If Letterman ever said that about my daughter...

[Davemcc]

You're sneaky like that.

Why yes, yes I am.

 

[10010011]

The fact that I see this "controversy" posted on just about every forum I visit makes me wonder if Letterman is nothing but a willing accomplice in a larger plan by Palin supporters to keep her in the public spotlight while painting her as some poor victim of liberal media hate and bias. That way when they try to run her as a presidential candidate she can talk about all the "hardships" she has had to overcome to get where she is today.

 

[jeffsg4mac]

The fact that I see this "controversy" posted on just about every forum I visit makes me wonder if Letterman is nothing but a willing accomplice in a larger plan by Palin supporters to keep her in the public spotlight while painting her as some poor victim of liberal media hate and bias. That way when they try to run her as a presidential candidate she can talk about all the "hardships" she has had to overcome to get where she is today.

WOW! and I thought I was conspiratorialist. However, I could believe that letterman is stupid enough to be suckered into such a thing. He is an idiot.

 

[10010011]

WOW! and I thought I was conspiratorialist. However, I could believe that letterman is stupid enough to be suckered into such a thing. He is an idiot.

Yeah, I creap myself out sometime too.

But really, why anyone cares what either one of them have to say about anything is just so far off the deep end that it has to be a conspiracy.

 

[billy p]

Hey guy's here is another spin on this fiasco.... Didn't NBC's The tonight show recently air its new host Conan and just maybe this was all about ratings and stealing some Thunder! Lets be real here Letterman surely has or had nothing to lose and judging by what I've read and heard its working?

Regards, Bill

 

[Rickster71]

They tell the audience when to laugh?! Wow, that's cheesy. Really cheesy. On a sitcom, alright...but not for a show like that. Leno didn't have a laugh sign, did he?

I can only speak for the Letterman show; earlier this year my wife went to a five o'clock taping with a few of her friends.
They were all surprised to see how orchestrated the whole event was.

An incident that did bother me was when Michael Richards blew up and was yelling racial insults. Jokes like that, IMO, show an underlying mentality of hatred that goes beyond trying to get a cheap laugh. I really liked Kramer, and that kind of ruined the show for me.

Well, switching gears to racism; I understand what you mean. There are the overt forms, like the Kramer incident and there are more subtle, almost subliminal types:
One that comes to mind is the series of (3 or 4) Brinks Home Security commercials.
"All" of their commercials show a pesky "White" male breaking into a home. That's interesting, I'm sure they know all criminals aren't black, nor are all of them white.

Jokes like that, IMO, show an underlying mentality of hatred that goes beyond trying to get a cheap laugh.

As I look into Letterman more (I've never watched his entire show, just clips) I realize how accurately your "underlying mentality of hatred"
statement applies to him. When I see how he treats people he doesn't like.

 

[Rickster71]

Hey guy's here is another spin on this fiasco.... Didn't NBC's The tonight show recently air its new host Conan and just maybe this was all about ratings and stealing some Thunder! Lets be real here Letterman surely has or had nothing to lose and judging by what I've read and heard its working?

Regards, Bill

Hi Bill, I really think your're on to something there. I agree.

Rick

 

[Alex2507]

I'm sure they know all criminals aren't black, nor are all of them white.

But are they all from Jersey?

 

[gmichael]

But are they all from Jersey?

Hmmmm.... So if we were to delete Jersey, we'd all be safer? Not a bad idea, but where would I buy my gas?

 

[Rickster71]

But are they all from Jersey?

Shh, don't let that cat out of the bag.

 

[Rickster71]

Hmmmm.... So if we were to delete Jersey, we'd all be safer? Not a bad idea, but where would I buy my gas?

Sounds like a good idea!
Can you guys give me a little more time to convince my wife into moving to Florida?

 

[majorloser]

Sorry, we closed the borders.

 

[Nemo128]

It's easy to change your tune later, but that "explanation" doesn't hold water since the eighteen year old daughter wasn't at the game...

Just sayin'

Well, she wasn't SEEN at the game because she was too busy in the clubhouse getting doubleteamed by Steinbrenner and Girardi!

Ooooooooo... so anyway, who cares, really. Jeez.

EDIT: How would I like it? I'd love it! First, spotlight. All public figures love it, negative or not, because regardless of whether you're talking good or bad about someone, they're still on your mind and you're still talking about them!!!

Second, attack one joke with another. Me on TV: "Well, I told my little girl 'Honey, make sure you steal his wallet on your way out. Daddy needs a new home theater.'" People are too freagin sensitive these days.

 

[MidnightSensi]

Well, she wasn't SEEN at the game because she was too busy in the clubhouse getting doubleteamed by Steinbrenner and Girardi!

Snap.

People are too freagin sensitive these days.

This.

With all the Palins out there I sure can't keep track of their ages either. I wouldn't bang one though, they are too furtil. I'd end up with twins and get sucked into that mess like that poor guy that banged willow, or bistol, or trig or mig whatever their names are.

 

[lsiberian]

Snap.



This.

With all the Palins out there I sure can't keep track of their ages either. I wouldn't bang one though, they are too furtil. I'd end up with twins and get sucked into that mess like that poor guy that banged willow, or bistol, or trig or mig whatever their names are.

What if you could have them build you the dream home theater system and all you had to do was do the deed when told?

 

[gmichael]

What if you could have them build you the dream home theater system and all you had to do was do the deed when told?

Think my wife might fall for this one?

 

[Nemo128]

I'd go Republican for Meghan McCain. *drool*

I'm an anarchist btw.

 

[MidnightSensi]

What if you could have them build you the dream home theater system and all you had to do was do the deed when told?

With which one?

 

[jamie2112]

If Letterman said that about my daughter I wouldn't care I would just be excited she was mentioned on Late Night..... You can't pay for that type of promotion..