Letterman and the Palin apology: 'I understand why people are upset'

Jun 16th, 2009 - Entertainment Weekly

Related content:

In an extraordinary gesture of conciliation, David Letterman spent a good chunk of the first half of Monday night's Late Show apologizing for the jokes that so offended Gov. Sarah Palin, and making jokes at his own expense about the animosity he has attracted over the past week.

Saying once again that his joke about a Palin daughter at Yankee Stadium had been tasteless, Letterman said what many of us had thought: that "I had, honestly, no idea that the 14-year-old girl [Willow] was at the ball game." "I understand why people are upset,

Read the whole story on Entertainment Weekly or try our Toolbar

blog comments powered by Disqus

Sarah Palin accepts Dave Letterman's apology
Jun 17th, 2009 - Freep
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin issued a statement Tuesday that officially accepted David Letterman's Monday-night apology for remarks he made about her daughter last week. She accepted the apology on "behalf of all young women...
Letterman comes out joking about Sarah Palin and the 'Fire Dave' rally
Jun 16th, 2009 - Entertainment Weekly
Well, he may have apologized on Monday, but on Tuesday, it was an unbowed David Letterman that strode out to deliver a punchy Late Show monologue. "I want to get through this quickly so you can get to the 'Fire Dave' rally," he said...
Palin accepts Late Show Letterman's apology
Jun 16th, 2009 - XinHua
BEIJING, June 17 -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin released a statement Tuesdayaccepting television host David Letterman's apology forthe joke about her teenagedaughter. Palin said the apology was accepted "on behalf of all young women...
Mark Davis: Needless distortion costs Palin a win
Jun 16th, 2009 - Dallasnews
David Letterman has apologized for a very bad joke about Sarah Palin's daughter. Palin has accepted the apology. All's well that ends well? No one escapes this firestorm unscathed...
'Fire Dave!': Crowd lines up to protest Letterman's 'Late Show ...
Jun 16th, 2009 - NY Daily News
An apology from David Letterman was good enough for Sarah Palin - but not for protesters who demanded the late night host's dismissal Tuesday at a Broadway demonstration.