A Christian Liberal is NOT an oxymoron.

Posted by XT on June 11th, 2009 in US News

David Letterman was an ass to joke about Sarah Palin’s daughter getting pregnant at a Yankees game. It isn’t about the family of politicians being off-limit, it’s just about having a total lack of taste. But Letterman was at least enough of a man to apologize and offer a spot for Palin to come so he could apologize to her face. Even if he doesn’t manage to do it with an entirely straight face (video here).

But Palin is just as much at fault here as Letterman. From her spokesperson:

“The Palins have no intention of providing a ratings boost for David Letterman by appearing on his show,” said Palin spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton. “Plus, it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman.”

The first sentence is perfectly fine. But what are they trying to say about David Letterman? Look, one accusation of child molestation can ruin a person’s life. This isn’t just a politician snubbing a celebrity. This is a politician’s machinery trying to destroy someone for a person affront. Palin herself said:

“Concerning Letterman’s comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he’d ever dare make such comments about anyone else’s daughter): ‘Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/N.Y. entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands — that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone’s daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.’ “

How many GOP talking-points can you work into that statement, Sarah? “Hollywood/NY entertainers”? Let us not forget that this is the woman who used “celebrity” as an attack against Barack Obama.

Todd Palin went on to say that people in Alaska understand that the joke wasn’t funny. Right. No one in Alaska watches David Letterman.

I salute the Palin’s for standing up to defend their daughter. However, they lose all respect for using that opportunity to create political points on a stupid stunt from a late night talk show.

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