Posted on 06/15/2009 5:57:57 PM PDT by 2Am4Sure
David Letterman admitted pangs of regret over jokes he made last week about Sarah Palin's daughter.
He may be regretting them a little more now.
A Web site called FireDavidLetterman.com is organizing a rally outside Letterman's show at the Ed Sullivan theater on Tuesday June 16 at 4:30 p.m.
And while Letterman has repeatedly reminded viewers his comments were jokes, the campaign's organizers seem dead serious about getting the late-night stalwart canned.
Sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Brian Kolb, along with an attorney and radio host John Ziegler, the site also provides contacts - including major advertisers and CBS bigwigs - to whom people can complain about what many felt was a tasteless and potentially harmful quip by the late night talk leader.
"Firing Mr. Letterman would send a clear message that CBS will not tolerate any of its employees even an established media figure like Mr. Letterman making demeaning and degrading comments about women," Kolb, a Republican from the Western New York state district of Canandaigua, wrote in a letter to CBS chief Les Moonves.
The accompanying Facebook group and an ancillary one have about 1,800 members to date.
While the actual chances of Letterman being fired would seem to be slim, the controversy comes just as the late-night landscape is in flux, as Conan O'Brien makes the transition to the earlier time slot vacated by Jay Leno.
The campaign's supporters point to shock jocks Don Imus and Howard Stern as examples of high-profile hosts who crossed the line - and were held accountable by their employers.
Letterman made the offending joke on Tuesday night's show, following a visit to New York by Sarah Palin during which she attended a Yankee game with Rudy Giuliani.
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Should David Letterman be fired over his joke about Sarah Palin’s daughter?
No. It was a joke, and he did apologize. 42%
Yes. It was highly offensive. 57%
Not sure. 2%
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Poll Results
Should David Letterman be fired over his joke about Sarah Palin’s daughter?
No. It was a joke, and he did apologize. 42%
Yes. It was highly offensive. 56%
Not sure. 2%
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Just ask yourself if we’d even be having this conversation if Letterman had made the same joke about one of the Obama girls.
Don Imus apologized and sincerely. He was canned.
Changing his excuse to it was about an 18 year old instead of a 14 year old is no less offensive.
Imagine if Rush or Sean joked about the Obama girls.
No excuses, he crossed the line, he must go!
Too bad “tarred and feathered” wasn’t an option.
Freeped
Totally agree. Aren’t there bigger fish to fry?
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Letterman is as clueless as members of Congress with regard to the American people sick of their BS. The rage is on a slow simmer, but it is heating up.
Why fire him? So Craig Ferguson can move up into the time slot.
That is the standard boilerplate lefty propagandist media scumbag trick. They deliberately choose an unflatering photo of the one they want to smear. Look at Letterman’s photo. The differance is stark and delibrate.
That is the standard boilerplate lefty propagandist media scumbag trick. They deliberately choose an unflatering photo of the one they want to smear. Look at Letterman’s photo. The differance is stark and delibrate.
No. It was a joke, and he did apologize. 39%
Yes. It was highly offensive. 59%
Not sure. 2%
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