Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has officially responded to David Letterman's disgusting joke about her daughter getting knocked-up by Alex Rodriguez at a recent Yankee game.
For those that missed it, Letterman on Monday evening's "Late Show" said (video embedded right):
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.
On Wednesday, Palin's office released the following statement:
"Concerning Letterman's comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he'd ever dare make such comments about anyone else's daughter): 'Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/NY entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands -- that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone's daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.'"




















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→ Excellent response
June 10, 2009 - 16:41 ET by Cool ArrowAnd since the aggrieved mother also believes the joke was about her 14 yr old daughter, It is up to Letterman to clarify and apologize.
Looks like we'll find out real soon what kind of man Letterman is, won't we?
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Looks like we'll find out
June 10, 2009 - 17:14 ET by ThisnThatLooks like we'll find out real soon what kind of man Letterman is, won't we?
I think we already know. Like all leftists, the lack of smackdown over the years for this type of behavior has emboldened them all. They now think they can get away with this foulness with impunity. It goes to show what happens when societies morals are chipped away. Like turds in the water, the scum rises to the top.
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People Like David Letterman are destroying our society
June 10, 2009 - 19:07 ET by needle“It goes to show what happens when societies morals are chipped away.”
It is exactly because of people like Letterman that society’s moral have been eroded for generations now. We are presently experiencing David Letterman chipping away more of our society’s morals. The bitter irony is that he is engaging a phony pretense of faux concern about moral behavior. Nobody should let him get away with it.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
Needle, Is it any wonder?
June 10, 2009 - 21:57 ET by goldenthroatWith "jokes" like this, is it any wonder why Letterman languishes in the sub-basement of the late night ratings? Years ago when he showed that he had no intentions of keeping blue humor like this from his monologue is when I stopped watching this pathetic excuse for a human being.
Letterman has become, like most of his fellow left-coast, bleeding-heart, "do as I say, not as I do" liberals, a legend in his own mind.
"It all came rushing back to me like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist!" - Firesign Theatre
Does anyone remember when
June 11, 2009 - 03:24 ET by USA4freedomDoes anyone remember when BOR was on his show and he took his pencil and stirred BOR’s drink. Then when BOR drank he and the audience laughed?
That tells you all I need to know about this guy.
He is the guy in school that would put the “kick me” sticker on some one.
The guy is a sneaky chicken $hit, that would be your pal in your face, but stick it to you when your back is turned, to get a laugh.
A picture of the great Letterman’s wife:
I tell you Peppemint Patty..
http://celebrity.rightpundits.com/?p=2034
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267488,00.html
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 heard this response
June 10, 2009 - 16:40 ET by bigtimerI heard this response earlier...plus Todd's response too.
Much better response than her first one.
Anyone think Letterman feels any sorrow, regret, shame?
Hell no, he is relishing in this sick attention.
Typical, filthy leftist...they are all beneath contempt.
Where is NOW and their ILK... once again SILENT!
Despicable...all of them.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
BT, you've got it exactly
June 10, 2009 - 17:08 ET by ThisnThatBT, you've got it exactly right on NOW and the like. They, like ACLU, are always on the wrong side of America's rights. NOW defends no one -- they're only interested in far-left social manipulation and the tearing down of society. Their silence means one thing, and one thing only -- they're solidly on the side of agenda-driven leftist politians and "entertainers".
But back to Palin's response. She really nailed Letterman, letting everyone know she think's he's nothing more than a dirty old man -- pervert, I think she called him. Way to go Sarah!
BTW, where's Letterman's jokes about the Obama kids? What kind of response would that elicit from NOW and everyone else?
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TnT... NOW and ilk have
June 10, 2009 - 17:27 ET by bigtimerTnT...
NOW and ilk have always been silent, including rape if it involves anyone on the right side of life. ...and they wonder why their numbers have diminished.
They made me sick in the seventies...and they sure do more-so now.
Poor excuses for anything called a woman...all of them in my opinion.
I'd like to see women on the right in power calling them out...NOW!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Actually, Palin ought to
June 10, 2009 - 17:42 ET by ThisnThatActually, Palin ought to join NOW. Go to meetings and demand to talk. Run for NOW president. Talk about people having a fit!
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LOL TnT... What an
June 10, 2009 - 17:56 ET by bigtimerLOL TnT...
What an idea...now wouldn't that be priceless...can't you just hear the msm if she made an announcement to do so?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Letterman is a bitter..............
June 10, 2009 - 16:44 ET by BEGRUNTold has been, who still think he's funny.........time to exit stage left Dave!!!
edit: I would pay to watch Todd Palin meet up with this jerk in a dark alley......I know what I would do if it were my daughter.
Letterman in making this
June 10, 2009 - 16:48 ET by Bruce_in_KCLetterman in making this comment showed a lack of common sense akin to showing up in Alaska wearing a moose suit during hunting season <g>
Can we get an Amen for sister Sarah?
June 10, 2009 - 16:51 ET by KC MulvilleAmen. You go girl. Take no crap from that coward.
Nice hit
June 10, 2009 - 16:58 ET by Anneke9"Hollywood/NY entertainers"
Nice hit on two arrogant groups who think they are the arbiters of behavior in America. Et tu, Megan Fox?
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Alex, I'll take "stupid" for $1000
June 10, 2009 - 17:05 ET by nwahsYea boy, she certainly drove home the point- Letterman = pervert. Won that one eh blogosphere?
The backlash the Republican party receives for this drama queen obfuscation, is going to be one to behold. I don't know what resources Moe Lane has at his disposal, but I've got a feeling he's gonna regret the fame. Making and then retracting a threat on his blog shows me he's not too swift.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ What obfuscation?
June 10, 2009 - 17:12 ET by Cool ArrowI understand what he meant. Can you say of a certainty, based on evidence, that Lettermanwas referring to a daughter who was not present at the stadium?
It's you who are trying to interject the presence of Bristol into Yankee Stadium to dull the extent of Letterman's joke.
Didn't work in the other thread. Doesn't work in this one either.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Correct CA, Besides,
June 10, 2009 - 17:56 ET by JerryCorrect CA,
Besides, if Letterboy had made the same joke about one of the Obama girls (as if that would happen in a million years), would it have mattered WHICH ONE he was referring to?? It would have been disgusting either way.
And if he had said that Michele was updating her slutty stewardess look, would that have been funny, or would it have been over the line?
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).
"Cmon,honey, gimme a chance, I can do it, I swear!"
June 10, 2009 - 19:27 ET by SickofLibsPlease excuse nwahs at this particular point.
He has shot his meager load(s) on this topic on similar, earlier threads.
And as most everyone knows, going for the third time rarely, if ever, is successful.
SoL... Do I ever Second
June 10, 2009 - 19:31 ET by bigtimerSoL...
Do I ever Second that!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
You second the motion
June 10, 2009 - 19:42 ET by nwahsThat I've shot my "meager loads" on the topic? You, who were offended by the MTV butt shot? You that describing me participating in this discussions as shooting "meager loads" is ok?
You don't see the hypocrisy. Personally, I find the comment disgusting and adolescent. Yet you, second the comment.
Did you read the comment? What do you think the poster meant, luggage?The poster compared my responses to ejaculation. You do think that's needlessly going into gross, but second it?
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Yes, I read it...and I
June 10, 2009 - 19:43 ET by bigtimerYes, I read it...and I Second that.
You have a problem comprehending that?
Btw...Nice how you hurried and edited that at the very end shawn.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I didn't edit his post
June 10, 2009 - 19:46 ET by nwahsYou are offended with butt shots on MTV but have no problem using ejaculation as an analogy? How absolutely weird is that. Its so damn weird its phony.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
shawn... Doubling down on
June 10, 2009 - 19:50 ET by bigtimershawn...
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Well stop doing it!
June 10, 2009 - 19:56 ET by nwahsYou feigned the moral decay of society from bare butt in face shtick on MTV, and have defended "some people like Eminems with nuts" and analogies using ejaculation. You, my dear, are a phony. You don't think the poster could find a less sexual analogy to make the same point? And you second it.
I really don't think your moral decay is the fault of MTV. I do think you're a phony.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
I don't give a fly fig what
June 10, 2009 - 20:03 ET by bigtimerI don't give a flying fig what you think shawn.
Take a hike...eat my dust sweetheart.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
That would mean
June 10, 2009 - 20:06 ET by nwahsYou position is indefensible. But you don't need me to tell you that, your rage says it all.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Sheesh, looks like you're
June 10, 2009 - 20:17 ET by bretzysdudeSheesh, looks like you're full of rage too. Because you lost the argument?
Shawn -- Spelled backwards
June 10, 2009 - 20:24 ET by JABFirst & last post directecd at you! Your "Tag" is as big of a farce as you are. You never had an "R" on your voting card (if you are old enough to vote) much less them leaving you.
Projection, no! Obervation, Yes!
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Shawn, shawn, shawn...
June 10, 2009 - 20:29 ET by JerryShawn, shawn, shawn... SickofLibs said that going for a third time is rarely successful, and BT said she seconds that... meaning that she can relate to what SOL was saying. How is that in anyway crude or tasteless? Get a grip.
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).
I said the initial remark was crude
June 10, 2009 - 20:52 ET by nwahsI said Bigtimer was a phony for feigning that butt in face shtick heralded moral decay, but "nuts" jokes and ejaculation analogies are quite alright.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
shawn... Doubling down on
June 10, 2009 - 20:58 ET by bigtimershawn...
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Shouldn't you be offended somewhere?
June 10, 2009 - 21:13 ET by nwahsI can abide ignorance over phoniness. Phoniness is intentional. I'm pretty much going to ignore you.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Mission Accomplished! Good.About time.Doubling
June 10, 2009 - 21:25 ET by bigtimerGood.
About time.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Nice "ignoring" dumbass.
June 10, 2009 - 21:30 ET by MightyMouth"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
I said "going"
June 10, 2009 - 22:08 ET by nwahsThe hardest part about debating Dumbpublicans is defining big words like "going."
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Yeah, NWAHS, you are right and everyone else on NB's is wrong.
June 10, 2009 - 22:29 ET by pahuberSure, you are not lying about having been a Republican even though you argue like a hard core libtard democrat...
You can do it... be truthful and just admit you NEVER were a Republican. Be truthful...can you? Let's try... "I WAS NEVER A REPUBLICAN" goooood goooood...
Iamtinman
June 11, 2009 - 00:46 ET by IamTinmanThe operative word here Shawn is "Going". Please make it soon!
NWAHS was born with his head firmly planted up his ARSE.
June 10, 2009 - 20:58 ET by pahuberThe guy cannot even win one debate... of course he wriggles off into the dark when busted.
Right NWAHS?
Like the other day? HMMMM? LOL
Someone who claims to be a 'former' Republican...
June 11, 2009 - 06:50 ET by Tailgunner..but talks like a morally superior braindead liberal hack has no room calling someone else a 'phony'.
Go polish your freakin' halo and leave us alone.
Geez.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
Letterman = pervert.
June 10, 2009 - 19:53 ET by MightyMouthLike no one knew that! Jeeze you blame the blogosphere on that? Only the idiot lapdogs in Letterman's audience laugh at such crap against Palin.
"I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out"
At least they did something right in the last ten years.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
wrong
June 10, 2009 - 20:18 ET by lotrAre you really that ignorant? If I were you I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for that backlash. I would think folks will have more weighty things on their minds come the 2010 Election aside from Palin's smackdown of some has-been comedian who takes himself too seriously.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
Hey, its past "slow down"
June 10, 2009 - 20:29 ET by nwahsI'm just watching the wreck.
You know how you spot a Dumbpublican?
He's the person running toward the fireball when a plane crashes at an air show.
He's the quarterback that slams the ball down in anger when the defense jumps offsides.
He frequently pushes something saying "What does this button do?"
Stop being Dumbpublicans.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
swahs, pots gnieb a
June 10, 2009 - 20:33 ET by Jerryswahs, pots gnieb a krej.
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).
Jerry... LOL...You're
June 10, 2009 - 20:38 ET by bigtimerJerry...
LOL...You're asking for the impossible.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
If I was being a jerk
June 10, 2009 - 20:42 ET by nwahsI'd say this. The argument that the writers meant Willow because Bristol wasn't in the stands makes as much sense as saying "knocked up" means hit by a ball because A-Rod wasn't in the stands either. Do you know how people copulate long distance? They can't so it must mean hit by a ball using your bone headed "logic."
Thats how utterly ridiculous this crap is. But hang your hat on this crap. I'm just watching the train wreck.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
yrreJ,
June 10, 2009 - 20:42 ET by ThisnThatLOL - backwards!
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OK, I'll bite
June 10, 2009 - 21:21 ET by lotrHow do you spot a DimocRat?
He's the one spouting off pop-liberal provocations that have no relevance to the statements preceding it.
He's the "expert" with no formal hard-science background flying lear jets to give international lectures against the dangers of global warming.
He's the hack who believes JFK was assassinated by a vast right wing conspiracy just like Hillary Clinton said.
They're the ones who, when they realize their ship is taking on water, decide to drill a hole in the bottom of the hull so that the water can drain back out.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
And I thought I coined that term
June 10, 2009 - 21:49 ET by nwahsBut alas, a Dimocrat stands for open dialogue while telling their producer to cut someone's mic :)
A Dimocrat looks toward Venezuela for guidance.
A Dimocrat thinks Martin Sheen was our 42 1/2 President.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
lol
June 10, 2009 - 22:36 ET by well99I may disagree with you on somethings but what you posted is damn sure the truth.
Can't top that -- you
June 11, 2009 - 11:59 ET by lotrCan't top that -- you win.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
I used to like Letterman
June 10, 2009 - 17:05 ET by Kat Outta the BagBack in the '80s and '90s I thought he was funny, but I haven't watched him in years now. If this is an indication of what passes for "jokes" on his show now, then he's definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel. Leave people's kids alone!
Sour Puss Letterman
June 10, 2009 - 17:10 ET by rpeeler42David Letterman is a coward. He won't say things to someone's face-he does say hiding behing a television screen. If possible, I would like to see the Palin family sue this guy. Letterman visited my son's unit in Iraq and he spent the whole time, indoors, with his sun glasses on and a scowl on his smart-ass face. He is a worthless bastard, in my opinion.
Not quite true. He will say something to your...
June 10, 2009 - 17:22 ET by jawebster1face if he knows you are too much of a gentleman to fight back. I watched him call Rush a windbag years ago when Rush foolishly agreed to appear on his show. That was the last time I watched Letterman. The following week or so Rush appeared on Leno's show and Leno had the good sense to treat Rush as you would any honored guest. One more reason why Leno has kicked Letterman's butt over the years. Jim Webster
They just resigned this guy Letterman...
June 10, 2009 - 17:14 ET by jawebster1back up for less money, though he still gets the same salary. He should have taken the hint and quit. Any Conservative would have been fired and rightly so. Jim Webster
Thanks, NS
June 10, 2009 - 17:17 ET by BlondeFor the great follow-on post.
Now we'll just have to wait and see if Letterman mans up. Personally, I'm betting against it.
I hope he fails, too.
→ We'll see
June 10, 2009 - 17:23 ET by Cool ArrowLetterman's really gotten himself in a bind here, if the MSM were to take notice.
On the one hand, he can say, "What I meant is that Bristol Palin (as well as the mother of my son) is a slut who puts out for whomever I choose at the ballpark.
On the other hand he can say "I didn't mean Willow Palin"
On the third hand(?) He can apologize for blindly flailing at all things "Palin"
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
RO... ...or he could be
June 10, 2009 - 17:35 ET by bigtimerRO...
...or he could be sneaky and have a list of 'Ten Reasons Why I Am a Perverted A$$HOLE.'
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Or he will do the typical
June 10, 2009 - 18:25 ET by motherbeltOr he will do the typical liberal "apology":
It was a joke; it was misconstrued; it was not intended to imply impropriety on the part of any of Sarah Palin's daughters and I apologize if anyone was offended.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
More like... "I did not
June 10, 2009 - 18:32 ET by JerryMore like... "I did not have sexual jokes with that woman... Ms Palin..."
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).
I think Letterman is the
June 10, 2009 - 17:40 ET by P. AaronI think Letterman is the one (of many idiot liberals) who needs Sensitivity Training.
Anyone know why Drudge is
June 10, 2009 - 17:40 ET by TEAnyone know why Drudge is ignoring this story?
Because its idiocy?
June 10, 2009 - 18:33 ET by nwahsI'm guessing integrity.
I wonder why Brent Bozell is ignoring this story in his column. I'm sure he has no tolerance for sexual jokes involving 14-year-olds. Yet nothing ? Time to decide where you're going to hang your hat on this one. Depraved or obnoxious? There's a difference.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
I guess now Letterman is responsible for all future rapes
June 10, 2009 - 18:01 ET by c5thenIt's only fair. BOR was supposedly responsible for Tillers death.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
"Laughter incited by . . ."
June 10, 2009 - 18:20 ET by karelingIMVHO, those three words in particular are aimed at the audience who found Letterman's garbage funny. I think if it were one of Obama's daughters and he made this statement with the same words, the MSM would call that another one of those "teachable moments" for all of us from the Playground-Monitor-in-Chief.
Governor Palin is doing what any good mom would do--standing up for her child. She rocks!
I would personally pay the air fare
June 10, 2009 - 18:26 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltfor Todd Palin to fly to NY and wait for that ass to walk on stage and break his nose, right there on camera. Would not the entire country cheer? Or at least those with any decency?
Letterman
June 10, 2009 - 18:29 ET by 10 2 oUse to be funny. A long time ago. Like many libs, just mean nasty people in their old age. The same ones who (absolutely unbelieveably) think that is funny, worship BHO. The libs are jealous of Palin. Especially, lib women. And the amazing thing is, when I tell them to their face, you hear studdering like BHO looking at a blank telepromter.
Anyone to contact about this?
June 10, 2009 - 18:32 ET by SgtCheeseNOLSIs there anyone we can barrage emails with about this complaining? Seems to work when Al Sharpton complains about things...maybe we should stand up against this as well...
USCG
vote with your wallet
June 10, 2009 - 19:34 ET by jondelwicheWarner listed a PAC link on a prior thread.
Go donate to Palin, I did, and everybody should send
the "real green" to Mrs Palin.
Her despicable treatment this week would never, ever be
tolerated if it were a Pelosi or Hilary.
Gawd, they dont even tease Pelosi when she gives the press conference from hell ......"I, I, I, the pages are out of order...."
Advertisers
June 10, 2009 - 21:54 ET by DingbatExcept that few watch the program and knows who they are.
I'm a little surprised
June 10, 2009 - 19:08 ET by Captain RepusI'm a little surprised nobody seems to have noticed his followup on last night's show in which he talked about Elliot Spitzer nailing Palin's daughter, in other words the Palin child is a WHORE.
Letterman is nothing but a male slut. I feel sorry for his family. Isn't that the family in which he shacked up with his now wife and had a bastard son? I appologize for saying that. I now await Letterman to likewise appologize to Palin.
We're calling For Letterman's Firing
June 10, 2009 - 19:41 ET by Gary P JacksonOn my blog, which also appears on Red State, Team Sarah, as well as other websites is calling for Letterman's firing.
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-time-for-david-letterman-to-go.html
Letterman responds:
June 10, 2009 - 19:48 ET by BarkerNo apology, extends invitation to Palin to come on the show:
http://news-briefs.e...
Palin shouldn't just say "no" to the invite, but "hell no".
Interesting. I'll have to
June 10, 2009 - 19:52 ET by balboaInteresting. I'll have to watch tonight to see the whole thing. I think it's fair to say he used poor judgement. But you know me, I'm just a Dave apologist.
balboa
June 10, 2009 - 21:00 ET by well99But at least you are honest about it.
Poor judgment...right.
June 10, 2009 - 22:27 ET by TailgunnerYou got kids, Bal?
Ever had some old pervert talk about knocking up your kid?
Why should Letterman not get his *** kicked off the air for smearing a little girl in order to hurt her mother?
I suppose if Letterman had grabbed her *** on the show you'd call it 'inappropriate' or some other meaningless term.
Kick this piece of **** off the ******* air.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
Correction balboa............................
June 11, 2009 - 03:40 ET by old croYour a LIBERAL apologist. What I can't seem to understand about your posting on this site is.....How can you be exposed to conservative thought for all this time, being constantly proved wrong, and still, still not modify your view of the world?
Barker... Hell No
June 10, 2009 - 20:00 ET by bigtimerBarker...
Hell No Indeed!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Palin should invite HIM to Alaska....
June 10, 2009 - 20:18 ET by SlyrrNotice how all these leftist looney celebutards, when they are called out on their outrageous behavior, always issue 'an invitation' to the person they insulted to come onto their programs?
For what? So they can insult them some more? To have the focus of their hate there, in their studios, surrounded by poeple who hate them? Is it so the lefty looney can feel 'safe', knowing that they've got the person they insulted right where they want them? In a venue where that hated person has to sit there politely and be insulted again and again?
Palin should invite Letterman up to Alaska to appear on HER 'show' and see if HE takes the bait.
He wouldn't have the guts to go anywhere without his entourage of like-minded kooks to back him up.
Maybe for a Moose hunt?
June 11, 2009 - 00:58 ET by IamTinmanLetterman's a bitter old man with a shrinking audience and a lousy show who thinks wrongly that he can extend a dying career with shock humor. You know, the kind that amuses the same type of people who like to pull wings off butterflies.
When will we see a joke
June 10, 2009 - 20:00 ET by DingbatWhen will we see a joke from this doofus about Dear Leader, Michell, or the girls? I hope there will be none re the girls but Dear Leader and Aunt Esther are fair game. I know, there's nothing funny abouit Dear Leader...actually, that is true.
What no ones mentioned is Lettermans
June 10, 2009 - 20:00 ET by Paul G'joke' did'nt get even a groan ...but got applause.
sick
Good for Sarah
June 10, 2009 - 20:16 ET by NL207Good for Sarah Palin.
Where I come from, trash mouth like David Letterman would be chewing a knuckle sandwich after a remark like that. 200 years ago they would have been killed in a duel, and richly deserved it.
Is he still on?
June 10, 2009 - 20:22 ET by ghblogI have come to believe that the only way Letterman can get ratings is to be controversial. He is not funny, he cannot interview, and he is certainly out of touch. I remember being a fan (when he was funny) and disliking NBC for picking Leno. It turned out to be the right move.
Letterman has turned into a bitter old man. The Tonight Show with Conan is funnier than Letterman and Conan is NOT that funny.
We need more Palin.
http://www.framingthedialogue.com/
ghblog
June 10, 2009 - 20:55 ET by BarkerI think the name Conan O'Boring might just stick.
The Real Irony
June 10, 2009 - 20:25 ET by pbthinkerWhat's ironic about all of this is that liberals are still in the defense mode trying to defend Letterman. I can't believe there is no one, in the media, willing to stand up and point out what's wrong with this. It just seems that everyone is afraid that, if they criticize a liberal, it will be perceived as criticizing Obama, and they can't have that.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
Oh I can criticize
June 10, 2009 - 20:32 ET by balboaOh I can criticize Letterman. It's not really all that fair to joke about any Palin daughter. It's a bit over the line. But you'll never, ever, convince me that he was talking about Lemonade Stand Willow.
So it's o.k. to criticize
June 10, 2009 - 21:29 ET by Radical1979So it's o.k. to criticize Bristol Palin? She's what, 17 or 18? I'm waiting for someone to mock Letterman's son and see how well that goes over.
Radical1979, that's why I
June 10, 2009 - 21:37 ET by balboaRadical1979, that's why I said " It's not really all that fair to joke about any Palin daughter."
I'd go with it's not fair at
June 10, 2009 - 21:48 ET by Radical1979I'd go with it's not fair at all to make crude sexual jokes about the child of any politician.
14 years old?? Letterman, are you insane?!?
June 10, 2009 - 22:18 ET by TailgunnerLetterman, if I were you, I'd check my closet each night before I go to bed for either Track Palin or Chuck Norris.
You chicken**** scum would soil your pants if you found out either of them were in the same zip code as you.
You owe the entire Palin family an unconditional and sincere apology.
You should be taken off the air for such a disgusting smear against a little girl.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
Tailgunner I'm still waiting
June 10, 2009 - 22:22 ET by Radical1979Tailgunner I'm still waiting for Obama to giveth me something. I think it's going to be higher taxes and high inflation.
boa... It's a little bit
June 10, 2009 - 21:38 ET by bigtimerboa...
It's a little bit over the line? A little bit?
Give me a freakin' break here boa...come on!
It's a lot over the line.
No matter the daughter!
You know I usually don't go back and forth with you, for my own reasons, but this is and has been outrageous.
...and a few people here know I am no big Palin fan, politically speaking, but what the msm has done and continue to do make me puke, I will always be outraged with this BS and stand up for her or anyone else and their families that are treated this way.
It has been a disgrace.
Period.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Balboa now you are just
June 11, 2009 - 15:59 ET by Gary P JacksonBalboa now you are just becoming an ass.
"Lemonade stand Willow" ? Really?
For one thing, it's PIPER who had the lemonade stand. And it drove the idots in Alaska insane! Chip Thoma even mentioned it while filing a bogus ethics complaint.
What is it about liberals and their pathological hate for anyone that doesn't goose step to their tunes?
Willow and Piper are young girls, heck Piper is younger than Willow. Why would you attack either one?
Sad Bal, just sad.
If criticizing Letterman
June 10, 2009 - 20:49 ET by SmartypantsIf criticizing Letterman gets someone credit for going after Obama as well, count me in.
Letterman ceased being funny more than a decade ago. This guy gradually became part of the establishment that he likes to believe he is railing against. He is a victim of his own inbreeding, in that I'm quite sure he associates with nobody but other liberals. He's been surrounded by so many like minded people for so long that all sense of perspective is gone.
Conservatives are regularly bombarded with liberal messages, from the news media, Hollywood, magazines, music, etc. The good in this is that it gives most of us who are paying attention a frame of reference. Libs, like Letterman, have no such advantage. He's surrounded by liberal messages 24/7 and has lost any sense of reason he may have once possessed.
The most successful war America has ever waged is quickly becoming President Obama's war on capitalism.
Letterman
June 10, 2009 - 21:10 ET by iveseenitallLetterman
Disgusting, pathetic excuse for a human being.
A pedophile --- what else would you call a 62 year old who talks like this about a child?
Sickening
How low is the MSM going to go?
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
isia... I gave up
June 10, 2009 - 21:16 ET by bigtimerisia...
I gave up thinking they can't go any lower long ago.
I don't even pretend to know what the lowest is anymore ...until we stomp them out...one way or the other.
It is beyond insantity.
Simple as that.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Letterman has always been a
June 10, 2009 - 21:19 ET by marvlLetterman has always been a scumbag. I wish he'd fly to Alaska and apologize to the girl's father in person. Maybe the asshole would fly back to NY with an even bigger gap between his front teeth.
Who are his sponsors?
June 10, 2009 - 21:21 ET by DingbatDon't watch him and never will. But, if I knew who advertises on his program then I would write them. If the advertisers get enough mail the that might get some attention.
Funny business~
June 10, 2009 - 22:10 ET by Georgia GirlI hadn't seen this clip until just moments ago ... he's a jerk. What he said and the way he delivered it were crappy creepy. Some things just are. A comedian or not, it's pretty easy to tell when he's got some extra venom in him -- the jokes are just of a different nature, tone and emphasis.
Kind of interesting sidenote -- I guess Letterman used to be a meterologist. One of my journalism friends had a television production class, and the prof for that class worked (a long ways back) at the TV station where Letterman was a meterologist. The prof told how Letterman couldn't control himself one day with a weather map and said on air that the weather was "sh***y." Yeah, it is funny. I guess he was fired on the spot.
Ironically, I think the TV station got it right. I like and value humor as much as the next girl. But Letterman strikes me as neurotic, impulsive, self-absorbed, smart alecky and often stuck on stupid. Other than that, I love the guy.
Wordy, but well said by
June 10, 2009 - 21:33 ET by Radical1979Wordy, but well said by Palin.
Letterman .better watch out. She and Todd are hunters. If I was her he'd be my target.
I agree
June 10, 2009 - 21:41 ET by MightyMouthPalin should make the point and go on. BTW she should understand in politics you need to speak like a Washngtoinan or at least not like the reast of the country to get the positive media. I think sort a preachy will work for the lemmings....
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Letterman is so old his demo is shrinking...
June 10, 2009 - 21:36 ET by MightyMouth..or staying the same. Who stays up to see this re-tread show anyhow?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Mighty One... Not
June 10, 2009 - 21:45 ET by bigtimerMighty One...
Not I!
Now if this was Carson or someone of his talent...that would be a different story.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Not I
June 10, 2009 - 22:00 ET by iveseenitallNor I. I never watched the bag of dirt. Didn't have to. The few clips I saw told me that he's not funny and he's not talented. He's a nothing-- a roach who comes out at night and is stuck in the studio lights.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Maybe
June 10, 2009 - 22:35 ET by doug1950someone will just stomp a mud hole in Dave's skinny *** and maybe he will think before he opens his snaggled piehole again.
Contact CBS and demand Letterman's firing!!
June 10, 2009 - 22:49 ET by Tailgunnerhttp://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.php
Start holding these sleazebags accountable for these outrageous and despicable smears.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
Three letters
June 10, 2009 - 22:49 ET by CarlosSF. C. C.
CarlosS... Never
June 10, 2009 - 22:57 ET by bigtimerCarlosS...
Never happen.
Not in today's society.
Know what I mean?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Anyone watching tonight?
June 10, 2009 - 23:02 ET by km2002I've muted most of it (I can always go back to the recording if I want); but it sounds like Dave gave a half-hearted, backhanded excuse for an apology for crapping on Sarah Palin and her daughter Willow (who Dave has apparently confused with the older daughter Bristol, since he referred to Bristol and not Willow). The summation of his poor excuse for a mea culpa? "They're only jokes."
Didn't Stalin once say something about getting to the masses through their means of entertainment?
I watched it and it was the wreck I expected
June 10, 2009 - 23:33 ET by nwahsYou can include the Palins' responses in the next snuff film, because it was political suicide. You don't falsely accuse a person of sexual perversion. You create sympathy for that person. EVERY speech Sarah Palin ever made, every word her husband has uttered in public will be scanned for anything that can be misconstrued and used to show her outrage was over the top, and she is no different than an estranged wife that falsely accuses sex abuse to gain custody of children. How much different it would have been if she had confined herself to the obvious - it was obnoxious, not depraved. The right wing blogosphere has become the new PC police. The backlash hasn't even begun.
This has got to be the dumbest thing I've ever witnessed in politics.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ He tanked
June 10, 2009 - 23:36 ET by Cool ArrowI just watched as he made jokes about not making jokes about a 14 yr old girl.
PC police? Why don't you break the ice with a few jokes about the Obama girls if you think it's just a matter of political correctness.
Come on, nwahs! Prove to us you really believe what you're saying.
Didn't think so.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Tell ya what
June 10, 2009 - 23:47 ET by nwahsTake that bone out of your head and call me back :)
You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait till the Center For Missing and Exploited Children weigh in sensationalizing child rape.Wait till every charitable organization that Letterman sponsors and helps children, chime in. This was an absolute ridiculous blunder. Palin's staff latched on to an idiot blogger, and they probably have no political future.
People don't take false allegations of child exploitation or the fact someone insinuates another is advocating that, very well. This will destroy Palin.
Way to go.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Reap the whirlwind, huh?
June 10, 2009 - 23:55 ET by Cool ArrowMan, it bothers you Letterman got himself into this, doesn't it?
So much so, you're now blaming the Palins for speaking out against his disgusting joke.
This reminds me of the "troubled childhood" defense.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
No it doesn't
June 10, 2009 - 23:59 ET by nwahsIt bothers me that Dumbpublicans took a teachable moment a crapped all over it.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Really
June 11, 2009 - 00:06 ET by Cool ArrowI thought Imus was a teachable moment.
He seemed absolutely contrite with his apology but the Liberal world demanded, and got, his dismissal.
You haven't even touched on what your definition of "teachable" is. Care to expound?
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
God NWAHS is the villiage idiot here at NB's now. That takes
June 11, 2009 - 14:12 ET by pahubera lot of effort.
A bigot to boot...never repudiated wright's comments either. God, he should be nixed.
Let's see wright goes total bigot bonkers ~ Shawn: No problem
DLetter'man' makes sexual rape joke ~ Shawn: I must defend that joke!!!
Yeah, we get it Shawn.... are you a member of NAMBLA?
You do NOT want to pursue this.
June 11, 2009 - 06:36 ET by TailgunnerI will consider it my life's work to nail you to the wall like the rest of the trolls in here.
'Take that bone out of your nose...' is a comment made thirty years ago by a much younger Rush on a 'shock jock' format show where he was expected to insult callers. Rush later 'regretted' the comment in an interview.
You deliberately failed to mention Letterman's despicable smear of a 14-year-old girl, innocent of any wrongdoing, in order to score cheap political points against the girl's mother.
Palin defended her daughter and herself by calling Letterman's comments for what they were.
And apologists for low-rent, uncouth, no-class cowards like Letterman obediently (that's you, BTW) spring into action to blame the victims for defending themselves.
What a brainless political tool you are.
You're a piece of...uh...work.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
Tailgunner
June 11, 2009 - 09:23 ET by nwahsCheck six
"Take that bone out of your head and call me back :)"
That was a play on the fact I called CoolArrow a bonehead in a previous post, and another obnoxious line uttered by a personality.
I criticized the joke as obnoxious in my first few posts way way down the page in the first thread. The joke was obnoxious. But it wasn't meant to be sexually deviant.
Its like saying "That liberal is incompetent and is hurting the country."
Then someone beside you goes off the deep in "Yea, I know what you mean. Liberals hate America and want to see our children starve and live in labor camps! "
"Er, well no, I don't agree with that. "
Thats basically what happened with this. The joke was obnoxious, not depraved. Anyone insisting it was depraved because of people;s whereabouts, look disingenuous at best and insane at worst.
"It couldn't have been about Bristol, she wasn't at the game!"
Well it couldn't have been about sex because A-Rod wasn't in the stands - unless you know how to copulate from 300 yards away?
It was a joke, an obnoxious joke, taking a cheap shot at Bristol's very public and scrutinized , out of wedlock pregnancy. To try to distort it into a sexually depraved joke about the 14 year old, is ridiculous.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
Letterman trashed an innocent little girl...
June 11, 2009 - 17:34 ET by Tailgunner...whether 14 or 18, in order to hurt her mother.
If it weren't a Palin, Letterman would not have said a word.
Whether or not the comment was obscene, perverted, or poor judgment is irrelevant to the fact that a little girl who did nothing wrong was beat up just to cheap shot her mother.
And I have just dealt with the only coherent sentence in your Bidenesque stream-of-unconsciousness ramble.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
You're totally correct TG. Backward's Shawn is a hopeless
June 11, 2009 - 17:38 ET by pahuberwonder.
paul
Tailgunner...
June 11, 2009 - 17:49 ET by Georgia GirlI agree. This is just a matter of the most basic human decency. I don't know what nwahs (or "Shawn spelled backward") is even arguing about. What is there to defend? What minor points can take away from the overall crappiness of it all? You can click on the Letterman segment a million times -- it just never sounds less creepily crappy than it is.
Why? Because it's clearly crap.
Yea, it was wrong.
June 11, 2009 - 21:34 ET by nwahsYup. It was wrong, obnoxious, and hateful. And I wrote exactly that in my first posts after that "joke." I didn't even see the top 10 list because I flipped the channel after the gross "joke."
But the joke wasn't about a 14 year old and thats all I'm saying.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
nwahs~
June 11, 2009 - 22:18 ET by Georgia GirlYeah, I get what you're saying ... but to me, that "joke" directed at any of the daughters -- no matter what the age -- it's all just bad, bad, bad.
It was bad
June 11, 2009 - 23:07 ET by nwahsAnd I jumped up on the first topic and said many times how bad it was. I've never defended the joke or the persistent Bush jokes even though he's out of office. But I can't defend fabrications or obfuscations, either.
Lights will guide you home
Letterman - how is he still on??
June 11, 2009 - 08:51 ET by kdizzydazeThis will destroy Palin. (nawhs)
what?? Letterman makes his BS comments that are simply way out of line. Palin then gets a ton of media douche hounds shoving their microphones in her face dying for a response. She gave it - Letterman then uses the situation to ask her on his show so he can apologize or explain (good move by him because apparently this woman can pack the house. . . . and not just with her kids and grandkids. See, that would've been a good joke).
So let me get this logic straight - some asshat says in a monologue of his that Palin's daughter is a whore and that Palin herself dresses like a slut. Palin is then hounded for a response. She responds - and then your take is that she is an idiot for giving a response (i.e. defending herself) and this is political suicide and you are loving it. Dude, the lack of logic or critical thinking in any of this is simply too much to bear.
As for Letterman's clarification on Willow and Bristol - he shows what a short term memory he has. The girl was plastered all over the news for months and made it onto numerous monologues of his before but he can't remember? Letterman is truly the idiot with a megaphone in the room.
The joke was tasteless and obnoxious
June 11, 2009 - 22:08 ET by nwahsThe joke was disgusting. People's families shouldn't be subject to such crap, no matter what age. Its plain mean.
But the joke was obviously directed toward Bristol. That doesn't make it any more tasteful, thats just obvious. It also obviously wasn't written by Letterman who doesn't write his monologue jokes. For Palin to paint this as sexual deviance, and insinuate David Letterman is not to be trusted around children, has escalated the issue. Now her judgment is in question. She is extremely stupid or extremely disingenuous.
This will be hashed out over months and the Palin family will look more neurotic than ever. The responses were over the top and probably political suicide. Thats my honest opinion, not an effort to shape events.
Here's a good respose that makes no investment in the outcome of the "joke."
"The joke was obnoxious."
Here's another:
"Family members who are not involved in the political process should be respected and not made the butt of national jokes."
But that didn't happen. Paling bought stock in the "joke." I'm betting its a junk bond.
I have to wonder about the judgment of a political figure that doesn't understand that.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Still waiting nwahs
June 10, 2009 - 23:42 ET by Cool ArrowGot those Obama girls jokes ready yet?
Surely you want to prove celebrity kids are fair game for sex jokes.
Anything less would be "PC police" right?
Come on nwahs. Put up or shut up.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
I never said kids were fair game for sex jokes
June 10, 2009 - 23:56 ET by nwahsMaking underaged children the butt of sex jokes is depraved. Making of age children of political figures the object of sex jokes is obnoxious. Making underaged children of political figures the object of degrading jokes is obnoxious. Limbaugh's joke about Chelsea looking like the White House dog was obnoxious. Letterman's joke about Palin's daughter was obnoxious. Letterman's jokes about Bush's daughters' drinking episodes were obnoxious.
Trying to distort Letterman's obnoxious behavior into depraved behavior is plain stupid.
I didn't leave the Republican party, they kicked me out.
→ Sounds like
June 11, 2009 - 00:01 ET by Cool ArrowSounds like you've got your own version of "PC police"
Not that it's out of character of you to embrace what you very recently condemned.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Hey Shuster!
June 11, 2009 - 02:30 ET by AgentAmericanGo back to MSNBC and wait under the desk for Olbermann.
2010: A GOP Hill
LOL, that was good and this
June 11, 2009 - 20:48 ET by gmaniac1LOL, that was good and this clown is such a moron. He fits perfect in the liberal illogical mode.
When the people fear the government it's called tyranny, when the government fears the people it's called liberty!
He seemed perturbed the
June 10, 2009 - 23:38 ET by BigSky1970He seemed perturbed the Palin's were disgusted, and proceeded to repeat the jokes and other jokes he claimed were rejected before going with the one that has caused that aging idiot to use the moment as an opportunity to score some cheap laughs and an opportunity to have the Palin's appear on his show in the future.
Letterman's son
June 11, 2009 - 00:17 ET by Johnnye BWasn't Letterman's son born out of wedlock? Who is this numb nuts to be making fun another family? How long was Letterman's son in the world before he decided to marry the little bastard's mother? Now Dave, how does it feel to have your family be little. You clueless, perverted Idiot!
He invited Sarah and Todd on
June 11, 2009 - 01:38 ET by ex buff e-dubHe invited Sarah and Todd on to "make nice." I'd love to see Todd go on the show and punch his lights out.
I would settle for
June 11, 2009 - 01:51 ET by general companyLecturing him on the pain and humiliation he has deposited on his 2 daughters. I would also like to see them exsplain some simple etiquette to him. If Dave tries to crawfish, I would remind him of the countless bad jokes he had made about their Family, ask him why, and let him know he could had quit any time. Then simply get up and leave.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Dave Letterman vs Govenor Palin
June 11, 2009 - 02:30 ET by sargex1Dave Letterman is a homo and about to come out.
Dave Letterman vs Govenor Palin
June 11, 2009 - 02:30 ET by sargex1Dave Letterman is a homo and about to come out.
I find it hard to believe
June 11, 2009 - 03:38 ET by ConservativeRexI find it hard to believe that any self-respecting American continues to listen to this weasel Letterman. Recently, while on vacation at our home in North Carolina, we listened to the first two minutes of this idiot because we have limted TV stations. In the first two minutes he managed to slam not only Palin but continues to slam Bush. What the hell? These idiots don't have any jokes that would make any one besides their hardcore loyal leftists laugh. What freaking zombies these people are.
Letterman still has an
June 11, 2009 - 03:56 ET by Andrew H.Letterman still has an audience?
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
Letterman got cocky and got
June 11, 2009 - 13:00 ET by NonArabOmarLetterman got cocky and got caught with his pants down. Since he has firm control of his own show, I guess he feels less restrained. He didn't even bother to check which daughter was with Palin at the game.
All the late night hosts are bleeding heart liberals. Jay Leno wouldn't shut up about his support of gay marriage. He was also hurling Palin jokes. Even though he did joke about the left at times, he did promote many of the left wings lies about Palin and others.
Conan is another liberal, too. During the 2008 election he was one of the Obamabots as well.
Letterman is stupid for picking on Palin seven months after the election now that people are starting to grumble about Obama's policies.