Now That We're Caught Up, The Controversy Du Jour

Seems like David Letterman has riled the Palin clan and the right-wing establishment in general by telling a couple of dumb jokes at Palin's expense...

Joke 1: "One awkward moment, though, during the game. Maybe you heard about it. Maybe you saw it on one of the highlight reels, one awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game. During the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez."

Joke 2: "Number two: Bought make-up at Bloomingdale's to update her (Palin's) slutty flight attendant look".

Ha, ha.

The outrage over joke one was ostensibly generated because the Palin daughter who attended the Yankee game was the 14 year old Willow Palin not the 18 year old Bristol whom everyone knows is an unwed mother, and thus I suppose the intended brunt of the (ahem)'joke'. I'm sure the Palin's must have grasped this as well, but nevertheless it was seized as an opportunity to put the screws to Letterman by accusing him of making a joke about the "(statutory) rape" of their pubescent daughter. Personally I'm revolted enough at Letterman's jape for the mere assumption that because the elder daughter gave birth out of wedlock she's a slut, and that assumption was given voice solely because she is the daughter of Sarah Palin. Joke two was simply mean spirited and thus to be expected.

Now I like Sarah Palin, I like her instincts, and I like the cut of her jib. I think she has the makings of another Maggie Thatcher, and thus after all the shit Letterman has given her lo these many months, I can't help but be pleased at her making Dave squirm a bit. Ooooo Sarah, I want to taste your crocodile tears!


Update: Cogent thoughts at Protein Wisdom