[A Modest Request by Castle Denizen: Boquisucio]
We have all heard David Letterman’s cheap attempt at comedy this week, in which he took some insulting cheap-shots at Sarah Palin and her family.
Behind this feeble attempt at comedy, is a virulent desire to politically assassinate her and anyone in her political camp. She stands for Family, The Right to Life, The 2nd Amendment, Religious Rights, and lately Children with Disabilities. All of which are anathema to Left Wing Nutjobs like him. From their point of view, anyone like her has to be brought down a notch or two.
Thus, his scurrilous attack on her impugned “savagery to animals”, "lack of intellect”, "racial intolerance", and “sexual promiscuity” of not only her but her underage daughter, is a direct political attack – An attack not only to her, but to all whom share her core beliefs and values.
Well, this got me thinking. There was a time in our country in which such an attack to one’s reputation and integrity would warrant a challenge to the dueling field.
Now, what if we all send Letterman a message to STOP IT – A sort of push-back on the Left’s assault on the Right, which he by his words, leads? In the days of old whenever someone offended another's honor, the offended party would take off his Gauntlet, and throw it to the offender. The offended party would then demand an apology, retraction and redress of his original insult.
[NOTICE]
I am by no means suggesting nor encouraging for anyone to challenge Letterman to a duel; nor to physically threaten him with bodily harm. This would at the very least be a direct violation of Sections 730 – 737, Article 72 of State of New York Penal Code; and would most likely be a violation to obscure Postal Regulations, and other sundry local laws in the jurisdiction where you live. I will be the first one to openly decry such stupid counter-action.
What I am asking is for everyone to send Letterman a spare glove that you may have (most of us have mismatched gloves lying around), and include a note which goes something to this effect:
His address is:
Mr.David Letterman
CBS LATE SHOW
1697 Broadway
Suite 907
New York, NY 10019-5900
You may think this to be a silly suggestion. However, if you deem this a worthwhile social experiment in political push-back, please forward it to your blogfriends, tweets, or anyone within earshot. I am sure that a couple hundred gloves clogging Mr. Letterman’s Mail Room will get his attention. Who knows, maybe we could all together make a difference.
BOQ
We have all heard David Letterman’s cheap attempt at comedy this week, in which he took some insulting cheap-shots at Sarah Palin and her family.
Behind this feeble attempt at comedy, is a virulent desire to politically assassinate her and anyone in her political camp. She stands for Family, The Right to Life, The 2nd Amendment, Religious Rights, and lately Children with Disabilities. All of which are anathema to Left Wing Nutjobs like him. From their point of view, anyone like her has to be brought down a notch or two.
Thus, his scurrilous attack on her impugned “savagery to animals”, "lack of intellect”, "racial intolerance", and “sexual promiscuity” of not only her but her underage daughter, is a direct political attack – An attack not only to her, but to all whom share her core beliefs and values.
Well, this got me thinking. There was a time in our country in which such an attack to one’s reputation and integrity would warrant a challenge to the dueling field.
Now, what if we all send Letterman a message to STOP IT – A sort of push-back on the Left’s assault on the Right, which he by his words, leads? In the days of old whenever someone offended another's honor, the offended party would take off his Gauntlet, and throw it to the offender. The offended party would then demand an apology, retraction and redress of his original insult.
[NOTICE]
I am by no means suggesting nor encouraging for anyone to challenge Letterman to a duel; nor to physically threaten him with bodily harm. This would at the very least be a direct violation of Sections 730 – 737, Article 72 of State of New York Penal Code; and would most likely be a violation to obscure Postal Regulations, and other sundry local laws in the jurisdiction where you live. I will be the first one to openly decry such stupid counter-action.
What I am asking is for everyone to send Letterman a spare glove that you may have (most of us have mismatched gloves lying around), and include a note which goes something to this effect:
Mr. Letterman,By wantonly ascribing the behavior of Sarah Palin and her underage daughter to that of common harlots, you have insulted the honour and reputation of Conservative Ladies and our Daughters throughout the land. We hereby demand that you make a formal public apology to Mrs. Palin and her family. Nothing less would have our honour redressed and satisfied.Respectfully yours,
(your name)
His address is:
Mr.David Letterman
CBS LATE SHOW
1697 Broadway
Suite 907
New York, NY 10019-5900
You may think this to be a silly suggestion. However, if you deem this a worthwhile social experiment in political push-back, please forward it to your blogfriends, tweets, or anyone within earshot. I am sure that a couple hundred gloves clogging Mr. Letterman’s Mail Room will get his attention. Who knows, maybe we could all together make a difference.
BOQ
I miss REAL saturday morning cartoons.
Honor.
Death before dishonor! Airborne!
The problem with this idea is not that it isn't clever, but that the entire effect would be lost on the recipient. From Letterman to Obama, the left hasn't a clue what "honour" means. It's like asking your dog about the theory of relativity. He'll just stare at you, tilt his head to one side, then lick his balls.
Pretty much the same with the left when it comes to the concepts of "Duty, Honour, Country". It's a wasted gesture.
On the face of it, I tend to agree with AW1Tim (that Letterman wouldn't "get" the reference - that it would be meaningless to him because he doesn't see honor as relevant to his life). But I also think he isn't shameless. I watched his face during the non-apology and he clearly understands that certain things are just wrong.
What I don't think he understands is the idea that it's wrong to go after children and spouses of public figures. What makes such a joke any different than making that same joke about your neighbor's daughter (and yet I don't think even Letterman would have done that, though I may be wrong). He would have understood that it was hurtful, and also he would have seen his neighbors as real people who wouldn't react well to seeing their daughter held up to ridicule.
He sees the "wrongness" in joking about a 14 year old getting knocked up - she's far less able to defend herself and even if she'd done something to invite derision, we generally don't hold kids to the same standards as an adult, so it's not OK to poke fun at their foibles in the same way we might with a grown-up. He has just lost track of the notion that it's not any better to joke about an 18 year old when you get right down to it for a mistake she made when she was underaged.
If not, then don't use Boq's foppy glove, use this.
I'm with you, Cass. The public figure is open territory; family is not.
And I agree with you John- Letterman wouldn't have made the same joke about the Clinton's. This is a part of his on-going feud with the McCain/Palin presidential ticket.
I do, however, truly believe that Letterman and his staff mistook Willow for Bristol. I seriously doubt he would ever suggest that anyone knock up a 14 year old, even jokingly. BUT. He really needs to man up and just apologize for the whole thing instead of making lame excuses.
But dream if I may dream, If only he would be incommodated by a couple hundred gloves ("Floppy" , "Armored" or in between), in his place of business, maybe - just maybe, he would pay attention to Middle America for a change. Maybe then, he'd keep such discourse to his limp-wristed friends in Manhattan, and not share them with the rest of us.
If he were capable of it, he just might do that. I doubt he will, though, because he'd first have to be convinced that he needed to apologize. In *his* mind, he didn't say anything improper -- indeed, the Palin family should apologize for its failure to appreciate the Letterman "wit"....
Letterman's "wit" -- as far as I can tell -- lies solely in saying something and then grinning at the audience until it responds to the flashing "Laugh" cue signs.