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Fire Dave!! Crowd lines up to protest Letterman's 'Late Show' Palin joke (yeh!!)
NY Daily News ^

Posted on 06/16/2009 3:01:14 PM PDT by God luvs America

An apology from David Letterman was good enough for Sarah Palin - but not for protesters who demanded the late night host's dismissal Tuesday at a Broadway demonstration.

"Fire Dave! Fire Dave!" the crowd of about 50 protesters chanted as Letterman fans filtered into the Ed Sullivan Theater for the show's taping.

"I hope to have him see the light," said demonstrator Josephine Sarnok, 59, of Newark. "I think it was over the line."

BettyJean Kling, 61, accused Letterman of using the Alaska governor's family to boost his ratings. She stood by a large plywood sign with the words "Fire the pervert" spray-painted across the front.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_fire_dave_crowd_lines_up_to_protest_lettermans_palin_joke.html#ixzz0IdIWdZRd&D

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bitterlibtard; cbs; letterman; nyc; palin; rally
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1 posted on 06/16/2009 3:01:15 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: God luvs America

Fire the pervert? Damn!


2 posted on 06/16/2009 3:03:11 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: God luvs America

bttt.


3 posted on 06/16/2009 3:03:49 PM PDT by floriduh voter (Obama's Health Care Plan Puts the "you" in euthanasia.)
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To: God luvs America
I think people should just boycott, not watch, his shows. His declining viewership would cause his dismissal ....
4 posted on 06/16/2009 3:03:52 PM PDT by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: God luvs America

Keep the pressure up:

Letter regarding Letterman from Unilever (Hellmans/Best Foods):
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us regarding your disappointment with the program content which contained a commercial for a Unilever product. We never wish to offend anyone and your opinions are appreciated regarding this subject matter. Advertising for Hellmann’s or media buys are done months in advance and unfortunately we can’t foresee issues in the media before they come up. We appreciate the feedback from our consumers and we’ve decided to pull our online ads from the Letterman show from our advertising schedule moving forward.

We hope that this information has given you a better understanding of our advertising practices. Thank you again for taking the time to share your views with us. You can be assured that your comments will be considered as we continue to challenge our perceptions about what is appropriate for us in today’s environment.

Kind regards,
Your friends at Hellmann’s/Best Foods


5 posted on 06/16/2009 3:03:59 PM PDT by JohnLongIsland
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To: God luvs America

Any pictures yet?


6 posted on 06/16/2009 3:04:28 PM PDT by floriduh voter (Obama's Health Care Plan Puts the "you" in euthanasia.)
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To: JohnLongIsland

wow - 50 people - that’ll work alright.


7 posted on 06/16/2009 3:04:46 PM PDT by freedompursuit (Meet the new President of Government Motors - Barack Camaro)
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To: SkyDancer

I blocked both CBS stations (regular and high-def) from my cable boxes and wrote a letter to CBS telling them that their channels will stay blocked as long as Letterman works for them.

I’d encourage others to do the same.


8 posted on 06/16/2009 3:05:39 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( ))))
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To: freedompursuit

Remember, the MSM reported that fifty people attended the Tea Parties.


9 posted on 06/16/2009 3:05:50 PM PDT by JohnLongIsland
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we’ve decided to pull our online ads from the Letterman show

Whoa! Keep up the PRESSURE!!!

10 posted on 06/16/2009 3:06:42 PM PDT by NoPrisoners ("When in the course of human events...")
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To: God luvs America

He apologized under heat, and Sarah graciously accepted.


11 posted on 06/16/2009 3:08:06 PM PDT by SolidWood (Down with the islamic regime! Freedom for Iran!)
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To: freedompursuit
The letter from a paying advertiser in post #5 will do more that 50 people will.

CBS can ignore us, but can't ignore ad revenue losses.

13 posted on 06/16/2009 3:08:46 PM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: God luvs America

Dave at least maned-up and apologized. Dave is pretty irrelevant at this point. I hate people getting fired for PC reasons, even when they are on the other side. It is our side who will take the most hits.


14 posted on 06/16/2009 3:08:56 PM PDT by Always Right (Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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To: GVnana

Has a nice ring, doesn’t it?


15 posted on 06/16/2009 3:09:01 PM PDT by La Lydia (.)
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To: Always Right

Agreed. It’s over, don’t try to turn Dave into a sacrifice to the PC gods. Not that I think that likely.


16 posted on 06/16/2009 3:11:01 PM PDT by Unlikely Hero ("Time is a wonderful teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its pupils." --Berlioz)
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To: Two Kids' Dad

That’ll work ... I don’t watch network news, international, national or local. I get what I want on the internet ....there’s several good websites out there (drudge,newsbusters,patriotroom, etc).


17 posted on 06/16/2009 3:12:16 PM PDT by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: SolidWood
"and Sarah graciously accepted."

Good for her, she's been defending herself , ALONE, for way too long.....it is about time WE stood up and declared NO LONGER good enough for us. The perv needs to be fired. Anything less is UNACCEPTABLE!

18 posted on 06/16/2009 3:12:29 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (All aboard the 1st Annual Free Republic National Tea Party Convention 9/11-9/12. Be there!!!)
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To: Always Right

he manned up because he’s already lost one major advertiser (Embassy Suites) and is probably in jepordy of losing others...


20 posted on 06/16/2009 3:13:15 PM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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