The joke was in horrible taste Kmar but calling for him to be sacked? They should ignore him and dismiss him for plumbing such depths. They shouldn't have risen to it. If they trawl the internet they'll probably find a looooot worse out there.Kmarion wrote:
Palin SUPORTERS.. jfc you guys don't miss any opportunity. .. and as a parent how the fuck would you respond? You guys can be unreal.
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I don't want him fired... haven't watched his show in years like a lot of other people... he used to be funny...imortal wrote:
Yes, I would be pissed, but I wouldn't be calling for him to get fired. Not that it will happen, anyway. David Letterman OWNS the production company that produces his show. The only way to get him fired is to get the Network to ditch him, and that is not likely to happen.[TUF]Catbox wrote:
So it's cool to call Obamas kids names and say his wife has the build of a lesbian bodybuilder...? Just checking
Sarah Palin isn't worried about what David Letterman(has been) has to say about her... She is concerned that he is able to make a joke about a pro baseball player having sex with either of her daughters...
If he made a joke about my niece like that i would punch him in his fucking face... I hope you all would be just as angry regardless of
your political leanings...
So, I am guessing that no one here even cares that he admitted the joke was in bad taste, and that he appologized for it last week?
I'm saying the people calling for him to be fired are idiots too. Afaik Palin herself hasn't said she want's him to be fired. She had a very normal reaction to an out of bounds joke. I'm not defending Palin because I think she is some great politician. The thought of her running this country still has me shatting bricks. I'm just in awe at how people are trying to flip the tables because some of her supporters are distanced from reality.CameronPoe wrote:
The joke was in horrible taste Kmar but calling for him to be sacked? They should ignore him and dismiss him for plumbing such depths. They shouldn't have risen to it. If they trawl the internet they'll probably find a looooot worse out there.Kmarion wrote:
Palin SUPORTERS.. jfc you guys don't miss any opportunity. .. and as a parent how the fuck would you respond? You guys can be unreal.
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I agree, however, it isn't a politician we are discussing is it? It is her daughter and she should be off limits.CameronPoe wrote:
My point being that I find her 'stance' smacks of mother-driven political theatre. And of course I could be wrong but I know that most politicians deserve as much respect and 'benefit of the doubt' as repeat-offending child molesters.lowing wrote:
Maybe she is, none of my or your business really.
and the point being?
Like I said, when it is your underage kid that is the target, you will feel differently.CameronPoe wrote:
Bottom line is this: sticks and stones may break your bones but names should never hurt you. The world is full of nasty people. That's reality. These Palin supporters are only drawing additional undue attention to what is probably a fairly embarrassing thing to deal with for the Palin daughter. America is the land that gave us tshirthell.com and Howard Stern. This kind of thing occurring is part and parcel of free speech, warts and all. It isn't incitement to violence, bigoted or racist - it's just gutter humour.
It is fit, proper and in good taste not to use the relations of those in the public spotlight as fodder for entertainment, that I agree with. It's crass - they never signed up for this. But at the end of the day, it's not the end of the world.lowing wrote:
I agree, however, it isn't a politician we are discussing is it? It is her daughter and she should be off limits.CameronPoe wrote:
My point being that I find her 'stance' smacks of mother-driven political theatre. And of course I could be wrong but I know that most politicians deserve as much respect and 'benefit of the doubt' as repeat-offending child molesters.lowing wrote:
Maybe she is, none of my or your business really.
and the point being?
Sure he did; comedians cross the line all the time. Remember the one who joked that she wished Limbaugh would die? Mixing politics and humor is dangerous, especially given how bitter or protective people can be. In our current, polarized climate, political jokes are both very easy to come by, and so charged that they gain be overblown.[TUF]Catbox wrote:
I don't want him fired... haven't watched his show in years like a lot of other people... he used to be funny...imortal wrote:
Yes, I would be pissed, but I wouldn't be calling for him to get fired. Not that it will happen, anyway. David Letterman OWNS the production company that produces his show. The only way to get him fired is to get the Network to ditch him, and that is not likely to happen.[TUF]Catbox wrote:
So it's cool to call Obamas kids names and say his wife has the build of a lesbian bodybuilder...? Just checking
Sarah Palin isn't worried about what David Letterman(has been) has to say about her... She is concerned that he is able to make a joke about a pro baseball player having sex with either of her daughters...
If he made a joke about my niece like that i would punch him in his fucking face... I hope you all would be just as angry regardless of
your political leanings...
So, I am guessing that no one here even cares that he admitted the joke was in bad taste, and that he appologized for it last week?
and his apology was half ass... this story will go away but the fact remains... he crossed the line...
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Maybe but that's just emotion and human instinct. Something which one should often suppress. On this forum I try my best to debate things from a rational non-emotional point of view. Emotion clouds rationality.lowing wrote:
Like I said, when it is your underage kid that is the target, you will feel differently.
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The same thing happened to McCain, but with more serious consequences. He was forced to bow to the far left support and his strongest characteristic, being a maverick quickly disappeared. Shame really.CameronPoe wrote:
Bottom line is this: sticks and stones may break your bones but names should never hurt you. The world is full of nasty people. That's reality. These Palin supporters are only drawing additional undue attention to what is probably a fairly embarrassing thing to deal with for the Palin daughter. America is the land that gave us tshirthell.com and Howard Stern. This kind of thing occurring is part and parcel of free speech, warts and all. It isn't incitement to violence, bigoted or racist - it's just gutter humour.
Edit: I'm not having a go at Palin herself - just at her supporters.
and it was just, if not more ridiculoususmarine wrote:
memba nappy headed hoes guy? many many people wanted him fired
That's RACis+usmarine wrote:
memba nappy headed hoes guy? many many people wanted him fired
I try and debate in the real world, where emotion and human instinct is always a factor. and to admit you might feel the same as the Palin's if it happened to you kinda takes away from your argumentCameronPoe wrote:
Maybe but that's just emotion and human instinct. Something which one should often suppress. On this forum I try my best to debate things from a rational non-emotional point of view. Emotion clouds rationality.lowing wrote:
Like I said, when it is your underage kid that is the target, you will feel differently.
Speaking for myself, I could not have anticipated nor comprehended the way I feel about my children before fatherhood. Now, my daughter is only turning 3 this year. But I promise you I would be nose to nose with any man unfortunate enough to shoot his mouth off like that about my daughter. There's just an unwritten rule that one should not talk like that about another man's daughter, especially an underage daughter. Regarding the supporters wanting him fired? Lame. A simple condemnation of the incredibly crass statement would have been sufficient.CameronPoe wrote:
Maybe but that's just emotion and human instinct. Something which one should often suppress. On this forum I try my best to debate things from a rational non-emotional point of view. Emotion clouds rationality.lowing wrote:
Like I said, when it is your underage kid that is the target, you will feel differently.
Yeah, what kind of a whore woman likes sex.Reciprocity wrote:
from what i've read, the joke was intended for sarah's older slut daughter, bristol. i love white trash.
youAjax_the_Great1 wrote:
Yeah, what kind of a whore woman likes sex.Reciprocity wrote:
from what i've read, the joke was intended for sarah's older slut daughter, bristol. i love white trash.
