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June 12, 2009

Palin: Letterman 'Crossed the Line'

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was on the "Today Show" Friday morning to talk about a $26-billion natural gas pipeline deal for her home state, but the interview quickly turned around -- and Palin found herself defending comments she made about David Letterman and his jokes about her family.

The former beauty queen/GOP VP candidate told Matt Lauer that Letterman "crossed the line" when he joked about her daughters.

"I would like to see him apologize to young women across the country" for contributing to a culture "that says it's okay to talk about statutory rape," Palin told Matt Lauer. "It's not cool; it's not funny."

Palin's beef stems from Monday night's "Late Show," when Letterman joked that during the seventh inning of the Yankees game, Palin's "daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez." Later in the week, Dave explained his jab, saying, "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."

Palin told Lauer that Letterman's explanation was a "convenient" and "weak excuse." She criticized the "Late Night" host, saying, "No wonder such young girls, especially, have such low self-esteem in America."

In an apology, Letterman invited the Palins to be guests on his show. In response, the Governor released this statement on Thursday: "The Palins have no intention of providing a ratings boost for David Letterman by appearing on his show. Plus, it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman."

"Extra" wants to know what you think. Is Palin overreacting or is Letterman out of line? Vote now!


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NOTHING ELSE HAS TO BE SAID, THE POLL SAYS IT ALL:

Total Votes: 12336

Palin is overreacting! - 3876 (31.4%)

Dave’s outta line! - 8460 (68.6%)


THE POLL SAYS IT ALL.


- Dave's outta line
Posted 06/17/09 07:07 AM
 

yes we can do something about Letterman insulting women and young girls.

Dear Late Show Advertisers:

As an advertiser on the David Letterman show, you endorse his point of view, I am appalled that your company supports the rape of young girls.

On June 8th 2009 Mr. Letterman “joked” that a female Governor of the United States is “slutty” and worse still, “joked” about her 14 year-old daughter and statutory rape by an adult baseball player. He continued his slander of this young girl during his June 9th show, likening her to a prostitute. I refuse to buy products from a company who supports such a vulgar, reprehensible attitude toward women and girls.

Shame on you.

visit the wwwdotfiredavidletterman.com


- yes we can, go to the fire david letterman website
Posted 06/16/09 06:25 AM
 

HEY ANON, ARE YOU STUPID AND DUMB?

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING CONSERVATIVE.

THIS IS ABOUT CRUEL JOKES AGAINST CHILDREN. WHAT’S A MATTER WITH YOU?
ARE YOU THAT STUPID?

THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING ALL CHILDREN AGAINST ADULTS THAT ARE MEAN AND NASTY AND THAT INCLUDES YOU ANON.

THE JOKES ARE NOT FUNNY..I SUGGEST YOU GET A LIFE. MOST EVERYONE IS DEFENDING THE KIDS…AND YOU COME ALONG AND THINK WE ARE CONSERVATIVE.

I WOULD DEFEND ANY KID,, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE.

ANON,,YOU TOO MUST HAVE YOUR MIND IN THE GUTTER AND READ YOUR COMMENT AGAIN…IT REEKS OF POTENTIAL CHILD MOLESTOR…LOVE KIDDIE PORN…YOU ARE WRONG ANON.

I WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND THE CHILDREN ANY CHILD THAT IS SUBJECTED TO CRUEL COMMENTS.

DAVE LETTERMAN IS NOT THE MESSIAH AS YOU MIGHT THINK ANON.


- HEY ANON, ARE YOU STUPID AND DUMB?
Posted 06/16/09 05:10 AM
 

Ashley, if Michelle Obama actually did look like a slutty flight attendant, I’m sure it might fly. But damn, I did not realize this site’s commenter were so conservative.

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Make Lettermen’s joke about Michelle Obama resembling a slutty flight attendant and see how well it plays with Keith Oberman. Your clever article refers to her as a “former beauty queen”. Nicely done. No subtle, read between the lines there.
Ask your 14 year old daughter at home how funny that was.

- Ashley Lauren


- Anon
Posted 06/14/09 02:16 PM
 

The logic that says the children were “put out there” and thus deserve the jokes then follows that Letterman will be telling mean spirited jokes about Obama’s children. Of course this will not happen because the underlying reason for the liberal joke writers is belittlement of a non-liberal. Does Letterman have children? I doubt Letterman’s joke writers have children.


- dh
Posted 06/14/09 10:57 AM
 

Shame on Dave Letterman…I used to really enjoy his shows, loved it when he had his mom on…but totally disgusted by the show now. The jokes were scripted, written out earlier in the day and okayed…are there no women on that crew able or willing to speak up when something is too offensive! Republican or Democrat, there is no need to speak of young women like that!


- A mom
Posted 06/13/09 03:39 PM
 

I hope that letterman does not say anything negative about Obama’s daughters. Even tho I personally disagree with Obama on most things, it’s not acceptable to verbally attack his or anyone elses children. Also, letterman shows no respect for women. Women have fought for years for their rights and this sexist pig verbally attacks women including the slutty(letterman’s words), flight attendants. One other thing, why doesn’t Alex Rodriguez speak up on behalf of women and children, since his name was used as the adult that knocked up Palin’s daughter? This incident will not stop me from watching letterman tho. I haven’t watched him for years since I discovered as a comedian, he comes up far short.


- Bill
Posted 06/13/09 11:54 AM
 

That is awful for LITTERMAN to say “slutty flight attendant”. LITTERMAN
has no respect for women..now he is into verbally asssulting young girls.

I dont see how you commentors defend LITTERMAN. If it was your child, your niece, your granddaughter, would you think it was ok for an old pervert man to make disparaging remarks about your loved one?

I would not put up with it either,,,,if LITTERMAN was an earshot from me and he made those filthy remarks about my kids….I guarantee you LITTERMAN would be singing, “ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS MY 2 FRONT TEETH”.

AMERICA IS BECOMING THE LAND OF PERVERSION. WHERE IS THE RESPECT FOR CHILDREN?

USING KIDS FOR PERVERTED JOKES IS NOT RIGHT…IT IS DEAD WRONG.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY WHEN YOU COMMENTORS THINK IT IS OKAY TO USE CHILDREN IN PERVERTED JOKES?

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, I AM FOR THE CHILDREN…THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SARAH UNTIL HER KIDS WERE MENTIONED…I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING AS SARAH.

AMERICA IS DECLINING MORALLY.

PEOPLE LIKE LITTERMAN HAVE TO KNOW THAT IT IS WRONG TO BE SAYING PERVERTED JOKES ABOUT CHILDREN.

HIS APOLOGY WAS HALF A**ED, HE WASNT SINCERE IN HIS APOLOGY.

SARAH DID THE RIGHT THING AND I ADMIRE HER FOR CALLING ATTENTION FOR ALL KIDS,,,NOT ONLY HER OWN.

AMERICA, STAND UP AND TAKE A STANCE FOR THE CHILDREN’S BEHALF. WE HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF PERVERTED JOKES

CHILDREN ARE OFF LIMITS,,,,THAT IS NOT HUMOUR.


- CHILDREN ARE OFF LIMITS,,,,THAT IS NOT HUMOUR.
Posted 06/13/09 09:28 AM
 

Make Lettermen’s joke about Michelle Obama resembling a slutty flight attendant and see how well it plays with Keith Oberman. Your clever article refers to her as a “former beauty queen”. Nicely done. No subtle, read between the lines there.
Ask your 14 year old daughter at home how funny that was.


- Ashley Lauren
Posted 06/13/09 08:14 AM
 

David Letterhead is a piece of crap anyway that drank the bama kool aid. I certainly don’t watch that idiots show. Are the bots still worried about Sarah that they have to continue insulting her and her beautiful family.


- Dixie
Posted 06/13/09 06:04 AM
 

Bravo…Gov. Palin you are an articulate and intelligent lady…thank you for defending morality and, in particular for defending young woman and common decency, in general. There are not many people in the limelite who rank with you. Allow me to apologize to your daughter, and to your family for “Mr.” Letterman, since, whether it be due to his pride or total corruptness, he lacks the character to do so. God bless you and I hope that you will run for President someday!


- Teri
Posted 06/13/09 02:51 AM
 

I found the “slutty flight attendant” comment just as offensive. Can you imagine what the media would have done if he had said something like that about Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama? It’s ridiculous!


- Anne
Posted 06/13/09 01:03 AM
 

You know what. yes i agree america needs to stand up for kids rights and who cares which girl he was talking about it was still a comment of a young woman sleeping with a man! who cares they are both just teens and he had no right to make that comment. it does not mean that he is a bad man i mean people make mistakes and i think that it is true that palin is trying to call attention to her and her family and both of them are in the wrong right now! Palin for calling so much attention to herself and her family and David for making a vulgar joke but that does not mean that they are bad people!


- Marissa
Posted 06/13/09 12:10 AM
 

Oh jeez. Palin is lucky to have Letterman mention her name at all. Nothing will please me more than when Sarah returns to obscurity where she belongs


- Anonymous
Posted 06/12/09 10:43 PM
 

Sarah Palin is a hateful, nasty, useless person. I’m sorry, but she put her own children out there to get attention and she still does! Maybe Letterman’s joke was tasteless, but Sarah Palin craves publicity. I cannot stand her. Big ole’ dummy that she is.


- Tyler
Posted 06/12/09 08:01 PM
 

Dave Litterman is just a dirty old man and garbage. Anyone that is for Dave’s is just as bad of a person. you littermanites are garbage just like litterman. The remarks against young girls was so uncalled for, Dave is a sorry bastard and doesn’t he have a bastard child as well?


- Dave Litterman is just a dirty old man
Posted 06/12/09 06:45 PM
 

come on people wake up & smell the coffee all negativity & rude remarks are directed to conservatives. Anyone who can’t see that is seriously wrong. How bout some tolerance for conservatives, it goes both ways!!!!!!!

Fed up!!!!!!


- Gloria
Posted 06/12/09 05:42 PM
 

I am a Letterman fan, and an anti Palinite, and I think he can do no wrong. I am also a woman, & believe he meant Palin’s daughter who has an illegitate baby. Palin is trying to hog the camera again, and as usual her ignorance shows through.


- Tina Jones
Posted 06/12/09 05:17 PM
 

To me the joke was more about A-Rod than the (older) Palin kid.
As a comedian, Letterman did his job. As a politician, Palin came off as a publicity-seeking rookie. I’m sorry I voted for Palin and will never again!
Today’s comedy is open to all.
Palin wouldn’t have done anything if her
daughter was substituted with Chelsea Clinton. Only it wouldn’t have been so funny. Sarah Palin, keep your mouth and your daughter’s legs closed!!!


- Marc Kaplan
Posted 06/12/09 04:27 PM
 

So what if women pay for their own rape kits. Dave is still obscene, vulgar, and has no respect for women. Boycott him!


- jean
Posted 06/12/09 02:02 PM

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