The joke about the waders wasn't the revenge. The "apology" that followed, I expect, will become the running gag that will be (or will be intended to be).
jd On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:02 AM, Kevin M.<[email protected]> wrote: > > I caught tonight's Countdown and the number one story was a look at > "Letterman's Revenge." I confess to being unable to watch Dave since > the apology, and my intent is not to rehash that topic. What I wanted > to note is that, based on what Keith O. said and the clips he showed, > Letterman hasn't gotten any revenge against anyone. It would take very > little for someone of Dave's intellect to eviscerate someone using > nothing but words. If revenge was what he was after, the jokes would > be very different. Dave seems content to let the apology stand, and to > toss softballs at Palin instead of heaters. I'm not suggesting Dave > revert to the level of insult comic, but lambasting public figures is > a late night comic tradition, and jokes about her shoes isn't the edgy > Dave I used to know and used to love. But you tell me: > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/31808133#31808133 > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
