of long spoiled milk, expecting it to somehow taste fresh and delicious.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... LMAO...that was
June 9, 2009 - 17:30 ET by bigtimerChris...
LMAO...that was a great analogy.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Poor OLD Dave
June 9, 2009 - 19:01 ET by jacktheripperbitter about getting old and irrelivant and takes it out on an easy target and her family. We all know of the old coot down the street who hates kids and dogs and life in general....IT'S DAVID LETTERMAN
I stopped watching this guy...
June 9, 2009 - 17:36 ET by jawebster1when he had Rush on as a guest and insulted him to his face. Johnny Carson may have been a Lib, but he was not a stupid Lib like Letterman and he would never have chased away half of his audience. No wonder Letterman has sub par ratings. Who wants to watch a jerk except other jerks! Jim Webster
Top ten from a more famous
June 9, 2009 - 18:08 ET by JerryTop ten from a more famous politician's recent trip to NY... (patterned after the original Palin list)...
10. Visited New York landmarks he once thought were in one of the other 57 states.
9. Laughed at all the crazy-looking foreigners visiting from the fly-over states.
8. Laughed at all the peasants scurrying about as they buzzed ground zero.
7. Keyed Rush Limbaugh's car.
6. After a wink and a nod, snorted down a kilo of crack.
5. Made a coat out of aborted fetus pelts.
4. Bowed to Regis, having mistaken him for a visiting Mullah.
3. Had a bad case of "teleprompter envy" after seeing the scrolling marquee in Times Square.
2. Bought makeup from Bloomingdale's to update Michele's "angry militant" look
1. Especially enjoyed getting a butt kissing from Letterman.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
→ Bravo, Jerry
June 9, 2009 - 18:11 ET by Cool ArrowYou just kicked Letterman's butt.
That's funny, I don't care who y'are
"The Rule of Law is the only thing that separates us from Democrats" - a Firefighter
Jerry.... LMAO...Priceless
June 9, 2009 - 18:32 ET by bigtimerJerry....
LMAO...Priceless!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Re Top Ten
June 9, 2009 - 18:44 ET by slickwillie2001Every day of the week our posters demonstrate that there is plenty of humor to be found in the Bamster's antics. The reason they don't make it to TV is that the people that run TV are liberals and they protect their own.
So much funnier than
June 9, 2009 - 19:19 ET by Radical1979So much funnier than Letterman! Thanks for the laugh, I tend to need it after reading about what the chosen one is up to.
Just because Conan's a dud--
June 9, 2009 - 19:02 ET by carolina09doesn't mean they're going to watch you instead. Mean old jerk.
Who lives in the gutter, Dave or Sarah?
June 9, 2009 - 19:05 ET by needleListen to David Letterman call Sarah Palin a slut; and then listen to Sarah’s gracious dismissal of David Letterman.
Ha! By the way she lives and talks Sarah convicts Dave thoroughly.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
Perfect analogy Needle
June 9, 2009 - 19:40 ET by general companyDave looks and acts like a 2 bit creep compaired to Palin,,,,and just about anyone else for that matter.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
He Can't Make Honest Jokes Anymore
June 9, 2009 - 19:17 ET by rammingspeedLetterman had more maturity and class as a young comedian and host of his late show than he does now. In fact, he is now scum, turning ad hominem attacks into "jokes" in order to vent the hatred he feels for his opponents, and tickle his packed audience in the studio.
I'm sure he's the toast of the Manhattan liberal crowd, and he revels in the swill of it all, but he has become a dirty old man in the truest sense.
One can only pray that Dave infarcts fatally right soon.
June 9, 2009 - 19:27 ET by Lord ErondGasping for air, clutching his chest as his coronaries clot off and eliminate this fetid waste material of the gene cesspool from our television.
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
So now Letterman has a
June 9, 2009 - 19:23 ET by Radical1979So now Letterman has a child. I wonder how he'll feel in 12 or 13 years when his child does something stupid and he's ridiculed all over the major networks. Oh wait, he's a liberal, his son's mistakes will be forgiven. Also, Letterman will probably think it's cool if his son impregnates some girl. Get him off the air already.
PDS could surpass BDS...
June 9, 2009 - 20:04 ET by PrairieSkyin it's ferocity and ability to unhinge those so afflicted...Ever since the election when there is a period of time when Sarah has somewhat fallen off the media radar, the minute her name returns to the news for any reason, you can clock with an egg timer how quickly the insane lib nuts come flooding out of the woodwork. It's become pretty predictable really...Mention Sarah Palin, and stand back and watch what happens...
As for Letterman, he's a not particularly funny, past his prime, crude, snarky, looney left blowhard...Too bad he's not as funny as he thinks he is. We've never been Letterman watchers in our house...he's just not, and never has been, our cup of tea, and I really wish that he'd just shut up...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
I used to watch Letterman
June 9, 2009 - 20:24 ET by Lord-come-soon-pleaseWhen he was on NBC. It was so funny and original. The thing that was great about Dave back then was that he intentionally defied convention. His show was like a little clubhouse and it was hilarious. Then he moved to CBS, started to read the clippings about how great he was, and decided everything that came out of his mouth was profound and important. It's the classic co-option of success. He believes all he has to do is open his mouth and the world stops to listen. I stopped watching long ago and will never watch him again. He's an egotistical fool. He's not even a liberal. He's too stupid to even know what he is.
Re Dave's Marriage
June 9, 2009 - 21:09 ET by slickwillie2001Here's the scoop on Dave's marriage from a few months ago: Details of David Letterman's Surprise Wedding Revealed: http://www.people.com
PS: That's not Bill Paxton, that's Dave's wife.
→ You sure slick?
June 9, 2009 - 21:15 ET by Cool ArrowThe other person pictured looks like Mike Myers.
"The Rule of Law is the only thing that separates us from Democrats" - a Firefighter
And this moron has the nerv to insult others for their looks?
June 9, 2009 - 21:20 ET by general companyBTW you 2 owe Mike and Bill an apology
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Or how about Peppermint
June 10, 2009 - 12:54 ET by USA4freedomOr how about Peppermint Patty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint_Patty
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
I'm confused
June 9, 2009 - 21:29 ET by RESTLESS 1Why did dave marry the kid from "two and a Half Men"?
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Holy Barf Bag Batman!!!
June 10, 2009 - 02:27 ET by Lord ErondShe doesn't look like she FELL out of the ugly tree. She JUMPED...face FIRST into every branch she could see.
No wonder he hates Palin so much.
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
Hmmmmm
June 10, 2009 - 09:09 ET by doug1950Dang! No wonder he is bitter and mean spirited.Yeah, he should never, ever refer to anyone's looks again.
really Dave!?!?!
June 9, 2009 - 21:51 ET by John WICould you be any more of a little prick, Dave?
Pot shot to the daughter, and then you cap it off with this?
Can't expect anything better of ya....................low.
Breaking! Letterman Career Over?
June 9, 2009 - 23:03 ET by BarkerLetterman jokes about Alex Rodriguez "knocking up" 14-year-old Willow Palin?
http://www.redstate....
If so, this should be the end of David Letterman.
Wholly crap
June 9, 2009 - 23:11 ET by general companyDidnt even dawn on me, I saw photos of her at the game, and was thinking I didnt even see Bristol. God what a sick creep
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"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I hope FOX is all over this
June 9, 2009 - 23:23 ET by SvenI hope FOX is all over this tomorrow!
This guy is a reprobate!! Wonder if Todd Palin will visit his show for a 1/1 interview??
And the Libs dare call us on the Right "meanspirited?!?!"
He didn't say "Willow
June 9, 2009 - 23:25 ET by fitzfongHe didn't say "Willow Palin", he referred to Sarah Palin's daughter...effectively implying Bristol. The joke was classless enough...no need to give Letterman the opportunity to seize back an unearned portion of the moral high ground by overstating what he said and suggesting that he was making Willow the butt of a pedophile joke.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
No sure about this Fitz
June 9, 2009 - 23:28 ET by general companySeems to me he was refering to the Daughter who was at the game. Not our fault he is ill informed, or tastless. He gets no moral high ground, in-fact this is worst then Imus, so he should get the same treatment. A-Rod should be pretty damd pissed also.
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"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
With all due respect, GC, I
June 9, 2009 - 23:52 ET by fitzfongWith all due respect, GC, I think there's a serious credibility issue here. Letterman's joke on it's own was obnoxious and outrageous enough as it was. But to infer and insist that Letterman was referring to Willow based on some flimsy information of the relative whereabouts of Bristol would be to make Mt. Everest out of a clump of dirt. Surely most people watching the clip would not have known that Bristol wasn't at Yankee Stadium if they hadn't seen that RedState link beforehand...meaning that they would have understood the joke to be at the expense of Bristol...the older sister whose first pregnancy was so publicly scrutinized before. Imputing Willow as the intended butt of the joke is grasping at straws...and, as an unintended consequence, gives Letterman some wiggle room to play victim to an overzealous response.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I understood this from your first comment
June 10, 2009 - 00:19 ET by general companyDo you think Hannity would have a job tommorrow if he made this mistake about a promident liberals Daughter? So why the double standard
Either way, considering his other comments from the night, I think a suspension might curtail much more of this nonsense
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"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I don't know, general
June 10, 2009 - 10:23 ET by fitzfongI don't know, general company. It's a bit of an apples-to-oranges comparison because Hannity is a news commentator and Letterman is reputed to be a comedian. Their job functions are different. If precedent is anything to go by, a better comparison would be the David Schuster/Chelsea Clinton incident from last year. But I believe much of MSNBC's decision was based on the fact that a network that draws just about all of its audience from liberals had to be seen as fair and respectful of all liberals...especially the Clintons, who will seize upon the smallest opening to express mock outrage. Had Schuster used the phrase "pimped out" about young Barbara Bush, MSNBC would have taken no such action against Schuster. The reaction by Fox News Channel to a similar outburst directed at the daughter of a prominent liberal by Sean Hannity would be determined based on market considerations. The left-wing interest groups would kick and scream, demanding immediate apology and termination...because that's what they do. But I think Murdoch and Company would risk permanently alienating a significant segment of their audience by caving to such demands. If they determined that they would gain more than they'd lose by publicly disciplining Hannity, they would make a show of it...but I suspect they'd lose more than they'd gain by doing so, so they'd probably back their talent and fend off the Soros mouthpieces.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I dont know Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 12:16 ET by general companyUse Dennis Miller then, either way there is a good chance they are fired. But the simple fact of the matter is neither of them would say it, because they KNOW it is wrong
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
The only way Dennis Miller
June 10, 2009 - 12:41 ET by fitzfongThe only way Dennis Miller or Sean Hannity would get fired is if their continued presence would be seen to generate less revenue than their replacement(s). Don Imus was terminated because he couldn't replace the advertising revenue that he lost as a result of the Rutgers flap. After a while in the wilderness, though, he did return. If Miller or Hannity's advertisers fled, it's not unreasonable to assume that they could recoup the losses immediately by bringing on new advertisers...to the extent that their ratings didn't suffer, they'd be able to replace the lost revenue and maintain their jobs.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Well I guess that excuses it then
June 10, 2009 - 14:44 ET by general companySeems your opinion is irrefutable. Geez
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"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 00:27 ET by well99Next thing you know SNL will make a skit accusing the father of incest.Oh wait it has been done.
Fitzfong
June 10, 2009 - 00:28 ET by BarkerThe only credibility issue here resides with David Letterman.
I understand. Over the
June 10, 2009 - 10:34 ET by fitzfongI understand. Over the last several years, Letterman has become so blinded by his ideology and increasing bitterness that he's chosen to sacrifice his obligation to be funny and entertaining with his desire to be a partisan hack. His A-Rod/Palin's Daughter "joke" is further evidence of that. But to misreport what he did say by insisting that he said something that he didn't say weakens the credibility of your argument.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I don't see how it makes it
June 14, 2009 - 15:37 ET by doug1950I don't see how it makes it any better for him to have been referring to Bristol rather than Willow. Neither is acceptable and leaves "repugnant behavior" in the dust. Dave is a world class Jackass, has been for decades. He has no redeeming qualities. His "apology" was notthing more than another opportunity for him to make light of it and add to the whole situation. That speaks volums about his character and scraping for cheap, taudry laughs at a young girls expense. She is the one who will have to go out into her community tomorrow, school and face the taunts and embarrassement heaped on her by other jackasses. If she were my daughter, Dave would be in serious trouble and in danger of losing those two buck teeth in front. If I could get at him I would probably stomp a mut puddle where his butt used to be.
Typical apologist liberal douche
June 10, 2009 - 02:29 ET by Lord ErondThere was only one daughter with Palin at the game. That was 14 year old Willow. I leave it to some apologist DB like yourself to even remotely try to spin this.
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
You unintentionally
June 10, 2009 - 09:46 ET by fitzfongYou unintentionally illustrate my point perfectly, Lord Erond. The type of person who insists that Letterman was knowingly targeting Willow is the type of person who will assume that I am a liberal. This is the classic, emotional, knee-jerk overreaction borne of ignorance and frustration. Calm down and familiarize yourself with some facts before you start lobbing wild, baseless accusations at others. You're not helping your argument.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I personally don't care
June 10, 2009 - 07:57 ET by SickofLibsI personally don't care which daughter the "joke" was directed at, although obviously it was Willow.
And A-Rod, a certified asshat, should make a public statement, if not sue for defamation.
I personally don't care
June 10, 2009 - 10:00 ET by fitzfongI personally don't care which daughter the "joke" was directed at, although obviously it was Willow.
You had me with the first part of your sentence, but lost me at the second part. The "joke" was disgusting whether it was directed at Bristol or at Willow. But it was "obviously" directed at Willow? Really? What evidence do you have of this? Why weaken a charge that you can prove by weighing it down with a flimsy enhancement that you can't prove?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz, here's why I believe
June 10, 2009 - 10:28 ET by SickofLibsFitz, here's why I believe it is obvious -
1) Willow was the daughter at the game. Letterman damn well knew this; it was well covered in the media.
2) Letterman is a totally classless jerkoff and would make no distinction between insulting a 14 yr old vs. an 18 yr old. as long as it hit Gov. Palin.
3) See No. 2 above.
While his "slutty stewardness" swipe was sleazy, it was no worse than a lot of the M.O. swipes going around. Now if a conservative comic, say Dennis Miller, made even a mildly disparaging comment about one of the Obama girls, the collective howl of "no fair" would be deafening.
Those are all good points,
June 10, 2009 - 10:30 ET by balboaThose are all good points, but Bristol is the one who's already gotten pregnant once.
→ Good try bal
June 10, 2009 - 10:34 ET by Cool ArrowWell, maybe not such a good try, but it was, nonetheless, a try.
The following joke was an admonition to A-Rod to get back in the dugout.
The joke was against Willow, no question.
What you're dealing with is that Letterman thinks the rape of underage girls is funny. But it's nice to know the thought, at least bothers you to the point you would try to rationalize it.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Yea boy
June 10, 2009 - 10:52 ET by nwahsThat'll win elections. It appears you've moved from anti-intellectualism to pro-idiocy. You don't believe Letterman thinks rape is funny, but you think others are dumb enough to. You're creating an issue on dumb.
You are a Dumbpublican - DP for short? :)
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Tag-team nwahs?
June 10, 2009 - 10:59 ET by Cool ArrowI don't think it, I know it.
Letterman made a joke about A-rod having sex with a specific underage girl. That goes beyond a comment such as "So&so likes little girls", where the object of the joke is a very large group.
No, nwahs, Letterman demonstrated that he thinks the rape of Willow Palin is a subject of humor.
And you, like balboa, are having trouble dealing with him taking his humor down to that level.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Except he never mentioned
June 10, 2009 - 11:02 ET by balboaExcept he never mentioned any underage girl specifically. And Bristol is the one with a history of pregnancy.
→ That's a pet trick, bal
June 10, 2009 - 11:11 ET by Cool ArrowAre you claiming Bristol was at the game?
It got specific to one daughter, bal. Either would have been a bad joke, but he had it narrowed down to one specific daughter.
I can see it bothers you that he likes to joke about child-rape, and that's a good thing, but it's indefensible, unless you are in agreement with the joke.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
What difference does it
June 10, 2009 - 11:33 ET by fitzfongWhat difference does it make to the joke that Bristol Palin wasn't seen at the game at that time? It seems like you're taking a very minor detail and magnifying it beyond its relevance. The joke was despicable enough without this contortion.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Yes, it was
June 10, 2009 - 11:44 ET by Cool ArrowSomething between A-Rod and Bristol would be a joke about consensual sex.
Willow and A-Rod is a different matter.
I wouldn't see a problem making a Chelsea Clinton joke today, but there was a time when it would not have been so funny.
Sorry you don't see a distinction. Is it time to start in on the Obama kids?
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Where do you find the
June 10, 2009 - 11:50 ET by fitzfongWhere do you find the context to insist this joke was made at Willow's expense?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 12:00 ET by Cool ArrowApologies to the entire board if you can prove Bristol was at the game.
But she wasn't!!!
That leaves only one daughter for A-Rod to have sex with, doesn't it?
Letterman follows with "Get back in the dugout", indicating the joke is definitely directed towards one daughter at the game.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Nice try, Cool Arrow. As
June 10, 2009 - 12:12 ET by fitzfongNice try, Cool Arrow. As the one making the assertion that the joke was definitely about Willow, the burden of proof rests with you. So far, you fail.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Thanks fitz.
June 10, 2009 - 12:19 ET by Cool ArrowYou've just agreed to capitulate based on whether Bristol was at the game.
Funny part is, I don't even have to go out into cyberspace to prove it, Since you just admitted your whole argument hinges on Bristol's attendance, I submit the onus is on you.
You lose!
That was fun.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Are you so desperate to
June 10, 2009 - 12:33 ET by fitzfongAre you so desperate to bail out of this argument that you will distort my statements in the hope of claimimg some empty victory when you are so obviously flogged?
I've agreed to nothing and the argument hinges on no such thing. The argument hinges on whether or not you can prove that Letterman was referring to Willow Palin in that joke. Let me give you a hint: you can't.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Good try
June 10, 2009 - 12:42 ET by Cool ArrowYou can defend child rape jokes all you want. Free country
Bristol wasn't at the game, That leaves A-Rod and little Willow as the butts of Letterman's joke.
You're the one who is forced to massage the facts in order to justify your acceptance of this as humor.
I'm just not in the mood anymore to try to convince you child-rape isn't funny.
I'm pulling a Hank Snow.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Spot on Cool Arrow. No
June 10, 2009 - 13:06 ET by USA4freedomSpot on Cool Arrow.
No matter, if you make a joke about my daughter about getting knocked up at a baseball game on national TV, you better have your health care paid up..
I would pay to see Todd Palin waiting outside of the CBS door to talk with gap tooth Dave..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
I'm just not in the mood
June 10, 2009 - 13:13 ET by fitzfongI'm just not in the mood anymore to try to convince you child-rape isn't funny.
Translation: Cool Arrow is too proud to admit defeat yet too lazy and defeated to attempt to back up his weak declarations with anything resembling evidence. So he's taken the coward's way out by claiming that those who have logically clobbered him find a non-existent joke about child rape funny. Lame.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Pretty cheap shot Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 14:31 ET by general companyYou claim victory? By who's standards? I dont believe outside of a liberal, you have convinced anyone. That is not victory, this whole mess is a defeat for human morality. Haha so David really ment Bristol, so funny. She is 18, she gets slimed by a scumbag on national tv, even though it was her 14yr old sister at the game. Poor girl (Bristol) cant get a break. Haha so funny.
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On the merits of the
June 10, 2009 - 16:11 ET by fitzfongOn the merits of the argument, you bet your ass I claim victory. Cool Arrow suggests, without the slightest reservation, that the intended target of the joke was Willow Palin. And he uses the flimsiest justification, Bristol Palin's absence from Yankee Stadium (how he determines that this was common knowledge at the time, I do not know), as not merely evidence suggesting that the target might have been Willow, but as confirmation that Willow was, in fact, exclusively the target. He made a declaration of fact that requires he offer proof in order to pass the smell test. However, rather than delivering proof or admitting he didn't have any to deliver (and was therefore talking out of his ass), he tosses out a baseless and cowardly non sequitur about how I endorse jokes about child rape...then runs away like a standard troll. So, you see, general company, perhaps it's not so much that I claim victory as it is that he should admit defeat.
Look, I believe David Letterman should be shamed for his disgusting "joke". Whether it was about Willow or about Bristol, it was deplorable...and the argument should be left at that. But you don't turn a manslaughter charge into a 1st degree murder charge without proof of intent.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Wow fitz
June 10, 2009 - 16:30 ET by Cool ArrowReally got that bee into your pith helmet, didn't I?
If you find it so deplorable, regardless of the target, I'm just wondering that you care who I claim is the target. (given both interpretations should produce invoke shame and disgust)
But for some reason, you seem intent on an assessment that he meant the elder daughter. (Even though both both jokes are deplorable).
So one joke involves a daughter who is at the age of consent, while the other involves a child rape. (Even though both are deplorable)
Keep the joke within the physical confines of the situation described, and it's a child rape joke.
Expand the joke into the realm of imagination, and we come to your interpretation.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
But for some reason, you
June 10, 2009 - 16:40 ET by fitzfongBut for some reason, you seem intent on an assessment that he meant the elder daughter.
No, I simply dispute your assertion that he necessarily meant the younger daughter. I can prove that he made a joke at the expense of one of Sarah Palin's daughters. You can't prove that he made the joke at the expense of Willow. Rush Limbaugh said he wanted Barack Obama to fail, yet the left used flawed inductive reasoning to conclude that Rush Limbaugh wanted the country to fail by extension. David Letterman joked about Sarah Palin's daughter getting knocked up by Alex Rodriguez, yet you used flawed inductive reasoning to conclude that Letterman joked about Willow Palin getting knocked up by A-Rod by extension.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Fail by extension
June 10, 2009 - 16:45 ET by Cool ArrowYeah, extend the joke all the way back to Alaska, and you've got A-Rod and Bristol in the same venue.
As I said in the new thread. The mother also believes Letterman was referring to Willow (you do know Willow was the only daughter at the game don't you).
We'll see what kind of man Letterman is.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
As I said in the new
June 10, 2009 - 16:57 ET by fitzfongAs I said in the new thread. The mother also believes Letterman was referring to Willow (you do know Willow was the only daughter at the game don't you).
Let's leave out the fact that it's self-serving of Palin to allege that Letterman was referring to Willow...whether she believes it true or not. As I said earlier in the thread, I would not have known that Willow was the only daughter at the game without seeing the joke presented through the prism of the RedState link. I think it's safe to say that neither Letterman nor his audience were privy to the RedState link until at least some time after the joke was first delivered. Without that RedState link, I can't imagine Bristol's absence from Yankee Stadium was common knowledge (hell, most people probably weren't even aware that Sarah Palin was at Yankee Stadium).
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ No it's not
June 10, 2009 - 17:06 ET by Cool ArrowWhat you refer to as "self-serving", a mother would refer to as "righteous indignation".
So sad you can't understand a parent's outrage at having a daughter joked about in this manner.
Self-serving? Now that's funny, I don't care how liberal you are.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
A mother expressing outrage
June 10, 2009 - 17:52 ET by fitzfongA mother expressing outrage that a self-described comedian publicly attacked either of her daughters is exhibiting "righteous indignation". A mother who makes the calculated leap of faith to accuse that comedian of specifically attacking the younger, theoretically more vulnerable daughter (i.e., the minor) based on the relative impact of the enhanced accusation is taking that righteous indignation into the realm of self-servitude.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Styx
June 10, 2009 - 17:58 ET by Cool ArrowCome flail away!
You'll allow that kind of talk about your own daughters. BTW, that's not a question.
Either you don't have kids, or you don't care what's said about them.
Wouldn't want to appear "self serving" now, would we?
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Whether or not I am a
June 10, 2009 - 18:39 ET by fitzfongWhether or not I am a parent, and believe me, it's none of your concern, is irrelevant to the discussion. Your pathetic attempt to employ children in a straw man argument is further evidence that you have no substance to support your stated position. A good parent defends all her children against an attack like that...a good parent would not arbitrarily select the younger child to represent the intended victim of the attack in order to exploit the political advantage that comes from enhanced moral outrage.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz, by your own standard
June 10, 2009 - 17:14 ET by general companyYou have lost the debate, you have not more proof then CA does that the joke was not intentional. Might that be why he didnt use her name? He called her mother a slut earlier in the show, may he is suggesting that all of the Palins are sluts
But you don't turn a manslaughter charge into a 1st degree murder charge without proof of intent.
Do you think you can prove this is not 1st degree? I would bet at the very least he would get 2nd degree since he premeditated the crime, just (given then benifite of doubt) missed the target
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"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
You have lost the debate,
June 10, 2009 - 18:15 ET by fitzfongYou have lost the debate, you have not more proof then CA does that the joke was not intentional. Might that be why he didnt use her name? He called her mother a slut earlier in the show, may he is suggesting that all of the Palins are sluts
Hardly. My stated position is that Cool Arrow (and you, for that matter) cannot prove that the intended butt of the joke was Willow Palin. As such, I am required to prove nothing. On the other hand, you and Cool Arrow have accused David Letterman of making a sexual joke with 14-year-old Willow Palin the direct target. The burden of proof rests with the accuser. You cannot offer proof to support your argument, you only offer disputable inference. Not equivalent.
Do you think you can prove this is not 1st degree? I would bet at the very least he would get 2nd degree since he premeditated the crime, just (given then benifite of doubt) missed the target
Once again, it's not my obligation to prove the negative. It is your obligation to prove the affirmative. If making a sexual joke about a minor was a crime and someone brought charges against Letterman, the charges would be dropped for lack of evidence.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Wrong again Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 23:00 ET by general companyOn the other hand, you and Cool Arrow have accused David Letterman of
making a sexual joke with 14-year-old Willow Palin the direct target. The burden of proof rests with the accuser. You cannot offer proof to support your argument, you only offer disputable inference.
The proof is that Bristol was not at the game, Willow was. I am really suprised at your reach here, he would be convicted in every corner of the globe under these circumstances. Bristol was not there Willow was, guilty of make fun of a minor. Geez
Once again, it's not my obligation to prove the negative. It is your
obligation to prove the affirmative. If making a sexual joke about a
minor was a crime and someone brought charges against Letterman, the
charges would be dropped for lack of evidence.
The physical evidence says he is guilty, ingnorance does not excuse the crime. Sorry, but thats the way it is
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"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
The proof is that Bristol
June 11, 2009 - 08:22 ET by fitzfongThe proof is that Bristol was not at the game, Willow was. I am really suprised at your reach here, he would be convicted in every corner of the globe under these circumstances. Bristol was not there Willow was, guilty of make fun of a minor. Geez
Oh, so that's the way jokes work, general company? Thanks for the information. Now I know that I have to go up the road to Cassidy's to make sure there are two Rabbis at the bar before I tell my next "two Rabbis went to a bar" joke.
The physical evidence says he is guilty, ingnorance does not excuse the crime. Sorry, but thats the way it is
Uh, yeah. You might want to brush up on that "Law for Dummies" book. You don't have half enough for preponderance of the evidence, much less reasonable doubt.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Sorry Fitz
June 11, 2009 - 15:46 ET by general companyJust the way it is.
Uh, yeah. You might want to brush up on that "Law for Dummies"
book. You don't have half enough for preponderance of the
evidence, much less reasonable doubt.
The physical evidence suggest I have more then a reasonable doubt. Your simply wrong here. If I get a ticket because I did not see the merge sign does not recuse me from the law, ever! Just try it, see if it works for you.
Thanks been fun, claim victory if it makes you feel good, I dont mind.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
For starters, you have no
June 11, 2009 - 16:19 ET by fitzfongFor starters, you have no "physical evidence" to support your argument. Let's take your "merge sign" example further. If you get a ticket because you failed to comply with the merge sign (whether you knew of its presence or not), you get a ticket for violating the terms of a posted sign. You do not get a ticket for knowing that the merge sign was there and subsequently intentionally violating it. Your intent cannot be proven. Just because you're deemed responsible for violating the terms of a posted sign does not mean that law enforcement can arbitrarily add an enhancement based on your motive for failure to comply.
Now shift that example over to the Letterman discussion. You can cite Letterman for the violation of telling a sexual joke about "Palin's daugter". You cannot prove who his specific intended target was...and no amount of hair-splitting garbage over where Bristol "was at the time" changes that fact. You may think that Letterman was telling that joke about Willow...and I'm fairly certain that you want to believe that (notice I didn't say "I know for a fact that you want to believe that"...after all, that would be as presumptuous as someone saying that he knows that Letterman was targetting Willow, but I digress), but you cannot prove it. Therefore, you are left with your suspicion...and little else.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
No physical evidence?
June 11, 2009 - 17:46 ET by general companyFor starters, you have no "physical evidence" to support your argument.
Your kidding right. So Willow was not at the game ehh. That all the physical evidence I need. So your saying dipshit didnt mean the one that was actualy at the game? Good luck with that.
You do not get a ticket for knowing that the merge sign was there and
subsequently intentionally violating it. Your intent cannot be proven.
Good grief, Your intent doesnt enter in to it. You run the merge sign you will be ticketed, and it will be upheld. But like a liberal you suggest "well if the tree falls, how do you know it made a noise" What nonesense.
The rest of your post is more nonesense, this issue is black and white, I have debated this issue on your terms. But you refuse to understand Willow was at the game, Dipshits joke could only mean that the one that was at the game was his target. BTW, folks get sent to the gas chamber all the time over hair splitting.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
BTY Fitz
June 11, 2009 - 19:36 ET by general companyLettermans apology was flawed as well. You claim to hate the joke, but yet his apology pretty much said he meant Bristol so its ok. Well, ok now I can laugh, ha ha. I have daughters. What about me, should my daughters be game for this kind of BS? I would beat him silly, and I am bad enough to whip his body guards as well, trust me. BTW, folks who claim its all comedy, well the morons in his audience thought his apology was funny too. No doubt he gave you a repreave as well. Must be good too be you. : }
You defend this guy. You defend tyranny. I will be looking forward to your future post!
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Because Willow was at the game
June 10, 2009 - 12:03 ET by general companyBristol was not, the fact that he mentioned dugout and A-Rod suggest this could only be one place. Either way it is about as sick and low brow as you can get to insult someone you dissagree with.
Funny how the liberals (Bal and nwahs)are always around to protect their cherished comedians?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
And you know for a fact
June 10, 2009 - 12:17 ET by fitzfongAnd you know for a fact that Letterman and his writers knew that Bristol Palin was not at the game?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I dont have to know that Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 14:15 ET by general companyNot my problem that he is not informed. Good greif you know this? Who on the Right would get this pass?
BTW love your sig
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
It goes to Letterman's
June 10, 2009 - 16:26 ET by fitzfongIt goes to Letterman's state of mind. If you're going to make the definitive claim that the joke was directed specifically at Willow and you expect that argument to maintain even the slightest credibility, you have to address what Letterman knew vs. what he might have known/was in a position to know but may not have known.
BTW love your sig
Thanks. It kind of reminds me of the line attributed to Frank Sinatra...you only live once, but if you lived like me, once is enough.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Well it doesnt
June 10, 2009 - 17:31 ET by general companyIt goes to Letterman's state of mind.
We dont know it, and his words after the fact, are tainted by the fact he will be in protect myself mode. So all we have left is the joke.
If you're going to make the definitive claim that the joke was directed
specifically at Willow and you expect that argument to maintain even
the slightest credibility, you have to address what Letterman knew vs.
what he might have known/was in a position to know but may not have
known.
You probably cannot be convinced, but the burden is on him. Does he know the Palins have more then 1 Daughter? How did he know they were at the Yankee game, what information could be learned from that? See we can find the article or tv program that gave him this info, and further learn what else he knew. Why didnt he use her name? Bal is blaming it on the writers, I got news for him, ignorance of the law, or (situation in this case) does not excuse you from it. Now look if you and a few others are willing to give him a pass, fine. But the information was out there, he obviously had some knowledge of it, hence the joke
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
You probably cannot be
June 10, 2009 - 18:49 ET by fitzfongYou probably cannot be convinced, but the burden is on him.
Unfortunately, it doesn't really work that way. He has plausible deniability to fall back on. If he didn't know that the Palins have more than one daughter, he's totally off-the-hook, for it wasn't the 14-year-old who got pregnant in the first place. Oh, and when you are claiming intent, ignorance is an affirmative defense.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 18:52 ET by well99But it was the 14 year old who took the trip with Sara not the 18 year old.
Sure, we know that now.
June 10, 2009 - 19:05 ET by fitzfongSure, we know that now. But did he or his audience know that then? And, frankly, is that even relevant to the discussion? Does the fact that Bristol wasn't in New York at the time of the "joke" necessarily mean that it's impossible to structure the "joke" around her? Just because Obama said he was in 57 States doesn't mean that there are 57 States.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 19:14 ET by well99That was on him for making the joke.I am not going give him the benefit of the doubt because he doesnt deserve it.
There is a difference
June 10, 2009 - 20:16 ET by fitzfongThere is a difference between what Letterman said and what you choose to interpret that he said. To loosely borrow an expression: you're entitled to your own opinion...you're not entitled to your own set of facts.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 20:46 ET by well99The facts are that Willow was at the game.I will wait for your link showing I am wrong.If you can show me she wasnt I will gladly owned up to the fact I was wrong.
What part of "where Bristol
June 10, 2009 - 20:54 ET by fitzfongWhat part of "where Bristol and Willow were geographically is irrelevant to the joke, he said what he said not what you claim he said" do you not understand?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Another weak try
June 10, 2009 - 21:01 ET by Cool ArrowPerhaps you forget Letterman's interjected statement "Maybe you saw the highlight reel"
Keep digging, Fitz. Here's an English to Mandarin dictionary, when you get there.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Perhaps you forget
June 10, 2009 - 21:22 ET by fitzfongPerhaps you forget Letterman's interjected statement "Maybe you saw the highlight reel"
Oh, that settles it, then. Letterman was making Willow Palin the butt of a sexual joke because he referenced a non-existent highlight reel. I hope they didn't set that low a threshhold when you were promoted to the third grade.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Well99
June 10, 2009 - 20:56 ET by Cool ArrowFitz just demonstrated he believes he's entitled to his own set of facts.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
------> Cool Arrow
June 10, 2009 - 21:05 ET by nwahsWas A-Rod ever in the stands? You say Letterman couldn't mean Bristol, she wasn't at the game! Well how the hell could he mean Willow, A-rod was never close to Willow? How could people copulate from such a distance? "Knocked-up" must mean something else unless you know how people can copulate from long distance. Nope, by YOUR logic, "knocked-up" couldn't mean sexual intercourse because the two people were not close enough for that to be possible.
Are you saying fantasy intercourse is possible at a few hundred yards but impossible at miles?
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
What's the matter, Cool
June 10, 2009 - 21:04 ET by fitzfongWhat's the matter, Cool Arrow? Are you so well beaten that your only recourse is to jump into another thread and parade your stupidity with yet another tired non sequitur?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ Tired non sequitur
June 10, 2009 - 21:10 ET by Cool ArrowAnd here I added Letterman's comment that "maybe you saw the highlight reel"
Actually, yours is the spiel that keeps on repeating itself.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Yeah, you're "highlight
June 10, 2009 - 21:37 ET by fitzfongYeah, you're "highlight reel" callback is no more effective the second time around than it was the first.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
What world are we in?
June 10, 2009 - 21:55 ET by nwahsThat you are being called a liberal :)
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ bad enough nwahs
June 10, 2009 - 22:01 ET by Cool ArrowIt's bad enough he's got you stuck to his shoe.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Yous skipped the logic question
June 10, 2009 - 22:04 ET by nwahsYou bone head!
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Locked in
June 10, 2009 - 22:18 ET by Cool ArrowGot your comment locked in.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Well in case you missed it I call you a bonehead further down
June 10, 2009 - 22:21 ET by nwahsAre you wielding the banning gavel?
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ No you didn't
June 10, 2009 - 22:24 ET by Cool ArrowBut it doesn't surprise me you think you did.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
You noticed that, too?
June 10, 2009 - 22:45 ET by fitzfongYou noticed that, too? :-)"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
CA
June 10, 2009 - 21:24 ET by well99Apparently.Maybe Fitz is the Amazing Kreskin.Fitz was able to read what Dave was thinking?Because he hasnt shown anything to back it up.
Wow, well99, that's some
June 10, 2009 - 21:55 ET by fitzfongWow, well99, that's some tortured logic you've got going there. Seems to me that you're the one attempting the mind-reading exhibition. I've merely stated that you can't prove that Letterman was making a joke about Willow Palin (but go ahead and try to prove it...frankly, an eager, up-and-at-'em failure is more endearing than a listless, indifferent failure)...that requires no reading of Letterman's mind at all. Your position, on the other hand, requires proof of what he was thinking. You see, that's how facts work.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz
June 10, 2009 - 22:02 ET by well99Your facts have been because you think so.Thats ok you believe what you want but that is all it is.Your opinion.The proof is in the fact that Willow was at the stadium and Dave said what he did.So go on and give some more opinion cause that is all it is.
Fact 1: Willow Palin
June 10, 2009 - 22:38 ET by fitzfongFact 1: Willow Palin attended the Yankee Game.
Fact 2: David Letterman told infamous Palin daughter joke.
If Fact 1 left Union Station in Los Angeles headed for San Francisco at 3pm averaging 85 miles per hour and Fact 2 left Penn Station in New York at 4pm, averaging 100 mph and headed for Washington, DC, where would the two facts meet?
That's right, well99, it's a trick question. What you have presented are two indisputable facts: 1) that Willow Palin attended a Yankee Game that her sister Bristol did not attend, and 2) that David Letterman told a tasteless joke featuring Alex Rodriguez "knocking up" Sarah Palin's daughter. However, despite your suggestion to the contrary, THE INDIVIDUAL FACTS NEVER INTERSECT.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Bristol wasn't at the game.
June 10, 2009 - 21:05 ET by balboaBristol wasn't at the game and A-Rod was never in the stands
June 10, 2009 - 21:08 ET by nwahsIts funny which fact people latch on to isn't it?
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
balboa
June 10, 2009 - 21:27 ET by well99Lets try this again
So Willow wasnt at the game?You know what Dave was thinking?Dave said he was talking about Bristel?Even when she didnt come with Sara.I know Willow was at the game.I know what Dave said about ARod and Sarahs daughter at the Yankee game.Gee your right how could I come such a conclusion.
Willow was at the game.
June 10, 2009 - 21:32 ET by balboaWillow was at the game. Bristol's having the sex. Letterman wouldn't joke about A-Rod and a 14-year-old.
→ well99
June 10, 2009 - 21:37 ET by Cool ArrowHe's trying to hook you into a variation of "Who's on First?"
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
No
June 10, 2009 - 21:57 ET by nwahsI'm using your bone headed logic right back at you.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
nwahs
June 10, 2009 - 22:07 ET by well99So Willow wasn’t at the stadium? Or that Dave's joke didn’t mention Sara's daughter getting knock up by ARod during 7th inning?What part of that isnt right?
Willow was at the stadium
June 10, 2009 - 22:13 ET by nwahsA-rod wasn't in the stands. So if Bristol's physical whereabouts prevents her from being the obvious butt of the joke, so does Willow's. Unless you're saying it possible to have joke sex at 300 yards but not 300 miles. Is that what you're saying?
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Bone headed
June 10, 2009 - 22:10 ET by Cool ArrowAnd now the crowning tidbit, nwahs.
"One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game"
Sort of narrows the venue completely to Yankee Stadium.
You're the one with the bone headed logic.
I really shouldn't have held you up to ridicule so long, but you were such an easy target, and I don't appreciate Letterman's rape joke.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
CA
June 10, 2009 - 22:14 ET by well99Some folks will argue if you tell them their house is on fire even if their butts are burnt from the flames.
→ Well99
June 10, 2009 - 22:17 ET by Cool Arrownwahs just conceded.
Resorted to calling me a bone head.
I love it when they lose disgracefully.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
You are a bone head
June 10, 2009 - 22:28 ET by nwahsAnd I've turned your bone headed logic right back on you. If Bristol's physical location affects the meaning of the joke, Willow's and A-rod's physical location affects the meaning of the joke. NEITHER daughter was in a location to make sexual innuendo make any sense. I'm guessing Letterman wasn't joking about child rape. You seem to gravitate toward that. Why?
.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ That's twice
June 10, 2009 - 22:31 ET by Cool ArrowAnd I accept your concession even with the additional whining.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Cool A~
June 10, 2009 - 22:45 ET by Georgia GirlYou are not a bonehead. You are not a bonehead. There. All fixed, from the two comments from nwahs. ;) But you really aren't a bonehead.
CA
June 10, 2009 - 22:44 ET by well99I think there is this overwhelming need to argue by nwahs and Fitz. I think they're arguing for the sake of arguing.No need feeding them anymore.They cant change the facts.
→ Well99
June 10, 2009 - 22:50 ET by Cool ArrowI thingk the overwhelming need is for Letterman to be exhonerated as a teller of child rape jokes. He's really that important to some people.
Don't ask me why.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
CA
June 10, 2009 - 23:23 ET by well99I couldn’t tell you. He is just a lame and worthless supposed comedian.
A-rod wasn't in the stands
June 10, 2009 - 22:16 ET by nwahsThe location of Willow prevents her from being the butt of the joke as much as the location of Bristol. Unless joke sex has a 300 yard range but not a 300 mile range. Your logic is bone headed.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
projecting
June 10, 2009 - 11:36 ET by lotrSpeak for yourself, mindless troll-bot.
I left the Democrat [sic] Party, so let's call it even.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
What does this mean?
June 10, 2009 - 11:47 ET by nwahsI left the Democrat [sic] Party, so let's call it even.
Do you know when [sic] is used?
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
maybe you should ask yourself that question
June 10, 2009 - 12:24 ET by lotrsic [ sik ]
adverb
Definition:
thus or so: thus or so, used within brackets to indicate that what precedes it is written intentionally or is copied verbatim from the original, even if it appears to be a mistake
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
You're really, really
June 10, 2009 - 10:59 ET by balboaYou're really, really stretching on this one. About to pull a hammy. [snap] There it goes.
→ Not really
June 10, 2009 - 11:07 ET by Cool ArrowBut it's interesting your tactic now is not logic, but a lame comment about pulling a hammy.
But don't worry bal, we don't think any less of you for supporting child rape.
You might want to take some time to consider why that would be, though.
Wait for it.....
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
→ Come to think about it
June 10, 2009 - 11:18 ET by Cool ArrowWhile I'm having dinner tonight, with my pretty wife-to-be, I think I'll suggest how funny it is to consider her daughters getting it on with Alex Rodriguez.
She'll be rolling on the floor laughing her butt off, don't you think?
But that's not going to happen. I'm still married to the same woman for 31 years, and jokes about her daughter are also jokes about mine.
Try some of that humor on your fiancee, bal.
Get back to me with the results.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Your tactic is not logic either
June 10, 2009 - 11:22 ET by nwahsYour tactic is logical fallacy.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ No it's not
June 10, 2009 - 11:30 ET by Cool ArrowI've given logical reasons to prove Letterman's joke was about the rape of an underage girl.
Your logic, as posted above is "No it wasn't!"
So unless "Was too!" "Was not!" "Was too!" "Was not!" is what passes for logical discourse in your neck of the political world;
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
My reasoning of what happened is here
June 10, 2009 - 11:44 ET by nwahshttp://newsbusters.o...
You reasoning is David Letterman is a closet, sadistic pedophile.
You are a Dumbpublican. You snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Its not enough that you are presented with this evident boat of hypocrisy, you jump off it to float on a pile of fish crap that looks like its moving faster. You are the "dumb" in Republican. Well have a nice trip. Hope that pile of crap travels far.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Once again
June 10, 2009 - 11:46 ET by Cool ArrowYou add no logic.
You just throw in a post about your boat.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
I also posted a link
June 10, 2009 - 11:59 ET by nwahsI posted a link from an earlier post reminding the Dumbpublicans Letterman doesn't write his jokes - writers do - liberal writers. I'm will to bet the writer is not a biographical expert on Palin. I'd go as far as to bet the writer's exposure to Palin has been SNL skits, US magazine stories, and probably the Huffington Post. I'm willing to bet the writer isn't a sadistic pedophile and I'm willing to bet the audience wasn't full of sadistic pedophiles who think rape is funny.
You have the bone headed "logic" that because Bristol wasn't at the game:
A. The writer knew Bristol wasn't at the game
B. The writer is a sadistic pedophile
C. Letterman is a sadistic pedophile
D. The laughing audience was comprised of sadistic pedophiles.
Thats not logic. Thats idiocy.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Thanks nwahs
June 10, 2009 - 12:05 ET by Cool ArrowSo you're expecting Letterman will apologize for his child-rape joke?
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
another left-drone non sequitur
June 10, 2009 - 11:44 ET by lotrYour post is specifically a bare assertion fallacy.
Like... turn on, tune in, drop out, dude. Go back the bong you slithered out of.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
CA, I tried logic in the
June 10, 2009 - 13:24 ET by balboaCA, I tried logic in the post before that one. Didn't seem to take.
→ Here's your logic
June 10, 2009 - 13:37 ET by Cool ArrowSorry, but Letterman indicating a sex act by A-Rod (who was at the game) with Bristol Palin (who was not at the game) is not logic.
My obfuscation is very real considering Sarah Palin did have a 14-yr old daughter at the game.
And telling A-Rod to get back in the dugout indicates the joke takes place at the ballpark, not at Bristol's unknown location.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
1. I know you hate
June 10, 2009 - 13:49 ET by balboa1. I know you hate Letterman, and that to you he's Satan, but there's no way he meant to imply that A-Rod had sex with the 14-year-old. He's not that mean.
2. BRISTOL is the one with the history of sex. She wasn't there? Doesn't matter.
→ Link please
June 10, 2009 - 14:04 ET by Cool ArrowYou're now going to show me where I've indicated hating Letterman.
Should be no problem since "hate" is a very specific word. But "I know you hate Letterman" is such a pouty observation, don't you think.
So have you thought of any good jokes for tonight's challenge yet?
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Bal, I think we all agree
June 10, 2009 - 10:57 ET by SickofLibsBal, I think we all agree that whichever daughter it was directed at it was pretty despicable. So, overall, this is a needlessly nuanced discussion IMO.
Yes, Bristol did get pregnant, but it was with a kid she was dating, not under the bleachers with a random ball player. And unless A-Rod has a 4,000 mile long schwantz, the "joke" made no sense anyway if he in fact was referring to Bristol.
And naturally, the NYT sanitized the story for public consumption:
http://massbackwards.blogspot.com/2009/06/call-it-hunch.html
SickofLibs, 1) How do we
June 10, 2009 - 10:50 ET by fitzfongSickofLibs,
1) How do we know that Letterman knew this? But, perhaps more relevant, did his studio and television audience know this? I wouldn't have known had I not seen the joke presented through the prism of the RedState link provided by Barker.
2) I don't know if I can argue with you there other than to say that, for his own self-preservation, Letterman would be careful not to make an overt sexual joke at the expense of a 14-year-old. Unfortunately, the fact that he said "Palin's daughter" gives him enough plausible deniability to avoid a direct charge.
There's no question that the left-wing professional protesters would organize over a Dennis Miller swipe at Obama's daughters...and their failure to hold Letterman to a similar standard with regard to Palin's daughters would further exhibit the emptiness of their existence. That said, maybe it's time for the shareholders to demand action. After all, with Couric setting the all-time Nielsen limbo record and Letterman finishing a distant second to the Tonight Show for the better part of 15 years, are they really getting value for their money?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz, I'm not going to
June 10, 2009 - 11:06 ET by SickofLibsFitz, I'm not going to debate whether Letterman, his audience, or you, knew the specifics.
I knew the specifics, and I only speak for myself.
It was an effed-up low hit - let's leave it at that. And it's not like attacks on Palin's kids is new territory for Letterman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ks_TcaOUs
Red State link
June 10, 2009 - 08:05 ET by GecksGranted most of his viewers would have assumed it was Bristol he was refering to, but those of us who do read conservative blogs knew that it was Willow at the game. Letterman is not an idiot, he would have known the "conservatives" in his audience would have been aware of this. Ol' Dave deliberatly insinuated that A-Rod knocked up a 14 year old child. He's a bitter old man. Look at the woman he finally married. Looks like a man, and no amount of money is going to fix that. Sarah, is smart, funny, and beautiful. He's probably just pi$$ed at himself cause he couldn't find someone like her (even with his money).
Destiny rarely calls on you when it is convenient!
It also has the consequence
June 10, 2009 - 09:23 ET by nwahsIt also makes the accuser look like a nut. There are so many more reasonable explanations of how that "joke" made it on the air. Jumping straight to a pedophile explanation makes the accuser look spit spraying, insane.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Makes you look like the nut job
June 10, 2009 - 12:10 ET by general companyfor defending this joke in any manor, not that I am suprised
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
→ gc
June 10, 2009 - 12:47 ET by Cool ArrowNow let's see what happens when Barack and Michelle attend a game.
Do you think Letterman will have A-Rod jumping into the stands during the 7th inning stretch and punishing Michelle with a baby?
Not on your life.
The problem here is that Letterman is caught engaging in very low gutter humor, and some of out more Liberal posters are "pretzellizing" the facts to bail him out.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
I'm so pretzellized I'm
June 10, 2009 - 12:55 ET by SickofLibsI'm so pretzellized I'm dizzy.
Me to
June 10, 2009 - 14:22 ET by general companyBut it's a prefect description. I guess anything Palin is ok, weather or not you meant one (Bristol) or the other (Willow), or weather is was done in the name of humor, or what ever the reason, the rest of us are just supposed to laugh, or ignore it. This is reason number 6or7 why I could never be a liberal.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
What, you've never laughed
June 10, 2009 - 14:28 ET by balboaWhat, you've never laughed at something inappropriate?
→ You mean like?
June 10, 2009 - 14:40 ET by Cool Arrow"I hope (Rush Limbaugh) gets kidney failure"
You mean "that kind of inappropriate"?
Sure, and I've been called to task for "something inappropriate" also.
And I've apologized when I've gone over the line.
So now that you recognize his comment(s?) as inappropriate, do you think he should apologize?
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
I don't recognize his
June 10, 2009 - 14:43 ET by balboaI don't recognize his comments as inappropriate, per se. A little much? A bit risque? A tad rough? Sure. I wouldn't have made those comments. I don't think he should apologize unless he wants to.
Of course you don't
June 10, 2009 - 18:58 ET by bigtimerOf course you don't boa.
Typical.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Of course you do, bt.
June 10, 2009 - 21:26 ET by balboaOf course you do, bt.
balboa
June 10, 2009 - 18:47 ET by well99-Since Willow was the daughter that came on the trip with Sarah you can make up anything you want.Because that is all you Fitz are doing.You have no facts to back it up.There are facts to back up that Willow was at the game.
well99 You have no facts
June 10, 2009 - 19:48 ET by balboawell99
You have no facts that Letterman was specifically talking about Willow.
boa... ...all in all,
June 10, 2009 - 19:57 ET by bigtimerboa...
...all in all, what difference should it make what daughter and her age he was sluttishly mocking?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Well it wouldn't be
June 10, 2009 - 20:10 ET by balboaWell it wouldn't be statutory rape for one thing.
Oh come on boa...for once
June 10, 2009 - 20:15 ET by bigtimerOh come on boa...for once in your life can you just not disagree with everything.
This is a real simple concept here...Letterman is a perverted pig.
Simple as that.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
A real simple concept I
June 10, 2009 - 20:24 ET by balboaA real simple concept I don't care to agree with. He made a bad judgement. I don't think he's perverted.
balboa
June 10, 2009 - 20:54 ET by well99So Willow wasnt at the game?You know what Dave was thinking?Dave said he was talking about Bristel?Even when she didnt come with Sara.I know Willow was at the game.I know what Dave said about ARod and Sarahs daughter at the Yankee game.Gee your right how could I come such a conclusion.
Well the spit is flying on those sites
June 10, 2009 - 09:16 ET by nwahsI can't believe you're going to put a dozen eggs in this basket.
Do people like Moe Lane ever wonder "Is there more to lose from this, than to gain?" One poster on his site, suggested the FBI check Letterman's computer for child porn!
Its not enough to point out how crude it is to make a tasteless joke about someone's daughter, you have to flee into the wilderness and prove it has pedophilia undertones. People are going to look at you like an absolute nut.
Letterman didn't write the joke. A writer did . David should not have used the joke. I fully suspect the the writer simply heard Palin attended the game with her daughter and assumed it was Bristol. Perhaps the writer didn't even know Palin has more than one daughter. Being a liberal, thats a very good possibility. The writer has only a caricature understanding Palin. But instead of seizing this opportunity to point out the hypocrisy on the left, you use it to create a pedophile conspiracy theory?
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
You gotta feel sorry for the guy
June 9, 2009 - 23:25 ET by Jonah JohansenYou gotta feel sorry for the guy. When confronted a by boorish egomanical neurotic we can esacpe, he is stuck.
I never liked Letterman nor
June 10, 2009 - 01:18 ET by RR GOPI never liked Letterman nor Leno. Always thought they were obnoxious hacks, and it was an abomination that Leno took over after Carson left.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
stopped watching
June 10, 2009 - 03:34 ET by m1xramI stopped watching Letterman years ago, always hoped he would return to comedy some day.
Loser
June 10, 2009 - 04:20 ET by MeowMeowLetterman's an unfunny twat who's never been able to get ratings. Truth is, he can make fun of Palin all day long. He couldn't attract a woman that classy if he tried. He's been irrelevant for years; he's only trying to hang on to what semblance of a career he has left. Asshat.
Well, if Letterman's son
June 10, 2009 - 05:21 ET by mostlymoderateWell, if Letterman's son gets in trouble in kindergarten for talking like a sailor and disrespecting women, the teachers will know where he gets it.
Top 10 reasons to watch David Letterman
June 10, 2009 - 06:50 ET by TheInformer10. His hot wife
9. His receding hairline
8. His funny, hairless sidekick
7. His ancient wardrobe
6. His fabulous teeth
5. His unfunny 'jokes'
4.You get the chance to see someone who never could be top banana. Watch Carson, Leno, or O'Brien if you want that.
3. His fashionable sunglasses
2. His tired routine on his show. Is this 2009 or 1982?
1.His condescending attitude.
semus
June 10, 2009 - 08:20 ET by SemusI read some of the comments I can't add to them really. I once was a huge fan of Lettermans. Now I have nothing but contempt for this man. What a toady he's become. What he says is egregious, but it also shows that Sarah Palin is really worrying some important left wingers.
Thats a good sign.
This Buffoon
June 10, 2009 - 08:55 ET by Bighead227Letterman is the least funny man on TV. That is if you discount looks. The time to retire was when NBC fired him. The gap between his ears is far bigger than the gap between his teeth, but hey at least he has comparable ratings to Little Katie Couric.
another pop-liberal hypocrite
June 10, 2009 - 09:47 ET by lotrUm, pardon me, but doesn't this strike anybody as a tad bit sexist?
Now, don't get me wrong: I'm not exactly a member of the new-left PC-police, and I don't necessarily think that Letterman crossed any lines just because he aimed a jab toward a woman. But then again, I also didn't think that Imus should've lost his job (and, FWIW, I wasn't any fan of his either).
The problem I have is the blatant double-standard in the pop-media. And I do mean blatant.
The problem I have is with someone like Letterman, like so many other biased, run-of-the-mill, out-of-the-closet limosine-liberals, being an utter hypocrite.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
Top Ten Reasons Letterman is popular with liberals
June 10, 2009 - 10:04 ET by Tom in NC10. Liberals don't know sh*t from shinola.
9. He gets a thrill up his middle leg when Obama speaks.
8. He is Cindy Sheehan's love slave.
7. He gives them the opportunity to perform "Stupid Animal Tricks".
6. Ted Kennedy moonlights as his chauffeur.
5. He hates Conservatives.
4. He volunteers his time as a condom dispenser/recycler at San Francisco's Gay Pride Festival.
3. Likes his aborted babies with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
2. In his spare time loofahs Nancy Pelosi's stretch marks.
And the number one reason Letterman is popular with liberals:
1. He has a pair of knee pads autographed by Barack Obama, With Love
Liberal tolerance on
June 10, 2009 - 11:51 ET by wiwfLiberal tolerance on parade
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
DAVE IS A BORE-
June 10, 2009 - 12:03 ET by JIMMY1660THERE MAY COME A TIME HUBBY WILL COME FACE TO FACE WITH DAVE. IF I WERE HUBBY-DAVE WOULD NEED THE BHO HEALTH CARE PLAN. FOR PERHAPS TWO BROKEN LEGS AND A BROKEN JAW. FOR STARTERS.
ONCE AGAIN DAVE -YOU CROSSED THE LINE-FAMILY AND CHILDREN ARE OFF LIMITS. SINCE YOU CROSSED THE LINE YOU ARE FAIR GAME.
BHO- the one term DIMOCRAT
Bill Paxton or -David Duchovny?
June 10, 2009 - 13:06 ET by slickwillie2001Re: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267488,00.html
I'm not totally with the Bill Paxton comparison, she looks a bit like David Duchovny after a rough night as well.
I still think Lettermann’s
June 10, 2009 - 14:29 ET by USA4freedomI still think Lettermann’s wife looks like: Peppermint Patty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint_Patty
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267488,00.html
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Slutty flight attendant look?
June 10, 2009 - 13:42 ET by fuzzydice2. Bought makeup from Bloomingdale's to update her "slutty flight attendant" look.
Since when are flight attendants slutty looking? Isn't that insulting to flight attendants?
If he ever dares to set foot on an airplane from now on, I hope every flight attendant he encounters drops hot coffee in his lap.
Letterman
June 10, 2009 - 15:22 ET by jessieHjessieH Hey Dave, you need to fire your writers. Your not funny.
Perhaps we're at a
June 10, 2009 - 22:00 ET by balboaPerhaps we're at a stalemate. No one can prove without a doubt that Letterman meant Willow. No one can prove without a doubt that he didn't mean Willow. Which leaves us all with our own personal opinions.