For the past few days, the news has been obsessed with David Letterman's bad jokes about Sarah Palin. There are, however, a few underlying things that should be looked at. David Letterman's jokes come from a group of writers. A number of people see them before they go out over the airwaves. Didn't anyone think it was inappropriate to say that the governor of a state looked like a slut? Didn't anyone think attacking the child of a political figure was off limits? But even aside from that, there are other things to be looked at in this. Sarah Palin came to the defense of her child. Any mother worth her salt would be expected to do that, but where were her fellow politicians with families who expect their children to be off limits to the press and to tasteless jokes?
Where was the Republican party to say that the media stepped over a line? If this remark had been made about Chelsea Clinton, would Bill and Hillary be the only ones responding? I am a conservative before I am a Republican--I don't blindly support Republican candidates or the party, nor do I make a point of endlessly criticizing them, but they missed the boat on this one. Michael Steele needs to be on every channel for two days reminding people how classless David Letterman's jokes were. He needs to be standing up for Sarah Palin. Where was he?
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