Not so much "clobbering" as "interrogating." She wasn't to thrilled about it, but was a good sport.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 19:20 (fifteen years ago) link
McCain rescheduled for Thursday. Expect make-nice.
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 13 October 2008 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i.e.
http://www.aolcdn.com/red_galleries/britney-madonna-400ds0629.jpg
― Mr. Que, Monday, 13 October 2008 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
hott
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 13 October 2008 19:57 (fifteen years ago) link
pretty close.
I was mostly watching the Tampa Bay bullpen's impression of the NY Mets, but saw DL let McNuts air enough of his talking points to demonstrate that the events of 3 weeks ago were simply the display of a wounded showbiz ego, not some rahrah electioneering by America's most beloved Hoosier.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:33 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't think you were watching then. Of course he aired his talking points: that's what political candidates do when they talk. But Letterman had him on the ropes for the entire interview.
― jaymc, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:35 (fifteen years ago) link
very curious to see what tack he takes w/ Blagojevich tonight.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm going to guess contrasting hair jokes.
― kingfish, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I missed. Anything good?
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 4 February 2009 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/02/03/exchange_of_the_day.html
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Wednesday, 4 February 2009 15:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Well then.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 00:12 (fifteen years ago) link
aw
― follow the fudge through this chocolatey challenge (Curt1s Stephens), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 00:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I think Palin's response to Letterman, which is to turn this joke into a discussion about perverted old pedophiles and the jokes they make, is really low and funny.
“Concerning Letterman's comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he'd ever dare make such comments about anyone else's daughter): 'Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/NY entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands - that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone's daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.' ”
Todd Palin added: “Any 'jokes' about raping my 14-year-old are despicable. Alaskans know it and I believe the rest of the world knows it, too.”
― Cunga, Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Letterman responded last night by saying that the joke was aimed at 18-year-old Bristol Palin, not Willow: “We were, as we often do, making jokes about people in the news and we made some jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter (Bristol)... and now they’re upset with me…” Letterman said.
“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.... Am I guilty of poor taste? Yes. Did I suggest that it was okay for her 14-year-old daughter to be having promiscuous sex? No."
Letterman also invited the Alaska governor to come on his show.
UPDATE: Per ABC News' Kate Snow: Gov. Palin pushed back at Letterman again this morning, issuing a statement via Palin PAC spokesperson Meghan Stapelton.
"The Palins have no intention of providing a ratings boost for David Letterman by appearing on his show," Stapelton said in an email to ABC News. "Plus, it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman."
LOLOLOLOL
― Cunga, Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5g8kE_g-YA
― josh fenderman (jeff), Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link
im all about having fun at the palins' expense but that joke wasn't even funny. "her daughter was knocked up by alex rodriguez"?????
― makeitstop (k3vin k.), Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
let me break it down for you--alex rodriguez is a promiscuous third baseman for the New York Yankees. Bristol Palin is a semi-famous Alaska teen. Dave implied that they had sex with one another.
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
thanks mister what
― makeitstop (k3vin k.), Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:43 (fifteen years ago) link
no probs
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
what a disaster for CBS
― Oh baby if only you knew I'm down to a hundred-and-two (stevie), Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
letterman otm, that girl is a str8 up ho
― gangsta hug (omar little), Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
also the Palin's response is predictably lame, but I'm a big fan of their work making the Reupblicans look like idiots
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I like the willful ignorance, insisting he was talking about Willow NO MATTER WHAT.
― the sideburns are album-specific (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, to think that he was talking about Willow involves a very literal interpretation of the joke, which is that Willow was the one who went to the baseball game, not Bristol, so obviously a reference to "Sarah Palin's daughter" could only mean Bristol. But most people hearing the joke aren't even going to know who accompanied Palin to the game, and when they hear "Sarah Palin's daughter," they immediately imagine the daughter that's gotten the most media attention. Especially when the joke references the very thing that gained her that media attention. So in that sense it works.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I think the insistence on Willow is dishonest and passive aggressive, not ignorance.
"No, no, it's okay. Our faith says you must forgive everyone - even the creepy pedophiles. God's mercy is upon the perverts, Dave. Go and sin no more. We've decided to look past it. All is forgiven."
― Cunga, Thursday, 11 June 2009 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
no to worry; in 2 years literal interpetation of joek will likely hold true
― ^defense is impregnable (will), Thursday, 11 June 2009 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
besides willow probably banged jeter after the game
― gangsta hug (omar little), Thursday, 11 June 2009 17:16 (fifteen years ago) link
what a disaster for nbc
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 11 June 2009 17:26 (fifteen years ago) link
The Palins' response is way sleazier than Dave's joke. Seriously, does making a lame "LOL Bristol Palin is promiscuous" joke really warrant "YOU ARE A PERVERT WHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS"? And their publicist insinuating he's pedophile? And for some reason insisting he was referring to their young daughter and not the older daughter who was, you know, kind of famous for getting knocked up and that's what the joke was obviously resting on?
Todd Palin added: “Any 'jokes' about raping my 14-year-old are despicable. Alaskans know it and I believe the rest of the world knows it, too.” Pretty solid distortion of the joke there, Todd. Fuck the Palins.
― circa1916, Thursday, 11 June 2009 19:25 (fifteen years ago) link
fuckin martyr complex
― gangsta hug (omar little), Thursday, 11 June 2009 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I dunno how many of you are SCTV fans, but Stern's appearance on Letterman this week was an amazing homage to Bobby Bittman visiting Sonny Maudlin.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/09/howard-stern-hates-on-len_n_213144.html
"Let me tell you something about loyalty!"
― da croupier, Thursday, 11 June 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link
lol @ all this reminding us how ridiculous all her kids' names are
"the joke wasn't about Tug, it was in reference to Bundle!"
― i give a fuck about them haters, young shipple been gettin paper (some dude), Thursday, 11 June 2009 19:35 (fifteen years ago) link
10 bucks says Willow has a son named Ipod within the next decade
― da croupier, Thursday, 11 June 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
idk, that's more of a girl's name
― other instrument (sic), Friday, 12 June 2009 03:46 (fifteen years ago) link
who cares
― casual racism fridays (bug), Friday, 12 June 2009 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
exactly
― S Wine Floozie (SeekAltRoute), Friday, 12 June 2009 06:46 (fifteen years ago) link
^ The actual subtext of the joke, no?
― Brundlefly (kenan), Friday, 12 June 2009 07:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity are attacking Letterman. Shocking, I know. They keep insisting that only lefties go after the kids of politicians. Meanwhile online wingnuts are trying to deny that Rush once referred to a young Chelsea Clinton as the family dog.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 12 June 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
cbs must be thrilled @ all this
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 12 June 2009 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
ya but nbc gotta be pissed tho
― mark cl, Friday, 12 June 2009 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 12 June 2009 20:03 (fifteen years ago) link
^^
http://www.letsgoquakers.com/AllenAlleyOop.gif
― Pleasant Plains, Friday, 12 June 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
I never much saw in the attraction in Letterman. It's nice that he strives for non-punchline humor, but my main reaction is... eh.
― Aimless, Friday, 12 June 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
I never much saw in the attraction in Bristol Palin, either. It's nice that she lends herself to humor, but my main reaction is... eh.
― Aimless, Friday, 12 June 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
huh?
― my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Friday, 12 June 2009 20:17 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/11/sarah-palin-today-show-in_n_214587.html
"Your name has been on a list with people like Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney -- does that translate to you being the future of the GOP?""Absolutely not necessarily."
Reading that before I saw it, I expected an ironic reading of the line, but no, she just sort of starts talking and then... blinks and pivots
― Milton Parker, Friday, 12 June 2009 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Absolutely not necessarily!
!
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Friday, 12 June 2009 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
damn palin never stops droppin gems on em
― nitional biscsuh otmpany (some dude), Friday, 12 June 2009 20:32 (fifteen years ago) link
and apologies, in truth it's the opposite of blinking, in fact her eyes nearly pop out of her head as if her brain is exploding as she hears herself add the word 'necessarily'
― Milton Parker, Friday, 12 June 2009 20:35 (fifteen years ago) link