Four things that separate US from US Liberals and the Taliban are:
*Respect for our Womenfolk, Older Folks & Children that were placed in Our Care
*Unselfish love of Country and Traditional American Values, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution as Written over 200 years ago
*A willingness to defend All of the Above by Word and Deed
*Civility and manners to a point. Those that possess neither deserve neither from Us

I met Sarah Palin and her Husband during the 2008 Campaign. They are fine folks that the media treated poorly but too well mannered to sink to the level of Letterman and the rest of the trash that is currently running the Nation into the ground. Letterman is not worth a cup of my urine if he was burning to death. Sarah Palin is someone to be reckoned with as soon as America comes to their senses after the Obama Orgy is finished in 2012. We met the Palins in Helena and my Daughter and I shook hands with her and her Husband. She looks You in the eye, a firm handshake and a smile that is genuine.

Never met Ted Turner but Letterman. He would notice a firm grip around his neck and my size 9 boot up his #ss until I got tired.

Back from France and sorting out somewhere in the neighborhood of 400+ digital photos. I will send them to Mike and Mata for their selection for posting here. The flight back had me seated
with some clown from the State Department on my right and two American Dependent kids going home to summer in Wisconsin whose parents were Army in Frankfurt at the Hospital there.
The State Department turd could not get a first class ticket, complained and was ignored for hours The Kids were 16 and 15 and were delightful. They were headed Home to the Dells Area in Wisconsin to Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins that they had not seen for two years.

Dinner for one tonight at my table. Just me at the house. Daughter is at USAFA in Colorado.
A beefsteak, baked potato and steamed asparagus will do it.

On Letterman, popularity of middle aged leftist sexist punks that never worked an honest day are signs of the decline of American media and Society that tolerates that business.

On the Palins, Fine Folks that will lead US out of the pit that Obama is digging to bury America.
On anything else, I take life one day at a time and will get after some fly fishing for trout tomorrow. It is good to be Home.

Just a few thoughts on things here. Take Care All!

I truly believe that mean and evil people are paid back. It might not be soon, but later they pay the price in their own personal lives.

I think the worst thing about this is that our society has degraded to the point that a 60ish TV personality sees nothing wrong with degrading and insulting and 18yr old mom, just because he is filled with hatred for Govenor Palin.

But you’re giving Dave WAY too much important for a bad joke.

No I’m not. I’m commenting on it because it’s made news; not because I wanted to make it news.

Sheesh….

This particular joke doesn’t apply to your point, IMO.

But yes, I agree – what people say about law and policy, when given a platform to do so, does matter. If given a voice, we do need to use it when it matters.

Quoting my favorite actor, Ian McKellen:

“Actors and others who take advantage of their access to the media by publicizing and letting fly the bees in their bonnets, are often criticized for not sticking to what they do best. Clergy can pronounce on anything, politicians on everything, but actors should stick to acting. I’ve been on occasion lambasted for expressing my views by the very journalists who have inquired about them!”

Why shouldn’t we use our voices? Isn’t that why we have blogs in the first place? But you’re giving Dave WAY too much important for a bad joke.

As for Rush, he is a political commentator – a bit different from stand up comedy.

Except that he’s [Letterman] been more and more rancorous when it comes to political humor, to the point where it’s beyond humor and he gets very serious about it. You really see his political beliefs come out when he interviews and dialogues on politics.

Just shut up and give me the top 10 list or stupid pet tricks.

Same with Springsteen: Just shut up and sing.

Actually,

Now that you have me thinking about it, I think these things do matter a greater deal than we wish to acknowledge. It’s popular to poo-poo what know-nothing celebrities say; it’s popular to claim what Matt Damon says doesn’t matter; what Springsteen pontificates has no influence on my voting pattern, and so on. But taken as a whole, all these “pile ons” do have an influence in a certain group-think and cultural mentality. All the Jon Stewarts, Colberts, Lenos, Lettermans, Tavis Smileys, MTV, The View, and Hollywood are pushing a “progressive” aganda that says it’s hip and cool to be for Obama and that you’re on the wrong side of civil rights if you’re against the redefinition of marriage (they call it “ban on gay marriage”); that you’re on the wrong side of history and anti-environmentalism if you’re against the belief in man-made climate change alarmism; that you’re “anti-science” if you don’t push for embryonic stem cell research (they said Bush “banned” research).

Popular culture and Hollywood- from music, movies, tv, to celebrities- has an enormous influence on American culture and values, as does indoctrination in schools.

No, I was not writing to you specifically! Heck, I’m commenting myself. Certainly, we all have the right to voice our opinions. It just seems that this has been blown up to much more than it should be. So, I’ll take my own advice and not feed into it anymore by continuing to be part of the conversation.

As for Rush, he is a political commentator – a bit different from stand up comedy. I personally don’t tune in to his show or comment on what he says, but there’s certainly a bigger basis for those who do, as he’s actually talking about law and policy.

I could just as well tell your side of the aisle “Rush is just a talk radio host. This is why my radio is never on AM, and I listen to Akon on my car stereo system”

So in your opinion, David shouldn’t take into consideration that his program is broadcast throughout the country, but only concern himself with who’s tuning in; which, you think, only has to do with those who enjoy his humor? And after years of being on air and seeing how Imus-type scandals erupt by careless statements….he shouldn’t have known better?

I am trying my best to preserve what is good and great about this country for my kids. That means calling out the small things like this, before they become the common language of the masses. Cary, how many things do you say/do/act out on a daily basis, that you don’t even think about? Stuff you have subliminally accepted or consciously accepted. Those same things that have managed to trickle down through the media, to our friends, and then into us? You don’t have to work in a lab to contract the flu virus.

The woman’s a narcissistic walking target!

A national audience composed of those who choose to tune into his program, because they enjoy his humor. Those of us who weren’t watching would not have even known about the joke if you guys and the tabloid media weren’t giving him free advertising.