I love David Letterman! I love his dry humor. I love how he doesn't kiss anyones ass, unlike all other late night talk show hosts. Letterman doesn't care about celebrity. When I was in high school my final project for my AP English class was the top 10 things that would get you kicked out of the Canterbury Pilgrimage (referencing Chaucer's Canterbury Tales). In freshman year, I wrote a paper on Letterman and how he's an American hero. I got a C but bitched enough that the professor raised it to a B.
Long Letterman and celebrity disputes include Madonna, McCain, Oprah, and now Sarah Palin. But Palin has taken it to a whole different level calling Letterman a child rapist. If anyone watched the show, he absolutely did nothing of the sort. In response Letterman clarified the jokes but still maintained that Palin looked liked an airline slut...hahaha. But leave it to Palin's tactless effort for publicity to resort to shameless name calling. Kinda like how I would be referred to as a liberal socialist attacking the rights of Joe Six Pack. Lame.
I can't believe he caved and made a formal apology. I don't think he had anything to apologize for. If someone is in the public spotlight as much as Sarah Palin, you're an open target to satire.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I completely agree with his statement that it's how people interpret your actions/words, not how you intend them. I just don't think it applies here.