# Fuck David Letterman and all misogynistic leftists who support him on this **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 10, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287 "2009-06-10T01:51:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/141 "2009-06-11T03:23:57Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > So? So when Letterman said that A-Rod knocked up Palin’s daughter at the game, he must have been referring to 14-year-old, Willow. Get it? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/142 "2009-06-11T03:28:39Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > So when Letterman said that A-Rod knocked up Palin’s daughter at the game, he must have been referring to 14-year-old, Willow. Get it? :rolleyes: No, you don’t get it. Humor does not need to be accurate to be funny. Since Willow is not a known tramp, he must not have been talking about her. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/143 "2009-06-11T03:32:45Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > No, you don’t get it. Humor does not need to be accurate to be funny. Since Willow is not a known tramp, he must not have been talking about her. So why is Letterman “clarifying” what he meant? If, as you say, a joke doesn’t need to be accurate to be funny? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/144 "2009-06-11T03:36:31Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > So why is Letterman “clarifying” what he meant? If, as you say, a joke doesn’t need to be accurate to be funny? He’s caving to the RO from the right. He shouldn’t have clarified anything. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/145 "2009-06-11T03:46:55Z")
No, I think Dave has mellowed quite a bit since he became a parent. That made me warm up to him while others thought he wasn’t so funny. But it made very much sense to me that he would not have intentionally made a fourteen year old the butt of his sexual joke. Of course it is still an opinion and unlike _some_ here, I am unable to state with certainty what he was thinking. (sniff) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/146 "2009-06-11T03:49:22Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > No, I think Dave has mellowed quite a bit since he became a parent. Yeah, you never hear him telling jokes about his own bastard kid. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/147 "2009-06-11T04:08:37Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > So when Letterman said that A-Rod knocked up Palin’s daughter at the game, he must have been referring to 14-year-old, Willow. Get it? :rolleyes: No, he was referring to Bristol, which was why it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/148 "2009-06-11T04:11:10Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Yeah, you never hear him telling jokes about his own bastard kid. You realize you’ve just completely undercut your own credibility in claiming to care about an alleged attack on children. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/149 "2009-06-11T04:13:59Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > You realize you’ve just completely undercut your own credibility… What credibility? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/150 "2009-06-11T04:39:03Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > You realize you’ve just completely undercut your own credibility in claiming to care about an alleged attack on children. Letterman’s son isn’t a bastard? I believe he is. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/151 "2009-06-11T04:42:35Z")
Rich kids always are. Wait, that’s not what you meant, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/152 "2009-06-11T04:54:18Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Rich kids always are. > > Wait, that’s not what you meant, is it? Well, that, too…😛 ---
**Author:** ![Aquila\_Be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@Aquila\_Be](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquila_Be)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/153 "2009-06-11T11:10:20Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > It was a joke, told by an idiot, full of fury, blah blah blah. > > The joke wasn’t very funny and fell flat. The joke teller hiself stopped being funny quite a while ago. Other than that, who the hell cares. Save the outrage for things that matter. I don’t see how you can claim it fell flat. Here’s a 42 second [YouTube Clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-M26WD1VSg&feature=player_embedded) of his “joke”. Judging by the noise made by all of his fellow political bigots in the audience, they found the “joke” extremely hilarious. There was no evidence that his “joke” came close to falling _flat_ in that brief clip. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/154 "2009-06-11T11:30:00Z")
Alright, so they say they mixed up which daughter was at the game and thought it was legal adult, young mother Bristol. Is that an acceptable answer, or is the idea that not everybody is up to date on the name, ID and status of each Palin daughter just too far-fetched to believe? In other words, do we forgive Letterman or do I need to run out to the store and get some tar and feathers, cause I know a place and I need to restuff my mattress anyway. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/155 "2009-06-11T11:31:21Z")
> **[Letterman Responds To Palin Over Jokes (VIDEO)](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/letterman-responds-to-pal_n_214128)** > > Letterman Responds To Palin Over Jokes (VIDEO) Letterman responds ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/156 "2009-06-11T11:51:28Z")
> [@Kiber](#): > > \*\* misogynistic leftists \*\*??? What the? I’m a leftist, but totally missed this requirement. When did we decide to add misogyny to the platform? Is there a newsletter I should subscribe to? I just figured it was an oxymoron, like “Jumbo Shrimp” or “Government Aid”. Somehow I don’t equate misogynism with left wing politics. Right wing maybe, Ronnie did know how to keep that Nancy lady in line, as opposed to the dual manhood White House of the Clinton era. Just not seein’ it. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/157 "2009-06-11T14:06:31Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Alright, so they say they mixed up which daughter was at the game and thought it was legal adult, young mother Bristol.. Well, at first I thought it was just that Bristol didn’t attend the game. Now I find out that Bristol wasn’t even in New York at all! So all those “jokes” about Palin’s daughter in NYC could only have been referring to the 14-year-old. And, yes, I understand that Letterman likely didn’t know this and honestly thought he was referring to Bristol. But in that case, why not simply name the daughter the “joke” was aimed at? Letterman blew it big time here. He knows it, too. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/158 "2009-06-11T14:09:32Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > No, he was referring to Bristol, which was why it was funny. I thought that and then I found out this morning- WILLOW WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE. Now, it’s probable that Letterman didn’t know/wasn’t paying attention. Now that it’s been pointed out, he should just “Oh crap, I’m sorry. Ya got me. I aimed that joke at Bristol & missed.” Of course, the Left hates Bristol because she didn’t abort. 😉 Adding: Simul posted with Stephe96 there! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/159 "2009-06-11T14:11:18Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Now that it’s been pointed out, he should just “Oh crap, I’m sorry. Ya got me. I aimed that joke at Bristol & missed.” That’s pretty much what he _did_ say. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287/160 "2009-06-11T14:20:27Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Letterman’s son isn’t a bastard? I believe he is. I especially love how you dropped-without-comment the line on liberal hypocrisy when several of us who didn’t care when it was a Chelsea Clinton joke posted, and didn’t answer any accusations of hypocrisy on your own part when asked why YOU didn’t care about the Chelsea Clinton jokes back in the day. Classy as always, you chump. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287.md?page=9)