Was Letterman Jumping the Shark when he Mocked Palin?
Just talked to the YoungestPatriotBrotherWest who worries about how the President’s policies will impact his business.
The father to two of the world’s seven most beautiful (& intelligent) girls pointed out in the same time frame that Conan O’Brien is taking over at the Tonight Show, Letterman is all over the news. He mocked Palin as a publicity stunt. He knew it would garner headlines (and possibly boost his ratings).
But, I wonder if this stunt to attract attetion may be akin to other such media stunts which signal that an etnertainer is past his prime. Even Matt Lauer thinks the talk show host went too far and will suffer for his ribald humor.
Let’s hope he’s right.
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Interesting take on Letterman, btw, NOW criticized him as did someone on Salon, he more than jumped the shark. Also, if Sarah is beginning to get sympathy from women, it is a crack in the liberal armor. Very good thing indeed.
Comment by Leah — June 12, 2009 @ 5:24 pm - June 12, 2009
Have you checked out Hillbuzz? The team over there is moving
You have to read some of the excellent posts at Hillbuzz regarding this subject and especially the ones written by Sebastian on how to go about mobilizing folks and being persistent. Sebastian is a Democrat and his advice is to the Republicans who read the site, but hey, I learned something as well, and will consider his advice if and when it becomes necessary to make a stand against Kevin Krudd (RUDD) here in Australia.
Comment by thestraightaussie — June 12, 2009 @ 11:18 pm - June 12, 2009
CNN just did a story about someone who called Michelle Obama a gorilla and then apologized by saying it was “just a joke.” Let’s see how that goes over.
Comment by Ashpenaz — June 13, 2009 @ 3:44 pm - June 13, 2009
Looks like Letterman got between a mama bear and her cub. Watching her steamroll over Lauer was a lot of fun, too. 2012 is going to be an interesting campaign to watch.
Comment by Fescue — June 13, 2009 @ 5:13 pm - June 13, 2009