Letterman over the line on Palin daughter?

[Mrs Jolly]

1) It is a joke. Not even a cruel one.

2) People are looking to be offended. Not the same as actually being offended.

3) If this had been an obvious pedo gag on national TV, then the first to complain would be A Rod and Spitzer. The men who are referred to as the "rapers" of a 14 year old would be having a word with their lawyers. That fact that they didn't blink speaks volumes

4) Sarah Palin has a lot to say about what is all good and proper for your kids regarding sex and given half a chance would pass laws to that effect. Her daughter is not a child. She is fair game for the satirists.

 

[antitrust12]

AMERICA NEEDS TO STOP BEING SESITIVE.....ITS A JOKE....A JOKE....A FUCKING JOKE....if you dont realize the key word in here its JOKE...did it hurt anyone? NO..id idnt even know about ti till now which means noone cares...thats just my two cents...not to be rude ...

 

[Mrs Jolly]

.double post whoops

 

[bandanoantri]

But the children are supposed to be off-limits.

While that is true of course (at least the 14 year old is off limits) there's always two sides to every story, well, kinda. With accepting McCains call as his running mate, and with dragging her 18 year old, unmarried and pregnant daughter into the spot- and limelight that comes with all of that, you better brace yourself for those hits.

The joke itself, well, it was actually very funny. Bringing together the Palin family and those slimy weasles Spitzer and A-Rod is funny, but admittedly at the same time it's a little bit on the edge. But given the family circumstances and all that bigotry and hypocrisy, it's two times as funny.

 

[titsrock]

Though I disagree with everything Sarah Palin stands for, question whether or not she is the actual mother of Trig, this joke by Letterman is over the line, not funny and I wish he would offer a *REAL* apology to her and her husband.

My guess--the Letterman Show bookers had no idea Palin was coming to NYC and she gave them "the heisman" when they called to try to book her.

I watched the whole Top 10 List that started the controversy and it was lame. He made a "joke" about her buying makeup at Neiman's to not look "slutty" which also was over the line.

Rush Limbaugh made several equally poor jokes about Chelsea Clinton "back in the day." I'm sure the Wackoes didn't have a problem with those jokes.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

I thought Palin was a Republican...I guess she's really one of those whiney little tree hugging, political correct, uber liberals.

People need to lighten the fuck up. If you're in the public spot lite, you're fair game.

 

[titsrock]

^
The problem is--is this the climate where political *people* should be the targets of nonpolitical jokes? Shouldn't we take politics seriously, at this particular moment?

Sarah Palin is, at best, old news and not worthy of jokes.

 

[Legzman]

What would have happened to Letterman if he had made a joke like that about one of Obama's daughters?

He'd have been drawn and quartered.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

John McCain: ‘You’re Gonna Marry That Little Whore!’

The following is the transcript of a recent conversation between John McCain and the father of Sarah Palin’s illegitimate granddaughter, Levi Johnston.

John McCainLevi. Mind if I call you Levi? Wait; don’t answer that. Truth is I don’t give shit, you little fuck. I’ll be damned if some stupid fucking teenager who can’t figure out how to use a rubber is going to cost me the presidency!

You see son, when you knocked up my VP’s daughter, she wasn’t the only one you were fucking. No, sir; you were also fucking John McCain! And let me tell you something, I don’t like to be fucked by anybody but Mrs. McCain, and not even her so much these days. So let’s get one thing clear right fucking now: you’re gonna make this up to me. You’re gonna marry that little whore!

They say that half these Alaskan whores have TB, and the other half are MY RUNNING MATE’S DAUGHTER. You should have only fucked the ones that cough, Levi.

My staff has been crunching some numbers, and it turns out people, especially Republicans, don’t like unwed mothers. Therefore, I don’t like unwed mothers. Therefore, that little whore needs a husband. Guess what, junior, you’re it!

You look like you’re unhappy? Well, there is another way. My staff has been crunching some other numbers, and it turns out people just love widowed mothers! They especially like war widows, and I can have your ass in Baghdad in 18 hours. I’m a senator! I can do that.

Or maybe I’ll just off you myself. That’s right; don’t think for one fucking second that I won’t! Just because I can’t lift my arms above my head doesn’t mean I can’t shove my dick down your throat and skull fuck you to death. I’m John fucking McCain!

Did you just call me a fag, son? I thought the same thing about you when I heard your name was Levi. But, judging from the cans on Palin’s daughter, I’d have to guess that you’re no fairy. Come to think of it, I knew a Levi back in ‘Nam, and he couldn’t keep it in his pants either. Some VC slut ended up getting him drunk and cutting his dick clean off. She just left it for the mother loving rats. And the same thing’s gonna happen to you if you don’t marry that god damn whore.

Levi JohnstonAnd I’ll tell you what else you’re gonna do - you’re gonna take down your goddamn Myspaces pages, whatever the fuck those are. My staff tells me you’ve got some really stupid shit up there? Just look at this garbage…

I’m a fuckin’ redneck who likes to snowboard and ride dirt bikes. But I live to play hockey.

You live to play hockey, eh? Well, you sure did slip one past the goalie, didn’t you? You red neck piece of shit. Jesus H. Christ!

I like to go camping and hang out with the boys, do some fishing, shoot some shit and just fuckkin’ chillin’ I guess.

You know son, when I was your age I liked to hang out with the boys and shoot some shit too. The only difference is that the shit you and your cheese-dick friends shoot at doesn’t shoot back! Has an elk ever shot you out of the sky when you were at 10,000 ft? I didn’t fucking think so.

Ya fuck with me I’ll kick ass.

Well son, here I am. I’m fucking with you. Are you gonna kick ass? Well, are ya? I didn’t think so. What? You gonna cry? Huh? Baby, gonna squirt a few?

You make me sick. Pull yourself together. You’re about to get engaged. Shut up! Shut up and take the pain! Take the pain!

What? It’s not fair?

Bristol PalinYou wanna talk about not fucking fair? I spent five fucking years being tortured by Ho Chi Minh and his no-tailed baboons! That’s not fucking fair! That moron George W. Bush stole the 2000 South Carolina Primary by convincing a bunch of hicks like yourself that I had a secret black daughter! That’s not fucking fair! And is it fucking fair that now, when it’s finally my turn to be president, I’m probably gonna lose because a bunch of dumb-ass college kids think it’s “cool” to vote for a black guy!? The horror…the horror…

Now get in the fucking car. You’re going to the convention. Your days of finger-banging ol’ Mary J. Rottencrotch through her pretty pink panties are over! You’re marrying her now. And you will be faithful…for at least four to eight years!

Thanks to CelebJihad.com. I know it's not particularly timely but I did giggle for about ten minutes after reading this.

 

[Cpt.Obvious]

Craig Ferguson who comes on afterwords says a lot worse about more people.
I think its timely it should happen the second week of Conan's Tonight Show.
I'm still watching Conan

 

[feller469]

If Palin's 18 year old daughter had been on the trip, maybe. But it was the 14 year old. Dave was out of line. Blast Palin all show, but once you start making sex jokes about the kids it is not cool. Dave is the epitome of talk-show cool, love his show, but that joke was below Dave. It is being blown out of proportion, I think, to keep Palin's name still in the news.

 

[thebear247]

freedom of speech . our men and women died so we can say what we please .thats all i have to say on that

 

[Neutron66]

If Palin's 18 year old daughter had been on the trip, maybe. But it was the 14 year old.

See my first post on this topic.

 

[Jane Burgess]

All kids of public figures should be left alone. They did not choose to be in the public eye, their parents did.

 

[Neutron66]

All kids of public figures should be left alone. They did not choose to be in the public eye, their parents did.

Your logic is flawed.

Sara and Todd were only too happy to roll out their kids for the media as an example of what an awesome family they are.

Once you do that...well...all's fair in love and politics.

Ronald Reagan...if I remember right...knew his kids had issues so he did not use them as photo ops.

It was only after he got elected the media jumped on them.

 

[Jane Burgess]

Your logic is flawed.

Sara and Todd were only too happy to roll out their kids for the media as an example of what an awesome family they are.

Once you do that...well...all's fair in love and politics.

Ronald Reagan...if I remember right...knew his kids had issues so he did not use them as photo ops.

It was only after he got elected the media jumped on them.

No it isn't. People only want to see them because their parents are in the public eye. 17 year olds get pregnant all the time in the US. The only reason anyone cared was because of who her mother was and her stance on teen sex.

They also didn't roll their kids out at first.

 

[lurkingdirk]

people who run for public office should be prepared to be held to a higher standard. that includes their families. sorry, but that's the truth - if you expect to get elected, expect to have your private life put under scrutiny.

if she did not want to be put under the microscope she should not have run for the second highest office in the nation.

i don't think that's right, i think that's true.

I also think this belies how poor a choice she was as a running mate. she brought nothing but weakness - in political experience, in policy experience, and in character.

begin the flaming.

 

[Hot Mega]

people who run for public office should be prepared to be held to a higher standard. that includes their families. sorry, but that's the truth - if you expect to get elected, expect to have your private life put under scrutiny.

if she did not want to be put under the microscope she should not have run for the second highest office in the nation.

i don't think that's right, i think that's true.

I also think this belies how poor a choice she was as a running mate. she brought nothing but weakness - in political experience, in policy experience, and in character.

begin the flaming.

I don't disagree with anything except for the notion that being a public figure opens your kids up for all types of jokes. Now it's a free country and you can say what you want but we as a society should be rejecting certain types of stuff directed at the innocent kids of public figures.

I think Palin is an imbecile and nothing more than a bimbo with a list of talking points. But let her kids grow up and make their own way.

 

[E-Ann-Hilden]

It is "Dave" he has allot of bad jokes and some cross the line, oh well. Public figures are always in the crosshairs these days...

 

[lurkingdirk]

I don't disagree with anything except for the notion that being a public figure opens your kids up for all types of jokes. Now it's a free country and you can say what you want but we as a society should be rejecting certain types of stuff directed at the innocent kids of public figures.

I think Palin is an imbecile and nothing more than a bimbo with a list of talking points. But let her kids grow up and make their own way.

i would love that to be true, but currently that's impossible. at this point it almost seems like if you have children you should avoid public office. even the obamas can't avoid this - look at the hype surrounding those little girls.

i seriously wish palin's children well. she is a bimbo with a list of talking points, but she took an active role including those kids in her public life.