THG Commentary: Hate the Game, Not the Player Comments (Page 2)
17 Comments
Fanatical Radical (Former Dave fan)
June 15th, 2009 3:53 PM
Actually, "jessie"...your attempts at reasoning fall short of the point. Letterman's comments where made with out clarification of which daughter and the age fo the daughter that was with Gov. Palin was 14. The statements from Letterman, whether or not it was a joke of not, constitutes a flagrant statement that mocked a female being impregnated, and unfortunately for Letterman, teh context of his joke was directly in relation to a daughter traveling with Gov. Palin in New York.
I watched it in disbelief and wondered, I know he probably means Bristol, but does he not realize that it was the 14 year old that was with Gov. Palin. In setting up the joke, he direct reference to Gov. Palin being in New York and drew directly upon her and her party accompanying her to the game.
It is not that someone got there feelings hurt, feelings on the part of Gov. Palin have nothing to do with it. The statement about being knocked up in context with Gov. Palin's visit leaves only one daughter,
This is really getting ridiculous...So Letterman made a joke and feelings were hurt..no permanent damage was done!! This article is right once Sarah Palin had her daughter on PEOPLE magazine she should have expected some negative responses from it....and let me just clarify: IF one of Obama's daughters became pregnant during the election at Bristol's age it would have been a bloodbath! We forget all the comments that Palin made about Obama the ENTIRE election but now Palin is upset about a joke...Bristol Palin should have never been on People in the first place...it's like receiving a medal for murdering someone. SHE GOT KNOCKED UP and I can probably name about 10 girls that I went to high school with who DIDN'T get a spread in PEOPLE for getting pregnant..LETTERMAN IS A COMEDIAN!!! He makes jokes about people.....SO if he wants to make a joke at Bristol Palin's expense WHY NOT?? it didn't do anymore damage than she did to herself and since it DIDN'T people should get over it..or is a
Celina
June 15th, 2009 2:48 PM
Does anyone actually take David Letterman seriously ?
Or that matter any other comedian became talk show host?
luc
June 15th, 2009 2:40 PM
So the joke was made about one of Sarah's kids having sex with someone more than twice her age. So if you think that's all right we should be able to joke about Malia having sex with a 20 year old. Or will you change the rules? Because I've got a great finger banging joke coming up.
Fanatical Radical (Former Dave fan)
June 15th, 2009 2:25 PM
One of the first things you learn in broadcasting, if you say something out of line...hope that no one heard that might be offended and report it to the FCC. If a tree falls in the woods and no one sees or hears it, no foul, which could be the case over Conan's statement.
As for Dave, his comment was directly about a daughter of Gov. Palin. A comment that when asserted to the younger daughter, under age, brings direct correlation to statutory rape, like it or not. His denial the next night that his comments were not directed at Willow (14), but were directed at Bristol (18) is still offensive. And the fact that Letterman did not know which daughter was in New York is a unfortunate landmine of the business. As a captain of the ship, he cannot blame his writers.
The tree has fallen a sizeable enough audience heard it and are complaining about it as being offensive. Whetehr the FCC fines CBS or it's affliates is yet to be seen, probably not, but the court of public opinion need no
Mike
June 15th, 2009 1:57 PM
Sorry wrong is wrong, no matter who said it at what time etc...
Come off your high horse and look at this with some common sense, (if there is any left in America today?), He made rude and crude comments towards women no matter who they are. Does th ebehavior of the women or young ladies matter that they were made...NO. The high court when asked to define pornography they said "...when they see it they know..." Come on no matter who Palins are no one deserves to have they children mocked about knocked up slutty flight attendans...man poor taste and bad jokes as David said, and if he would just say: "On reflection, I guess I understand why Palins are upset, sexual inuenndos about women in an age when so much sexual viloence exists against young girls, and women everywhere, well, my writers should have passed on this one"
cotton
June 15th, 2009 11:15 AM
Part of the reason for lack of backlash against conan is no one watches to have heard it. It was offensive. Sorry, but there is a double standard and if you are unbiased in reading & listening, you will hear it. No bashing should be done of young people at all. I think media liberties have reached the point of insane and needs to either police itself before a backlast occurs to do it for them. ENOUGH!!
June 15th, 2009 3:53 PM
Actually, "jessie"...your attempts at reasoning fall short of the point. Letterman's comments where made with out clarification of which daughter and the age fo the daughter that was with Gov. Palin was 14. The statements from Letterman, whether or not it was a joke of not, constitutes a flagrant statement that mocked a female being impregnated, and unfortunately for Letterman, teh context of his joke was directly in relation to a daughter traveling with Gov. Palin in New York.
I watched it in disbelief and wondered, I know he probably means Bristol, but does he not realize that it was the 14 year old that was with Gov. Palin. In setting up the joke, he direct reference to Gov. Palin being in New York and drew directly upon her and her party accompanying her to the game.
It is not that someone got there feelings hurt, feelings on the part of Gov. Palin have nothing to do with it. The statement about being knocked up in context with Gov. Palin's visit leaves only one daughter,
Rank: New User
June 15th, 2009 3:09 PM
This is really getting ridiculous...So Letterman made a joke and feelings were hurt..no permanent damage was done!! This article is right once Sarah Palin had her daughter on PEOPLE magazine she should have expected some negative responses from it....and let me just clarify: IF one of Obama's daughters became pregnant during the election at Bristol's age it would have been a bloodbath! We forget all the comments that Palin made about Obama the ENTIRE election but now Palin is upset about a joke...Bristol Palin should have never been on People in the first place...it's like receiving a medal for murdering someone. SHE GOT KNOCKED UP and I can probably name about 10 girls that I went to high school with who DIDN'T get a spread in PEOPLE for getting pregnant..LETTERMAN IS A COMEDIAN!!! He makes jokes about people.....SO if he wants to make a joke at Bristol Palin's expense WHY NOT?? it didn't do anymore damage than she did to herself and since it DIDN'T people should get over it..or is a
June 15th, 2009 2:48 PM
Does anyone actually take David Letterman seriously ?
Or that matter any other comedian became talk show host?
June 15th, 2009 2:40 PM
So the joke was made about one of Sarah's kids having sex with someone more than twice her age. So if you think that's all right we should be able to joke about Malia having sex with a 20 year old. Or will you change the rules? Because I've got a great finger banging joke coming up.
June 15th, 2009 2:25 PM
One of the first things you learn in broadcasting, if you say something out of line...hope that no one heard that might be offended and report it to the FCC. If a tree falls in the woods and no one sees or hears it, no foul, which could be the case over Conan's statement.
As for Dave, his comment was directly about a daughter of Gov. Palin. A comment that when asserted to the younger daughter, under age, brings direct correlation to statutory rape, like it or not. His denial the next night that his comments were not directed at Willow (14), but were directed at Bristol (18) is still offensive. And the fact that Letterman did not know which daughter was in New York is a unfortunate landmine of the business. As a captain of the ship, he cannot blame his writers.
The tree has fallen a sizeable enough audience heard it and are complaining about it as being offensive. Whetehr the FCC fines CBS or it's affliates is yet to be seen, probably not, but the court of public opinion need no
June 15th, 2009 1:57 PM
Sorry wrong is wrong, no matter who said it at what time etc...
Come off your high horse and look at this with some common sense, (if there is any left in America today?), He made rude and crude comments towards women no matter who they are. Does th ebehavior of the women or young ladies matter that they were made...NO. The high court when asked to define pornography they said "...when they see it they know..." Come on no matter who Palins are no one deserves to have they children mocked about knocked up slutty flight attendans...man poor taste and bad jokes as David said, and if he would just say: "On reflection, I guess I understand why Palins are upset, sexual inuenndos about women in an age when so much sexual viloence exists against young girls, and women everywhere, well, my writers should have passed on this one"
June 15th, 2009 11:15 AM
Part of the reason for lack of backlash against conan is no one watches to have heard it. It was offensive. Sorry, but there is a double standard and if you are unbiased in reading & listening, you will hear it. No bashing should be done of young people at all. I think media liberties have reached the point of insane and needs to either police itself before a backlast occurs to do it for them. ENOUGH!!