UPDATE: 6/16/2009-Sarah Palin accepts David Letterman's latest apology
CBS gives free pass to David Letterman's sex jokes about Palin's teen daughter
Tell CBS that Letterman should be fully and sincerely apologize for his crude attack against Sarah Palin and her family.
June 11, 2009
CBS should take severe action against David Letterman for several crude sexual jokes he made on CBS' "The Late Show" about Sarah Palin and her teenage daughter.
According to Fox News, Letterman, in his monologue Tuesday night, noted that the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate attended a Yankees game during a trip to New York City, where she was honored by a charity which helps people with disabilities. Letterman referred to Palin, Alaska's governor, as having the style of a "slutty flight attendant."
The "Late Show" host also took a shot Palin's 14-year-old daughter, joking: "One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game," Letterman said, "during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez." And the studio audience laughed.
See video here.
Can you imagine Letterman making such jokes about other, liberal political figures? Can you imagine him saying Hillary Clinton looking "slutty?" Or making sexual jokes about President Obama's daughters? The liberal media would be all over him and CBS would likely fire him. But Gov. Palin is fair game because she is a Christian woman who is pro-life and stands for traditional family values.
It is time for the Christian-bashing to stop. And make no mistake, that is what is going on here. Gov. Palin does not deserve these attacks and CBS needs to hear from fair-minded Americans that they -- CBS -- and Letterman owe Gov. Palin and her family a public apology.
On Wednesday, however, Letterman refused to fully apologize for his comments, simply saying they were in "poor taste" as "an act of desperation to get cheap laughs."
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