Letterman – Gov Palin posts (updated 6-15)
David Letterman’s “apology” 1.0
June 15, 2009
Evidently Letterman starts the week with a new version of apology. One wonders his sudden contrition. His show isn't on yet - but here's what CNN reports he said. Note that he only apologizes about the "knocked up by A-rod" "joke".
He says nothing about the slutty flight attendant joke that he had said he liked even as he was allegedly apologizing last week. No mention of the Top Ten crack joke or what I found most disgusting of all - his comment about Eliot Spitzer. [It seem a lot of people never heard it since it was on the following night]. He connected a grown man - another adulterer - who hired women to have sex with him with a 14 y/o girl. Where's the connection? And what was supposed to be funny even if it was the 18 y/o daughter?
Nothing about these. Imagine Imus joking about Michelle Obama and a "kilo of crack". Recall that in his first non-apology he mentioned the Spitzer comment so it's not like he never acknowledged it. Someone who is truly sorry about what they said makes sure they apologize for everything. And that will never happen because he already said he wasn't going to apologize for the slut comment: "The only thing I can say abiut this is I kind of like that joke" (grin)
Bought makeup from Bloomingdales to update her “slutty flight attendant” look.
After a win and a nod, ended up with a kilo of crack.
The toughest part of her visit was keeping Eliot Spitzer away from her daughter.
But he gets a plus for saying "everybody else who was outraged" instead of "IF" anybody was .... or "IF" I offended anyone...
DAVID LETTERMAN via CNN:
It was kind of a coarse joke. There's no getting around it
It doesn't make any difference what my intent was, it's the perception.
As they say about jokes, if you have to explain the joke, it's not a very good joke. I take full blame for that. [But nothing else]
I told a bad joke. I told a joke that was beyond flawed.
So, I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke.
I'm sorry about it and I'll try to do better in the future.
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