David Letterman\u2019s jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter commit the cardinal sin of comedy: they are not funny.<\/p>\n
Here is the clip:<\/p>\n
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Sarah Palin understandably reacted negatively<\/a> to being called a slutty flight attendant<\/em> and having her daughter \u2013 either the 14 or 18 year old \u2013 used in an attempted joke.<\/p>\n I admit I like Palin and dislike Letterman; but I think political figures are fair game for comedy since humour is a God given gift for deflating the pretensions of the mighty – although I’m not sure he intended their daughters to be included.<\/p>\n In that spirit,\u00a0 what really would be funny is the reaction that Letterman – who is, after all, more apparatchik than comedian –<\/strong> would get if he compared Michelle Obama to a slutty flight attendant and made sexual jokes about her daughters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" David Letterman\u2019s jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter commit the cardinal sin of comedy: they are not funny. Here is the clip: [youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=twDEWHzX4DQ] Sarah Palin understandably reacted negatively to being called a slutty flight attendant and having her daughter … Continue reading