Pathetic Dave Letterman, is there no basement for his humor?

[natty bumppo 297]

so not getting into this argument again.

but ... for this topic ... I'm a virgin ...

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

How about not parading herself as the example for motherhood?

Gays have parades all the time, but god forbid we bash them.

[vareska 3]

You better believe that Sarah will milk this thing for all the public attention she can get out of it. She should thank ole' Dave for giving her another round of news coverage.

Finally someone who gets it :wink:

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

You better believe that Sarah will milk this thing for all the public attention she can get out of it. She should thank ole' Dave for giving her another round of news coverage.

Finally someone who gets it :wink:

Maybe Cheney should call Michelle Obama a #######. That way she could get a little air time. That logic is so fvcked up.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

You better believe that Sarah will milk this thing for all the public attention she can get out of it. She should thank ole' Dave for giving her another round of news coverage.

Finally someone who gets it :wink:

Maybe Cheney should call Michelle Obama a #######. That way she could get a little air time. That logic is so fvcked up.

The usual, Marc...

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

You better believe that Sarah will milk this thing for all the public attention she can get out of it. She should thank ole' Dave for giving her another round of news coverage.

Finally someone who gets it :wink:

Maybe Cheney should call Michelle Obama a #######. That way she could get a little air time. That logic is so fvcked up.

The usual, Marc...

The usual, Heimlich.....

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Palin et al. need to drop it. It was a lame joke by a late-night entertainer. Making noises about Letterman being a pedophile and contributing to self-esteem issues of girls everywhere makes them seem like desperate, obstinate idiots. Letterman came out of this looking like an #######; I wouldn't say he was given a "free pass." But the longer the Palins drag this out (apparently they don't accept that Letterman was referring to the 18-year-old, not the 14-year-old), the more it seems that they are just looking for attention. Insinuating that the 14-year-old wouldn't be safe around Letterman is not a dignified response. I can get that they wanted to respond to the joke, but a statement would have done. This kind of thing doesn't merit all the coverage it has received. The back-and-forth is pointless; it's just not that important.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The question in the subtitle is silly:

I mean what if Rush Limbaugh joked that Obama's daughters were sluts. I mean... OMG OMG OMGwhat if!!!!???.

Well. It is always tasteless and wrong to make off-color jokes about someone's children, now matter who they are.

That doesn't mean Sarah Palin (and a few members of her family) are entirely innocent - I mean it totally isn't the case that they've been whoring it up in the media, is it?

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Palin et al. need to drop it. It was a lame joke by a late-night entertainer. Making noises about Letterman being a pedophile and contributing to self-esteem issues of girls everywhere makes them seem like desperate, obstinate idiots. Letterman came out of this looking like an #######; I wouldn't say he was given a "free pass." But the longer the Palins drag this out (apparently they don't accept that Letterman was referring to the 18-year-old, not the 14-year-old), the more it seems that they are just looking for attention. Insinuating that the 14-year-old wouldn't be safe around Letterman is not a dignified response. I can get that they wanted to respond to the joke, but a statement would have done. This kind of thing doesn't merit all the coverage it has received. The back-and-forth is pointless; it's just not that important.

Thats all good unless it was your daughter. Youd just let it go?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Palin et al. need to drop it. It was a lame joke by a late-night entertainer. Making noises about Letterman being a pedophile and contributing to self-esteem issues of girls everywhere makes them seem like desperate, obstinate idiots. Letterman came out of this looking like an #######; I wouldn't say he was given a "free pass." But the longer the Palins drag this out (apparently they don't accept that Letterman was referring to the 18-year-old, not the 14-year-old), the more it seems that they are just looking for attention. Insinuating that the 14-year-old wouldn't be safe around Letterman is not a dignified response. I can get that they wanted to respond to the joke, but a statement would have done. This kind of thing doesn't merit all the coverage it has received. The back-and-forth is pointless; it's just not that important.

Exactly right.

[natty bumppo 297]

Palin et al. need to drop it. It was a lame joke by a late-night entertainer. Making noises about Letterman being a pedophile and contributing to self-esteem issues of girls everywhere makes them seem like desperate, obstinate idiots. Letterman came out of this looking like an #######; I wouldn't say he was given a "free pass." But the longer the Palins drag this out (apparently they don't accept that Letterman was referring to the 18-year-old, not the 14-year-old), the more it seems that they are just looking for attention. Insinuating that the 14-year-old wouldn't be safe around Letterman is not a dignified response. I can get that they wanted to respond to the joke, but a statement would have done. This kind of thing doesn't merit all the coverage it has received. The back-and-forth is pointless; it's just not that important.

Agreed ..

If Letterman was referring to the 18-year old ... he should have stated it. Instead he left a huge ambiguity with an inference to a NY visit by the 14-year old daughter. Real boneheaded move on Lettermans part.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Palin et al. need to drop it. It was a lame joke by a late-night entertainer. Making noises about Letterman being a pedophile and contributing to self-esteem issues of girls everywhere makes them seem like desperate, obstinate idiots. Letterman came out of this looking like an #######; I wouldn't say he was given a "free pass." But the longer the Palins drag this out (apparently they don't accept that Letterman was referring to the 18-year-old, not the 14-year-old), the more it seems that they are just looking for attention. Insinuating that the 14-year-old wouldn't be safe around Letterman is not a dignified response. I can get that they wanted to respond to the joke, but a statement would have done. This kind of thing doesn't merit all the coverage it has received. The back-and-forth is pointless; it's just not that important.

Thats all good unless it was your daughter. Youd just let it go?

Yes. Brief statement saying, "Lame-a$$, cheap-shot joke" in PR-type language and be done with it.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Letterman is a chopf##k.

[_Simpson_ 250]

Palin et al. need to drop it. It was a lame joke by a late-night entertainer. Making noises about Letterman being a pedophile and contributing to self-esteem issues of girls everywhere makes them seem like desperate, obstinate idiots. Letterman came out of this looking like an #######; I wouldn't say he was given a "free pass." But the longer the Palins drag this out (apparently they don't accept that Letterman was referring to the 18-year-old, not the 14-year-old), the more it seems that they are just looking for attention. Insinuating that the 14-year-old wouldn't be safe around Letterman is not a dignified response. I can get that they wanted to respond to the joke, but a statement would have done. This kind of thing doesn't merit all the coverage it has received. The back-and-forth is pointless; it's just not that important.

Exactly right.

Exactly wrong, Palins reaction to this has been normal. You would do the same if this was your child, and whats not mentioned here is his sarcastic and insulting apology. He says he was referring to Bristol but she wasnt even in town at the time or at the event he was referring too, how convenient that he got them mixed up. Coward if you ask me, Im surprised you fell for that nonsense.

Do I think he is a pedophile or suggesting rape or anything to that nature, of course not. I thinks its sad how this has become a platform to bash on the Palins.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I mean it totally isn't the case that they've been whoring it up in the media, is it?

Of course not. As upstanding citizens, great role models and true leaders in the fight against cultural decay in our society they'd never do such a thing.