Palin: Letterman owes apology to 'young women'

[BlueJessamine]

Source: USA Today

A feisty Sarah Palin just told Matt Lauer on the Today show that Letterman doesn't owe her an apology for the joke about her daughter. "He doesn't have to apologize to me. I would like to see him to apologize to young women across the country for contributing to that thread throughout our culture that makes it seem IK to talk about ... statutory rape. It's not cool and it's not funny."

When Lauer brought up that Letterman clarified that he wasn't daughter about her 14-year-old daughter Willow (shown here holding baby Trig), but was targeting 18-year-old Bristol, Palin said, "I would say that you and anybody else are extremely naïve to believe David Letterman's very extremely convenient excuse. ... No wonder young girls have such low self esteem when we think it's funny for a so-called comedian to make a remark like he did and think it's acceptable."

Matt also asked about Palin's statement about declining to appear on Letterman's show, in which she said she has "no intention of providing a ratings boost ... plus it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman." What exactly did that mean?

"Take it however you want to take it," said Palin. "Willow, no doubt would want to stay away from David Letterman," and, "Hey maybe he couldn't be trusted because Willow's had enough of this type of comment! Maybe Willow would want to react to him in a way that would catch him off guard!"


Read more: http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/2009/06/palin-letterman-owes-apology-to-young-women-across-the-country.html

[skooooo]

1. Palin: STFU

[carrowsboy]

2. Geez

She is such an idiot.

Please stop giving this woman publicity.

[shanti]

167. she's a friggin attention whore

makes me sick.

[No Elephants]

3. He's already apologized. Palin is, as usual, exploiting her kids. She should apologize to them.

[George II]

28. He basically apologized for something that he didn't even do! And what does she feel about...

....HER failure as a parent by allowing her underage daughter to get knocked up and give birth to a bastard grandchild of hers?

She the ultimate hypocrite...yes, she should just STFU and go back to gazing out of her living room window at Russia!!

[Bette Noir]

81. It's not Plain's fault that Bristol got pregnant.

It is Palin's fault that the poor girl got dragged all over the media while she was pregnant, and is now a spokesmodel for "abstinence," in the fine Republican tradition of "do what I say, not what I do."

And, while it's not directly Palin's fault that Bristol got pregnant, it kinda shows a pattern that her older son was arrested for vandalism, her older daughter got pregnant at 16, and her youngest son is disabled. What kind of parent is she?

[texanshatingbush]

109. Don't forget that Sarah & Todd apparently "had to get married".....

That's what I've read, anyway.

And Palin's implication that "we ALL know that Letterman was really talking about Willow, regardless of what he says", shows, once again, how out-of-touch she is. "Knocked up" was the key word. Or maybe she just doesn't get "sarcasm".

I wish the media would stop giving her airtime.

[Butch350]

147. Are you kidding me? Sarah is a M$M wet dream!

[No Elephants]

161. I saw a photo of her, standing in a strip mall with a campaign sign. Snow and ice

were visible. And standing with her, looking very unhappy, was a young girl, who looked about 6 years old. That's what kind of parent I think she is.

BTW, I do think she may be partly to blame for Bristol's pregnancy, but it's only speculation on my part. But, for instance, do you think Bristol could have gone to her and asked about birth control or confided that she was considering sex with what's his name?

[Psychic Consortium]

4. This woman is petty, mean, vindictive and not very bright.

She would do better to keep her mouth shut.

[Turbineguy]

63. "....petty, mean, vindictive and not very bright..."

Sounds like the perfect repub candidate for President.

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[madaboutharry]

5. She is a stupid woman.

She has a mediocre mind and limited intellect. She should never have gotten this far in politics. The republican party should be embarrassed by this shallow silly woman.

[AlbertCat]

97. The GOP knows no shame. Just look at them endorse torture!

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[mitchum]

6. Palin is a grifting white trash child pimp

[Lerkfish]

43. wow, a great, succinct description

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[ErinBerin84]

7. she is such a weirdo

"Maybe Willow would want to react to him in a way that would catch him off guard?". First, who talks like that, secondly, what point is she even making? Does she exercise restraint, ever? She should have left it alone after the first statement.

[glinda]

20. Who talks like that? People from Soap Operas.

[liberalmuse]

8. Go away you horrible human being.

OMG, the Republicans take the most innocuous subjects and beat them to death. I am so sick of their pettiness and faux outrage. Please. Go the fuck away.

[opihimoimoi]

9. Whine, point, blame, denigrate, distort, twist, etc Thats the GOP M O

Sarah plays hard ball Negativity in a World that desires vice versa...

She is in the wrong Polarity....and is clueless as how to escape....

She will get her anus kicked in come 2012

[customerserviceguy]

10. She's detected that Letterman realizes he stepped into a bit of a mine field

I heard it again in his jokes last night, clearly, he cannot leave it alone, either.

In any case, his jokewriters are probably on the hotseat, Letterman will make sure they research the premise behind any further jokes that might impact on minors.

[ErinBerin84]

14. she overplayed her hand

In a situation where she could have gotten sympathy, she has just turned it into a show and in effect, it's hard to take her seriously.

[customerserviceguy]

25. I suspect that she may be overplaying her hand

but nothing that she says is ever going to be liked by anybody here. I'd sure be interested to see how her polling numbers are coming out.

She's not campaigning for the Presidency at this point, she's campaigning for the GOP nomination. She has to get more face time in the media than Huckabee, Romney, etc., and Letterman has given her this opportunity. My guess is that her preaching to the choir is getting results. Right now, the right wingers are feeling picked upon, she has seized upon that mentality and is riding it like a racehorse.

[ErinBerin84]

26. If you say so.

[BlueMTexpat]

65. Gag!

She never knows which side of her mouth she's talking out of, or even what she's saying. She contradicts herself from one sentence to the next, sometimes from one word to the next, or begins spewing an impenetrable word salad. And yes, I'm sure that her preaching to the choir is getting results.

The main problem for her is that the choir she is preaching to is getting smaller. Thank God! Her novelty wore off fast and it's plain to any thinking Republican (there are some few left) that there is no "there" there. What's worse for the backstage controllers is that she's not even biddable to the extent that * and Raygun were. Sarah's all about Sarah and will go off message or do her own thing at any time to keep that fact forward.

I have a recurring fantasy never to have to see or hear her ever again. Reading about her is painful enough. :puke:

[Bette Noir]

84. In a poll earlier this week, she got 4 votes,

out of a thousand people polled, as leader of the Republican party. She's never going to be more popular than she was last year, when she lost the election for McCain. For that, I think the whole country owes her a debt of gratitude.

[mrs_p]

110. i agree to a certain respect

but i think mccain also lost the election for mccain.

[AlbertCat]

99. interested to see how her polling numbers are coming out.

They just asked in a poll who the leader of the GOP was and most conservatives said "no one"....with Rush and Newty coming in next. Poor Sara got 4 votes out of the entire sample. Not 4%, 4 votes.

There ya go.

It's not just here that no one likes what she says.

Rush and the GOP still act and try to make you think they are a majority. The MSM comply with this fantasy...still having more conservatives on to talk about conservative things. But they are a minority and always have been.

[customerserviceguy]

160. I'm doubtful that the particular poll cited was taken after the Letterman thing

I suspect that her visibility has gone up in the last couple of days, and this might reflect in the polls.

In any case, that poll shows she needs to do something desperate to stay viable, and fighting with Letterman over nothing is certainly desperate.

[Champion Jack]

32. It keeps her on air and that's all she cares about

[Cha]

155. In what respect, Erin?

:P As usual, she overplayed her hand. Anybody remember her bitching about community organizers?

[George II]

34. I seriously doubt any of that...

First, he did NOT make any jokes that would impact on minors - Palin is just trying to twist it around that way. I didn't see any hesitation or reservation on his part in last night's monologue and opening bits. Doubtful that his joke writers have any qualms about what they write in the future.

Palin's just being an idiot about this.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

103. "Impact on minors"???

Bristol Palin is 18 years old and not a minor. You actually think he was referring to Willow? Really? You think David Letterman an A-list celebrity watched by millions every night is going to make a joke about a 14 year old girl having sex with Alex Rodriguez? Are you sure you don't want to rethink that?

[thunder rising]

11. Palin will not survive a Letterman confrontation ... let her speak, it's our best weapon

[Wizard777]

137. Let Dave speak. Every single night. It called over exposure.

Of course the first dude will think over exposure means Dave wants to see his wife naked. But he should do Palin bits for years until people beg him to Natalie (cringe) Holloway stories instead. That way when Palin runs her Political ads for 2012. You can go to the window and literally hear the click of every TV in the world changing channles.

[LARED]

12. This is not a defense of Palin

But what would folks be saying if those types of jokes were directed at President Obamas kids?

[WriteDown]

16. Ouch. nt

[ErinBerin84]

18. I don't think he should have told the joke

But I don't think she's doing her family any favors either.

[glinda]

22. I thought the joke's focus was the character of Alex Rodriguez or whatever his name is.

[bettyellen]

29. does Barack have an 18 year old unwed mother as a kid? if so, joking about sex is not a big deal...

because its obvious she had already been there and done that. and none too well, either.

[LARED]

51. Politicians are free game, their children are not -nt

[MurrayDelph]

86. They are when they use them as props

Obama's kids are part of his family, so they show up when there are important times in the life of the family, but are not trotted out to show what a family guy he is.

Palin's kids are part of her set design. As such they are as much subject to comment as the rest of her wardrobe.

[Cha]

134. Exactly! There's a big difference.

I still wish he never would have brought any of the palins up..they need to just go away.

[verges]

111. Bristol is an adult. making public appearances about a political

issue (abstinence only.) If she is off limits, then so are the children of other politicians. Including the children of G.H.W. Bush.

[bettyellen]

144. she;s not a child anymore- she's a Mom. and aside from that kids have never gotten a pass

Amy Carter sure as hell didn;t .... but the Bush twins got a much bigger pas than they deserved.

[marylanddem]

31. Well said.

As a feminist I take offense at jokes that sexually demean women. Even if the women in questions are idiots.

[twitomy]

93. Just what I was thinking...

Double standards and hypocrisy are alive and well here DU and in politics in general.

[AlbertCat]

101. Baloney. The joke's about Sara Palin, not Womanhood! Jesus!

Now go on TV and count how many dumb, clueless, incompetent husbands and boy friends you see portrayed. I don't care about that either.

[twitomy]

107. Umm Letterman "joked" that her 14 yr daughter got

"knocked up" If he would have said that about one of Obama's daughters, there would bee knashing of teeth and rending of garments here at DU...I have three girls and I wouldnt appreciate the "joke" either. I also remember all the hystreria when Limpballs made fun of Chelsea...Its all wrong. I try to be CONSISTENT, and will not "pile on" as most are here. The pavlovian bile on display here is not "progressive" to me, rather it is quite hateful. Which only confirms my belief that there is just as much hate on the left as there is on the right albeit in different directions.

[verges]

113. The joke was about Bristol. (the one that was pregnant)

She is 18. Fair game.

[hugo_from_TN]

148. No it wasn't.

That was the CYA excuse, but the 18 year old was not in New York and was not at the Yankee game.

[verges]

162. Yes, it was.

Willow wasn't at the game either.

[Lorien]

98. Obama isn't an "abstinence only" father of a teen who got pregnant out

of wedlock. A person's hypocrisy makes them a target (and it was Palin who was the target, not her kids).

[LARED]

124. So what you are saying is

If your child does something not in line with your values it makes YOU a hypocrite? Plus that opens to the door to being the subject of distasteful jokes on National TV.

Yes? Or am I off base.

[gbate]

108. I agree. The joke was extremely distasteful and I'm glad she got her say.

No, I don't agree with her and I think she is a despicable human being. However, Matt Lauer is an annoying pain in the ass who likes to interrupt his "guests."

[stanwyck]

136. Did the Right defend Chelsea Clinton? Limbaugh called

her The First Dog. On his short-lived (thank God) TV show, he held up a picture of Socks, the Clinton's cat, and then held up a picture of The First Dog, a picture of Chelsea.
Funny, right?
And did Palin, Hannity, and O'Reilly eviscerate Limbaugh?
No.
Plus, their PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, Palin's running mate, told a horrid joke about "why Chelsea is so ugly. Her father is Janet Reno." McCain did not deny telling the joke, to a room full of adults, no less.
So, when the jokes ARE directed at a liberal's daughter, guess what?
Crickets from the right.
There's your answer.

[LARED]

146. Seems like your advocating acting like right wing idiots because

right wing idiots act like idiots

[stanwyck]

152. No. In my ideal world, children would be exempt

(well, except for Liz and Mary Cheney). Seriously, you bring up a good point. We shouldn't sink to their depths. Letterman's joke was wrong. Wrong. And Palin would have had support here at DU if she had expressed her disappointment. However, she's taken this over the edge. Letterman is now akin to a child molester. She's talking statutory rape and saying "I wouldn't want Willow anywhere near Letterman." Everyone knows, including Palin, that Letterman was talking about the 18 yr. old daughter. The joke was still wrong.
And if the right attacked either of the Obama girls, you bet we'd be outraged.
I would hope that we would not distort the attack the way Palin has.

[JustJeking]

163. Well said -

The joke was extremely stupid, but how Palin is handling it is even more stupider.

[tabbycat31]

159. do you remember what the right said about Chelsea Clinton (then 12)

[Butch350]

166. You didn't say anything clever - the situation is different.

The president and his wife appear to be much better parents at rearing their children
than the Palions, and I don't think the obama girls are gonna get knocked up out of wedlock and put
themselves into a situation to set up such jokes. (i hope)

[mitchum]

13. The Palins sure do spend a lot of time thinking about sex with their children

I understand that it probably gets pretty boring up there in Alaska, but c'mon...

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. "Boring"? Yeah, that went on too.

[shadowknows69]

15. I guess she's going to have to suffer "Dave the Perv" for a while longer

His contract was just extended to 2012. Hope you're in the running Sarah. I'd love to see Dave eviscerate you on national TV.

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. Anything for a headline, right loser?

Drag that circus of a family out on stage while you're at it.

[sledgehammer]

21. I can't stand Palin one bit. And I like Letterman. But...

Letterman's jokes were in pretty poor taste.

And his apology was not a real one. If he didn't feel bad, he shouldn't have apologized. If he did feel bad, then he should have done a straight, simple apology. Not one with the crowd laughing in between.

He's given Palin a golden opportunity. She's going to milk every last drop of this. She would have been smarter to keep her attacks short and simple, but I expect no classiness from her. However, I expect a little bit more from Letterman.

Comparisons to the Obama daughters are not exactly the same because they are much younger and have done nothing to bring unwanted attention to themselves. The Palins made a showcase of Bristol during the campaign, and she made a joke of herself by going on an abstinence tour.

Comedians did make fun of the Bush twins for their antics. But their sexual behavior was taboo. And it should be that way for the children of all politicians. It wouldn't be funny about Meghan McCain or anyone else either.

ETA: BTW, I don't think Letterman needs to apologize to young women. It's clear to everyone he was talking about Bristol and it had nothing to do with the 14-year old daughter.

[ashling]

23. In the first place, I defy anybody to catch Dave "off guard"

in the second place :wtf:


"Maybe Willow would want to react to him in a way that would catch him off guard?"

[mnhtnbb]

24. As long as Palin is going to trot her kids out in front of the media

she's going to be fodder for the comedians.

So, either STFU or stop putting your kids in situations
where you and they are going to be the butt of jokes.

But, that's too obvious, isn't it?

Gawd, I wish the woman would just go away. Or better yet, the media
would ignore her. What a loser.

Too stupid to use birth control herself past the age of 40 with four kids and a full-time job.
Too stupid to teach her daughter about birth control. So narcissistic that she'll take advantage
of any opportunity for publicity including exploiting all her kids.

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. What is she doing on Letterman in the first place,

...if not to get her mug on the front pages again.

She's a LOSER, period.

Go away, Sarah, it's over.

[medeak]

38. she wasn't on Letterman??????

[TheCowsCameHome]

126. Huh?

[xxqqqzme]

145. She wasn't on Letterman

I didn't understand why she was in New York celebrating ALASKA's 50th anniversary as a state. Isn't she governor of Alaska; was there no celebration/recognition of the anniversary? Is Alaska in such dire, financial trouble that she could only celebrate out of town?

[Roland99]

30. Ahh...the smell of desperation (trying to stay relevant)

She's worse than Lindsay Lohan!

Maybe the two of them should hook up and film a movie together and then go on Jerry Springer!

[benld74]

33. Having Palin as a role model for young girls may be a cause for low self esteem

Doesn't she EVER shut up? blah,blah,blah,blah, NEENEENEENEENEEENEENENENEENEENEENEENEENEENEE

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[medeak]

36. she was quite slick...watched it

on pacific coast with eastern feed as couldn't sleep. She must have some handlers as this wasn't the Palin of last year. Reading emails from feminists yet.

[CrispyQ]

37. They both behaved badly & both should call it quits

Letterman's joke was in bad taste even if it was aimed at the older daughter. And his apology didn't come across as sincere. Palin, however, should have shown some class (yeah, I know - as if!) & simply accepted Dave's apology. She would have come across as the better person for a change. But of course, she isn't, so she looks like what she is - desperate for attention & willing to use her children to get it.

Shame on both of them.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

41. Agree.

[izquierdista]

71. Bad taste?

That's called "late night TV". It's for insomniacs who like to tell off-color jokes and see what they can put past the censor. Letterman got exactly what he and his writers were aiming for: "damn, that was nasty, I'll have to remember to tell that one at work tomorrow". I expect now that Dubya has receded from the stage and Letterman has to find someone to be the butt of jokes like 'Great Moments in Presidential Speeches', Sarah will pick up the slack just fine. Especially with that stupid, whore-with-bubblegum wink that she has.

[CrispyQ]

132. Palin's free game.

But the brunt of the joke didn't fall on Palin. It fell on a young girl, who has the misfortune of having crappy parents.

[tj2001]

39. Stupid attention-seeking trash

[IggleDoer]

40. If you look at the joke carefully ...

The joke is about Palin's poor parenting skills and lax supervision of her children, not about her children's sexuality.

As usual, she missed the point.

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[Lerkfish]

44. welcome to DU

what, do you troll and search on the words "Palin" ?

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[Lerkfish]

70. naw, I comment on a wide variety of liberal and democratic issues

because I'm like, you know, a democrat and such.

but I"ll think fondly of your picture...



as the door hits you on the way out.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

80. That never gets old...

[verges]

117. Why does this man

dislike the Moran family so much. I used to know Patty Moran. She was pretty smart actually. Very proud of her Irish heritage.

[Swagman]

122. are they still picketing the Moran family ?. I never did find out what

the Morans did to these people.

[mnhtnbb]

48. Posting on another thread, too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3918529&mesg_id=3919076

[shadowknows69]

46. Bad troll. NO SOUP FOR YOU!!! But you can have pizza.

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[Are_grits_groceries]

52. Somewhere a bridge is missing a troll. nt

[CrispyQ]

64. Harr!

The other day I saw a bumper sticker: Somewhere a village has their idiot back. ;)

[AlbertCat]

102. Somewhere a bridge is missing a troll. nt

A bridge to nowhere, no doubt.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

54. Like Obama, we are also good at proper punctuation and spelling.

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[SemiCharmedQuark]

62. Yes. Obama spells and punctuates by reading from a teleprompter.

D'oh! You attached the wrong talking point to your reply! To your note cards. Quickly!

[Lerkfish]

72. they don't use note cards, silly, that's why hate RW radio is so repetive of the same message

only by repeated repetition can you reach the mentally challenged dittoheads with a message.

and you have to make the message, really really simple.

like "HATE" or "White power" or "Palin" or "White trash is okeydoke to run for office"

[mitchum]

58. Fuck you, trash

[Lerkfish]

73. LOL! well, that was short and sweet.

:thumbs:

[Lorien]

100. That was my take on it too; it's about the massive failure of the

GOP "abstinence only" position and Palin's hypocrisy. If she had been honest with her eldest daughter about her sexuality then she probably wouldn't have gotten pregnant to begin with.

[shanti]

168. oh, i doubt she missed the point

this is why she's on the warpath. can't stand that witch.

[Sub Atomic]

45. Sarah you didn't protest when you let your daugher Bristol get raped repeatedly.

Levi has said you knew they were having sex. Your underage daughter and her 18 year old boyfriend.

And now you're the grandmother of a bastard.


You sure seemed OK with rape when it didn't involve a liberal. Why are you so incensed now?

[AlbertCat]

104. Uh...it was consensual not "rape". Let's not be as stupid as the Palins are!

[uncle ray]

112. uhhhh, statuatory rape is consentual.

it's, uh, just that, uh, minors are not legally allowed the right to, uh, consent to it.

[Butch350]

171. Come'on , Bastard? Show some class.

"hey, call me when u got no class"

[Rebubula]

50. well...

...let's say that Rush or Hannity made a joke about Malia or Sasha having sex with Tom Brady.

What would be the reaction then? Just because you bring your kids on a campaign trail does not mean that they are fair game for sexual jokes.

However, the world would be a better place if Palin would just go away - of course, she is the gift that keeps on giving...

[AlbertCat]

106. Just because you bring your kids on a campaign trail

...and have a pregnant teen age drop out daughter, but you espouse "Family Values" and "Abstinence Only"....then you are fair game.

Let's not leave out pertinent details please.

[verges]

119. Bristol is an adult. nt

[shadowknows69]

53. I suspect the only woman whose opinion matters that much to Dave is his wife's

If he went over the line I"m sure she was the first to let him know.
Dave: "There's a story in the news about me insulting Sarah who?"

Dave's wife: "Oh, it was that joke you did last week Dave. She's that brainless twit that killed John McCain's campaign."

[Hugabear]

55. Bullshit. Palin is the one who owes an apology to young women everywhere

With her whole hypocritical abstinence and anti-choice attitudes, while she allowed her UNDERAGE daughter to have sex with an ADULT. Then Palin admits that she made a CHOICE not to have an abortion awhile back.

SHE is the one who should be apologizing to young women.

[hamsterjill]

118. That's right!

She should also apologize to women for resorting to flirting on the campaign trail to try to win points instead of trying to win with intelligence, professionalism and capability.

I still remember her behavior in the debate with Biden. It was school girl-ish. I was embarrassed FOR her.

[AndyA]

56. Message to Sarah Palin:

YOU are the one who used your children for political purposes.

YOU whored them out to the media first.

If you wanted to protect your children, you would have never done that in the first place. But because it was politically expedient for you to do so at the time, you had no problem with that.

You do not want women to have choices. Abstinence only education doesn't work, statistics prove it and your very own daughter has proven it. So if anyone owes women an apology, it is YOU, Sarah Palin, for being the stereotypical hypocritical corrupt Republican, who wants to force your agenda and values on everyone else, to hell with their personal beliefs.

You'd put women's equality back more than a hundred years if things were done your way.

Shut the hell up, publicity whore. You prostituted your children first, so you have no one to blame but yourself for the outcome. Look in the mirror, Sarah: YOU ARE A BAD MOTHER!

[underpants]

61. DING

Spot on

[davidpdx]

158. Fuck, I'd recommend this if I could

Spot on!

[Bluenorthwest]

57. Straight people! Are you not proud of your own?

It is just so very Sanctified, the way you guys carry yourselves! Simply holy the way the Palins commodify their kids, as well as their kid's sexual partners such as Levi. They use them as props, which is of course a word short for 'properties', objects, chattel.

[smiley_glad_hands]

59. Republican crackhead. eom

[Swagman]

66. Sarah..get a life.

[dkf]

67. Huh? She doesn't even make sense.

What a dim wit.

I kind of feel sorry for her being such a lame brain.

[walkaway]

68. Dave's ratings are up. Sarah ranting as usual. Good times. n/t

[2Design]

69. WOW - she loves the publicity - His jokes were fine - she is a turd

and it is this bully pulpit incendiary crap that ruins people - her daughter got knocked up under age but is now of age - she is going for the mileage here

[Psychic Consortium]

74. Twisting words and making oneself a victim. Not good traits in a leader. nt

[Octafish]

75. Hey PALIN! What about Rush loading up on Viagra?

The slug took them to the Dominican Republic -- a destination for the sex-trade, including the exploitation of very young children.

[Cha]

156. She wouldn't dare get into it

with rush..she's mad at Dave 'cause he showed up mccain.

This is typical palin.. trying to twist the words so she's the martyr..poor little innocent victim.

[Strong Atheist]

76. Palin is

dangerously insane...:scared:

[Bette Noir]

77. Odd that she's trying to make political hay by attacking one of the sharpest comedians in business.

She doesn't stand a chance in a battle of wits with Letterman. Heck, she doesn't stand a chance in a battle of wits with a bottle of Clorox bleach.

[Auggie]

82. Letterman and company could end her political career if they wanted.

[onehandle]

78. Palin is an Ignorant Grifter Bimbo and a Bad Mother.

I don't listen to people like her on Jerry Springer, so why would I listen to her.

[Lena inRI]

79. Sarah Palin=The lights are on but nobody's home

She is trying to squeeze out of this feud as much FREE PUBLICITY as possible.

She doesn't comprehend how her babbling righteousness only accelerates her descending spiral into political caricature.





:boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring:

[R Merm]

83. Palin owes apology to 'Thinking women'

[Quezacoatl]

85. What about A-rod?

I find it revealing that no one is upset about Letterman's portrayal of A-rod. According to Palin, Letterman practically called A-rod a pedophile.

A-rod must be outraged and calling for an apology!

Or maybe he can take a joke.

[Somawas]

87. Palin! She's the best the Republicans have!

Which is why I support Palin-Bachmann for the R nomination in 2012.

Dumb & Dumber!

[smoogatz]

88. Keep talking, dingbat.

The more she talks, the dumber she looks.

[aquamarina]

89. Oh please.

It's Sarah Palin who owes women apologies for her daily embarrassments to the female sex.

[Robbins]

90. Palin

She exploted her children.At the Republican convention,the VP debate,and Rally afterword she dragged her special needs baby like
a prop.There are plenty of women with careers who don't do this.And the explortion of her daughters Is just sick.She opens the door
to this.Republicans made fun of Chelesa Clinton.

They basiclly called David Letterman a child molester by saying their 14 year old daughter wouldn't be safe around him.In my
oporion this Is worse.Any smart person knows exactly who he made the joke about.Comedians often don't let the exact facts get In
way of Jokes.

And a 18 year old women who Is a huge hypcrote by having sex,calling having the baby a mistake,and becoming spokesman for
Absentce Is fair game.

Palin needs to shut up and go back to Alaska.

[glinda]

91. So how many bomb threats has CBS had since or how many threats on Dave's life has

Palin's rant brought and WHY does any media outlet with half a brain contribute to this crap?

[liberal N proud]

92. Why is this breaking news?

Why is this even news?

This was tabloid flap on Wednesday and now it shows up in LBN and is getting replies like it is really important.


Who gives a flying fuck what Palin thinks about what Letterman said on his late night entertainment show about a nobody.

[rocktivity]

94. She just doesn't know when to stop, does she?

She rightfully had Dave cornered, and now she's throwing away her sympathy points by turning his apology into a partisan crusade. She must think WE'RE naive if she thinks we're not seeing through her!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Dappleganger]

95. Palin is no christian.

You know you can only be a hypocrite for so long until people begin to wonder. Being vindictive and saying that his apology wasn't enough is not being a good christian at all. She should be ashamed of the poor example she is showing her children on a daily basis. I'm not trying to judge her but only stating how things look. I feel very sorry for her young kids.

[AlbertCat]

96. Oh yeah? Palin owes an apology to higher primates.

[Norrin Radd]

105. Doesn't Palin have a secessionist meeting to attend?

[KansDem]

114. And Palin owes an apology to *all* women...

Promoting the bubble-headed, bimbo image of a Playboy bunny does not advance the cause of all women...

[Capt. America]

116. +1 exactly, she needs to apologize for that and "lipstick on a pitbull"

[LibDemAlways]

115. Mountain meet molehill.

[yellowcanine]

120. Extremely unwise of Palin to engage in a pissing match with Letterman.

She will lose in spades. Ask John McCain.

[Javaman]

121. she us insufferably stupid. nt

[scottgmen]

123. Palin

She is a dingbat. It scares the hell out of me so many americans would vote for her if she ran for president. Her voice is like nails on a blackboard.

[Taverner]

125. Pailin's a Douche

Just like her hubby

[DebbieCDC]

127. Everybody just needs to STFU about this nucase

and STOP giving her a platform to spew her filth.

Letterman, Conan, et al should just IGNORE her.

Shut off the exposure and she goes away, except maybe for Fux and CNN.

Quit giving her the media spotlight.

[aquart]

128. Oh, dear. She's making a campaign of David Letterman.

Well, that's one way to go.

[gauguin57]

129. Sarah, you owe us ALL an apology for running for VP (behind an ailing old man) ... while unqualified

Gov. Palin, you were completely unprepared to be president, and it was unpatriotic of you to accept the VP slot on the ticket.

You owe us an apology, and I'm still waiting for it.

[Butch350]

172. Shit I'm still wondering how she got the Gov thing.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

130. He should apologize as soon as she does.

I suspect that will never occur.

[Joey Liberal]

131. Palin is a complete moron nt

[LiberalFighter]

133. Palin owes an apology to all young women with dream to become President.

She set them back a generation at least because of her ineptness.

[heliarc]

135. Palin should apologize to young women...

for trying to keep them all on the abstinence train.

[Critters2]

141. And to think there are people who think this woman could function

as president.

:crazy:

[Justitia]

142. Palin owes apology to raped women in Alaska, who she made PAY FOR THEIR OWN RAPE KITS

I don't want to hear this woman-hating monster try to tell ANYONE ANYTHING about rape & women.

She has some nerve after the way she treats rape victims in her state. Making the victims pay to have evidence collected in their own crimes!
Not ensuring that they will have emergency contraception, and then having the chutzpah to tell them if they get pregnant they should bear their rapists children.

She is a woman hating monster - she has NO ROOM TO TELL ANYONE ANYTHING ABOUT JACK SHIT.

[kiranon]

150. Perfect response. n/t

[Arrowhead2k1]

149. It's funny. I was in the front row of the Late Show audience a few short weeks ago.

He's a stand up guy and has already apologised. I also thought it was pretty clear that he wasn't refering to her 14 year old daughter. Yet Palin refuses to accept that. She just wants to continue the culture war, because that's all the GOP is good at. I just hope America isn't buying her crap.

[Sheltiemama]

151. What? Is Willow gonna shoot Dave?

Beat him up? That is one of the weirdest statements to come out of her mouth, and that's saying a lot.

[TheCowsCameHome]

153. This dopey woman doesn't pick her battles very well, does she?

Sarah, STFU.

You're in waaaaaaay over your head this time.

[LisaL]

154. Oh for crying out loud.

He wasn't joking about 14 years old. As for Bristol, Bristol did get knocked up at 17, after all.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

157. She's trying to have a "Murphy Brown" moment

...isn't it pathetic to see a politician intentionally hoping to draw a comparison to Dan Quayle?

[AKing]

164. Conservative Andrew Sullivan's well thought out take on this......

Here's conservative Andrew Sullivan's well thought out take on this......

The Trainwreck Of Sarah Palin

It's getting worse. This is a classic:

"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," PalinPAC spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton said Wednesday.

So Letterman is a child abuser for making a tasteless joke? But the surrealism and narcissism of the Wasilla nutcase is what stands out:

"First, remember in the campaign, Barack Obama said, 'Family's off limits. You don't talk about my family.' "And the candidate who must be obeyed, everybody adhered to that and they did leave his family alone. They haven't done that on the other side of the ticket and it has continued to this day so that's a political double standard."

So brandishing a special needs infant as a campaign prop was putting your family off-limits? Pushing your own daughter into the klieglights to divert attention from your own fantastic lies is family-protective? Pushing Bristol Palin into an absurd abstinence campaign to gin up support from the Christianist right is looking after your kids? Palin reaps what she sows. And she clings to any whisp of victimhood like the attention-starved celebreality star she really is.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/the-trainwreck-of-sarah-palin.html

[krabigirl]

165. yawn

[mountainvue]

169. Why are we still

talking about this irrelevant bitch?

[Arkana]

170. Shut up, Sarah, and dig the sand out of your asscrack.