Did Sarah Palin really call David Letterman "pathetic"?
"for him to pick up on such as thing..a distortion...that..again..it's based on a slow news day..not having anything else to talk about...that's pretty pathetic, good old David Letterman!"
Sarah Palin, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 (audio, beginning at 5:48 spot)
From the news reports in sensationalist websites Politico and Huffington Post, I fail to see that Sarah Palin called David Letterman "pathetic," as these outlets claim.
What I understand by listening to Palin's words is that she referred to Letterman's Monday joke (that she looks like a "slutty flight attendant") as pathetic; not to the comedian as a person.
Is it not difficult to see that "that" means "his joke"?
What I understand by listening to Palin's words is that she referred to Letterman's Monday joke (that she looks like a "slutty flight attendant") as pathetic; not to the comedian as a person.
Is it not difficult to see that "that" means "his joke"?
I am not a woman, but I am going to go out on a limb and guess that they don't like to be portrayed as slutty, even by comedians.
Plus bear in mind, that Politico has gone as far as claiming that President Obama's job rating is down (when in fact it had gone up), with the intent to "shock" the reader into believing false, outrageous statements. "Palin vs. Letterman" is, after all, a more juicy storyline than "Palin vs. one joke that Letterman made."
Plus bear in mind, that Politico has gone as far as claiming that President Obama's job rating is down (when in fact it had gone up), with the intent to "shock" the reader into believing false, outrageous statements. "Palin vs. Letterman" is, after all, a more juicy storyline than "Palin vs. one joke that Letterman made."
Why is this important? Because we are being told that Sarah Palin is judging David Letterman's whole character on the basis of one botched joke. This would give the impression that Palin is over-reacting. If, on the other hand, we knew that Palin was simply upset at that one particular offensive joke, then the situation becomes much less controversial.
Also bear in mind that the Huffington Post is the Drudge of the left, in that it loves big bold misleading headlines, because it attracts many readers. In fact, the Huffington Post CHANGED THE WORDER OF THE WORDS uttered by Palin. They wrote:
"Pretty pathetic, good old David Letterman, that old David Letterman, what a commentary there ... very sad to not recognize what this trip was all about," she said.
No. Sarah Palin did not say that, and you can confirm this by listening to the audio. Of course, this arrangement of words may lead you to believe that Palin called Letterman pathetic, but that's the HuffPo's goal, as I stated above: To shock the reader into believing their crap.
We need to start taking everything the media tells us with a grain of salt. The journalism profession is rotten to the core.
