I accept Letterman's apology.

[Lilith Velkor]

His staff fucked up by not doing the research, and he did the right thing by taking responsibility.

I reject the quibble that his apology was insincere. He seemed genuinely ashamed at making an inappropriate joke about Willow Palin.

I also reject the assertion that Willow "had it coming" because of who her mother is, or because she resembles her sister - not that her sister deserves it either, but that's a whole nother issue. Seriously, what the fuck are either of them supposed to do, run away from home and cook meth for a living?

Anyway, he apologized, and that's that. The fact that RW partisans are still making a big deal out of it just goes to show how pathetic they are.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Christ on a cracker...

The joke was about BRISTOL. :banghead:

[ColbertWatcher]

I am outraged that you would suggest that the Body of Christ can be eaten like snack food. n/t

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. It's Christ-alicious!

[JuniperLea]

Sacrilicious too!

Nummy!

[lpbk2713]

4. Then you wouldn't want to see that piece of pizza I've been saving.

Look for it soon on Ebay. :eyes:

[nomorenomore08]

6. What do you call the Communion wafers, then?

:hide:

[Better Believe It]

15. I have an image of J.C. on my saltine!

[JuniperLea]

18. Get thee to eBay!

Don't even waste time genuflecting!

:rofl:

[Better Believe It]

38. Someone stole my saltine .... or ate it! I'm calling 911! Not sure what to say. Any ideas?

[Captain Hilts]

2. I do too. Let's move on. nt

[Sheltiemama]

30. Me, too.

[sandnsea]

5. Where's the apology, I missed it n/t

[KharmaTrain]

7. The Joke WASN'T About Willow

Sheesh...enough of the hate radio talking points. He didn't say a name and anyone with half of a functioning one knew he was refering to the 18-year old who just happened to have been "knocked up" and was paraded around the campaign trail then exploited on daytime teevee. We didn't see the Obama girls or even the booooosh twins on talk shows...hell, I didn't even know either boooosh twin could speak coherantly until the '04 RNC.

While Dave could have stated those jokes in a different way, there was a truth to what he said and has no need to appologize. He wasn't the one who spent hundreds of thousands on a wardrobe then tried to flirt into the White House by winking during the VP debate. He isn't the one who turned his daughter's pregnancy into a Palin Place...she turned their lives into a Reality Show...they became public figures and with it comes the scrutiny.

[JuniperLea]

17. And Palin was uber stupid...

Beyond her usual, in picking a fight with a freakin comedian anyway! And double uber stupid for lying her putrid ass off and saying it was about Willow, when anyone with three or more brain cells who pays attention knows without quesion this was about BRISTOL!

I'm so freaking sick of the stupidity... and when stupid happens here on DU, it reeks far worse than the average shit.

Palin did this to her own family, then has the nerve to complain about a joke from a comedian. Jesus help us.

All I can say is... PALIN 2012! I sincerely hope she runs! I can't think of a better gift to the Democratic party!

[LeftyMom]

8. I'm still waiting for an apology from the people who keep wasting precious air, time and bandwidth

on this stupid shit. :popcorn:

[Lilith Velkor]

10. You won't get one from me

but thanks for the kick. :)

[cboy4]

9. Give it a rest....Not one person, including myself, hardly begins to care

how you feel about this joke.

What's truly pathetic is you deciding to generate an actual thread .. as though anyone cares how you feel.

Please climb down from your high horse. :puke:


on edit: typo (and to clean up vomit off of my keyboard)

[Lilith Velkor]

12. Ah yes, you care so little that you took the time to post your opinion on my feelings.

:rofl:

[cboy4]

29. Try no to seek out so much attention. It's unbecoming.

[Lilith Velkor]

37. It's a message board. I posted my opinion. Try to cope.

:nopity:

[yodoobo]

11. He did seem sincere

No doubt the joke was written by his staff, who probably believed that Bristol was at the game instead of the underage daughter.

Because of the circumstance of who was actually at the game in question, the brunt of the joke fell on a 14 year old girl.

That wasn't the intention, but that was what happened.

[Lilith Velkor]

25. Thank you!

You'd think this would be an easy thing to figure out, but apparently not. :banghead:

[emulatorloo]

13. Remember when McCain-Palin campaign insinuated Obama was a pedophile?

They had an ad that claimed Obama wanted to teach kindergarden children about anal sex or some such nonsense, when Obama actually wanted to teach kids to stay away from predators.

I guess that tactic worked so well that Palin had to drag it out again.

[Lilith Velkor]

16. No.

I stopped paying attention to their delusional foamings at the mouth fairly early in the campaign.

[DefenseLawyer]

14. Thank you!

We desperately needed another Letterman/Palin reset. Unfortunately I now feel compelled to jump out the window. Byyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lilith Velkor]

23. Write if you get work n/t

[AndyA]

19. WRONG daughter: the comment was made about Bristol...

You know the one...the one that got knocked up while she was an unwed teenager in high school...the one who was paraded around pregnant and all for the whole world to see.

She was fair game.

[Lilith Velkor]

20. OMG paraded around pregnant! She didn't go into hiding!

What the fuck century is this, again?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. Do most teen moms appear on the cover of People?

Or go on GMA and all the morning talk shows? That's what "parading around" is referring to.

[Lilith Velkor]

22. Most teen moms would accept the money from People if it were offered

I know it's shocking, but there you have it.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

24. But since we haven't seen them, the focus is on Bristol.

You know, the hypocritical abstinence advocate?

[Lilith Velkor]

27. You mean the same one who said teaching abstinence is unrealistic?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/bristol.palin.interview/

In what dialect of the English language is that an advocation of abstinence?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

28. Then explain these more recent articles where she claims the opposite:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/06/bristol-palin-says-abstin_n_197597.html

Dated AFTER your link.

Oh, and this one, too:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/bristol-palin-candies-fou_n_196838.html

And of course, the infamous People magazine cover, dated May 20th:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/20/bristol-palin-lands-people-magazine-cover/

[Lilith Velkor]

31. She seems to have done a 180, then.

I sit corrected. :shrug:

Doesn't make it okay to make sexist jokes about her IMO, but whatever.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

32. So now you agree the joke was about Bristol?

Because your OP claimed it was about Willow.

[Lilith Velkor]

34. It was *inadvertently* about Willow

Why is that so hard to understand?

David Letterman did the right thing, and apologized for the error on the part of his writing staff. Good for him.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

39. The problem was that Willow was actually at the game.

[AndyA]

26. Yes, she was paraded around by her mother like she was riding the first float

at the Rose Bowl Parade.

Don't put thoughts into what I wrote--never did I say there's anything wrong with being pregnant.

My issue is with the policies of Sarah Palin, who wants to force her beliefs on everyone else, with little or no regard for the beliefs of others. And she didn't hesitate to use her daughter when it was politically convenient for her to do so. There are many examples of similar comments having been made in the media, and they weren't issues at the time. They were posted here at DU earlier today.

Back the hell off.

[Lilith Velkor]

33. Your issue is with SP's policies, therefore BP is "fair game"

You might want to stop digging right about now...

[AndyA]

35. The entire family is fair game.

Sarah brought them out into the limelight. She wasn't forced to run for VP, but when you do you also know you and your family are open to inspection by the American people. It comes with the job.

Bristol went along with it as well.

It was a JOKE. A fucking JOKE. Letterman apologized. Get over it already! :eyes:

[Lilith Velkor]

36. Did you not read the subject line of my OP?

I am over it.

You were the one who felt compelled to make a judgmental comment straight from the 1950s. If my pointing that out makes you uncomfortable, too bad.

[Raschel]

40. Yep, the whole family went along with it, including Levi. The fake wedding, the makeovers, all of

it for a shot at the White House. blechh. And whatever happened to Palin's baby? He used to be in just about every pic. I don't see her dragging him around anymore.