On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Wesley McGee<[email protected]> > wrote: > > With video -- and a wacky "5 minutes later" transition gag. > > > > http://gawker.com/5293162/david-lettermans-job-is-probably-safe > > The protest is moot at this point. They achieved what they wanted to > without a protest. And after Letterman caved in like a house of cards, > it is kind of tough to make fun of the Palin supporters. They managed > to reduce a man who was once the maverick of late night to a > quiverring puddle of goo. And with this success, they'll be even more > voracious the next time they decide to hobble someone they don't like. > > With Conan and Craig (and the Daily Show/Colbert hour) providing late > night laughs, I think I'm done watching Letterman. That is how > disappointed I am by how things shook out. > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > ---~----~------~--~--- > I'm of the school where you can't lose by being the bigger, more magnanimous person, no matter how foolish or disingenuous your opponent is especially given the ridiculous pander Sarah Palin gave in acceptance of the apology. “Letterman certainly has the right to ‘joke’ about whatever he wants to, and > thankfully we have the right to express our reaction. This is all thanks to > our U.S. Military women and men putting their lives on the line for us to > secure America’s Right to Free Speech - in this case, may that right be used > to promote equality and respect.” > I cannot see how anybody can possibly see this as anything but point-scoring. That shit is so far out of nowhere, you'd think she eats a bowl of non-sequitur soup each night. Or political bumper stickers. -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://sterlingnorth.vox.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
