h/t Redstate: New York lawmakers are calling on CBS to fire David Letterman.
While we do not believe Letterman will be fired, we do believe if we keep up the pressure on Letterman’s advertisers and succeed in getting three big names like The Olive Garden, MARS Candy, and Kelloggs to drop sponsorhip of the Late Show, that we can seriously decrease the prices CBS is able to charge for advertising on his show, making Letterman much, much less of a cash cow for the network. If that happens, and if Letterman’s brand and earning power is damaged irrevocably, then expect Letterman to conveniently announce health problems next year that will end his run at CBS a few years early (his contract was just re-upped to 2012).
There will be a rally/protest against Letterman on Monday June 15th in New York City outside the Ed Sullivan theater, just as Letterman starts taping his Monday episode at 430pm EST.
This is the sort of thing Al Sharpton would organize each and every day against CBS if Letterman had made disgusting racial remarks, instead of a “joke” about the statutory rape of a 14 year-old girl by New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez.
The New York rally needs as big a turnout as possible — and Tea Party style, we need to organize rallies in other major cities going forward too, all aimed at the local CBS affiliates.
Does your town have a CBS “window on the world” style studio where the morning news is broadcast with an open window looking out to the street? If so, head over there with signs condemning Olive Garden, MARS Candy, and Kelloggs for supporting the statutory rape of minors by way of sponsoring Letterman’s program.
Scare the living daylights out of Letterman’s advertisers, get them to drop this show, and CBS will then be forced to deal with Letterman once and for all.
Tell everyone Al Sharpton sent you, and learn from the master.
June 12, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Hey HB! I would have to say that Letterman will be unemployed, and under investigation by the US Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. There will be talks about how an indictment is pending.
June 12, 2009 at 11:27 pm
I think the thing that just burns me about all of this is the fact that other women are making excuses for David Letterman.
HB, I have sent in a letter to everyone suggested, plus have spent a bit of time fighting and defending Sarah on other sites, when people get out of control.
We shall continue the fight and hopefully prevail.
June 12, 2009 at 11:52 pm
I have called all the sponsers you provided and made my voice heard in a civil yet firm manner. I’m sick and tired of these cretins from the Left who have been relentless in their verbal assaults on Palin but man she held her own and more in the interview with Matt”I worship Obama” Lauer. Palin rocks and she’s gathering steam and it drives the Liberals insane.
June 13, 2009 at 12:01 am
Oh, my GOD.
The hillbuzz guys have infected me with something:
Passion.
I just watched five minutes of Craig Ferguson, and I laughed my ass off.
Why shouldn’t CBS consider replacing Letterman with him?
He doesn’t offend, he makes fun of himself(something that Letterman is incapable of doing) and he’s FUNNY.
I have to go to bed.
Sorry for posting so much, guys, but misogyny really gets me.
Gets me BAAAAAAD.
Phyllis Chesler, a feminist leader, has turned against this, so why wouldn’t I?
And some people think us conservatives are all the same.
Sorry to burst the bubble.
Ferguson for the slot.
All the way.
G’night, and love you guys for fighting the fight!
June 13, 2009 at 6:58 am
“I just watched five minutes of Craig Ferguson, and I laughed my ass off.
Why shouldn’t CBS consider replacing Letterman with him?
He doesn’t offend, he makes fun of himself(something that Letterman is incapable of doing) and he’s FUNNY.”
Very true. I don’t watch him much, but every time I have, he’s hilarious. His monolog has more jokes, and more GOOD ones, than Letterman, Leno, and Conan COMBINED on a typical night. He’d be great in that slot.
One possible complication: Letterman pretty much owns Ferguson. Letterman owns that show, and Ferguson is Letterman’s employee.
June 13, 2009 at 12:02 am
Dear HillBuzz Gang,
I do not accept David “Limp Dick” Letterman’s limp dick excuse for an apology…..He doesn’t seem to be able to figure out that it doesn’t matter if he were speaking of a 14, 18 or 28 year old female….His remarks were beyond “out of line.”
There were other parties involved in this scandal other than the Palins and Letterman and what boggles my mind is the lack of input from either one of them.
If Alex Rodriguez were any kind of a man at all, he would DEMAND an on-air heartfelt apology from Letterman, after all Dave insinuated that Alex was a pedophile and a rapist.
Is there such a thing as a Flight Attendant Union?….I’m pretty sure there is and if so, where is the absolute outrage from them.
I am trying to start an Internet campaign to force Alex Rodriguez to get involved in hopes that he will do the right thing and hold Letterman’s feet to the fire…..Justice has not been served on Letterman yet and a high profile celebrity like Rodriguez could cause Dave some serious grief….I doubt that Alex will want to get involved since he has a reputation as a “player” (I don’t mean baseball), but there are ways of forcing it on him….Never take a knife to a gun fight, meaning disregard for whether he wants to get involved or not… All it would take is the right people confronting him about it on camera.
“Mr. Rodriguez, do you condone child rape or have you ever been involved in such an act?….Alex, are you aware that David Letterman, on national TV, portrayed you as a child rapist?…..Why would he do that, sir?…..Mr. Rodriguez, do you fell like Mr. Letterman’s remarks portraying you as a pedophile and a rapist were out of line and do you feel like he owes you an apology?
If he is confronted with these type of questions enough times and from the right people enough times he will have no choice, but to confront Letterman and demand that Dave try to right this wrong.
I know, I know, these may be considered dirty tactics, but not really….He was, after all, portrayed by Letterman just as I wrote it above…..As far as I’m concerned he has a duty here to speak out.
I have not heard anyone from the MSM or even the Internet, for that matter, request that Rodriguez come forward and denounce Letterman.
I am going to be contacting conservative pundits from the MSM and Internet in regards to Mr. Rodriguez’s deafening silence on this important matter.
The rampant sexism, misogyny and downright nastiness from the left has gone on for far too long and it’s time for that crap to STOP.
The effing gloves are OFF!!!!
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I ask of you and your blog viewers to assist me by joining in an effort to contact anyone who would be willing to help in getting Mr. Rodriguez to come forward….We need some people within the media to confront him…..I’m sure that Rodriguez has an agent and a publicist…I’m sure Alex probably has a fan club type web site also….I’m also sure that the same goes for the NY Yankees.
Let’s not forget about the flight attendants either….I’m sure they would be more willing to speak out.
It’s time for there to be consequences for one’s own words and actions.
June 13, 2009 at 6:05 am
Where the hell is A-Rod, his silence is deafening!
June 13, 2009 at 8:20 am
I was thinking the same, BSB. You’d think he could come out and make a statement–and SHOULD make one. If he’s worried about politics, he could certainly craft a non-political one. It’s not like he couldn’t “order” one up, FFS.
June 13, 2009 at 8:59 am
I think that A-Rod doesn’t want to remind others of his own problems of steroids and breakup of his marriage, and Madonna.
June 13, 2009 at 10:56 am
Probably true, Bill. But what a coward. Making some sort of statement to at least condemn child rape would actually earn him some respect AND be the right thing to do. His silence is pretty awkward.
June 13, 2009 at 1:09 pm
BSB … Ol’ A-Rod’s in the dugout keeping quiet, per instructions from Steinbrenner. Oh, and playing tonsil hockey with Kate Hudson in some ratty club.
June 13, 2009 at 12:14 am
I’ve sent emails to the top three companies, and phone calls will follow. For the first time, I’m ready to fight, rather than just sit back. Same passion I brought to our local tea party here in little ole Houston is keeping me motivated.
I don’t know what it is about you guys that gives me courage–perhaps it’s the courage you showed in backing Governor Palin in the last election, losing friends and jobs in the process. You are a constant inspiration for me. Thanks for all that you do, and are continuing to do. I love you guys.
June 13, 2009 at 12:35 am
Yep, concur with the others here — you rock!
My 21 year old son just got home from his second job to inform me he called our local affiliate and e-mailed CBS corporate to express his disgust/displeasure.
I was pretty impressed when he told me he quoted CBS’s own mission statement posted on their website in his letter to them — that they do not discriminate on the basis of
GENDER, race……
I got an email back from Olive Garden. They are not happy. Now is not the time to back off, the pressure is working.
SO sick of reading on other blogs that this is being portrayed as a “Conservative vs. Letterman” issue as a foil to the “vs. Limbaugh” meme. What a convenient narrative for the Obama supporters.
This isn’t about conservative vs liberal,
it’s about what’s right.
It’s about standing our ground and saying ENOUGH.
Stop the hate, stop the intolerance, stop the misogyny.
I see Huff N Puff has a blog post that is supposed to be “sarcastic humor” about the “Slutty Flight Attendant’s Union”. That guy needs to be schooled as well.
It’s not funny, and I’m not taking it anymore.
June 13, 2009 at 1:29 am
Moonpie – did you tell Olive Garden about the slur against their wait staff by Letterman, as reported by Michelle Malkin?
Great work, Hillbuzz and Hillbuzzers. The Redstate site mentions a rally. (Wonder how much coverage it will get in the MSM.)
Shouldn’t be long now…
June 13, 2009 at 8:46 am
Yesterday on Mark Levin’s radio show, he had a caller who is an airline pilot. He says that the flight attendants are mighty steamed by Letterman’s “slutty” remark, too.
June 13, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Is there an association/union? They come out and join the protest!
June 13, 2009 at 12:56 am
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more. ___General George S Patton
I’m a racer, so this one isn’t easy. But we are at war. The left wing has decided to destroy Sarah Palin. So, if that’s how they want to play it, that’s how we will play it!
David Letterman is partners with Indy 500 winner and racing icon Bobby Rahal. They own a stable of race cars. They have been partnered up for years. In fact, Rahal-Letterman is the team that first took Danica Patrick to Indy. Which is why this deal with Letterman is even more disgusting. He KNOWS first hand what happens to strong women who try and enter a “man’s domain”.
Thankfully, I’m a drag racer, and we like having the gals race with us. The more the better. All competition is good!
At any rate, here is the Rahal-Letterman website. It will list ALL of the Rahal-Letterman team sponsors. (marketing partners is the buzz word)Make sure you contact them:
http://www.rahal.com/corporate/
Here is the website for the Indy Racing League. I wouldn’t target the IRL, but they have a forum you can join and discuss David’s actions.
http://www.indycar.com/
It should be noted that ALL of the IRL cars are powered by Honda engines. I’m sure Honda would LOVE to hear from you!
http://automobiles.honda.com/
As would Honda Racing:
http://racing.honda.com/
Please note that Rahal-Letterman also race in other series using different manufacturer’s cars and engines. They would no doubt be delighted for you to share your thoughts!
Bobby Rahal also owns a group of automobile dealerships.
“http://www.bobbyrahal.com
June 13, 2009 at 10:30 am
thanks for the links Gary!
June 13, 2009 at 12:57 am
Can I also add it would be goodfor you to call your local CBS affiliate. They buy the shows. If they decide to,many could place old movies, infocommercials or reruns in the time slot. Remind them that you can easily live without Network TV.
June 13, 2009 at 1:33 am
I post on FreeRepublic, someone there posted a message about a rumor going around that Letterman will have Tina Fey on his show next week to discuss what he said. You can imagine if this is true, that Tina Fey will be coming out as “Sarah” and there will be a lot of bashing going on. If Tina Fey can lower herself to do this, then I consider her career as over. She will show that all she is is a wannabe Sarah Palin, even though she couldn’t be Sarah if she tried. Sarah is too damn good for her. Letterman is a sleaze bag and I hope his ass gets fired. He obviously hates Sarah and does not feel sorry at all. I read there will be a huge protest outside of his studio on Monday. I wish I could attend, if I lived in New York I would be out there screaming my lungs out. Enough of this double standard. I don’t give a damn which kid he was referring to. Rape is wrong PERIOD. No matter what the age, 14, 18, 40, 90 years old, I don’t care. He knew EXACTLY which daughter he was talking about and knew he would get the liberal bastards to laugh their asses off. Letterman is a disgrace to the human race. If Imus can be fired, then so should he. What Imus said was stupid, but he never asked for women to be raped..Letterman did. I consider someone asking for a child to be raped more of an outrage then someone saying a racist remark
June 13, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I can only hope that TF sees what’s going on, and realizes what a HUGE mistake it would be for her to go through with such low blow to women everywhere. She must have some morals, and if she doesn’t then shame on her. The wrath with be towards her next, and she isn’t gonna like it!
June 13, 2009 at 2:09 am
I sent this to CBS
I’M done You guys and gals at the CBS have allowed the late show to step way over the line this time. The Perverted statements by David Letterman Monday night are not something that should be allowed or condoned by the Federal Goverment or CBS. His wisecrack about a theoretical statutory rape of 1 of Palin’s daughters was and is unforgiveable his joke that a Palin girl “was knocked up” by a player at a New York Yankees baseball game and his lame uncaring statement later that he was not talking about the 14 year old Palin daughter was made with little care to the untold thousands out there her age whom would suffer from his perverted thinking. I think its obscene and without a dought the most outlandish statement ive ever witnessed a supposed network show be allowed to get away with. I think he knew she was 14 and he spread his perverted intent for all to see and to cause undue harm to anyone with malice and full intent cannot go unpunished. I can assure you that the FCC and and every paying advertiser and Congressman I can find a E mail address to will also hear from me on this issue. I will no longer support your advertisers and you programing if this is the type of shows “You” and “they” the advertisers feel must be allowed to be presented of this nature, Untill he is fired I will never support your company again.
June 13, 2009 at 2:32 am
I think this Letterman thing is just the latest test by the entertainment business to see just how far they can go before things turn ugly on them. Higher ratings at all cost is what they want, it was all just a big ploy for ratings and they are hoping to now “ride the wave” and not have it crush them. The report is that ratings are up, so unless we can let the sponsors know this is wrong, it will continue.
June 13, 2009 at 4:17 am
WHY do people insist on calling this “statutory” rape? That term implies that Willow would have been willing to have sex, and it is only her being underage that makes it a crime.
What Letterman described and keeps yukking about is violent sexual assault and violation, and the term is RAPE, pure and simple, regardless of the age of the intended victim.
June 13, 2009 at 5:02 am
Blatant Anti-Palin Bias in the Liberal Media: A Collection (172 Cases) http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/blatant-anti-palin-bias-in-the-liberal-media-a-collection/
June 13, 2009 at 9:32 am
Wow. I had forgotten about half that stuff. There’s a special place in hell for those scumbags.
June 13, 2009 at 10:28 am
Great Link!
June 13, 2009 at 5:59 am
So far Ancester.com has replied and they flat out stated they do not sponsor Letterman, and hoped I would contact whoever said they did. ( I copied that to you on an earlier postint)…I just got this email from Mars Corp: In response to your email regarding MARS SNACKFOOD US.We are writing in response to your recent communication which objects to the placement of advertising on David Letterman. We appreciate your concern and thank you for taking the time to contact us.
While we do not “sponsor” television shows, we do contract for commercial time months in advance for those programs which we feel effectively reach our consumers. As a matter of policy we make every effort to avoid programs containing exploitative examples of ethnic, racial, religious or sexual stereotyping. We apologize if we were unsuccessful in this instance, and we will share your comments with our advertising agencies.Our loyal consumers are very important to us, and we thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention.Have a great day!
So far, ebay hasn’t responded. But it brings up the question, especially since ancestry.com was sooooo adament….did a troll slip in some innocent Corporations knowing we would write to them?
June 13, 2009 at 5:59 am
Sarah was great on CNN last night, and kudos to Wolf Blitzer for a fair and professional interview (though I cannot abide by CNN’s legitimization of cesspool queen Arianna Huffington as a commentator.)
She did seem as though she personally wanted to make the Letterman issue a footnote to the interview (and CNN’s technical difficulties made that part of the interview anticlimactic anyway.)
She’s thrown down the gauntlet for we the people to do this for all women and girls. We. Will. Not. Fail.
Talked to my diehard Dem Mom last night (who is “scared” of Palin though she’s never managed to give me a SINGLE reason why) and even she’s enraged over Letterman and told me she’s proud of my part in the protests. I told her I’m doing it for her, my sister, all my nieces and Aunts and female friends…and I asked her to join in.
Let’s keep rolling! Wrote a dozen letters last night and 5 more to send off today!
June 13, 2009 at 9:26 am
Everyone here at HB is terrific. I believe that you all gave this “protest” the impetus it needed. Everyone is talking about it and actually writing CBS and sponsors.
Good work everybody.
June 13, 2009 at 6:11 am
I decided that the first posting was too long and I wanted to put this point across. The MSM keeps saying that because the older daughter has been in the news, she is fair game…they actually believe Lettermans weak excuse he thought the oldest daughter was at the game, but…if being in the news makes the children of those in the public eye fair game…will Letterman make sexual jokes about Piper Palin? What about Trig…oh, I forgot, they make handicapped jokes about him. And since Letterman was “living in sin” as we Catholics used to call it, and had a child out of wedlock, does this make his wife a ex-slut? Given Obama’s start in life, would Obama’s Mama be fair game? I seriously hope not, but it does prove that Letterman and all those in the MSM who trash Palin, her children and the children of other politicians, are all flat out liars.
June 13, 2009 at 6:21 am
I hope this doesn’t stop. Have the determination that the democrats had to put obummer in office. Good luck with the protest…this needs to be done. It needs to be done not only for the Palin’s..but for all women. Remember..no one stood up for Hillary.
June 13, 2009 at 6:55 am
I have an idea:
CBS probably isn’t going to fire Letterman. Maybe they’ll give him a two-week “time out” or something and demand a more sincere apology.
Now, about that apology. I’d be more inclined to believe it if Dave were to back it up with some action, say a big fat donation to a charity in Willow Palin’s name.
How about a nice even one million dollars out of his own pocket to Autism Speaks, the charity that Sarah and Willow were in New York to support?
Good idea? Any support for that here? Can we get behind it? Letterman gives ONE MILLION DOLLARS out of his own pocket, in Willow Palin’s name, to Autism Speaks.
I’d like to see him give a big chunk to Alex Rodriguez’s favorite charity, too. After all, he did in essence call the man a pedophile and child molester. (I wish I were A-Rod’s lawyer. I’d be looking at new boat brochures right now.) How about a hundred thousand dollars to A-Rod’s favorite charity, whatever it is, just as a show of good faith?
June 14, 2009 at 7:43 am
those are brilliant suggestions.
June 13, 2009 at 7:17 am
Kick in the crotch, a member of my family just put a “mark” on the calendar a week out, saying that was the date when this will be “history”. Says by then nobody will even remember what the hell Letterpig said. Made me so mad I couldn’t even speak…AND more determined than ever to see this through. He also said that Letterass can’t be “fired”, since he “owns” his show.
Does he?
Doesn’t matter anyway, since his sponsors will cancel him after we’re through.
The pathetic Lib apathy is deafening.
“Lay on MacDuff!”
June 13, 2009 at 7:44 am
Hope this makes you hillbuzzers smile:I just read on another site that Judge Judy beat Oprah in last weeks’ratings.Her audience is down 13% with a 4.0 share.Her ratings have fallen steadily since she chose race over gender and refused to invite Sarah on her show.53% of white women voted for Palin/McCain last election.I wonder how many it would be today?
June 13, 2009 at 9:25 am
Hey, Oprah…. Isn’t karma a bitch?
Love it
June 13, 2009 at 10:53 am
Oprah is drinking so much she is over 200 pounds..but hey she’s a big boned girl…ahem
June 13, 2009 at 10:36 am
music to my ears…
June 13, 2009 at 8:04 am
I love David Letterman. This website is like a middle school gossip column. With all the trashy comments you have posted about Obama on this site, you guys need to grow a pair. Poor babies. I think I’ll go have a nice meal at Olive Garden and tell them that real Americans, not wingnuts, support David and their sponsorship of his show. Have a nice day.
June 13, 2009 at 8:13 am
Sounds like you have a great day planned. Maybe while you’re out, you can knock up some 14 year old girls, too, to make your day complete, since it sounds like you enjoy that sort of thing.
Disgusting pervert.
June 13, 2009 at 8:23 am
Just the type of person to support this corrupt democratic party. I have been a democrat for over 50 years..and it’s okay to be a democrat..but anyone should be able to know when something stinks.
June 13, 2009 at 8:25 am
Hey, while you’re at Olive Garden, make sure to call the waitresses “sweetie”, wink at them, and of course, grab their asses as they walk away while serving you! TEEHEE! YOU’RE SO FUNNY!!!!
loser.
June 13, 2009 at 8:38 am
Better yet, don’t call ‘em sweetie, tell ‘em they look like slutty flight attendants. ‘Cause you know, ALL women think that’s hot!
June 13, 2009 at 8:35 am
What’s to love about Letterman? His looks? His lack of comedic talent? His obvious lust/hate obsession with all the Palin females? Since he figures anyone in the public view is fair game, is his wife? his son? Even if he was funny, if he had any talent, that diatribe would be so far in the sewer, the sewer rats would have to look down on him.
It really is a good idea for you to go to the Olive Garden, you might be their only customer.
June 13, 2009 at 8:57 am
I guess rightwingdebunker answers the question about what kind of people make up Letterman’s audience.
June 13, 2009 at 9:14 am
People, This is the kind of mentality we are dealing with. Democrats used to be half-rational. No longer. HillBuzz is right about this, honest and sincere; that is why they are independents now.
Keep plugging away.
Thanks HillBuzz
June 13, 2009 at 9:29 am
Ignore the bots. STOP misogyny.
June 13, 2009 at 10:37 am
don’t choke on your pasta debunker…that would break my heart… :(
June 13, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Maybe “Debunker” will get a real thrill and Letterman will drop by to personally impregnate all the females at his or her table, right on the spot! Wouldn’t that be exciting!
June 13, 2009 at 10:54 am
And while you are at it maybe you’ll get food poisoning from their rotten food.
June 14, 2009 at 7:18 am
“Real Americans” support jokes about the statutory rape of 14 year old girls?
Thanks for playing, but you lose.
June 13, 2009 at 8:13 am
Where are all the irate Hispanics ? Letterman singled out a Hispanic as the perp.The Hispanic newspapers are liberal, swayed the Hispanic vote to Obama. Is there an anti-defamation league for Hispanics ?
June 13, 2009 at 8:13 am
Yep. He basically called Mr. A-Rod a child molester and a pedophile.
June 13, 2009 at 10:34 am
This is my first post here after lurking for a while and thoroughly enjoying the posts. I found you guys through several other blogs like C4P and truly love the work you do. I’m especially appreciative of learning how to make waves the “right” way. Ahem. ;)
Anyway, I just caught a post on a search feed I get for Palin entitled “Palin Continues to Blast Letterman Over Jokes”. What’s pertinent here is that it was on HispanicBusiness.com.
Here’s the link:
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/politics/2009/6/13/palin_continues_to_blast_letterman_over.htm
The article itself is very anti-Palin and I’m going to bring it to C4P attention just as soon as I can access that site.
June 13, 2009 at 8:50 am
Calling any wikipedia experts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:David_Letterman#Sarah_Palin
June 13, 2009 at 9:06 am
Hillbuzz:
It’s clear that Johnson & Johnson is one of DL’s top advertisers. They’ve run two commercials for each of the past three nights.
You might want to consider adding Johnson & Johnson to your top 3 target list – thus expanding it to a top 4 (I agree that it would be best to focus on just a few and will adjust my blog list accordingly).
Here are the national DL advertisers for the June 12th show (for those who would like to avoid them):
Microsoft (Bing)
Boston Market
Best Buy
Lexus
Icy Hot
Wyeth (Centrum Vitamins)
Chase Bank
Macy’s
Kia
T-Mobile
Cadillac
Johnson & Johnson (Aveeno and KY-Brand)
Merck (Rogaine)
Cricket
Samsung
Sanofi-Aventis (Ambien)
Mazda
Jet-Dry
Saturn
In looking at the past few days, aside from cars and cell phones, most of the ads are for baldness, pain relief, sexual dysfunction and vitamins. What does that say?
June 13, 2009 at 9:58 am
I have a very small amount of J & J stock in my IRA. On their Investor Relations page there is a contact us link. One of the “pull-down” topics to put in the subject line is “advertising”. If anyone else has even a little bit of that stock, I think that is the way to go, not as a substitute for other communications, but in addition to letters to CEO.
June 13, 2009 at 9:32 am
I was so disgusted last night listening to the different people who were defeding David Letterman and saying that it was basically Palin’s own fault. She shouldn’t be trotting her daughter around. Really? Who said children aren’t allowed at baseball games??? Such stupid rhetoric from the left. Someone also said that she’s getting sympathy publicity for her pipeline out of this. OMG! How sad are these people. Letterman is smart enuf to know if this keeps going it boosts his ratings which is why he keeps mentioning Sarah Palin every nite this week even if it is just to say she’s forgiven him by inviting him to AK to go hunting. He knows the low-life crowd is tuning in to see what he’ll say next. I don’t – I just hear what he says via clips but there are alot of twisted people out there. They’re the one’s who will always have the opinion that if someone is raped that they somehow did something to deserve it. NO ONE deserves rape and it should not be a joke.
I got an email this morning from The Media Research group that they have started a campaign to get Letterman fired. Like they said – if he’d made these cracks about someone who is Black, Al Sharpton & his crowd would make damn sure Letterman gets fired! Brent Bozell of Media Research gave the title & phone # of Les Moonves and Rob Burnett. I’ve sent letters to CBS and local affiliate and will now call these #’s. If we keep the pressure up, maybe there is hope of getting this creep fired yet. It took a week before Imus was fired.
I agree about Ferguson – don’t watch him much but when I have, I’ve found him very funny. Didn’t know that he’s “owned” by Letterman. Too bad. He’d be a great replacement and I bet he could triple the ratings that Letterman gets. Never did get why that guy got to be as “big” as he is. He’s never been my cup of tea.
June 13, 2009 at 9:40 am
A commentator (Monica something) on FOX made an excellent point about this the other day: Weren’t we now, in the Golden Age of Obama, supposed to be above partisanship? Wasn’t he supposed to heal old political wounds and reunite the country? That is, “after he is done turning back the waters and healing the sick” (to quote the Guv).
Another point made by Sarah herself: How much leeway as a society are we going to allow our celebrities? What makes them above the law? Why aren’t they held to the same standards and consequences as us poor, lowly peons?
This whole thing is infuriating.
June 13, 2009 at 10:55 am
Monica Crowley. She’s right–just another example of ridiculous promises that the Unicorn King never intended to keep.
June 13, 2009 at 9:52 am
Hillbuzz
What makes you think CBS won’t fire Letterman?
Better yet – the renewal is apparently NOT a done deal. On June 8th it was announced that they were CLOSE to a deal – but I don’t think it’s been signed, sealed and delivered.
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5580EJ20090609
CBS may not fire Letterman, but I think there’s still hope that CBS might re-consider renewing his contract.
June 13, 2009 at 10:07 am
The NY lawmakers were right. Gov. Palin and her family were guests of the city and this is how they’re treated?? A-Rod should speak out and what about the charity she was there to promote, Autism Speaks, perhaps they could make a statement too. I remember when that creepy Alan Colmes wrote that Sarah Palin had caused her son’s Trig’s Downs Syndrome by not getting to the hospital soon enough when she was in labor (according to Alan of course). I was infuriated and I wrote to all of the Downs Syndrome support groups I could find informing them of his comments. I did hear back from one Chapter that thanked me and said they would look into it. And don’t forget Obama’s own “joke” about Special Olympics! The Obamapods don’t seem to care much for the disabled or special needs children. I think Autism Speaks should speak out before they become the next punch line in the Obamasphere.
June 13, 2009 at 10:12 am
See my post #14 above. I think Letterpig should donate a million dollars to Autism Speaks in Willow Palin’s name. He should have her on the show so he can hand the check to HER and SHE can in turn hand it to a representative from Autism Speaks. What’s wrong with that idea?
June 13, 2009 at 10:23 am
I’m now post #17 above. Looks like a couple must have come out of moderation.
June 13, 2009 at 10:27 am
I do like that idea. Letterman should donate to Autism Speaks, but instead of doing it on his show (as Sarah said, helping his ratings) perhaps it could be done in a press conference. It would really put a spotlight on Autism Speaks organization which would be great!
June 13, 2009 at 10:15 am
Did anyone else get this pandering email such as I got from Mars Candy:
“While we do not “sponsor” television shows, we do contract for commercial time months in advance for those programs which we feel effectively reach our consumers. As a matter of policy we make every effort to avoid programs containing exploitative examples of ethnic, racial, religious or sexual stereotyping. We apologize if we were unsuccessful in this instance, and we will share your comments with our advertising agencies.”
An attempt to wiggle off the hook. Disgusting, they need to man up.
June 13, 2009 at 10:24 am
Several of us got that one. Yes, they need to grow a pair; otherwise, I’m going to assume that they APPROVE of Letterpig’s filth.
June 13, 2009 at 10:29 am
I assume by “grow a pair” you mean a pair of ovaries because the only high profile person speaking out against David Gutterman is Sarah Palin herself!
June 13, 2009 at 10:39 am
Touche’. ;-)
“Ovaries are the new balls.” Hey, I think I’ll get that put on a bumper sticker. Maybe with Sarah’s picture on it, too!
Fabulous!
June 13, 2009 at 10:18 am
A Republican Response
I have been mulling over Sebastian’s spot-on analysis of the fact that we do not know how to protest, although I think he needs to include Independents here too. We are, and have always been, the silent majority. He is so right (even Dems can be right at times!), that we have no idea how to protest, because we have been taught to turn the other cheek, not an eye for an eye. We know that the “squeaky wheel gets the oil”, but tend to ignore the squeak nonetheless, because it is just a little annoyance to us. We tend to have the opinion that we have more important things to do with our time, and are often so busy multitasking that we really do not have the time. I look at most of the Republicans I know, and while they hear about what is going on, they just do not have any more minutes in the day to sit down and write letters because of what some idiot said on a talk show. My hard-working husband thinks I am silly to even want to discuss the issue. He feels he has enough stress dealing with his own problems to worry about what is happening to some politician. Just as Michael Steele said, republicans do not think about the next election until it is almost time to vote. Most Americans are just too busy right now, trying to keep their jobs, to pay attention to what they would consider an insignificant issue. We do need a wake up call to speak out before it is too late.
So what the Buzzboyz have taught us here has been a very valuable lesson. While I have been pretty good about writing letters when I have been wronged by companies, I will admit that I did not keep harassing them when I got nowhere. It has worked for me most of the time, but I usually do not continue to follow up when it does not. I did get out of a ticket one time with a very nice letter to my local police chief about how I had a perfect driving record and was treated with such disdain by the police officer. The ticket was totally unwarranted because he said I ran a red light when the light went from green arrow to green and the officer was really out of line with the way he talked to me. To my surprise, the police chief agreed and even showed up at my house, returned my license and apologized for his officer. It was a moment I will always cherish, and I can proudly say, I still have a perfect driving record. Yep, no speeding or parking tickets, although I will admit, I have never driven into Chicago. I leave that to my husband or take the train because I love to walk when I get there. But I digress here (I am starting to write like a buzzboy!).
Back to lessons learned. You guys have really laid it on the line about how we need to speak up, and keep it up, until we are heard. The amount of press this protest is getting is very eye-opening to us, and I do believe that if we keep it up we could actually take out Letterman, the way the left took out Imus. But then again, we are still “right wing extremists” in the minds of the elitists at CBS, so we are still beating our heads against a rock. (How I wish I could come up with one of those great analogies here that you guys always seem to find). So maybe Sebastian’s little reprimand will teach us perseverance if nothing else.
I can’t stop thinking that it is too bad our Boyz did not give us more guidance for the tea parties. We showed up in droves, made some great signs, but had no idea what to do when we got there. I went to both Chicago events, and we even kind of joked “now what?”. We had no idea how to protest. Where were you guys with teaching us “Protesting 101”? We could have been chanting,“Two, four, six, eight, someone teach us how to hate!” And there-in lies the problem. We may get angry, but most of us do not know how to hate. It is not in us to yell obscenities and hang people in effigy, although it certainly would have gotten us more press if we had. Can you imagine how evil we would have been portrayed had we hung an effigy of Obama? We would have all been called racist, even though Bush and Palin were hung in effigy and it was applauded. So even in protesting there is a double standard. It is bad enough that we get ignored by the lame stream media, but what is even more maddening is that we would have been vilified if we had acted like left wing protesters do, even while they are applauded for it. What is a lowly Republican supposed to do?
Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to make one last point. We have no professionals in our realms. We do not have the likes of Cindy Sheehan who actually make their living by being professional protesters. Who pays that woman anyway? Bush had throngs of people who were paid to follow him everywhere with their hateful signs and angry rants, but Obama only gets his American Idol fans. The Republicans are back at their day jobs, while the Bush-bashers now follow Obama around genuflecting in his presence, and gushing about how beautiful MOO looks in her throw-pillow fringe. I just cannot imagine ever wanting to show up at some Obama event to yell obscenities. I see enough of them on TV, I just could not stomach them in the flesh. The left is compelled to riot, the rest up us shake our heads and wonder why. The thing that is the most ironic about all of this is that the party who proclaims they are all for peace and love, is usually violent, and the party who are accused of being warmongers, is usually peaceful. It is a crazy world!
As a postscript-I rarely use spellcheck, hence all my typos, but I decided to use it this time. Every time I type in “Obama” the spellcheck underlines it and asks if I really meant “Osama”. Boy this spell check sure is smart!
June 13, 2009 at 10:42 am
hahahaha!! good read girlpower…and i like the line “we do not know how to hate…” how true this is…but i’m starting to get REALLY close.
June 13, 2009 at 10:39 am
I am not sure who made this one up, I got it from a friend, but some days we just need a good laugh:
Now that Obama has been in office for 6 months it is customary for the last president to send a note of gratulations to the new president.
So when the note came, the Messiah was somewhat troubled when the note was in code and all it said was :370H-SSV-0773H
This troubled him as he had always heard from his peers how dumb the former president was perceived to have been.
So he took the note to his wife.
She was unable to decipher it.
They called in the VP, and he was unable to decode the message.
They called in the chief of staff and the head of Secret Service detail and they were unable to determine the meaning of the note.
Next he called in the head of the Senate and Speaker of the House, Reid and Pelosi.
They both were mystified by the meaning of the coded message.
Now there was complete panic in the oval office.
They called all of their contacts in the media and sent copies of the note to all of them, and not one was able to come up with an answer
A special emergency meeting was called by the staff.
All branches of the military, counter intelligence, CIA, FBI were called in, and the best minds were unable crack the code.
After a sleepless night, a now humbled Obama picked up the phone and called the former president, and asked him the meaning of the note.
W chuckled and replied: Partner………….Your holding it upside down!
June 13, 2009 at 10:43 am
What about “Kramer” from Seinfeld??
Since making his racist comments a few years ago, his career is pretty much over . . .
And Mel Gibson has been personna non grata ever since his drunken anti-Jewish rant.
R-a-a-a-a-cism is not tolerated. But misogynism is alive and flourishing.
June 13, 2009 at 10:55 am
Do people in this country realize there has been an assault on young girls (and young boys) for many years now, what with all the kidnappings, rape, and murders we keep hearing about?
This just isn’t a joking matter.
June 13, 2009 at 12:02 pm
No, it’s not but the thing that kept going through my head last night as I watched the various talking heads and commentators on FoxNews, who are generally on Palin’s side, discuss the issue was how even they almost universally downplayed it as being something of minor domestic concern – when it’s not. Not by a long shot.
How women are treated is a major global issue. A very large part of the “war on terror” is against a culture that marginalizes women all over the world. How in the world is our Secretary of State, who has been a female under the last two administrations, supposed to deal with cultures who do mistreat women when people across the globe know full well how our own country views women in our popular media – and no one speaks out against it?
They will be laughing behind her back. Quite literally.
Plus, too, if we don’t confront this, how in the world are we ever going to elect a female President – from any political party? Who would want the job? That’s not partison politics. That’s a fact of life that sooner or later we’re going to have to grow up and deal with.
And then there’s the issue of the children wrapped up in this. Again, not global?
It truly boggles the mind.
June 13, 2009 at 11:03 am
FIRE DAVID LETTERMAN RALLY, currently scheduled to be held from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm this Monday June 15 outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, located at 1697 Broadway in New York City. They want everyone who lives within 4 hours away to attend.
Sign the letter to CBS asking them to fire David Letterman at this website, http://www.firedavidletterman.com
Please pass this on.
June 13, 2009 at 11:35 am
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June 13, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The Ten Top Reasons Dave Letterman Shouldn’t Visit Alaska
10. Grizzlies can smell ‘dead meat’ from miles away.
9. It’s really difficult to walk back to shore from the deck of a fishing trawler 200 miles off the coast of Unalakleet.
8. Dave would be the only guy stupid enough to lick the flagpole in front of the Barrow post office in February.
7. 10,000,000 mosquitos would just love to perform fellatio on Dave, strapped naked to the float of a bush plane.
6. A man Dave’s age would have a difficult time out-running a bullet from Sarah Palin’s favorite moose rifle.
5. From the center of the Harding Ice Field no one can hear you scream.
4. Strands of silver hair sticking out of sled-dog poop make lousy Iditarod trail markers.
3. That pin-striped suit inside a crab pot at the bottom of Resurrection Bay, probably wouldn’t keep the Dungeness away from Dave’s genitals.
2. Fourteen year old polar bears have no sense of humor when it comes to performing kinky sex acts with some old bug-eyed dude from New York City.
1. Dave would have trouble getting a laugh when telling a Sarah Palin joke from the bottom of a crevasse on Mount Denali.
June 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm
If Letterman deserves to be fired, Rush deserves to be castrated.
June 14, 2009 at 1:43 pm
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June 17, 2009 at 7:57 am
This foolishness is all about politics and has nothing to do with comedy. The left’s been getting away with this stuff for years. This time, however, one old commie got the ridicule dumped back on him. Way to go, SARAH!
Besides, is all in goood fun. Da comrade?
“Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also, it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.”
Saul Alinsky, Rules For Radicals 1971
June 17, 2009 at 12:17 pm
That is hypocritical. Ridicule of President Obama is rampant on this website. You should all be fired.