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Letterman- Apology take 2

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David Letterman apologizes to Palins over ‘coarse joke’

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David Letterman delivered another, more "betterer' apology for the stupid illconcieved joke he blurted out last week about Igloo Girl's girls.

“It was kind of a coarse joke. There’s no getting around it,” Letterman said in the opening monologue of Monday night’s show.

Letterman should have done the super apology last week !!!!
 
David Letterman apologizes to Palins over ‘coarse joke’

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David Letterman delivered another, more "betterer' apology for the stupid illconcieved joke he blurted out last week about Igloo Girl's girls.

“It was kind of a coarse joke. There’s no getting around it,” Letterman said in the opening monologue of Monday night’s show.

Letterman should have done the super apology last week !!!!

He should have given a sincere apology to start with. Making jokes about raping 14 year olds is what I would consider beyond "coarse".

And your calling her igloo girl only demeans any perception of your intelligence much more than it demeans the governor of alaska.
 
He should have given a sincere apology to start with. Making jokes about raping 14 year olds is what I would consider beyond "coarse".

And your calling her igloo girl only demeans any perception of your intelligence much more than it demeans the governor of alaska.

He wasn't referring to the 14 year old (and you know it). The joke was only funny referring to how easy Bristol is. Remember, she's the one that got knocked up by a dumbass redneck at 17.
 
He wasn't referring to the 14 year old (and you know it). The joke was only funny referring to how easy Bristol is. Remember, she's the one that got knocked up by a dumbass redneck at 17.

The joke wasn't funny at all. Especially considering which daughter was attending the ball game. The 14 year old.

I have no knowledge that her baby's father was a dumbass redneck. Are you basing this on your lack of knowledge about Alaska or your rabid hatred of all things Palin?
 
The joke wasn't funny at all. Especially considering which daughter was attending the ball game. The 14 year old.

I have no knowledge that her baby's father was a dumbass redneck. Are you basing this on your lack of knowledge about Alaska or your rabid hatred of all things Palin?

No, I'm basing it on broadcast interviews with the dumbass redneck. You didn't see them, or did you not notice because he is so much like you?
 
It doesn't really matter how many "Apologies" he makes at this point.
He was too slow in doing so, and didn't go far enough when he did, so he will never live it down.
Probably wouldn't have lived it down anyway, but lack of immedite retraction/apology/etc. just made it worse.
 
It doesn't really matter how many "Apologies" he makes at this point.
He was too slow in doing so, and didn't go far enough when he did, so he will never live it down.
Probably wouldn't have lived it down anyway, but lack of immedite retraction/apology/etc. just made it worse.

He has already "lived it down" and probably forgotten it. He has done all he can do, but it won't be enough, will it?
 
He has already "lived it down" and probably forgotten it. He has done all he can do, but it won't be enough, will it?

For some, it would have been enough if he did nothing.

For others, the moment he uttered the "joke" (Which was scripted, i'm sure, so why blame him alone?), he could never be right again.
 
"Igloo girl" is not only demeaning to women (would you refer to Barack Obama as a boy?), it also smacks of racism against the people of Alaska. By continuing to do this, you are breaking Rule 18:


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I would like the moderators' opinion on this.
 
Moderator's Warning:
verybody simmer down.



"Igloo girl" is not only demeaning to women (would you refer to Barack Obama as a boy?), it also smacks of racism against the people of Alaska. By continuing to do this, you are breaking Rule 18:
I would like the moderators' opinion on this.

You're kidding, right?
 
He apologized. Everyone has their opinion and it now a dead horse.
 
So is "Alaska" a race, a gender, an ethnicity, or a country?

So, if I call Obama Straw Hut Boy, that's not considered a violation? Maybe Joe Lieberman can be Matzah Ball Boy? Is Mitt Romney Funny Mormon Underwear Boy? I could go on since the door seems to be open here as long as Igloo girl is OK with moderation.
 
"Igloo girl" is not only demeaning to women (would you refer to Barack Obama as a boy?), it also smacks of racism against the people of Alaska.

Tell me, what race do Alaskans belong to? :confused:
 
So do the French. You sure you wanna press this? :mrgreen:

I was just commenting. And we are all guilty of ripping on the french so if you want to press it, I am gonna take all you bitches down with me. :mrgreen:
 
Tell me, what race do Alaskans belong to? :confused:

Caucasian, Inuit, Athabascan, Aleut. Surprising to most people, not Eskimo, though. They are settled mostly in the Canadian Yukon.
 
Tell me, what race do Alaskans belong to? :confused:

I'm not the one putting down Eskimos. I'd like to know why Sarah Palin is "igloo girl" since she doesn't live in an igloo.
 
So, if I call Obama Straw Hut Boy, that's not considered a violation?

Depends, I guess. We don't operate in a vacuum. If you're saying it to make some crude comment about african heathens, then it's probably not kosher.


Maybe Joe Lieberman can be Matzah Ball Boy? Is Mitt Romney Funny Mormon Underwear Boy?


Do you see why those might be different than Igloo girl?

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That's just a terrible analogy.

I could go on since the door seems to be open here as long as Igloo girl is OK with moderation.

I'm really having a hard time believing that you actually think "igloo girl" is a hate message and aren't simply angry because you don't like the way people are acting toward Palin generally.

The type of "hate message" that generally gets a Rule 18 violation is along the lines of:

"filthy (ethnic group)"
"all (racial group) should be deported"
"(religious group) are all terrorists"

"Igloo girl" doesn't quite reach the same level.
 
Caucasian, Inuit, Athabascan, Aleut. Surprising to most people, not Eskimo, though. They are settled mostly in the Canadian Yukon.

Ha! I immediately thought of Eskimos because of the igloo BS.
 
Ha! I immediately thought of Eskimos because of the igloo BS.

That is why I don't see it as hate speech. Just an alarming display of ignorance from someone supposedly debating intelligently.
 
Let's be honest is there any apology from Letterman that the right would accept? I'm guessing not.
 
Caucasian, Inuit, Athabascan, Aleut. Surprising to most people, not Eskimo, though. They are settled mostly in the Canadian Yukon.

If Palin was an Aleutian and someone said "I hate that dirty Aleutian, those people always steal woolen socks and molest our sled dogs," they'd get gigged.

Calling Palin "igloo girl" is like calling hillary "ice queen" or GWB "shrub" or Bill "bubba."

It's more indicative of a lack of creativity/rationality on the party of the person using the term than it is of any deep seated racial or ethnic hatred.
 
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