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Started 2 years ago by Columbuzz
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Columbuzz
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David Letterman's comments about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and one of her daughters has prompted a hotel chain to pull its advertising on CBS' site -- and spawned a campaign to fire the 'Late Show' host. Embassy Suites, part of Hilton Hotels, pulled its ads on CBS' site because of complaints. The company was not an advertiser on Letterman's show.

"We received lots of e-mails from concerned guests and assessed that the statement was offensive enough ...that we elected to take the ads down," says an Embassy Suites rep.

Michael Patrick Leahy, one of the organizers of a "Fire David Letterman" campaign calls it "disgraceful for a 62-year-old man to sexually insult a 14-year-old girl." His campaign has urged advertisers, including Embassy Suites, to pull their ads. Leahy says 50 to 300 people would attend a protest planned outside Letterman's studio in New York City today. Earlier this year, Leahy helped organize the anti-tax "tea parties" in cities across the country. - Read more here

I don't know who I'm more sickened with... the "Fire Letterman" campaign that asks a whole bunch of people who don't watch Letterman, nor patronize CBS's advertisers, to send form letters to CBS and its advertisers; or the advertisers (like Embassy suites) who wuss out.

Maybe someone should organize a letter writing campaign saying they'll boycott the advertisers if they pull their ads?

If only we normal people actually had the time... it's just too bad that we have jobs.

Posted 2 years ago #
jeff_r

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This is starting to look like the Don Imus story, only with the political roles reversed. I recall there were organized protests to fire Imus and pulled ads then too.

Posted 2 years ago #
Cookie
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Letterman apologized and Palin accepted, so isn't this over now?

Posted 2 years ago #
lifeliberty
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he said he was referring to the 18 yo daughter. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TV_LETTERMAN_PALIN?SITE=OHCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Palin already accepted his appology.

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Cookie
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Huh, apparently not.

Posted 2 years ago #
Neil Jaye

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This seems to me like a blatant situation of Palin trying to remain in the news and the ultra right-wing trying to stir headlines. Was the joke really that offensive? Give me a break. HeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a comedian (at 1130p mind you), itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s not his job to be Ã¢â‚¬ËœPCÃ¢â‚¬Â. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s his job to be funny. ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s always going to be SOMEONE turned off by a joke. When one put themselves in the pubic arena (PALIN!) they open themselves and those around them to public scrutiny, parody and mocking; Deal with it. And to the argument Ã¢â‚¬Å“My Family didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t ask for this.Ã¢â‚¬Â IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll say thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s their fault too for not taking that in mind when they a) had kids or b) choose to become a public figure.

Is making fun of a 14-year-old being impregnated by an adult sports figure funny or in Ã¢â‚¬Å“good tasteÃ¢â‚¬Â? Not really. But I really do not think that was the intention; not to mention an apology has been made.

Celebrities have to deal with the fact they are open to these things due to the professions they have chosen, and yes it would suck in many occasions but the compensation should help with that some. Like Howard Stern once said, if you donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t like this attention stop making movies, playing sports, running for public office, etc. No one will give a crap about you anymore, and God knows most of them canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have that. My RantÃ¢â‚¬Â¦.

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Columbuzz
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They do that stupid letter writing campaign all of the time. I remember once that my company was advertising on WSYX/WTTE a few years ago. ABC chose to run some program (I don't remember exactly what it was) and the family council got all upset and asked everyone around the country to write in to all of the advertisers, then supplied a list of all of the companies and organizations that advertised on those stations. I know that even non-profits who received free PSA time received letters.

We, of course, were on that list and got maybe 50 emails (before we blocked them) from people "concerned" that we were supporting that channel. The letters (all form) went on to say that they would never buy anything from us again, etc. Some specifically went so far as to say that they had purchased from us before (lies), but wouldn't in the future.

I took all of their names and ran them through our database. Very few were even from the area and none had ever been a customer before. I highly doubt that they ever would become a customer.

I'm just irritated that this whole letter writing campaign continues as though it works. And then Embassy Suites does something like this to "prove" that it does.

Posted 2 years ago #
Columbuzz
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This is perfect regarding this whole mess...

Top 10 Reasons Sarah Palin's "Outrage" is Misplaced and A Little Late...

9) Days after the announcement of Bristol's pregnancy, Conan O'Brien joked, "It's true, John McCain's running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has revealed that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. Palin said, 'We should never have introduced her to John Edwards.'" Where was the outrage? Was Conan promoting infidelity with an underage girl?

7) Craig Ferguson's skit of "Larry King vs Levi Johnston" asks about "kinky sex" with the drapes open. Craig Ferguson's honorary Alaska citizenship, granted by Governor Palin wasn't rescinded.

6) "According to expense reports, Sarah Palin charged the state of Alaska over $21,000 for her children to travel with her on official business. In fairness to Gov. Palin, when she leaves them home alone they get pregnant." --Seth Meyers (SNL). Sarah Palin was in a sketch with Meyers a week earlier.

5) On October 8, 2008, Sarah Palin walked out on the ice with six year old Piper and 13 year old Willow, before the game, Conan O'Brien said, "Saturday night, Sarah Palin is going to drop the first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers' hockey game. Then Palin will spend the rest of the game trying to keep the hockey players out of her daughter's penalty box."
Oh, yes he did. You get the outrage...but not a peep then. According to the new "logic", O'Brien was advocating for some really sick stuff.

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Posted 2 years ago #
JimL2

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I'm a big fan of this media event, because it means there will probably be more Levi "HOckey" Johnston posts on SomethingAwful.

But the idea that a company in the Hilton group would be offended by insults against a member of the Palin family, and not a member of the Hilton family, is also kind of fun.

Posted 2 years ago #
Walker
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Damn you David Letterman. The more you mention Sarah Palin, the more relevant she remains.

IGNORE THIS WOMAN AND HER FAMILY. FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY.

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Columbuzz
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Walker wrote >>
Damn you David Letterman. The more you mention Sarah Palin, the more relevant she remains.
IGNORE THIS WOMAN AND HER FAMILY. FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY.

Agreed. She's old news, and he shouldn't have brought her up at all. Let her and her family fade away to the nobodies they should be. Such an embarrassment to the U.S. and our political system.

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Nitsud Regnifloh
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Walker wrote >>
Damn you David Letterman. The more you mention Sarah Palin, the more relevant she remains.
IGNORE THIS WOMAN AND HER FAMILY. FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY.

waaaaaaaaa

Posted 2 years ago #
Hael

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Walker wrote
IGNORE THIS WOMAN AND HER FAMILY. FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY.

Columbuzz wrote
Such an embarrassment to the U.S. and our political system.

Posted 2 years ago #
Walker
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Oh, come now.

Now that the election is over it's a perfectly bi-partisan move to publicly acknowledge that Sarah Palin should never hold any office located outside of the remote frozen tundra.

;)

Posted 2 years ago #
Nitsud Regnifloh
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and the failed community organizer should??

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Cookie
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von wrote >>
and the failed community organizer should??

Posted 2 years ago #
berdawn
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well, what with having won the election...

Posted 2 years ago #
Hael

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aside: it really is a fantastic emoticon! best. ever.

Posted 2 years ago #
Walker
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von wrote >>
No, YOUR mom!!!

(sigh)

Posted 2 years ago #
JimL2

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von wrote >>
and the failed community organizer should??

So the post where you made a crying noise wasn't a critique of Walker's suggestion, but a warning about your upcoming whining. That's actually a useful service you provide.

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