SacriliciousBeerSwiller: vernonFL: Making rape jokes about underage girls, thats classy.

Where does Letterman think he is, Fark.com??

When did he make a "rape" joke?

Oh yeah...talking point, that's right. Try breathing through your nose, you may be shocked to discover that you can get plenty of oxygen that way.

It's splitting hairs, but it was a statutory rape joke.

lunchinlewis: Good lord, please do not bring the Constitution into this ridiculous pissing contest.

Why does the Constitution refuse to condemn David Letterman?

For a right-wing blogger, the important thing is that every breath someone takes talking about this is one less breath talking about the Tiller assassination.

I think this is great.

Just when you think Republicans can't get any more idiotic, they go after David Letterman.

Nice one guys.

How's that speedy train to irrelevence treating you? Nice view from down there?

And aren't the Republicans always whining about everyone having to be so PC?

Now it seems Letterman isn't PC enough for them.

Oh the humor.

Too bad Republicans don't understand such concepts.

Unfunny comedian makes unfunny joke.

It wasn't even a funny joke. I'd only get offended if it got big laughs and became some sort of american catchphrase and my daughter was now known as "got knocked up at a baseball game" girl.

Hender: After all--Bristol got knocked up while underage.

And of course, that's the funniest part of this whole thing.

Confabulat: I think this is great.

Just when you think Republicans can't get any more idiotic, they go after David Letterman.

Nice one guys.

How's that speedy train to irrelevence treating you? Nice view from down there?

Oh please. Like pissing off Letterman has ever come back to bite Republican in the....



Oh wait. Nevermind.

SkinnyHead: Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Wasn't it a joke about Elliot Spitzer being a creepy old guy that hits on younger women? This is offensive to Palin how?

It was a joke about a baseball player on steroids raping her 14 year old daughter during the 7th inning stretch at the ball game. That's the joke that got the big laughs.

Well, if there's one thing I've learned from FARK, it's that rape is funny. At least it is if you say it twice, or it comes in a 40-lb box.

Seriously, even Palin, in her desperate stretch to make her legitimate gripe this into a big political thing, has the sense to call it "statutory rape," as absurd as that is. I assume that you'll be referring to any references to hitting teenage girls like the fist of an angry god as rape jokes from here on out?

Cat Food Sandwiches: Letterman knows he's gonna get his butt kicked by Conan, so he's going for the MSNBC viewers who will switch over after the repeat of Countdown.

That one deserves a tinfoil hat.

But she *does* have a Slutty Flight Attendant look about her, you have to admit.....

Hender: Treygreen13: SacriliciousBeerSwiller: vernonFL: Making rape jokes about underage girls, thats classy.

Where does Letterman think he is, Fark.com??

When did he make a "rape" joke?

Oh yeah...talking point, that's right. Try breathing through your nose, you may be shocked to discover that you can get plenty of oxygen that way.

It's splitting hairs, but it was a statutory rape joke.

Only if you assume that Dave knew it was Willow with her and meant Willow instead of Bristol.

Palin must be a bit touchy with her daughters and statutory rape, though. After all--Bristol got knocked up while underage.

I'm sure David Letterman cares deeply about hurting the Palin clan's feelings.

Remember the faux outrage over the "lipstick on a pig" remark?

What a bunch of pantywaists.

IXI Jim IXI: someonelse: Well, if there's one thing I've learned from FARK, it's that rape is funny. At least it is if you say it twice, or it comes in a 40-lb box.

Or if there's a clown involved. Don't forget the clowns.

OK. Send in the clowns. There ought to be clowns.

I make underage statutory rape jokes all the time, but I'm not on national television.

I rarely watch late night shows, but once in a while I'll watch Letterman and see Paul Schaeffer and think "That guy wrote its raining men"

and then I laugh.