Letterman

Bad Andy

Vulchor

I think he and his writers made a huge mistake, and no one caught it. Im sure they meant it about the older daughter and f'd up. I believe that he is sorry for anyone who thought it was about the younger daughter...but not the older one. I think the older daughter is fair pickens because she is 18. I also love the fact that Ms. Right Wing has a daughter who was bangin like a screen door in a hurricane and they tired to make her look like some innocent sweet girl who didnt know better than to ride the ol' trouser snake. He should not be fired, not be repremanded, and that topic should die. While Sean Hannity may want you to believe the country is outraged----the majority dont give a $hit and Lettermans ratings are the best in years----therefore CBS wont do an thing and neither should they. I just wish Palin would take her clothes off and make a few slutty poses in front of a moose lodge with a rebel flag hat on and then disappear from the public eye------but thats just my wish.

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kuzi16

phobicsquirrel

I thought it was poor that he did apologize, that seems to be a continuous thing..... There are a lot of things I wish palin would apologize for. I just think it's all very silly.

Vulchor

Vulchor

Squirrel and Kuzi----I feel you are both dead on. Its a sign of the time for repubs. and demos. alike that we continually try to squash free speech....just ask Howard Stern. And for the record----hard to believe, but I am a registered Republican.....just not happy with how my party has gone.

Bad Andy

jlzimmerman

Vulchor

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Vulchor:

Part of what makes most jokes, jokes---is that they lack in some sort of taste. If he or anyone always used the best judgement we woudl have less comedians and more *** Cheneys. He made a mistake in using someones name, when he meant another person-----he said that and said he would never say that about a child-------that sounds like accounability to me.

The same thing could be said of Don Imus

PuroFreak

I think Letterman needs to go! Not because of some stupid joke, but because he is a douche bag and really isn't very funny. The joke was wrong, and he is a d*ck for saying it. It wasn't a mistake or accident and he damn well knew who he was talking about. He just didn't expect such a backlash from the public and that was his story to cover his a$$. Should he be fired for saying it? NO! Imus shouldn't have been either. Hell Imus didn't even make a statement that condoned a serious felony offense! Neither of them should be fired. The world needs to take a chill pill and stop getting so offended by everything. If you don't like the joke, and I didn't, then don't watching his freakin show. It's not rocket science. That's what makes a capitalist system work. Supply and demand. If there is no demand for his show or his humor, then the supply will go away, but if there are enough people that still like his show and still watch him, then he is living the American Dream and I hope he appreciates that.

PuroFreak

adamkhalil

Vulchor

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Vulchor:

Part of what makes most jokes, jokes---is that they lack in some sort of taste. If he or anyone always used the best judgement we woudl have less comedians and more *** Cheneys. He made a mistake in using someones name, when he meant another person-----he said that and said he would never say that about a child-------that sounds like accounability to me.

The same thing could be said of Don Imus

Don Imus was paid to entertain. I do not agree with what he said, but he shoudl not have lost his job over saying it. If his rating were down due to it and he lost advertisers (which did happen) then I have no probolem---cause thats business. But to be in the entertainment business and lose a job for a comment and no other reason is lunacy in a free country.

Vulchor

Wafflebob

As already stated, nobodies freedom of speech is being affected here. If the government were trying to silence him, or if he was facing legal issues then it would possibly be an infringement of the freedom of speech. As far as being fired goes, thats purely a choice of his employers and his rights don't have anything to do with it. I don't think he deserves to be fired either. Chances are he didn't even have anything to do with writing the joke, he just read what was written for him.

kuzi16

kuzi16

PuroFreak

phobicsquirrel

PuroFreak

phobicsquirrel

I am not saying that people can't be offended I just think that it's silly that given the joke and who it was about and the context that it isn't such a big deal. Palin has paraded her down syndrome kid around all during the campaign as a piece of meat, her dumb daughter gets knocked up then doesn't marry the dad ( which I'm sure was only conceived as a campaign thing, they probably would have never married) then she goes out and preaches against "not" having sex. It's very silly. Jokes are made all the time, any late night show jabs at people all the time. I also find it very ironic that Palin would make a big deal about a joke, but she was find calling Obama a terrorist, and a Muslim and not being born in America. Those are just lies to be spread. letterman made a joke, poor taste, to some maybe. Then again it's a joke. I'm just saying people get too offended too easily in this country any more. Freedom of speech seems to a door only opened when it's PC. I don't watch is show either, I'm usually in bed. I just think overall it's just another way for her to stay in the spotlight.

PuroFreak

phobicsquirrel:

I am not saying that people can't be offended I just think that it's silly that given the joke and who it was about and the context that it isn't such a big deal. Palin has paraded her down syndrome kid around all during the campaign as a piece of meat, her dumb daughter gets knocked up then doesn't marry the dad ( which I'm sure was only conceived as a campaign thing, they probably would have never married) then she goes out and preaches against "not" having sex. It's very silly. Jokes are made all the time, any late night show jabs at people all the time. I also find it very ironic that Palin would make a big deal about a joke, but she was find calling Obama a terrorist, and a Muslim and not being born in America. Those are just lies to be spread. letterman made a joke, poor taste, to some maybe. Then again it's a joke. I'm just saying people get too offended too easily in this country any more. Freedom of speech seems to a door only opened when it's PC. I don't watch is show either, I'm usually in bed. I just think overall it's just another way for her to stay in the spotlight.

I would like to see some kind of proof where Palin said those things because she NEVER did. Also, Letterman made a joke about a 14 year old girl being raped by A-Rod in front of thousands of people... That is more than just in bad taste. I do think it is a big deal, but once again, not something CBS should fire him for saying.

phobicsquirrel

PuroFreak

PuroFreak

phobicsquirrel

PuroFreak

Vulchor

phobicsquirrel

In politics or especially in the media spotlight implication is enough and goes a long way. Bringing it up, and placing it in such context is the same. The implication was there and she knew what she was doing.