Letterman v. Palin

[Chordata]

Anyone care about this?

I can't believe such a big deal was made over the completely obvious and unfunny "joke".

I'll find a link if no one knows what I'm talking about.

[Fors*]

I think this has been a waste of space and time since this started. Everytime someone brings it up, I change the channel or go do something else. But I'm sure Letterman's ratings are benefiting from this....so it's a win for him.

[b0bby]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

Anyone care about this?

I can't believe such a big deal was made over the completely obvious and unfunny "joke".

I'll find a link if no one knows what I'm talking about.

i dont care about it at all. i know she wants letterman fired for it but come on seriously. leno just left if letterman gets canned we will have nobody left, who cares about the joke. but she is a milf like no other everytime she's on tv though

[GaS]

I disagree. Dave should stick to making jokes about Palin, not her kids.

Either way, Dave hasn't been funny since he left NBC.

[Blu-Benny]

i think it was blown way out of proportion, as far as the people calling for him to be fired, give me a break!!

[Dr.Zoidberg]

People (especially followers) love to get riled up over nothing.

[VinnAY]

Letterman's only mistake was using her kid, and it doesn't matter if it was the 18 or 14 year old. Palin is in the public eye, the kids are off limits IMHO. Now, Bristol is sort of injecting herself in the public eye with the whole baby and teen abstinence stuff, but even then it was in poor taste on Dave's part.

[bongzilla]

Give those 2 some boxing gloves and let them have at it,
if were lucky they will knock each other out cold.

[fatediesel]

This joke would have been quickly forgotten if Palin had just let it go, but in her quest to stay a celebrity she just keeps going on. The funny thing is that it's helping Letterman's ratings. It's also not like CBS would fire him over this. He owns his show and Craig Ferguson's show so it's possible if they fired him they could lose both of their light night shows. In addition, who do you replace Letterman with? Chelsea Handler just re-signed with E! and Jon Stewart and Colbert have both shown they enjoy where they are. Odds are they'd have to hire a Jimmy Fallon type with little experience. This would likely give The Tonight Show a permanent advantage in the late night game, and even Jimmy Kimmel could surpass CBS.

[Another_Dude]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

This joke would have been quickly forgotten if Palin had just let it go, but in her quest to stay a celebrity she just keeps going on. The funny thing is that it's helping Letterman's ratings. It's also not like CBS would fire him over this. He owns his show and Craig Ferguson's show so it's possible if they fired him they could lose both of their light night shows. In addition, who do you replace Letterman with? Chelsea Handler just re-signed with E! and Jon Stewart and Colbert have both shown they enjoy where they are. Odds are they'd have to hire a Jimmy Fallon type with little experience. This would likely give The Tonight Show a permanent advantage in the late night game, and even Jimmy Kimmel could surpass CBS.

I don't think he should be fired. He offered an apology and the Palins accepted it.

Of course, I didn't think Howard Stern should have been fired either but some people thought he did.

Should there be a difference in punishment for making a tasteless joke in public one group over another? If there is a difference, then why?