LOL, of course I did!
On Jun 12, 12:35 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > I do hope you mean redneck in the best possible way - as rednecks really > are as opposed to the way that the liberal media portrays them. ;-) > > > > MWR wrote: > > 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. Perhaps she'll jump to be a guest on that > >>> of his new rival, Conan O'Brien's. > > >>> Watch the video here: > >>> > >>> http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/palin-takes-on-letterma... > > >>> -- > >>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > >>> Have a great day, > >>> Tommy > >>> __._,_.___ > >>> Messages in this topic > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/message/13675;_ylc=...> > >>> (1) Reply (via web post) > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJya...> > >>> | Start a new topic > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmN...> > > >>> Messages > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/messages;_ylc=X3oDM...> > >>> | Files > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJn...> > >>> | Photos > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/photos;_ylc=X3oDMTJ...> > >>> | Links > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJn...> > >>> | Database > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/database;_ylc=X3oDM...> > >>> | Polls > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/polls;_ylc=X3oDMTJn...> > >>> | Members > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/members;_ylc=X3oDMT...> > >>> | Calendar > >>> > >>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/calendar;_ylc=X3oDM...> > > >>> Yahoo! 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