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Originally posted by sos37
If it wasn't because it's her then it's because she's a Republican.
Originally posted by sos37 Just because the person being discussed is Sarah Palin. If it wasn't because it's her then it's because she's a Republican.
Originally posted by rapinbatsisaltherage
I don't agree with the outrage but I'm glad that he apologized, honestly a lot of this may have blown over if he just said he was mistaken about which daughter was at the game and said sorry for it.
He did. The neocons decided to ignore and then inflame this. His words, "Which daughter was 'knocked up'? The 18 yo." Everyone that wanted to be pissed at this just chose to ignore it though.
Funny that those that are OK with Limbaugh's 1st Amendment rights won't even bother to respond to questions about Letterman's.
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by sos37
If it wasn't because it's her then it's because she's a Republican.
Um, you skipped over my post about what Letterman has said about Rep's and Dem's over the last 30 years. Also about the 1st Amendment issue. Why?
Originally posted by kosmicjack
Originally posted by sos37 Just because the person being discussed is Sarah Palin. If it wasn't because it's her then it's because she's a Republican.
Well, for me, it's definitely her. I mean I know, admire and/or love many Republicans, but her I can do without.
I think she needs to apologize to Dave for blowing this hysterically out-of-proportion.
Originally posted by sos37
Because Intrepid, in those last 30 years how many times was the target of a "joke" a 14 year-old girl?
You tell me to get over it? You get over it, sir. You're comparing apples to oranges and trying to gloss over it like they are both the same issue when it's clearly not.
u act like Palin is the first person out there to ever over-escalate a situation.
Originally posted by intrepid
Have you even seen his explanation of this? He's explained ad nauseum that it wasn't the younger daughter that he was talking about. It's in English. I'll post it again if you need it.
Re-post whatever you want. It doesn't change the fact that his explanation is a lie. Palin was at that game with her 14-year old daughter, not 18 year old Bristol.
Originally posted by rapinbatsisaltherage
reply to post by sos37
u act like Palin is the first person out there to ever over-escalate a situation.
Does that make it any less of an obvious, childish tactic? Who cares if she's not the first? The fact that she's doing this shows her true colors, and just piles on to a heap of other embarrassing things about her.
Originally posted by rapinbatsisaltherage
reply to post by sos37
Re-post whatever you want. It doesn't change the fact that his explanation is a lie. Palin was at that game with her 14-year old daughter, not 18 year old Bristol.
How does that show that he lied? It's not called a lie, it's called a mistake. If you turned on the news the next day funnily enough many commentators admitted to forgetting she even had a younger daughter. I knew she had younger children but I never knew Willow's name until now. The joke was clearly about Bristol, who everyone is familiar with.
[edit on 16-6-2009 by rapinbatsisaltherage]
Originally posted by sos37
Re-post whatever you want. It doesn't change the fact that his explanation is a lie. Palin was at that game with her 14-year old daughter, not 18 year old Bristol.
How do you know this was a mistake and not some attempt to garner cheap humor at an easy target (the Palins)?
et's suppose it's some time later and Letterman makes a similarly disgusting sex joke about one of Obama's daughters.
Originally posted by sos37
Did Letterman go too far this time? I'll ask this same question and I expect a fully objective answer - let's suppose it's some time later and Letterman makes a similarly disgusting sex joke about one of Obama's daughters. Now do you think he's going too far, or is it just because he made a joke related to someone you actually side with?
If you're not a parent you won't understand the defense mechanism that kicks in. If I hear some old man making a sex joke about my daughter then I'll knock his lights out.