Governor Sarah Palin Accepts Letterman's Apology

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I think the heat worked…glad to hear he done the right thing here!

[quote:3rcaetcn][size=150:3rcaetcn]Exclusive: Sarah Palin Accepts David Letterman’s Apology for ‘Coarse’ Jokes[/size:3rcaetcn]

Sarah Palin has accepted comedian David Letterman’s apology made during Monday night’s broadcast of “The Late Show” for crude jokes made about her and her teen daughters last week.

In a statement to FOXNews.com early Tuesday, the Alaska governor said, "Of course it’s accepted on behalf of young women, like my daughters, who hope men who ‘joke’ about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve."

"Letterman certainly has the right to ‘joke’ about whatever he wants to, and thankfully we have the right to express our reaction," Palin said. "This is all thanks to our U.S. Military women and men putting their lives on the line for us to secure America’s Right to Free Speech - in this case, may that right be used to promote equality and respect."

The apology came after David Letterman took his biggest step to put the furor surrounding his jokes about Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughters behind him.

"I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke. I’m sorry about it and I’ll try to do better in the future," Letterman told the studio audience.

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From the same:

[quote:242gcjzn]Letterman’s mea culpa comes on the heels of New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb’s calls to the CEO of CBS to fire David Letterman. In the letter to CBS chief Les Moonves, Kolb said he took Letterman to task for the "shockingly inappropriate" jokes.

“As the proud father of a daughter, and as a husband, I wanted Mr. Moonves to hear from me directly about Mr. Letterman’s disparaging remarks," Kolb said in a written statement.

“Firing Mr. Letterman would send a clear message that CBS will not tolerate any of its employees — even an established media figure like Mr. Letterman — making demeaning and degrading comments about women.”

The talk show host has also been blasted by women’s groups[/quote:242gcjzn]

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I like David Letterman. I like Don Imus. If Rush and Bill O’Reilly can get away with some of the things they say, this is pretty tame by comparison. Lighten up! It’s comedy!!!