What we learned from Letterman's Palin insults
...In the language of the abortion debate We would need another 18 trimesters added to Willow's life to make this joke supposedly funny. Nah. It is still not funny.Unless Letterman makes a joke tomorrow that blends Baby Palin and Hugh Hefner, the flap is probably over. But it's a sign of the times that the argument came down to which teenaged daughter he smeared for a rim-shot. In the spirit of the age, let us consider what we've learned.
1. Not much. The parade went exactly as expected. Conservatives wondered why a women could be described as a "slutty flight attendant" without a hail of brickbats from high-minded progressives, but they knew full well the reason: To the left, Palin is a non-woman thing in heels, a female manque who will only be accepted when she tearfully tells Oprah she wishes she'd had an abortion. Maybe two.
Liberals pointed out that conservatives have failed to be outraged -- outraged, I say! -- by similar situations, such as the remark by Emperor Claudius that the Consul's wife was ugly enough to be one of Caligula's equine Senatorial appointments. Where was the outrage then? Hypocrites. (Nothing inflames the adolescent sense of righteousness like hypocrisy.) People who care little for politics but marinate daily in the shock-jock gutter broth just figured it was a tame gag, part of the game -- c'mon, lighten up. Finally, representatives of the Comedian-American Community reminded us that comics are supposed to be edgy. To push the envelope. As if the current envelope didn't consist of a few microscopic remains displayed at the Smithsonian.
As it turned out, some liberals did object; NOW put Dave in their Media Hall of Shame, whatever that is. Dave apologized, sort of: "These are not jokes made about her 14-year-old daughter. I would never, never make jokes about raping or having sex of any description with a 14-year-old girl. I mean, look at my record. It has never happened. I don't think it's funny. I would never think it was funny. I wouldn't put it in a joke."
Add 200 weeks to the girl's age, though, and it's boffo.
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Letterman is a deranged slob- and his stale schtick's about as funny as a train wreck.
ReplyDeleteIf Sarah Palin is SO silly and irrelevant, why the obsession? Clearly the Left noted her appeal, and are out to eliminate the threat- it’s not like it’s not obvious.
And she’s been highly successful in life while ignoring the left-wing feminist model… this helps to explain the extra dose of venom in the attacks.
Go get em, Sarah- and don’t mind the press, nobody will be listening to them anymore after the pending Obamamania implosion-