Letterman vs Palin

[DJKid]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090611/en_ynews/ynews_en386


Do you think the jokes were ok or did he cross the line?

 

[piranha45]

the more offensive and foul-minded a joke is, the better.

Furthermore, it's always great fun to make celebrities whine and cry.

 

[DJKid]

I know I cracked up when I heard them lol

 

[Alle_Gory]

Nope not at all. The "apology" after was awesome!

 

[Deep Dish]

Considering Palin, I must say the jokes were fair game.

 

[ketostix]

I don't find Letterman's jokes funny because he is a liberal and what he's doing is nothing but thinly-vieled defamation of someone he's politically opposed to. Liberals' ideas like AA, feminism etc, don't have a leg to stand on so instead they throw childish insults at the oppostion to destroy their opponents rep. I have the most contempt for white male liberals.

 

[DJKid]

I don't find Letterman's jokes funny because he is a liberal and what he's doing is nothing but thinly-vieled defamation of someone he's politically opposed to. Liberals' ideas like AA, feminism etc, don't have a leg to stand on so instead they throw childish insults at the oppostion to destroy their opponents rep. I have the most contempt for white male liberals.

I knew it would only be a matter of time before a political stance was voiced. Personally I think they were just jokes without any ulterior motives. You certainly have the right to your opinion though.

 

[ketostix]

I knew it would only be a matter of time before a political stance was voiced. Personally I think they were just jokes without any ulterior motives. You certainly have the right to your opinion though.

Yeah right Letterman is well known to be a liberal. He could make jokes about a lot of people. Why do you think he's making offensive/defamatory jokes toward a well known conservative politician? Liberals have being doing this repeatedly with Palin.

 

[Alle_Gory]

Why do you think he's making offensive/defamatory jokes toward a well known conservative politician?

Because she's an idiot.

By well known, you must mean infamous.

 

[Deep Dish]

He could make jokes about a lot of people.

And he does.

 

[Luthor Rex]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090611/en_ynews/ynews_en386


Do you think the jokes were ok or did he cross the line?

A link to the actual jokes would be great.

Thanks.

Edit: Ok found this out

"One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game," Letterman said, "during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez."

But an even more disturbing fact, which Letterman may not have known, was that the daughter who accompanied Palin on her trip to New York was 14-year-old Willow — not 18-year-old Bristol, the unwed mother of Palin's first grandchild.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525724,00.html

 

[Levex]

I don't find Letterman's jokes funny because he is a liberal and what he's doing is nothing but thinly-vieled defamation of someone he's politically opposed to. Liberals' ideas like AA, feminism etc, don't have a leg to stand on so instead they throw childish insults at the oppostion to destroy their opponents rep. I have the most contempt for white male liberals.

Sounds like Palin's VP campaign.

Get your head out of your ass, nobody was even talking about politics until your post.

And yes the jokes were funny.

 

[Da Realist]

She's 18, so she's an adult and fair game. Plus why does Palin decide to get angry about this? Larry Flinn made a porno about her.

 

[user43770]

She's 18, so she's an adult and fair game. Plus why does Palin decide to get angry about this? Larry Flinn made a porno about her.

"One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game," Letterman said, "during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez."

But an even more disturbing fact, which Letterman may not have known, was that the daughter who accompanied Palin on her trip to New York was 14-year-old Willow — not 18-year-old Bristol, the unwed mother of Palin's first grandchild.

That's pretty poor taste on Letterman's part. I only watch Conan anyway.

 

[Desert Fox]

The real news here is that people still watch Letterman.

Conan FTW

 

[penkitten]

its only an offensive joke to the parents of the 14 yr old who is out there having sex and getting abortions and they want to keep it a secret because they are not the type of people to vote yes for abortions.

 

[user43770]

its only an offensive joke to the parents of the 14 yr old who is out there having sex and getting abortions and they want to keep it a secret because they are not the type of people to vote yes for abortions.

What are you talking about? Go tell any parent a joke about their 14 year old daughter getting knocked up by A-Rod and watch what happens...how are any of you gonna defend that sh1t? It's acceptable to make fun of a politician who has made a conscious decision to become a public figure, but it is down right crass to make fun of their teenage children.

 

[Luthor Rex]

AA? Alcoholics Anonymous, America Airlines?

I'm not a liberal, but how are those things related?


Whats the difference between white male liberals and Mexican and black male liberals?

And no its not a joke.

I think he meant Affirmative Action.

 

[ketostix]

And he does.

I'll respond to your reply since you're the only one that didn't try to play stupid. Name one patently offensive joke Letterman has made about a liberal politician. I remember a fairly prominant news anchor saying, "the Clintons were pimping out their daughter.." (Who is well over 18 btw) And no one thought it was funny and this guy lost his job. No one has been defamed like Palin has. You liberal leaning guys want to play stupid but it's obvious Letterman was trying to defame someone he is politically opposed to. No one makes sexual remarks about a politician childrenor anyone else's children, unless the target is a conservative apparently.

 

[3countriesPlan]

Letterman is attacking palin because he hates republicans. Like someone said, switch around the people involved with limbaugh and any prominent liberal woman and you would have a firestorm. Liberals cannot see anything from an objective view because they are so full of hate and have a serious superiority complex which is built on some sort of shame they have about their racial identity.