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David Letterman responds to flap over Sarah Palin jokes
EW ^ | 35 mins ago | Rottenberg

Posted on 06/10/2009 5:28:59 PM PDT by jessduntno

Jun 10, 2009, 07:09 PM | by Josh Rottenberg

Categories: News, Politics, Television

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.


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To: jessduntno
"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....

Then what is this?!!!

“One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game," Letterman said, "during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.”

41 posted on 06/10/2009 6:01:14 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Texas Eagle

I agree. She had BETTER NOT go on his show. If she does, I will lost any respect I have for her. I don’t think she will.


42 posted on 06/10/2009 6:01:23 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: Hildy

Since they probably won’t be allowed to clubber him down on his own show, I agree that the Palin’s should not go to his pathetic show!


43 posted on 06/10/2009 6:03:30 PM PDT by SolidWood (Palin: "We do not want to become slaves of Washington.")
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To: jimbo123

Just replied.

Thanks for the link

blessings, greg


44 posted on 06/10/2009 6:04:38 PM PDT by bobo1
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To: jessduntno
"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

Letterman said:

"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. You can see how that'd be awkward. 'Now cut that out! Get back in the dugout!'"
Letterman did not apologize, he just denied that he said what he plainly said. It's the "Who you gonna believe, me or your own lyin' eyes?" defense.

Any lie that serves the agenda is credible to liberals.

45 posted on 06/10/2009 6:05:04 PM PDT by TChad
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