Here’s the joke…

Here’s the backlash…

Letterman referred to Palin, Alaska’s governor, as having the style of a “slutty flight attendant.” The “Late Show” host also took a shot Palin’s daughter, while poking fun at the Yankees’ third baseman.

“One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game,” Letterman said, “during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.”

But an even more disturbing fact, which Letterman may not have known, was that the daughter who accompanied Palin on her trip to New York was 14-year-old Willow—not 18-year-old Bristol, the unwed mother of Palin’s first grandchild. Now, many critics—including the Palins themselves—are slamming Letterman for jokes that they say make light of sexual abuse of an underage girl.

56 replies on “Letterman Jokes About Palin’s Daughter”

  2. Anyone who actually believes that Letterman was talking about the Palin’s underage daughter, is a complete idiot. If you have any social/political awareness whatsoever, it’s blatantly obvious the he was referring to Palin’s 19 year old (ADULT) daughter Bristol. You know the one that is taking it upon HERSELF to get her face in front of camera’s and do interviews for magazines. She (Bristol) is fair game for criticism regarding her beliefs and hypocrisy.

    That being said, I do believe Letterman’s joke about BRISTOL was over the line as well as the “slutty flight attendant” joke. I’m glad that Dave went back and “clarified” the joke for those who don’t seem to be able to get it, although he shouldn’t have had to. I appreciate that Dave also admitted “Am I guilty of poor taste? Yes”. Although, as anyone that regularly watches him knows, that’s just the nature of the show.

  3. slobizman, you’re a hypocrite. It’s OK for YOU to call a news anchor (CITIZEN that’s just doing her job) “whorish”, but NOT OK for Dave Letterman to use the word “slutty” when describing a wardrobe style. He didn’t even direct that to her as a person, such as you did to Contessa Brewer.

    For those of you that are complaining about this, just get over it already. He already retracted his statement, said he regretted saying it, and admitted that he was guilty of poor taste.

    What’s really poor taste, is the fact that the Palin’s are using this (as well as their daughters) as a media stunt, with their false outrage, in order to keep themselves in the spotlight. Who knows this issue alone may have brought in another half million for her PAC (That’s Political Action Committee for those of who are completely clueless on these things). That’s why they are pulling this stunt. It really doesn’t have ALL that much (although maybe a little) to do with their anger over the statements. It’s a political ploy, and unfortunately Letterman unknowingly helped them out.

  5. I don’t think DL intended it as a “rape” joke. He said “knocked up” and he may have thought the daughter was Bristol or older than 14. Of course, there are sexually active 14 year-olds. And how old was Bristol her “first time”? We know she was pregnant at 17; she may have lost her virginity as young as 16, if not 15.

  6. Oh come on. The people who are bitching all get their marching orders from Rush and Hannity and Michael Savage and all the rest of the “entertainers” who dominate middle America’s airwaves with a constant drumbeat about the “liberal media elite.” None of the regular viewers of Letterman think this is a big deal. It is an astroturf outrage movement, ginned up by the most offensive blow-hards on earth.

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