Palin left them shaking in their shoes, both sides! She is a power house and both sides know it. Otherwise, she wouldn't be the center of most topics these days!
I can't believe they live in Alaska and not in some southern state! They sure act redneck enough to live here! ;o) On Jun 12, 11:57 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree totally with you, Bruce. And I think Sarah is exactly right. > Besides if she got on Letterman's show she might take umbrage at > something else that idiot would say and punch him out - she probably > could do the job with ease. God help him if Todd is on his show and > takes umbrage. The results would not be pretty - deserved but not pretty.... > > read more >> > > > > bruce majors wrote: > > Letterman obviously lied, since the daughter who was at the ball game > > where Letterman said he hoped Alex Rodriguez would knock up the girl > > WAS the 14 year old > > > And this is no an "assault" on Letterman, it is Palin defending her child. > > > When will you "liberals" become competent to discuss ideas, like > > defending Obama's collapsing economic policies, rather than smearing > > women and telling rape and racist jokes? > > > 2009/6/12 Tommy News <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > *Palin Takes on Letterman, Again* > > By Kate Phillips > > <http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/author/kate-phillips/> > > > Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska continued her assault on CBS's David > > Letterman on Friday morning in an interview on NBC's "Today" show, > > calling the late-night host's efforts to apologize for remarks > > about her daughter "a weak excuse" and saying they were "a > > degrading comment on all young women." > > > Visit msnbc.com <http://msnbc.com> for Breaking News > > <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/>, World News > > <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507>, and News about the Economy > > <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072> > > > The governor has been traveling in the "lower 48″ this week. After > > she attended a Yankees game with her daughter Willow, 14, last > > weekend, Mr. Letterman said on his show Monday night: "One awkward > > moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game during the seventh > > inning. Her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez." > > > Mr. Letterman also said the hardest part about the Palins' trip to > > New York was "keeping Eliot Spitzer away from her daughter." > > > By Wednesday, after the comments had caused a ruckus, Mr. > > Letterman apologized on his show > > > > <http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/988...>, > > saying he wasn't talking about her 14-year-old but about her older > > daughter, Bristol, whose pregnancy out of wedlock caused a stir > > last year when it was disclosed at the time the governor was > > becoming the Republicans' vice-presidential nominee. > > > "And we made some jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter the > > 18-year-old girl," Mr. Letterman began, getting prompted that he > > was talking about Bristol, and then said he was only making jokes. > > He read Ms. Palin's criticisms, in which she called his remarks > > sexually perverted. He called his jokes "ugly." > > > "These are not jokes made about her 14-year-old daughter. I would > > never, never make jokes about raping or having sex of any > > description with a 14-year-old girl," he said on the show. "I > > mean, look at my record. It has never happened. I don't think it's > > funny. I would never think it was funny. I wouldn't put it in a > > joke. Here's where you draw the line. Yes maybe these are > > questionable because the girl who actually excuse me who was > > knocked up is 18 years old. " > > > Later, he said he probably regretted telling the jokes, like > > thousands of others he'd told: "We do stuff all the time and our > > objective here is to get a laugh, and thank God we don't have to > > go to The Hague and the World Court to defend them. It's a joke > > and that's all it's supposed to be. Am I guilty of poor taste? > > Yes. Did I suggest that it was O.K. for her 14-year-old daughter > > to be having promiscuous sex? No." > > > On the "Today" show from Texas on Friday morning, where the > > governor is promoting a gas pipeline for her state, she > > characterized Mr. Letterman's remarks as a reference to "statutory > > rape" and called it a sad commentary about today's culture that > > this sort of discussion would be considered comedy. Mr. Lauer > > prodded her to explain whether she really believed that Mr. > > Letterman posed a danger to young women, citing an earlier > > statement that read: "The Palins have no intention of providing a > > ratings boost for David Letterman by appearing on his show. Plus, > > it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman." > > > Asked about that, Ms. Palin said her insinuation wasn't in bad > > taste, offering: "Take it however you want to take it." And she > > then said: "Maybe he couldn't be trusted because Willow has had > > enough of these kinds of antics, and maybe she would want to react > > in a way that would take him off guard." > > > She also drew a line between the treatment of President Obama's > > daughters and her own, asserting that there was a double standard > > at play. And then she took a swipe at Mr. Obama. > > > "During the campaign, Obama said family is off limits," Ms. Palin > > said. "The 'candidate who must be obeyed' adhered to that. But > > they haven't done that on the other side of the ticket. So that's > > a political double standard." > > > She again said she would decline the invitation by Mr. Letterman > > to appear on his show. 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