Given my nation's name, I have a vested interest in this story...well, kinda.
I'm sure many of you know about this already, but I wanted to get feedback, opinions, etc.
If you don't know the story, then in a nutshell here it is: Letterman made a joke about one of Palin's daughters (in this case, Bristol) being knocked up during a Yankee's game by "player" (in both senses of the word) Alex Rodriguez.
Then the shit hit the fan. Palin was at the game with 14 yr old daugher Willow, not Bristol, and so the Palin's went off on Letterman, accusing him of pedophilia and being "perverted" for making such a joke. Letterman then admitted the joke was tasteless and likely over the line, and probably regrets making the joke. It was a half-hearted apology somewhat, but at least he admitted to its poor taste.
Palin still went off on Letterman even after his remarks of semi-regret and said it was a sign of how New York/Hollywood entertainers "don't get" or what not the rest of America.
Palin makes me cringe on so many levels. She is clearly trying to use this for political or personal gain in terms of sticking up for morality and how nasty evil Hollywood liberals are exactly that - evil and nasty. Letterman expressed his semi-regret, and he clearly meant it as a stupid joke about Bristol, but she still feels to drag this on and on, when she should have just dropped it, even going so far as to say she'd not let Willow go near Dave - what a load of bullshit.
Letterman is a goof and meant NOTHING by his joke, because it was just that, a joke. Palin trying to be a '"good old boy" Conservative is demonizing Letterman in her own over-the-top way; she should drop this.
(tongue in cheek)
