How can Letterman make nice with the Palins?
How can David Letterman apologize to the family of Willow Palin in a manner befitting the circumstances?
While I don't agree with the Palins that Letterman's joke was aimed at Willow Palin--I'm certain that the target was Bristol who is now of legal age--but it was a clumsy attempt at humor and the writers should probably steer away from Bristol, as well. But, the Palins have never been ones to ease up on the feigned outrage if they can find some benefit to themselves or their party. So, David probably should apologize and I think I see a way that not only expresses his remorse but also turns this unfortunate incident around and ends up with a positive and productive outcome.
Consider the following. According to the 2005 statistics gathered by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:
I would encourage David Letterman to contribute a large sum to the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (http://www.andvsa.org). Here is ANDVSA's info:
The Network is a non-profit membership organization that is composed of 21 programs across Alaska. The 21 programs provide victim services for domestic violence and sexual assault, offender services, and crisis intervention services. The Network exists to promote communication and information sharing between programs across the state and to expose and eliminate interpersonal violence in the lives of Alaskan victims.
While I don't agree with the Palins that Letterman's joke was aimed at Willow Palin--I'm certain that the target was Bristol who is now of legal age--but it was a clumsy attempt at humor and the writers should probably steer away from Bristol, as well. But, the Palins have never been ones to ease up on the feigned outrage if they can find some benefit to themselves or their party. So, David probably should apologize and I think I see a way that not only expresses his remorse but also turns this unfortunate incident around and ends up with a positive and productive outcome.
Consider the following. According to the 2005 statistics gathered by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:
- · The Alaska rape rate is 2.5 times the national average.
- · Child sexual assault in Alaska is almost six times the national average.
- · Alaska has the highest rate per capita of men murdering women.
- · Almost 30% of Alaskans were not able to access victim services or encourage others to do so because there were no services available in their area at the time.
I would encourage David Letterman to contribute a large sum to the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (http://www.andvsa.org). Here is ANDVSA's info:
The Network is a non-profit membership organization that is composed of 21 programs across Alaska. The 21 programs provide victim services for domestic violence and sexual assault, offender services, and crisis intervention services. The Network exists to promote communication and information sharing between programs across the state and to expose and eliminate interpersonal violence in the lives of Alaskan victims.
