Top Ten Reasons John Ensign Should Resign

POSTED BY: OPPYH
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OPPYH

Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:17 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525724,00.html

I just found out about this because I haven't watched Letterman since the 90's.

Utterly disgusting. Not only has Letterman sunk to a new low, he should be taken off the air for this travesty.
Way to go Letterman. If talking about a 14 year old girl getting "knocked up" turns your screw then I guess it's time for you to retire.

BYTEMITE

Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:28 AM

Hmm. Pretty tasteless, though I don't think he meant anything about the 14 year old. But either way, yeah, that wasn't the classiest joke that could have been made.

Really that whole situation is just kinda... sad.

KWICKO

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:15 AM

He's already come out and said that he was talking about Bristol - you know, the 18-year-old daughter who's already been knocked up? Remember her?

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

OPPYH

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:35 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
He' already come out and said that he was talking about Bristol - you know, the 18-year-old daughter who's already been knocked up? Remember her?

Mike

Yeah, I remember. It was a mistake of the media then. Maybe Letterman's writers should have made it a little more clear also. Every news channel around has been misinformed. That's what I get for trusting the news.

I stand corrected.

FIVVER

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:37 AM

I happened to catch Letterman the other night for the first time in years. Four of his top 10 list were slaps at conservatives and immediately after, to the delight of the audience, he brought out Paris Hilton. Somehow that seemed to say it all about Letterman and his fans.

PIRATENEWS

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:41 AM

Humor should only be allowed to concern the most discrete of situations.

Hussien Obama will sign that law this week.

"Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Junkie. Pothead. That's where I'd been headed."
-Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro, Dreams From My Father
www.archive.org/details/ObamaInauguralMashup/

KWICKO

Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by OPPYH:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
He' already come out and said that he was talking about Bristol - you know, the 18-year-old daughter who's already been knocked up? Remember her?

Mike

Yeah, I remember. It was a mistake of the media then. Maybe Letterman's writers should have made it a little more clear also. Every news channel around has been misinformed. That's what I get for trusting the news.

I stand corrected.

Obviously his writers should have been more clear. Or left the joke out completely. But kudos to you for standing up for free speech. Oh, wait - you didn't. You said he should be taken off the air for this.

Here's Letterman's response:

Quote:

"I would never, never make jokes about raping or having sex of any description with a 14-year-old girl. I mean, look at my record. It has never happened. I don't think it's funny. I would never think it was funny. I wouldn't put it in a joke."

And, Dave being Dave, he added: "Governor Palin, if you're watching, I would like you to consider coming to New York City - you and Todd as my guests, or leave Todd at home."

"All right, so there, I hope I've cleared part of this up. Am I guilty of poor taste? Yes. Did I suggest that it was OK for her 14-year-old daughter to be having promiscuous sex? No."

I think maybe it says something about you and others who make the leap to ASSUMING Letterman was talking about sex with a 14-year-old girl. To me, the connection is pretty clear: Palin has a daughter who's already been knocked up.

And bear in mind that her outrage and indignation are completely phony. Remember, this is the woman who signed off on billing rape victims for gathering evidence against their rapists. She never seemed very concerned about rape or underage sex before; it looks like she's desperate for something to keep her in the public eye. Apparently her appearance at the latest GOP fundraiser didn't go very well, since they didn't let her speak. Lucky them.

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

OPPYH

Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Obviously his writers should have been more clear. Or left the joke out completely. But kudos to you for standing up for free speech. Oh, wait - you didn't. You said he should be taken off the air for this.

Yeah, I was misinformed by the media. They are still spinning this thing as though Letterman was talking about Palin's 14 year old daughter.

Letterman can say whatever he wants. If he had indeed been talking about the younger daughter, then I feel he should have faced some consequences.
I'm all for freedom of speech, but Sometimes a boneheaded comment can cost you your job. Remember the Imus incident? You can say what you want in America, but you have to expect to pay for your words if they offend anyone.

Although I have been corrected on this matter I am not in the wrong for starting this thread.

I simply stated what I had witnessed on the news channels(including FOX news). They said Letterman's remark was aimed at a 14 year old girl. That's what I responded to. I didn't assume anything other than what the news channels were giving me.

BADKARMA00

Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:17 AM

Letterman was cracking off at Palin who attended a ball game in NY with her 14 year old daughter. Letterman made his wisecrack about the daughter with her, hence the 14 year old was the target, if you interpret his comments as said.

He shouldn't have used the joke at all, as it was in poor taste. Whoever wrote the joke for him, should have checked to see who was with her.

Truth is, Letterman has fallen a long way, and he needs to appeal to someone to get his ratings up, so he takes pot shots at someone like Palin to do it, since most of his followers are Palin haters.

Palin herself is a public figure, and that means she's fair game. It just goes with the territory. But it's shameful that so many have fallen so far to include children.

But that's just me.

Bad_karma
Great and Exalted Grand Pooba, International Brotherhood of Moonshiners, Rednecks, and Good Old Boys.

BADKARMA00

Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:11 AM

After I posted this, I saw an article where Letterman's ratings are up over the Tonight Show, since Conan the Librarian took over the helm. Seems like all Letterman needed was a bigger loser than he is to compete against,

I know, it's snarky, but I really don't like Conone. Heeeee

Bad_karma
Great and Exalted Grand Pooba, International Brotherhood of Moonshiners, Rednecks, and Good Old Boys.

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