Originally posted by mikerussellus
Here's the link
www.now.org...
NOW actually did something I never thought they'd do. Break party lines and do the right thing.
I'm speechless. . . .
After two nights of "jokes" at the expense of Palin and her family, Letterman tried to explain himself and offer something of an apology. On his
June 10 show, Letterman said he was referring to Palin's 18-year-old daughter, Bristol -- not the 14-year-old daughter who actually accompanied Palin
on her New York trip. Letterman said "I recognize that these are ugly" jokes. NOW agrees. Comedians in search of a laugh should really know better
than to snicker about men having sex with teenage girls (or young women) less than half their age.
On that point, it's important to note that when Chelsea Clinton was 13 years old she was the target of numerous insults based on her appearance.
Rush Limbaugh even referred to her as the "White House dog." NOW hopes that all the conservatives who are fired up about sexism in the media
lately will join us in calling out sexism when it is directed at women who aren't professed conservatives.
From the link provided in the guys post that i replied to.
Letterman offers an apology and an explanation. But that's not good enough is it?
I'll tell ya what. Desperation should be the new slogan for the GOP.
Beggars can't be choosers
We'll take what we can get
anything close will work as well
First it's despicable because everyone says Letterman was talking about a 14 year old girl (though he never gave ANY indication what so ever that
this is true, people are merely speculating based on political bickering and idiotic thought processes)
and then it's even worse (according to the GOP) because he never apologized
So now we see in this thread that he not only apologized but said "Hey i wanst talking about a 14 year old girl who has never been in the public
image except for when her mother attempts to exploit her for political gain"
"I was talking about the 18 year old Bristol who can't keep her legs, OR her mouth, closed long enough to talk about anything of real substance and
instead chooses to let her legs make a liar of her mouth."
But it's still not good enough? He's sitll talking about a 14 year old because YOU say so?

Whatever helps you sleep better at night i guess
Of course I, too, am paraphrasing.
Wonderful how that works, isnt it?
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