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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!

 

ALL THOSE SICKOS THAT DEFEND DAVE ARE PIECES OF VILE SH*T.

YOU ARE PERVERTS JUST LIKE DAVE AND YOU ENJOY SICK REMARKS ABOUT CHILDREN.

THE LIBERAL MEDIA HAS ALWAYS ATTACKED SARAH AND HER FAMILY.

PREZ OBAMA AND HIS FAMILY GET TREATED WITH KID GLOVES BY THE LIBERAL MEDIA.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, THOSE JOKES ARE SADISTIC AND DISGUSTING.

ALL YOU DAVE SUPPORTERS CAN JUST LINE UP AND KISS MY BROWN EYE IF YOU DON’T LIKE MY COMMENTS.

I AM RIGHT ON DEFENDING CHILDREN AND YOU PERVERTS ARE WRONG.

DAVE AND HIS SUPPORTERS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A DUMB SACK OF ROCKS. Y’AL CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL WHERE YOU BELONG.

LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE, YOU PERVERTS.


- I AM RIGHT ON DEFENDING CHILDREN AND YOU PERVERTS ARE WRONG.
Posted 06/11/09 05:54 PM
 

Can’t take a joke, then stay home once in a while and watch your own child so she won’t put herself in that situation, you act so religious and conservative, who teaches your children? Rush, better put the drugs away.


- Mike
Posted 06/11/09 05:42 PM
 

Outrageous! He would never make that comment about the Obama girls it is totally inappropriate.


- Susie
Posted 06/11/09 05:40 PM
 

REMEMBER — what goes out comes back around!!!! Dave better hope his son or future children never have to pay the price for his desperate, unkind sarcastic jokes about someone’s children (regardless of which Sarah Palin daughter he was targeting) in an effort to get a few laughs in 2009!!
He probably doesn’t even write his own jokes! Maybe this situation will teach him as well as CBS to become more selective and/or get new writers that have boundaries with a moral compass!


- Anonymous
Posted 06/11/09 05:38 PM
 


Funny, wouldn’t you expect a call to boycott Letterman by now?

I guess when you have fewer viewers than PBS it doesn’t really matter…


- King Conan
Posted 06/11/09 05:26 PM
 

David is a pathetic, bitter old man. Lord knows there is abundance of joke material he could use concerning the democrats. So why is he so obsessed with republicans and their families? His jokes are hurtful, vindictive, and irrelevant just like him. I stopped watching Letterman about 5 years ago when he showed signs of the liberal wacko he has become. No wonder his show doesn’t do well in the ratings! Its time for him to hang it up because he doesn’t have a clue!


- Ross
Posted 06/11/09 05:26 PM
 

Letterman is disgusting. Palin has her 14yr old daughter in NY and at the BallGame and Letterman says that Palin has an awkward moment in the 7th inning when his daughter was knocked up by ARod, and now he says, “Oh I was talking about the 18yr old”. Lying piece of crap. She wasn’t even there. He got caught taking things way too far. The Left Extremists nutjobs have spared no expense attacking Palin, and they don’t think there is anything wrong with it. The LEFT just can’t seem to tolerate any views but their own. Such a shame, it is dividing the country. The country is in much worse shape now, than during the last administration. So much for progress. The Progressive Movement is destroying the fabric of the country. Wake up before it is too late.


- Bob
Posted 06/11/09 05:18 PM
 

DAVID LETTERMAN IS A JERK. NEVER LIKED HIS ATTEMPT AT HUMOR. LATE NITE TV IS IN TROUBLE NOW THAT LENO IS GONE! GLAD HE WILL BE BACK AT 10PM!


- MARY MARGARET
Posted 06/11/09 05:13 PM
 

Dave,TOTALLY took it to far, there was no need to take notice of their visit , let alone wound the spirit of a 14 yr.old visiting your State ,Dave.Shame on you for making a child feel dirty inside. shame. I’ll be flipping the channel for awhile Dave. Would you want “Harry” subjected to this nonsense?
Layoff the cheap shot “jokes” the world needs to grow up



- Barb - MA.
Posted 06/11/09 05:13 PM
 

THIS IS JUST CRAZY! Comedians have been poking fun at people in the public eye since the beginning of time! He apologized! Get over it! Anyone who loves Dave now will never give up on him or his show!


- passionrose
Posted 06/11/09 05:05 PM
 

Don’t make excuses, he was clearly talking about the 14 year old who is the one that was at the game not the 18 year old. Sick, disgusting and irresponsible of him and the network. He got caught a slime ball now he is trying to slide his way out of it. Dave is a flaming liberal and disrespectful


- Hana
Posted 06/11/09 04:58 PM
 

What is funny about what Letterman said? If it were your daughter would you think it funny and appreciate comments such as get a life if you got upset about it? Wonder how funny everyone would think it was if the same thing had been said about one of the Obama daughters. David Letterman went too far and in this case was both rude and crude, not funny in the least but sick!


- SYarbrough
Posted 06/11/09 04:55 PM
 

I cannot imagine that David Letterman’s comments would be alright with President Obama or Bill Clinton had he made them about their daughters…but then again David would not have even considered doing that. I’ve got news for David Letterman…the only thing he needs to do is QUIT making excuses and give a full apology. His remarks were offensive no matter which of Sarah Palin’s daughters they were directed at. In fact they were offensive about ANY ONES daughter and were not appropriate in any shape or form. Shame on you Dave, APOLOGIZE!


- Susan Brown
Posted 06/11/09 04:52 PM
 

Sarah Palin is the Joke.
All you need to do is listen to the entire rambling rant that she, or more likely her staff, wrote to Letterman in response to a ‘One Liner’ that she set herself up for, to see through her purported moral torment. She lied about her daughters illegitmate child while running for the vice-presidency of the United States. You’d think she’d be a bit more thick skinned, given her laughable performance during that debacle.



- Steven
Posted 06/11/09 04:50 PM
 

Letterman was wayyyyy out of line.

He and the network should be ashamed that they crossed the line. Then to try to defend the joke by saying he was thinking of his 18 year old daughter… Completely class-less.

Shows you why Jay Leno used to mop the floors going head to head against Letterman.

Sad… Tasteless and inappropriate.


- Ed
Posted 06/11/09 04:48 PM
 

Palin is a nut, and unrealistic. She should thank Dav for giving her the publicity. In fact, I think that is the only reason that she is making a big deal. It’s a joke, your a public figure and your daughter got knocked up, it is to be expected.


- Anonymous
Posted 06/11/09 04:44 PM
 

If Imus had to leave radio for a comment less personal and demeaning than that said by David Letterman, than Dave should be fired


- Douglas
Posted 06/11/09 04:43 PM
 

Kids are off limits…period!
If you had a kid taking the hit you would understand.
A serious, sincere apology is in order and make it quick. People are talking about your cheap shot.


- Steve
Posted 06/11/09 04:42 PM
 

Letterman definitely went too far with his comments!!! Very typical of him, and why his ratings are not the greatest. He has to use Palin’s name to BOOST his ratings!!!


- Anonymous
Posted 06/11/09 04:40 PM
 

David went tooooo far on this one. Leave kids out of it, they never asked for celebrity and shouldn’t be made the brunt of so called “jokes” regarding them or their “celebrity status!”


- Sue
Posted 06/11/09 04:39 PM

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