Palin responds (video) (2)
NEW YORK — Sarah Palin says David Letterman owes an apology to young women across the country for his joke about her daughter.
The Alaska governor appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Friday, continuing a feud with Letterman over his joke that Palin’s daughter got “knocked up” by Alex Rodriguez during their recent trip to New York.
Palin says the late-night funnyman has contributed to a thread throughout culture that says it’s acceptable and funny to talk about statutory rape.
Letterman has said his joke was about Palin’s 18-year-old daughter, Bristol, who is a single mother. But it was her 14-year-old daughter, Willow, who’d been at the baseball game.
Palin said it took Letterman time to think of the “convenient excuse” that he was talking about Bristol instead of Willow.
Meanwhile, David Letterman joked Thursday that things are now fine now between him and Palin because the Alaska governor called and offered to take him hunting.
She’d done nothing of the sort, of course, continuing a feud with the CBS late-night host that may wind up being well-timed for Letterman in the second week of his new competition with Conan O’Brien on NBC’s “Tonight” show.
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5:09 pm EDT, June 12th, 2009 — “You aren’t in the kind of trouble I’m in,” he said.
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Philanthropist Says:
Good for Sarah Palin to admonish that ignorant man. Too many public figures allow themselves to be savaged by nasty left wing entertainment and media types.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Soccermom Says:
I hope she keeps hitting back, and hitting back hard. This crap cannot be tolerated.
Maz2 had a great youtube link (at Blue Like You) about the bias of the press: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQSv2WhRuds; Sarah Palin comments quite a bit in there. It’s a good one.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Soccermom Says:
Wow, that clip of Sarah is great! Matt Lauer is an ignorant jerk, though.
I love it when she gets her backbone up. She is very articulate and all class; all Matt can do is sputter.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Jack Says:
Keep it coming, soccermom. Your link is up in my sidebar now.
Thank you.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Jack Says:
For viewers — the clip only plays part one of three. To play it all click this link.
It would be really nice if someone could hook it all up as one movie. I don’t have the software.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Anna Keightley Says:
This is a great article showing how the left attack dogs have been reduced to ‘ankle biters’ since Sarah Palin is batting 14 to zero on all frivolous ethics complaints, including a very ridiculous one whereby they complain she’s wearing a winterized jacket at the outdoor Alaskan dogsled event. It reviews the source of the hate-inspired attacks. Link below:
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.blogspot.com/2009/06/sarah-palin-14ankle-biters-o.html
That was great to hear and see Red Skelton in a walk down memory lane. The new video is terrific, too.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Jack Says:
My personal thought is that Letterman should be fired. Everyone knows what he was trying to do and it is not acceptable.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Jen Says:
Good for you girl, and like she said obama’s family is off limits; apparently not the PALINS, this family has been and continue to be a football to use as a distraction whenever the media is hiding something about OBAMA.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Rob C Says:
I would like to see Todd Palin walk on Lettermans show and challenge him to repeat the statement. It would be funny to watch letterman p1$$ his pants and start groveling.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Peter Says:
Letterman will never be fired for any comments about Palin, pure and simple. His being free to attack anything or anyone who is a conservative with total disregard for any consequences is because he is simply mimicking the views of his network. Besides, this is tame stuff, many on the left would wish far worse on Palin and her family. They will be sure to minimize it.
This will blow over and be forgotten.
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Peter Says:
However I would agree with Rob that it would be great to see Todd plant a right hook on Letterman….
Posted on June 12th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
ward Says:
Re Todd Palin on Letterman.
Ratings bonanza. So if the media is all about ratings ……
Posted on June 13th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Mac Says:
If you think Letterman is wrong, read the comments section of the Red Star article which Jack linked at 5:09 pM… It appears many of the Red Star’s readers aren’t fans of Palin…
Posted on June 14th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Jack Says:
The Red Star’s readers aren’t Harper fans either, Mac. That should tell us all something.
Posted on June 14th, 2009 at 8:38 pm