Letterman / Palin

David Letterman was also involved in some controversy earlier in the year when he made an interesting joke about Sarah Palin's daughter. Letterman really stirred the pot when he suggested that, at the baseball game Palin and her daughter attended, Palin's daughter was impregnated by Alex Rodriguez AKA A-Rod. Apparently, he didn't know he was talking about the 14-year old. You can watch footage of the joke and a remotely interesting news story here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6czfhBPvLOU

There were many protests over the incident, and YouTube has some classic videos about this issue. Here are but a few:

• Sarah Palin "Letterman Comment About Statutory Rape Of My 14 Year Old" - Sarah Palin hits back at Letterman's joke about her daughter and any slurs on her own character. She claims she is not a slutty flight attendant, as Letterman suggests.
• Fire David Letterman Protest: War on (Palin) Jokes - excellent piece by pop culture expert Sam Seder; formerly trained by Olinsky & Acorn. Check out the infamous pen joke.
• "Fire David Letterman" Protest Rally Becomes Hatefest - a great video featuring insights from many interesting Jay Leno fans. A highlight here is when a lady make the startling claim that David Letterman rapes children with his mouth.
• Palin/Letterman round 2 - a panel discussion revolving around reactions to "the joke"