Posted on 06/10/2009 4:27:20 PM PDT by thewarden
Taping tonight's episode of The Late Show, David Letterman took a few minutes to respond to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who called him "pathetic" in a radio interview after he made her and her family the butt of a recent Top 10 list. The late-night host had drawn particular fire from Palin and some pundits for a joke about one of Palin's daughters being impregnated by New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez during a trip to Yankee Stadium. Camp Palin apparently took the joke to be a crack against Palin's 14-year-old daughter Willow, who had recently attended a Yankees game, but Letterman insisted today that the real target was 18-year-old daughter Bristol.
“We were, as we often do, making jokes about people in the news and we made some jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter [Bristol]... and now they’re upset with me…” Letterman says on tonight's show. "These are not jokes made about her 14-year-old daughter. I would never, never make jokes about raping or having sex of any description with a 14-year-old girl.... Am I guilty of poor taste? Yes. Did I suggest that it was okay for her 14-year-old daughter to be having promiscuous sex? No." Saying he hopes he's "cleared part of this up," Letterman extended an invitation to Palin to come on the show as a guest.
(Excerpt) Read more at news-briefs.ew.com ...
on no, Kraft cheese I will have to give up, ohhhhhhhhhhhh that hurts. BUT I will, and will tell them so tomorrow.
Thanks for the link. I sent them a pretty clear message.
Order your cheese from Tillamook. It’s better anyway.
FIRE the S.O.B.
See-BS is the LOWEST. Remember that flick they wanted to run on Ronald Reagan???
The only sponsors I patronize are eBay and Mars. I’m definitely sending them a message this hour about boycotting their products ,at least until a sincere apology comes from Letterman and CBS.This ain’t it.
It is time for a Betterman on late night TV. Maybe a Carson.
No. even if it was an apology (which any child could tell it was not), it would not be good to "mend fences." Mending fences, making peace, is not always good. Sometimes, it serves evil, as it would in this case, because it would not acknowledge the deliberate malice of the slander, and the intent to harm the innocent.
Letterman needs to be fired. Period. Anything less is groveling to evil.
I just don't watch teeheeheevee at all. It's brainless and full of leftist propaganda.
Apparently, his “apology” admits that he was making jokes about rape and prostitution, but it is “OK” because he meant it to be about an 18-year-old girl, NOT a 14-year-old girl.
I seem to have missed all the "jokes" Letterman has said about Obama and his family.
Its was his lame attempt to humiliate Sarah and Bristol for her teen pregnancy as you well know. The fact that the reference hits Willow now makes him an advocate of child rape. (dave stepped in it)
Why should Palin go on his show and boost his ratings? Saturday Night Live’s ratings spiked when Palin was on the show. Why would she want to help this guy out?
Letterman you *ucking scum.
what has he said about Satomayor lately???
where is NOW during all these vicious and pointless attacks
NOW only cares about lesbians.
“Invite Dick Cheney too.”
Why should Dick Cheney have all the fun.
Invite me.
With Leno out, this scumbag Letterman sees an opening to finally pull decent ratings. Any further response from Palin would only help him. I cannot imagine that Palin would be stupid enough to add anything to what she has already said about that scumbag Letterman and I KNOW she isn’t stupid enough to appear on the scumbag’s show.
LOL! Good One.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.