Here is the thing. It was a joke. The joke that Letterman made had to do with Palin's visit to a Yankees game. Letterman said, "there was one awkward moment during the seventh-inning stretch: Her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez."
According to Letterman, he made the joke about her 18 year old daughter, Bristol, who was, let's face it, knocked up at one time. Was it a smart thing to say? No. The problem with making jokes about children is that it had better be funny to the mother. If it isn't, well, watch out. Mothers are like bears when it comes to their children. Mess with the kids, mess with the mother. A mother will attack anything and anyone if she feels like her kids have been abused. Sarah Palin felt like her daughter, whether she thought he meant Willow or Bristol, was abused verbally. She attacked.
The problem is that she is still attacking, even after Letterman apologized. While I understand her need to protect her children, the fact really is that she herself put her children out there for comedians and the like to pounce on. The added bonus was her older daughter getting pregnant by an 18 year old kid while Palin was on the campaign trail spouting out her beliefs of no sex before marriage. She threw her own daughter to the wolves. Had she declined John McCain's invitation to be his running mate, only a few Alaskans would have known or cared about Bristol Palin's pregnancy. Instead she opted to run for the second highest office in our country. She put her kids on the chopping block by doing that. It has happened to every candidate who has ever held an office. And perhaps this is one of the reasons for her hostility.
It is over. Palin has protected her child by lashing out. Letterman has apologized. It should be over. Stop. By continuing to attack Letterman, and boy, has she made some disparaging comments (almost slander) regarding Letterman and young girls, Palin is putting her children back out there for more abuse. She is just giving the media and political pundits more ammunition to shoot at her family.
And really, when you read back over the so-called joke, I think the joke wasn't as much about Palin's daughter as it was about Alex Rodriguez. He's the one that should be going for Letterman's throat.
Letterman is a deranged slob- and his tired 1985 schtick’s about as funny as a train wreck. I say give Todd Palin five minutes alone with this creep- maybe then he’d get the hard education in moral clarity that he so obviously lacks.
ReplyDeleteAnd if 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. 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-
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Who the hell is R R R? Why is she commenting on your blog? On the other hand, this seems like the time to get those ads up SAHM! At least you will get paid for unsolicited comments.
ReplyDeleteI am with you SAHM on this issue. Letterman made a bad joke and Palin, feeling the loss of the spotlight, has decided to make it a bigger issue than it needs to be.
Letterman deranged? Really? You want to talk deranged? Two words - Rush Limbaugh. Now discuss!