You all know I shy away from controversial topics for the most part.  But I'm going to have a gander at this topic, albeit somewhat untimely.  By untimely I mean a lot of people consider this so last week.  But I am going to discuss the Sarah Palin, Dave Letterman thing. Insert scary music here.

First let me be the first to admit I can't stand Sarah Palin.  She comes off as arrogant and self righteous to me.  She does not seem to consider any views but her own and frankly she kind of makes me sick.  

As for Dave, don't watch his show.  It's on too late and I don't find any of those late night guys to be THAT funny anyway.  Give me Ellen anytime.  Of course I heard the now infamous joke and I thought it was in poor taste and offensive.  As a mom I totally got why Sarah was offended.  And since I try and pride myself on not being a hypocrite, I was all for the firing of Imus, so I guess it wouldn't bother me if Dave got fired too.

What does bother me is the words being thrown around about Dave, including things said by the Palins.  Like I said, I'm a mom, I would be pissed if I was Sarah and whatever his name is.  Personally, I think it crosses a line whenever you bring the kids into these jokes.  Poor Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton, geeze it's amazing they have any self esteem.  But I digress, calling Dave Letterman a pervert, a pedophile, a verbal child abuser is just absurd. 

Child sexual abuse is a serious issue in this country and some may argue that that's why this joke was so awful.  And I might even agree to some extent, however Dave Letterman is no more of a child sex offender than I am.  I mean really people, can we be real here?

Come on, accusing this man of being on equal footing as some of the most horrendous people on the planet?  THAT to me negates the Palins and other peoples legitimate gripe about the " joke". 

People just always have to go to the extreme with this crap and make themselves look like idiots.  If Sarah and fans called for the firing of Dave and want to boycott his sponsors,  hey, have at it.  They have every right to do that and may even be justified.  But to malign  this mans character to the degree they are, is just as or even more offensive to me than the joke itself.

True pedophiles are people that are attracted to children sexually, real child abusers rape children on a daily basis.  David Letterman does NOT fit this category and to say he does is beyond unfair.  And to do it to promote a political agenda is even more disgusting to me. 

You lost, try again in four years, let it go, I did for the last eight.  Can we just be somewhat normal here? 

If I make a joke about murder, is that in bad taste?  Yes.  Should I have to say sorry?  Again, Yes.  Should I be fired if I am a late night talk show host?  Maybe.  Do I have a warped sense of humor?  Yep.  Does it mean I am promoting murder and am a murderer myself?  No!

And since Dave letterman is NOT going to be fired, and his sponsors are not dropping him, you can cry not fair, but please don't cry David Letterman is a rapist.   It just makes you sound stupid.

Feel free to disagree here, I am opening myself up by actually giving an opinion for once.

I can't watch it.  It's so depressing.  Said in dire tone  "  AMERICA IS SCREWED"  "  WE WILL ALL BE LIVING ON THE STREETS SOON!" 
You just can't get away from it, Oprah and Dr. Phil, two shows I usually enjoy because other people are more F'd up than I am, are not even fun to watch.  Both had shows that talked about the economic crisis.  I deleted them both off my DVR. 
I should have DVR'd Maury Povich which would have guaranteed a Who's your Baby Daddy, or Send Your Teen to Boot Camp show. 
Although, I could have turned it on and it could have gone like this

Maury: Today we have John Doe who almost lost his home, welcome John

Audience boos

John Doe:  Ya bleep ya all, the bleeping bank was tryin to rip me off.  They done gave me $150,000.00  I ain't never even had a bleepin job and now they want me to make bleepin payments.  Bleep that bleep. 

Which would have sucked.

At least on my soaps they all have money and nobody really has to work, which is the way life should be.

We need to have a canidate that runs things like they do on All My Children.  You can be a doctor without going to college or medical school, or have your own really cool business just for being good looking. 

Oh wait, that's sort of like Sarah Palin, she might get to be VP. just because...

You don't have to be bright, just pretty and of course what some people consider down to earth ( although I find her annoying and fake.)

Maybe life is more like a soap opera than I thought.

Anyway, like I said, I am banning the news from my life for awhile.  Which includes the little clips Comcast has when I check my E mail.   I prefer a stress free life.

 Let me know when it's all fixed.

I was embarrassed, I really was.  I just wanted her to shut up.  She provided material for what is going to probably be one of the best Saturday Night Live skits yet. 

My 21 year old daughter could have been called an hour before the debate and done a better job. 

Gosh darn, I'm not foolin ya either.

Also, she said the word also every time she answered a question.  I started counting.  At least three also's per question.

Example:  Moderator asks simple question.

Sarah:  hummm, gosh dang it, I am going to give you a straight talk answer also, because also I am going to tell it to you straight, and even though I am not sure what you asked, by golly also, I am a Maverick, and I like to be tolerant also. 

Half the time I was  " WHAT?" or " You did not just say that!" 

I have to go to work, but by jiggity I want to give a shout out and extra credit to the boys at work, my little juvies.

Yo, dudes, if you alls could vote, you should votes for John McCain cause thens you would have one straight up hot VP, and also she done gona saves thems rich peoples money.

Edit:  My sister likened Sarah to Miss South Carolina "such as some people don't own a map"  What a true statement!!!!!!!!  They should hang out and be friends.