Posted on 03/03/2010 2:22:15 PM PST by 198ml
In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, Mark Seal took an inside look at David Letterman's sexual scandal and the love-triangle that rocked CBS's "Late Show" last October with Letterman's live confession on-air. Interested in juicy details and pop psychology, Seal effectively vindicated Letterman for the numerous affairs he had with various employees, assistants, and interns.
As the article notes, the scandal came to a head when Joe Halderman, a veteran but financially-troubled producer of "48 Hours Mystery," discovered his live-in girlfriend and "Late Show" intern Stephanie Birkett was having an affair with the host.Halderman attempted to blackmail Letterman with stories about multiple women whose careers progressed because they slept with the star. In September '09, New York's district attorney charged Halderman for attempted grand larceny by extortion.
Seal interviewed Rob Burnett, executive producer of the "Late Show" and one of Letterman's closest friends, for the story, allowing Burnett to inform the world of his "myth busting" account of the saga.
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Enough is enough on this trivial pursuit game on sex.
Clinton was tried on it too. He shouldn’t have been.
He should have been tried on national security breaches.
Letterman, whom I don’t watch, will be judged by the Nielsen rating system.
Wow! I wonder what his DU avatar is?
Tell me what he has to be unhappy about? Hes richer than rockefeller, has a TV show, is famous and has a little boy that idolizes him,,,what the hell is his major malfunction?
And NOW is silent over all of this workplace sex. 40 years ago they were throwing fits over the boss who would hire a sexy secretary to take along on overnight business trips.
But after Clinton (and Kennedy) they acknowledged that it is ok to schtup the secretary if you support abortion.
IT’S NOT MYSOGYNY WHEN DEMOCRATS DO IT!!!
“Clinton was tried on it too. He shouldn’t have been.”
You’re right in that there was plenty of stuff that Clinton should’ve been brought up on.
But you’re falling into the trap of the Clinton defense team when you claim he was being persecuted for having affairs.
Clinton himself had pushed for broader prosecutorial tools in sexual harrassment cases, and when he himself was accused of harrassment, he tried to deceive the court in that case.
Whether he was guilty of lying under oath or suborning the court system is something people can argue over, but his impeachment was only indirectly a rebuke of his unchecked libido.
I am not saying he should not be prosecuted for what he did. He should. Any sexual harassment should be prosecuted.
However it should be prosecuted in a court room. Not an impeachment proceeding in Congress.
BTW, sexual harassment can get you fired and sued, but it's not a crime. Now, Slick's groping of Kathleen Willey was an assault, and his rape of Juanita Broderick was certainly a felony, but he was never charged with those particular crimes.
Perjury ans obstruction are felonies and should be tried in a courtroom. Not Congress. The House Pubbies salivated over his sexual peccadilloes.
He should have been charged with national security violations like selling anything and everything for votes. Getting the Red Chinese in the door with military use technology. But out Congress is fixated on sex.
What do you think "high crimes and misdemenors" means? Under your test, a President could gun someone down in broad daylight and not be impeached.
What do you think Nixon was charged with in the House Committee? Obstruction of Jusice.
The "sex" canard was successfully played by Clinton and his willing accomplices in the MSM. I find it hard to believe a Freeper would be gullible enough to fall for it. Of course, you weren't here at the time.
He’s a lib-—no other explanation needed.
Would Rush, Glenn, Hannity ever get away with such activity? I doubt it.
Under my scenario if a president would gun down someone ... he should and would be tried for murder in a court of law. That is what they are there for. He has no immunity because he sits in that office. Congress has no immunity except in their own mind and have bullied the law enforcement community into believing it.
There is no immunity. Only in your mind.
The sex canard was played by Clintonistas and bought hook, line and sinker by the house. It was a farce. There was not an impeachment proceeding as much as a play with the members of Congress the central players. He was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with his sexual contact with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquitted by the Senate. It was about lying about SEX, pure and simple. Not real crimes against the country. Politicians chose the easy way out, they could not paint him as guilty when they do,it themselves.
Clinton should have been impeached on violating our national security and with the facts out (the MSM would have to report what was happening in an impeachment, facts and all) he would have been found guilty by the Senate. Even Congress couldn’t turn their backs on those facts once put in the realm of the American people knowing them.
As for the courts, Clinton was cited with contempt of court because he violated the judges order to testify truthfully. He was fined and lost his law license for 5 years. A pittance of punishment.
Nixon should also have been tried in a court of law and lost his license to practice law at the very minimum. Forget the House Committee and the investigations by Congress ... they are mere political tools to make our elected officials feel important and a trapping of power.
If you are going to impeach a sitting President you need to keep your powder dry and charge them with crimes you can prove. The House proved nothing. Admittedly politics plays into it also.
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