Team Sarah complains to FCC about Letterman’s Palin joke

Alaska Dispatch ^ | January 12, 2009

[JennysCool]

And a big wave back! Hope all is well!

[OB1kNOb]

The only thing Letterman and Shaffer could get aroused by is looking at each other.

[Carley]

It’s hard to be upset at littleman when we have chrismatthews admitting to being aroused by obambi.

[OrioleFan]

The FCC has cover on this one because the One didn’t complain when Chrissy said he got a “tingle in his leg.”

[Bunkasaurus]

The Sarah Fan Boys are a bit sensitive.
Pretty sure they picture themselves in tights rescuing her from the Dragon.

[La Enchiladita]

And if the joke was indeed that Dave and Paul were "aroused" by Palin -- well, they might as well complain about half the commentators in the nation and most of the red-blooded American guys on Free Republic.

Thank you for pointing that out. She was surely ... ahem!... much "admired" here on FR during the campaign, "hot babe" that she is and all. Her looks were constantly commented on.

It's rather coy of "Team Sarah" to not come out and say which comment they're referring to, and the whole exercise in indignation is rather pathetically comical in itself.

[SallyH]

I was watching the show (don’t ask me why-—it was just on). The “joke” clearly was of a sexual nature; Katie Couric was in the guest chair and was obviously uncomfortable (blushing and saying “no comment”).

Other broadcasters have been fined by the FCC for less.

[TexasNative2000]

Bad move. I hope Gov. Palin is not officially involved with this group.

If she is, it makes her look thin-skinned, a characterization that does not fit her.

[death2tyrants]

Although Letterman is a non-funny has-been, at least he got aroused by the correct gender, unlike Mr. Thrill-up-his-leg Matthews.

[Bunkasaurus]

“Letterman is a non-funny has-been”

Yep. Seen by millions of people every night, makes millions of dollars every year...poor bastard.

[redk]

That site is almost entirely female.

[SolidWood]

The article does not mention what "joke" TeamSarah complained about. I doubt it's the sexist "arouse" joke.

Letterman however joked about the burning of Palin's Church!

I think this is what is the issue here.

And it's defiantely more discomforting.

Letterman Jokes about the burning of Sarah Palin's Church

[SolidWood]

"Now here's something that gives you a pause for thought. Over the weekend, a church that Sarah Palin attended was burned. Somebody set fire to the church. Very serious, disturbing. As a matter of fact, they are looking for a guy. And they think it's Joe the Arsonist. That's who they are looking for." --David Letterman

[Bunkasaurus]

Haven’t been to that site.
I’m referencing the Sir Galahads around here, red.
We got some psyches formed by Prom Night in “Back To The Future” here. ;-)

[SolidWood]

See my above comment. Letterman joked about burning Palin’s church.

[Rocky]

Here’s a news flash: Letterman’s a jerk. What do you expect from him?

[DE88]

Mrs. Palin,

If you have any aspirations of national office in the future you need to disasscociate yourself with TeamPalin. They will be an anchor around your neck that will kill your ability to be a viable candidate in the future.

[death2tyrants]

Leno has an 11% margin over Letterman.<-—Heh, I guess I debunked Bunkasaurus.

[Mr. Jeeves]

TeamQuayle.org had wonderful success with this strategy, as I recall. ;)

[euram]

Team Sarah is great. Now close to 65,000 members, 12,000 blog entries, 3,000 plus videos, lots of good people and activity.