david letterman apologizes, and maher makes desperate cry for attention

David Letterman is still feeling the heat for his jokes attacking the Palin daughters, and finally decided to do the right thing, and apologize. And no, he didn’t apologize last week. He made excuses and covered his buttocks.

There is a web site called firedavidletterman.com that is organizing a rally to be held outside of his studio Tuesday night, demanding Dave be fired. I’m not sure if his apology is to thwart continued demands for his dismissal, or if he really truly gets it, now.

There were some articles written the last few days, pointing to jokes made by other late night comedians about the Palins, that were ignored by everyone, including the Palins. Dave’s jokes ignited a firestorm because he was downright vicious, and this was simply the final straw. Perhaps he is taking the heat for all of the abuse lobbed at the Palins, but it seems pretty well deserved.

Not only were the jokes about Willow and/or Bristol over the line, so was calling a sitting Governor a “slutty flight attendant”.

At this point, I am inclined to believe he did not mean to disparage Willow. That doesn’t make it ok to insult Bristol, either, but I do think she was the intended target of his joke.

Besides Dave’s continued assault on Palin, the most disturbing thing to come out of this whole debacle is the way the Left treated the issue. Many women and men, yet again, chose to knock Sarah Palin, blame her for the mess, and defend Letterman. And those who simply dismiss it as “utterly ridiculous” because Letterman “was joking”.

I used to be a huge Letterman fan. Over the years not so much. The past couple of years, not at all. He became too politically one sided, and bitter. I thought his Great Moments in Presidential Speeches was very funny, but like I said in my earlier post, instead of continuing with Obama and Biden (which he would have PLENTY of material), he chose to continue attacking Bush, and Palin.

So, am I a softy for thinking he perhaps has now made amends? Should Dave be let off the hook or should he be fired, like Don Imus was? Has he learned his lesson? Will he stop with the attacks on Palin? Was his apology sincere? If he is let off the hook will that prevent any lessons having been learned?

On one hand I think he was sincere, and should be given a second chance, but on the other, I can’t stop thinking about Don Imus. He was only joking after all, too.

(“He wouldn’t be working for me.” That’s kind of funny now, that he was fired, and msnbc pretty much works for Obama. I guess Imus isn’t working for Obama…)

Whether Letterman is let off the hook or not, personally, I think we have even bigger jackasses to fry.

Oh no you din’t!

UPDATE: Sarah Palin has accepted comedian David Letterman’s apology made during Monday night’s broadcast of “The Late Show” for crude jokes made about her and her teen daughters last week.

“Of course it’s accepted on behalf of young women, like my daughters, who hope men who ‘joke’ about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve.”

“Letterman certainly has the right to ‘joke’ about whatever he wants to, and thankfully we have the right to express our reaction,” Palin said. “This is all thanks to our U.S. Military women and men putting their lives on the line for us to secure America’s Right to Free Speech – in this case, may that right be used to promote equality and respect.”

Letterman’s not catching a break here: