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Gary Bauer: Palin Won a Battle in the Culture Wars
Conservative activist Gary Bauer pens an interesting column for Human Events that casts Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-Alaska) feud with David Letterman (remember that? It was before the Iranian election) as a victory for conservatives in the culture wars.
Letterman has enjoyed a temporary ratings boost, but there’s deeper meaning in the incident. The cultural left lampoons [...]
Fear of a Palin Planet
Ed Morrissey, one of the smartest rightbloggers around, is nonetheless prone to writing things like this about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s made-for-US Weekly feud with David Letterman:
Letterman and his ilk can continue to make all of the coverage about Palin revolve around her daughters, forcing her to respond and to look less serious as a [...]
NOW Sides With Palin, Attacks Letterman
The National Organization for Women nominates David Letterman for a slot in its “Hall of Shame” for his joke about the governor of Alaska’s daughter getting “knocked up” at a Yankees game.
After two nights of “jokes” at the expense of Palin and her family, Letterman tried to explain himself and offer something of an apology. [...]
A Penitent McCain Seeks Letterman’s Forgiveness
There was no way Sen. John McCain was going to miss this appointment.
Last month, he bailed out at the last minute on appearing on David Letterman’s late-night talk show, ostensibly to fly to Washington to save America from economic collapse. But before heading to Capitol Hill, he paid a visit to CBS’ Katie Couric and [...]
A Plan for World (Comedy) Domination
Harry Shearer plans to buy up all the comedic talent in the world, one jokester at a time.
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