“I told a bad joke. I told a joke that was beyond flawed,” he said.<\/p>\n
“So, I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke,” Letterman said. “I’m sorry about it and I’ll try to do better in the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Then again, it’s sort of like your buddy apologizing for passing gas on a road trip in the winter. You hear the apology and all but your eyes are still burning and watering for miles.<\/p>\n
While I watch little television, especially that late at night, I have watched enough Letterman over the years to classify it as the high-fructose corn syrup of the medium.<\/p>\n
…that (Sarah) Palin’s “daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez” at a recent Yankees game, still insisted he was referring to Palin’s 18-year-old, Bristol, who gave birth to a boy in December, and not her 14-year-old, Willow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
…wasn’t funny, but given the source it really wasn’t surprising.<\/p>\n
Or relevant.<\/p>\n
What is<\/em> interesting is that David Letterman, in apologizing, forwent a potential Donald Trump v. Rosie O’Donnell-esque battle that would have most assuredly been a ratings boon for Letterman, who is reportedly already beating upstart Tonight Show<\/em> host Conan O’Somethingorother in the ratings.<\/p>\nThen again, maybe it isn’t really all that interesting and I should go to sleep now.<\/p>\n
Sorry I wasted your time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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