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Re: Sanctimonious Liar Sarah Palin Should Apologize to David Letterman

JDFrancis — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:04:49 -0000

I don't think Mr. Letterman should change anything.

I think that we NEED people making jokes about our leaders. When Sarah Palin made the choice to run for Vice President, she asked us to accept her on the highest level.

If we are forced by various factions to censor ourselves regarding those who wish to rule us, then we are lost.

Sarah Palin asked us to trust her with the Presidency. She followed up by putting her pregnant, young daughter squarely in the public eye.

If we have to pull back to respect a figure that aims for our complete trust, then we have turned into the biggest douchebag republic on the face of the earth.

And, worst of all, we've made humor dirty. Humor reveals things that slip by in our daily lives. That's why we _laugh_ at humor. Laughter is necessary.

And there would not be any Sarah/Bristol Palin jokes if PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT THEM.

Do you think these late night entertainers tell Palin jokes just to amuse themselves?

We want to hear these jokes! We love it when the powerful are ridiculed! If the people didn't want to hear these jokes, they would never be told! Do you love your Hillary and Bill Clinton jokes? Well, then understand why the person who wanted to be a heartbeat away from our country gets razzed every now and then.

Sarah Palin never should have run for Vice President if she can't deal with the heat. She obviously can't handle any criticism... god forbid any criticism comes from one of our enemies.

Re: Sanctimonious Liar Sarah Palin Should Apologize to David Letterman

JDFrancis — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:16:04 -0000

I reject the idea that these comedians have made fun of "the Palin children." None of these comedians have purposefully gone after anyone other than Bristol. Bristol is old enough to vote and serve in the military, and hasn't exactly shied from the spotlight.

I believe the real outrage here is the fake opportunism in pretending Letterman was talking about Willow, and the subsequent "pedophile" and "pervert" jibes. Obviously, Conan's similar joke where 7-year-old Piper was involved was even worse, but we heard nothing.

I respect the debate about making jokes at the expense of innocent family members, but in this case, it was opportunistic fake outrage that was the driving force behind the argument, with Letterman being the whipping boy when so many others on all sides could be substituted for him.

Re: Sanctimonious Liar Sarah Palin Should Apologize to David Letterman

JDFrancis — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:20:38 -0000

By your standard, every late night comedian would have to retire, and Rush Limbaugh would have to quit for calling a then 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton the "White House dog."

Admittedly, a lot of the Bristol Palin jokes have to do with the Republican party's long standing opposition to birth control, as well as the propensity for many Republicans to be sanctimonious about family values (see John Ensign's behavior during the Lewinsky scandal).

I respect your belief that we should not make fun of Bristol Palin, but comedians have been doing this ever since Palin hit the national stage. If the Palins wanted this battle, it should have happened a long time ago, which makes this recent Letterman argument seem manufactured and arbitrary.

But we saw this before with the "lipstick on a pig" fiasco. Obama--like Letterman--wasn't talking about what Palin said he was talking about, but she used it as an excuse to play the victim card and get sympathy. Palin complains a lot, which doesn't strike me as very presidential.

Re: Sanctimonious Liar Sarah Palin Should Apologize to David Letterman

JDFrancis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:40:09 -0000

I don't think the joke requires the daughter to actually be at the game to be told. I think it was more of an excuse to make an Alex Rodriguez joke.

Jokes like these are made all of the time. Conan O'Brien made this joke:

Saturday night, Sarah Palin is going to drop the first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers' hockey game. Then Palin will spend the rest of the game trying to keep the hockey players out of her daughter's penalty box.

Willow and 7-year-old Piper were at that game. Bristol wasn't even there, and Bristol was 17 (thus underage) at the time. Was Conan knowingly talking about hockey players raping Piper? Of course not.

Sometimes, comedians embellish a little bit to make a joke better. To hold each joke to some kind of rigorous fact-checking is absurd.

If you do want to demonize Letterman, then you need to go after Conan too.

Re: Sanctimonious Liar Sarah Palin Should Apologize to David Letterman

JDFrancis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:30:48 -0000

I can't vouch for the rest of the left-wing, but I'll admit I get a little worked up (and sometimes a bit rude) when I see something I believe to be unjust.

Also, if you want to see some hate, watch the above video at the "Fire Dave" rally. One woman called Dave's son a "bastard" and his wife a "slut." Another said Dave wants to "rape children with his mouth."

Give me a break.

Re: Matt Drudge Attempts to Start Race War

JDFrancis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:28:01 -0000

You are preaching to the converted here, but it Drudge's continued impact on the mainstream media can't be ignored. Just ask WaPo's Chris Cillizza.

It's a mystery to me too, really. I think more than credibility, he has influence over the mainstream media, and the fact that a man with no credibility is so revered says a lot about the current state of the MSM.

Re: Bigger, longer & uncut: The second Microsoft Seinfeld ad

JDFrancis — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:34:46 -0000

Yeah, they are extremely pointless. It's hard to see where they are going. I personally find them amusing, though, but that has nothing to do with marketing for Microsoft. They are definitely of Curb Your Enthusiasm-like, and that show, while critically acclaimed, didn't appeal to a wide audience. So from a marketing perspective, it's hard to see how this can be successful. But I find them outlandish and funny, and I assume it's going somewhere. Plus it does inspire a reaction, good or bad.

Re: Bigger, longer & uncut: The second Microsoft Seinfeld ad

JDFrancis — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:22:40 -0000

What, is Apple the McCain/Palin of technology now, nothing but negative ads? I'm a Seinfeld fan, so I support anything with Jerry in it and Bill Gates looking ridiculous. Apple's ads are pretty lame at this point, anyway. I actually root for PC over that smug Mac dick. And I use Mac.

Next time maybe they'll bring in Ballmer as a shady gym teacher.