As many of you are already aware David Letterman and his CBS handlers took their shot at pumping up Letterman and his show’s ratings by performing a rape “joke” about Sara Palin’s daughter the other day. It was one in a series of vile and condescending Palin comments that Mr. Letterman has made of late. After being called on the “joke” he subsequently made an excuse that he did not know that Sara Palin was accompanied by her 14-year old daughter and not her 18-year old daughter. The excuse was insincere, if Mr. Letterman and CBS did not know who was with Mrs. Palin they should have known before doing the “joke.” Personally I don’t think the “joke” was appropriate even if it had been directed at the older Palin daughter.
Thirty years of being a comedian means that you have been privileged, it doesn’t give you license to destroy personal lives to increase your popularity. I’m sure that everyone important at Mr. Letterman’s CBS Show sat down in a big office and decided that the Letterman Show and Mr. Letterman himself would survive the firestorm that would follow the “joke.” Negative publicity is better than no publicity, isn’t that the saying? . . . the end justifies the means? I’m sure that it was all about ratings and garnering the biggest share of the audience in a competitive late night time slot.
Personally I think it was one of those low blows that will follow Mr. Letterman to the end of his days. When you become so desperate for continued fame that you will do anything for it, you won’t be remembered for being a great entertainer, great entertainers don’t have to viciously attack others to remain popular.
I hope that Mr. Letterman has ignited a fire under a big enough group of public protestors that he feels the heat from his sponsors. Since money is apparently the only thing that he cares about, maybe the loss of a sponsor or two will ring his bell.
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I think we all know that, that was not a joke. It came straight from his ice cold heart if he even has one. Besides Who would call David Letterman a Comedian. I have tried to watch him a few times only to have to change the channel within 15 sec’s.
I think it was sloppy research on the part of his writing staff. They should have been aware of which daughter was at the game.
I didn’t know she had a 14 year old daughter, I assumed he was talking about the older one who had a baby. And if that actually was the case, then referring to statutory rape is quite a stretch.
Palin is trying to get every ounce of publicity out of this by not letting it go. I think she’s shameless in her pursuit of a higher public office and her outspoken remarks and winking at the camera have made her fair game on many issues… Although this one has become nasty when the young daughter was referenced.
I don’t think it matters what age or who’s daughter it was Ricardo. To put it plain and simple for you it was just wrong.
How would you feel and react if someone said that about your daughter if you even have one. After reading your reply I would think you don’t have a daughter.
You think Palin is shameless for defending her daughter but yet you did not say one thing about (to dumb to be funny) David Letterman.
David Letterman has no Moral Values.
Moral Values Relating to, dealing with, or capable of making the distinction between right or wrong conduct. Principles, standards habits with respect to right or wrong in conduct. The social principles, goals or standards held or accepted by an individual, are a society.
I see that he has made his second, more serious, apology now that they are outside with signs calling for his job. I still think it was just a ratings ploy, all agreed to behind closed doors. They knew he wasn’t going anywhere and it created the expected media explosion. It’s just sad that they stoop to such low levels for press.
Hey Donald, no offense intended okay? I just respectfully disagree with a couple of points here.
I think it’s difficult to discuss unless the two sides agree on which daughter was being referenced in the joke. If you’re talking about the younger one, statutory rape would apply – At 14, she hasn’t reached the age of consent yet, right? That’s not the case with the 18-year-old.
My suggestion that Palin is shameless was not made because she defended her daughter, but for her apparent ambition to further her career in office based on other accounts in the media months before this.
By the way, today’s Chicago Tribune reports she’s accepted his apology and he’s stated that there’s no defense of the joke, given his responsibility for the possible interpretation of it.
Oh, another burning issue. As I read Donald’s post his points are correct. He is absolutely right that David Letterman has no Moral Values.
So far I haven’t heard anything from Letterman or any other comics on Palin’s stepping down.
But I think this is another example of why she’s a selected target by late night comedians; she made this move which may be to position herself for future campaigning, but she called the press conference so hastily that the media wasn’t prepared and the CNN video coverage had embarrassingly amateur camera footage. Did you see that?
Joking about rape is simply wrong. If the move was to increase ratings and even negative attention applies, then the man has stooped to new low-levels. His comedy is unique but this is just not a joke. Can we joke about 9/11? No, and nor can we joke about violence against women.
So disgusting
Well i think some comedian don’t know when to stop! they like to make a joke out of anything..not thinking of its worth it or it can hurt anyone..