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June 11, 2009

Palin vs. Letterman: It's War!

Sarah Palin and David Letterman feud

It's a battle of epic proportions! In one corner, there's an enraged mother, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin... and in the other corner, it's Dave! Palin slammed Letterman for "perverted comments" he made about her daughter during his show, Letterman explained his actions and now Palin is hitting back again!

Last night, Dave said Gov. Palin is a "lovely woman" and he would love to have her on the show. The Palins released a statement in response: "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." Snap!

The tiff began on 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."

Letterman followed up with more barbs on Tuesday, joking that "the toughest part of Palin's visit was keeping Eliot Spitzer away from her daughter," managing to insult a sitting and former governor in the same joke.

On Wednesday morning, Gov. Palin unloaded and said Letterman's jokes about her daughter were "disgusting" and "sexually perverted." Palin has three daughters; teen mom Bristol, 18, and Willow 14, and Piper, 8.

The politician released a statement Wednesday saying, "Laughter incited by sexually perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/N.Y. entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands -- that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone's daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others."

Todd Palin has his wife's back -- the hubby added, "Any 'jokes' about raping my 14-year-old are despicable. Alaskans know it, and I believe the rest of the world knows it, too."

Letterman addressed the "fight" between himself and Gov. Palin on the "Late Show" Wednesday night, saying, "I can't really defend these, they're just jokes." He said he completely agrees with the Palins' statements but added, "That's not what I did."

The TV veteran tried to clear the air and said, "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."

Letterman continued, "Maybe these are questionable because the girl who actually, excuse me, but was knocked up is now 18 years old. So, the difference there is 14-year-old and of legal age -- okay, I can't really defend the joke. I agree. Unpleasant. Ugly."

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


NEXT: Denzel Answers Your Questions!

 

Total Votes: 12336

Palin is overreacting! - 3876 (31.4%)

Dave’s outta line! - 8460 (68.6%)


THE POLL SAYS IT ALL.


- THE POLL SAYS IT ALL.
Posted 06/17/09 07:00 AM
 

LITTERMAN. wow. we get it. nice caps lock usage moralfag


- get over it its a joke
Posted 06/16/09 11:13 PM
 

DAVE IS A LIBERAL,,,OF COURSE HE DOESN’T LIKE SARAH, SHE IS A CONSERVATIVE.

IT IS TOTALLY WRONG WHAT DAVE DID.

SARAH IS A GOOD WOMAN AND A GOOD GOVERNOR….THE STATE OF ALASKA IS FINANCIALLY DOING BETTER THAN THE OTHER STATES. SHE IS VERY SMART.

I ADMIRE SARAH AND I ADMIRE HER FOR TAKING A STANCE AGAINST PERVERTS LIKE DAVE AND COMMENTORS THAT SIDE WITH DAVE ARE ALSO PERVERTS,,,YOU COMMENTORS HAVE NO MORALS IF YOU THINK IT IS OKAY TO INSULT CHILDREN.

ONLY PERVES LIKE HIS HUMOUR AND I JUST READ THE COMMENTS OF THOSE DEFENDING DAVE AND THE COMMENTS READ PERVE, FILTHY, POTENTIAL CHILD MOLESTORS ALL OVER YOUR COMMENTS.

I AM FOR ALL CHILDREN AND CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE MADE THE TARGET OF CRUEL EVIL JOKES.

YOU COMMENTORS WHO SIDE WITH DAVE HAVE NO MORALS, NO COMPASSION AND YOUR MINDS ARE IN THE GUTTER..THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF WHO YOU ARE,,,YOU ARE NO GOOD, DISGUSTING, FILTHY PIGS…READ YOUR OWN COMMENTS AGAIN…YOU ARE NO GOOD…

ON A LIGHTER NOTE,,,LEVI IS A GOOD LOOKING KID WITH STRIKING GOOD LOOKS,,,HE COULD BE A STAR AS WELL.

LEVI IS A GOOD DAD AND I AM GLAD THAT HIM AND BRISTOL ARE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTER OF THEIR SON.

COMMENTORS THAT SIDE WITH DAVE….GO STRAIGHT TO HELL,,,,WHERE YOU BELONG YOU PERVERTS…YOU NASTY A** HO’S ARE SICKOS.

I DONT CARE WHAT PARTY YOU ARE AFFILATED WITH…I AM FOR ALL KIDS.


- YOU COMMENTORS WHO SIDE WITH DAVE HAVE NO MORALS, NO COMPASSION
Posted 06/13/09 10:58 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.


- "ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS MY 2 FRONT TEETH".
Posted 06/13/09 09:38 AM
 

Hey you guys defending letterman - listen up! you too - mary b. - there’s no denfense for this hasbeen talk show host - he’s not so funny anymore (hasn’t been for quite some time now) - he’s got an agenda - he hates conservatism and any conservative people - He doesn’t even have the common decency to leave the children out of the jokes - he’s disgusting and sick!


- josiahthomas
Posted 06/12/09 02:19 PM
 

HEY - rqs007, YOU ARE THE ONE GOING MAD.

Bristol mad a mistake and got pregnant. She has taken responsiblity for her actions.

HEY - rqs007, you are acting like you are as pure as the driven snow. YOU ARE AN IDIOT AND AS STUPID AS THEY COME.

Dave is a 62 yr old porno man who likes to make cruel jokes of little girls.

HEY - rqs007, you too are a pervert just like Dave. This is not about Sarah, it’s about little girls.

I can’t believe all the porno sickos like rqs007 that are saying it”s okay for Dave to use dirty insulting jokes against children.

rqs007, shame on you for having such a filthy dirty porno mind. You are a CRAZY SICKO PERVERT.


- HEY - rqs007, YOU ARE THE ONE GOING MAD
Posted 06/12/09 10:39 AM
 

Are you people mad? Anyone who thinks Letterman was making fun of the 14-year old is more of an air head than Palin. And trust me, she knew that he wasn’t either. He took a shot at Bristol, who is 18 years old, which makes her an adult. It’s no difference than me calling Chris Brown (he’s barely legal, too) an idiot for beating his girlfriend back in February. Let me explain something to all of you: once you become an adult celebrity (either A-List, B-List, or C-List), then you are fair game for any comedian. Period. Bristol is not a child any more, she’s legally an adult. If she were 17 years old, I’d understand the outrage from you all. As for Palin, she has a right to be mad that Letterman picked on Bristol, but she chose to twist this entire thing to make Letterman into something that he isn’t. She chose to make everyone think that he was referring to her other daughter (who frankly I’d forgotten existed) and not to Bristol who’s not only 18 and has been “knocked up”. but has become some what of a C-List celebrity with red carpet appearances for multiple events. I will not go as far to say that his jokes about Bristol were tasteful by any means, but when is the last time any one heard “tasteful” jokes on shows after 10 PM?


- rqs007
Posted 06/12/09 10:19 AM
 

David Letterman was not funny at all with these jokes. Why put down this woman? And making jokes about kids getting knocked up, whether talking about a 14 year old or an 18 year old is NOT funny. I agree that he went too far over the line.


- Sad lady
Posted 06/12/09 09:50 AM
 

I AM A DEMOCRAT. I AM FOR THE DEFENSE OF ANY CHILD AND SICK PERVERTED JOKES BY DAVE OR ANYONE ELSE.

RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG.

DAVE IS WAY OUT OF LINE AND ANYONE THAT SUPPORTS HIM IS ALSO A PERVERT WHO DELIGHTS IN CHILDREN SICK JOKES.

MORE AND MORE, I AM GETTING TIRED OF THE LIBERAL MEDIA AND LIBERAL PEOPLE. THEY ARE TOO LOOSE AND HAVE NO HEART.

LOOK AT CARRIE PREJEAN, LOOK AT ALL SHE HAD TO ENDURE AND SHE IS AN ADULT AND CAN SPEAK FOR HERSELF.

CHILDREN ARE OFF LIMITS. WHERE IS THE CONSIDERATION?

NEXT TIME, I AM VOTING REPUBLICAN,,, I AM ASHAMED TO BE A DEMOCRAT. LOOK AT JAMIE FOXX AND THE COMMENTS HE MADE ABOUT A WHITE UNDERAGE GIRL…MILEY CYRUS.

YES, DEMOCRATS, THERE ARE TOO MANY INJUSTICES AGAINST PEOPLE THAT ARE REPUBLICAN.

I AM FOR THE UNDERDOG. I DON’T HEAR ANY SICK JOKES ABOUT THE OBAMA GIRLS.

YEAH, BECAUSE OBAMA IS THE DARLING OF THE LIBERAL MEDIA AND HIS SH*T DON’T STINK.

THERE ARE TOO MANY INJUSTICES AND THEY HAVE TO STOP.

REPUBLICANS, I AM SORRY I VOTED DEMOCRAT,,,,NOT ANYMORE,,,,I AM VOTING REPUBLICAN…I AM TIRED OF ALL THE INJUSTICES…MILEY CYRUS,,,,MISS CARRIE PREJEAN….NOW…THE PALIN GIRLS.


- THERE ARE TOO MANY INJUSTICES AND THEY HAVE TO STOP.
Posted 06/12/09 08:52 AM
 

Letterman went too far, the joke wasn’t that funny number one, and the 14 year old girl was with her at the game so how could he mean he was talking about the older girl.


- ROGER
Posted 06/12/09 06:39 AM
 

I understand Dave knows a lot about “knocking up” younger girls, isn’t his child out of wedlock with a much younger woman? I think Sarah Palin is right on - his behavior towards women in real life and in his jokes shows he really has problems! I want Jay Leno back he was number 1 in his time slot without trying to demean young girls. And these idots saying Palin should sut up and sit down and that she deserves this because she ran for public office - OMG are you the most stupid people on earth. Get the old guy off the air!

And while you are at it let Obama know spending my hard earned money to take his wife to dinner and a show on Broadway for the tune of $75,000 was UNACCEPTABLE!!


- Gottya
Posted 06/12/09 04:39 AM
 

It’s truly amazing to me that there is such a double standard when it comes to an individual’s political preference. The individuals that take issue with Sarah Palin standing up for her daughter are the same individuals that whine the loudest and cry fowl when they believe they have been offended regarding their own political preference or special interest group. Grow-up people and just have some common decency along with a higher level of intellect that would recognize that Dave’s joke at best was in very poor taste, suggestive and lewd in nature. This kind of humor should have no place in the entertainment industry because it lowers the quality of entertainment to a simpleminded level.


- cathy
Posted 06/12/09 02:27 AM
 

Sarah Palin and her right wing better then thou fundamentalists need to be taken down a peg or two. They look down there nose at the rest of us, but when there daughter out of wedlock gets knock up its a little blessing. Dave she’s had her 15 minutes of fame don’t give her another minute. An Sarah lighten up!


- MK
Posted 06/12/09 02:04 AM
 

Dave might own the show but without sponsers what is the classles show worth???


- Father of three daughters
Posted 06/12/09 12:18 AM
 

There are to many things in the world to joke about. Leave peoples young kids alone. Sometime being a JERK is nom so FUNNY!

Sherman


- Sherman
Posted 06/11/09 11:49 PM
 

No matter which daughter it was it was wrong….and in very bad taste and thank you I have a great IQ….


- Char
Posted 06/11/09 11:23 PM
 

Sarah Palin should sit down and shut up. She was a joke to begin with, so the hillarity continues. She is so blowing this out of proportion. Everone knows Letterman was talking about the twice pregnant Bristol. Come on get a grip on reality and know that she was only in the limelite because old man Mccain was trying to pull the female voters. Sadly for them both we women were smart enough to recognize waste products when we see it.


- Medic
Posted 06/11/09 11:16 PM
 

For the record, I voted Republican. And to an extent, I think that the jokes should be left to the parties at fault, not the innocents in the family (regardless how innocent they actually are). That said, the Palin’s are playing this for much more that it was ever meant to be worth. Anyone who doesn’t know that that being in the spotlight makes you fair game to the late night shows is a very, very, naive and sheltered individual. Letterman, along with everyone else on latenight, frequently make light of the issues of people in public. To take such comments to heart and retalliate as a juvenile would simply demonstrates the lack of maturity as well as understanding that just because you are famouse does not make you right!! So people in your family had partaken in actions that some would find inappropriate, and may possibly make light of in the future. Part of being tactful in politics is to roll with the punches, not punch back. By being aggressive with every poor pun at your expense, the Palin’s weaken themselves to future criticism. They are showing that not only are they weak to jabs from media, but that by being defensive, an understanding that the actions being referred to are in fact inappropriate and unacceptable. I think that even this blog is encouraging the issue to continue, and I am posting against principle. This needs to go away, people need to move on. Thats the problem with the world today, we hang on to the little things and blow them out of proportion. What ever happened to the old “sticks and stones” bit?


- Timothy A
Posted 06/11/09 11:01 PM
 

absolutely stupid… i definitely don’t fault the palins for protecting their daughter, BUT it is a JOKE. there was some misconstrued information and the “daughter” in the joke got mixed up. GET OVER IT.

i feel like the palin’s could be picking this fight simply because they aren’t right in front of the spotlight anymore. so sorry for them.


- Mitch
Posted 06/11/09 09:52 PM
 

I watched the Letterman show in question. I didn’t find it in bad taste, objectionable or disgusting. I think anyone with an IQ above George W. Bush understood they were jokes. In this country, we’re still allowed to joke, arent we???

Folks like the Palin’s scare the bajeebers out of me. So out of touch with reality and over the edge with their rabid venom, they only see filth in everyday things. Tells us where there minds reside.

The Palins need to shut up and go far far away


- Debbie
Posted 06/11/09 09:50 PM

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