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

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

So Obama's kids are fair game for jokes in a sexual nature.

Let the jokes fly people!!!!

Their mom cant help it if she walks like she's been ridin bulls in the rodeo all her life.

[Immigrant2009 0]

I think, letterman has lost his touch and isn't funny anymore. I think what he said, who make any person with daughter angry and i didn't find it funny. I think letterman couldn't find anything interesting and used those remarks just to stir up controversy coz palin is getting lot of media attention still now so he wanted to use that to his advantage.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

She also has a smile like a bulldog!

[Danno 1,228]

Dave knows it is stunts like this which keep driving the "take no prisoners" political environment we seem to keep getting deeper and deeper in.

Building on the "logic" some have laid out here on this topic... any politician who has brought his/ her family on stage at a campaign event has "paraded and whored" them out and they are open-season on even the most gutter public attacks (cloaked in humor of course).

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Dave knows it is stunts like this which keep driving the "take no prisoners" political environment we seem to keep getting deeper and deeper in.

Building on the "logic" some have laid out here on this topic... any politician who has brought his/ her family on stage at a campaign event has "paraded and whored" them out and they are open-season on even the most gutter public attacks (cloaked in humor of course).

No Danno, you are (once again) wrong.

[Jenn! 918]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

[natty bumppo 297]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

troublemaker!!

[Jenn! 918]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

troublemaker!!

You're right, I think the was OTT.

[Danno 1,228]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

When you say "The same type of men" who are you referring too?

Maybe you can refresh my memory, when has anyone used these kinds of public jokes before?

I do recall Mrs Clinton quite upset that a reporter asked her (Post-college) daughter a question about her fathers (Bill clinton) affairs and how they effected her. IIRC

Sure Chelsey was a 20something yr old woman when asked... and playing an active part in her mothers campaign (not just window dressing). Even so I thought the question was low class as it had nothing to do with the issues.

PLease share the examples you had in mind of minors being targets of sexual humor...which justify your claim.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

Helloooo Jenn! Congrats on the baby!

[Marilyn. 340]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

When you say "The same type of men" who are you referring too?

Maybe you can refresh my memory, when has anyone used these kinds of public jokes before?

I do recall Mrs Clinton quite upset that a reporter asked her (Post-college) daughter a question about her fathers (Bill clinton) affairs and how they effected her. IIRC

Sure Chelsey was a 20something yr old woman when asked... and playing an active part in her mothers campaign (not just window dressing). Even so I thought the question was low class as it had nothing to do with the issues.

PLease share the examples you had in mind of minors being targets of sexual humor...which justify your claim.

didn't McCain make some joke about Chelsea?

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."

-- Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.

http://crooksandliars.com/2008/02/09/john-...ea-clinton-joke

[Danno 1,228]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

When you say "The same type of men" who are you referring too?

Maybe you can refresh my memory, when has anyone used these kinds of public jokes before?

I do recall Mrs Clinton quite upset that a reporter asked her (Post-college) daughter a question about her fathers (Bill clinton) affairs and how they effected her. IIRC

Sure Chelsey was a 20something yr old woman when asked... and playing an active part in her mothers campaign (not just window dressing). Even so I thought the question was low class as it had nothing to do with the issues.

PLease share the examples you had in mind of minors being targets of sexual humor...which justify your claim.

didn't McCain make some joke about Chelsea?

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."

-- Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.

http://crooksandliars.com/2008/02/09/john-...ea-clinton-joke

Why would a fair website like "crooksandliars" report on a story about John McCain.. yet not offer one link to verify it??

If the story is true and he did say that in a public situation, I would think less of McCain.

Now I am still waiting for a real documented example (though more rumors are welcome too).

[spookyturtle 9,466]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

When you say "The same type of men" who are you referring too?

Maybe you can refresh my memory, when has anyone used these kinds of public jokes before?

I do recall Mrs Clinton quite upset that a reporter asked her (Post-college) daughter a question about her fathers (Bill clinton) affairs and how they effected her. IIRC

Sure Chelsey was a 20something yr old woman when asked... and playing an active part in her mothers campaign (not just window dressing). Even so I thought the question was low class as it had nothing to do with the issues.

PLease share the examples you had in mind of minors being targets of sexual humor...which justify your claim.

didn't McCain make some joke about Chelsea?

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."

-- Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.

http://crooksandliars.com/2008/02/09/john-...ea-clinton-joke

Why would a fair website like "crooksandliars" report on a story about John McCain.. yet not offer one link to verify it??

If the story is true and he did say that in a public situation, I would think less of McCain.

Now I am still waiting for a real documented example (though more rumors are welcome too).

McCain never said that. I say it's bs.

[Jenn! 918]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

When you say "The same type of men" who are you referring too?

Maybe you can refresh my memory, when has anyone used these kinds of public jokes before?

I do recall Mrs Clinton quite upset that a reporter asked her (Post-college) daughter a question about her fathers (Bill clinton) affairs and how they effected her. IIRC

Sure Chelsey was a 20something yr old woman when asked... and playing an active part in her mothers campaign (not just window dressing). Even so I thought the question was low class as it had nothing to do with the issues.

PLease share the examples you had in mind of minors being targets of sexual humor...which justify your claim.

Oh, don't play dumb, you know exactly what I mean. If you really need a memory refresher, you're either being intentionally pedantic for the sake of maintaining your weak position, or you're incredibly nonobservant. And I'm not sure what you mean by "public" jokes. It's ok if it's said in a group of friends then?

I'm talking about things like, "If there's grass on the field, play ball!" Which I've heard more than once here on Visa Journey. And I'm not talking just about Visa Journey, watch TV for a while and you'll see what I mean.

Honestly, I don't know if *you* would say something like that, because I don't keep a log of your comments. If you're not the "type" I'm referring to, then move along then, right?

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

Helloooo Jenn! Congrats on the baby!

Thanks, Steven!

I knew I'd have to post in a politically-charged thread to get your attention!

[Marilyn. 340]

This whole thing is ridiculous. The same type of men who sexualize female minors on a regular basis are all of a sudden up in arms about this simply because Sarah Palin was on the Republican ticket. Talk about selective outrage. If Letterman had made the jab at a liberal politician's daughter, they would be crying about uptight liberals not being able to take a joke.

When you say "The same type of men" who are you referring too?

Maybe you can refresh my memory, when has anyone used these kinds of public jokes before?

I do recall Mrs Clinton quite upset that a reporter asked her (Post-college) daughter a question about her fathers (Bill clinton) affairs and how they effected her. IIRC

Sure Chelsey was a 20something yr old woman when asked... and playing an active part in her mothers campaign (not just window dressing). Even so I thought the question was low class as it had nothing to do with the issues.

PLease share the examples you had in mind of minors being targets of sexual humor...which justify your claim.

didn't McCain make some joke about Chelsea?

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."

-- Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.

http://crooksandliars.com/2008/02/09/john-...ea-clinton-joke

Why would a fair website like "crooksandliars" report on a story about John McCain.. yet not offer one link to verify it??

If the story is true and he did say that in a public situation, I would think less of McCain.

Now I am still waiting for a real documented example (though more rumors are welcome too).

McCain never said that. I say it's bs.

Earlier this month, at a Republican Senate fund-raiser, McCain told a downright nasty joke making fun of Janet Reno, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.

The fact that McCain had made the tasteless joke was reported in major newspapers, as was the vain attempt by his press secretary to initially deny what McCain had done. But in several major newspapers, the joke itself was kept a secret. When McCain subsequently apologized to President Clinton, the Washington Post, in its personality section, noted the apology but said the joke "was too vicious to print."

The Los Angeles Times, in its Life & Style section, provided an oblique rendering of the joke that did not fully convey its ugliness. When Maureen Dowd penned a column in the New York Times about the joke, she wrote that McCain "is so revered by the press that his disgusting jape was largely nudged under the rug." But Dowd chose not to relay the joke, either.

The joke did appear in McCain's hometown paper, the Arizona Republic, and the Associated Press did report the joke in full, so everyone in the press had access to McCain's words. But by censoring themselves, the Post, the Times and others helped McCain deflect flak and preserved his status as a Republican presidential contender.

Salon feels its readers deserve the unadulterated truth. Though no tape of McCain's quip has yet emerged, this is what he reportedly said:

"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?

Because her father is Janet Reno."

The joke may be crude, but it pales in comparison with the published details surrounding the presidential sex scandal. McCain's two-liner conveys some interesting insights into what he considers humorous (lesbianism, a young woman's physical appearance), particularly since it was delivered to a Republican crowd. Remember, this is the party that champions pro-family values.

http://www.salon.com/news/1998/06/25newsb.html

why would he apologize for something he didn't say?