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11/06/09
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10/02/09
Also that item about Beyonce made me smile. I guess we have fallen far if a celebrity's decent behavior and care for fellow human beings is an anomaly worth noting but in any case, you go, Beyonce!
10/02/09
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Of course there's always the possibility that he was in an open relationship, and the affairs he had were completely free of any kind of sexual harassment. Personally, I don't care. I've never liked Letterman, I think his show (and Leno's, too) is played out. This doesn't change my opinion of him at all, and I wasn't shocked.
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So, you think there is no fault at all to be held by the CBS News employee who commited a crime and brought this to the public eye? It's all David Letterman's fault that the man tried to extort him? Please.
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now, god knows, there is no such thing as perfectly free choice in this world, and power/money differentials always exist in all kinds of relationships. In past discussions on this site, I'm thinking specifically in dicussions on the legalization of prostitution, people talked about similar ideas - specifically that many people who "choose" to go into prostitution (to say nothing of those who are forced or trafficked into it) are not in fact making a free choice at all, that it is economic desperation, addiction, etc., that forces many men and women into prostitution. This is quite true. It is also true that there are men and women who have chosen to go into this work because they want to and love and enjoy it and not because of any economic necessity. Likewise, it is totally possible that these women chose to sleep with him entirely because they wanted to and not because their jobs would be in danger otherwise, but their pre-existing relationship, for me, puts everything in a different light, and not a good one.
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I will probably still have a soft spot for him, but I've been trying to watch Conan more anyway because Conan is at a different point in his career than Letterman and I feel sorry for him with all this Leno crap. Letterman was beating Conan pretty good before all this, and I wonder if that will still be true.
10/02/09
At best, he cheated on his girlfriend with what sounds like more than one woman. At worse, he abused his position of authority.
10/02/09
Now, you better work even harder for your Wife.
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I feel for his wife, too, because clearly a lot of this was going on while he was with her.
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He shouldn't have to air his dirty laundry (no matter how dirty) on an nighttime chat show. It has nothing to do with his program. But he was forced to because some ass tried to blackmail him. He shouldn't have cheated on his girlfriend with his employees in the first place, but he also shouldn't have to talk about it on an entertainment program. His personal life is just that--personal.
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Gah. I give up.
10/03/09
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10. Somewhere Merrill Markoe is simply shrugging and shaking her head.
09. The shows writers are having a field day with jokes they can never use.
08. Between Conan's head injury and this, Leno is looking a little shady.
07. There are women out there that could have settled this hairpiece mystery once and for all, apparently.
06. We are going to hear a lot more about Letterman in the next few weeks then we ever wanted to know.
05. This is skeeving me out because it is like hearing about my dad having sex.
04. Buttafuco
03. Madonna was on his show just in time, otherwise she would have eaten him alive.
02. Letterman handled it very well, considering.
01. Every horn dog politician and celebrity he had ripped on is giving him the Nelson Munce "HA-ha!" right now.
10/02/09
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On the other hand, I don't quite "get" the sentiment that if you have the same rock-bottom beliefs as someone you have to support the extremity of their beliefs, their delivery and their behavior.
10/02/09
Calling him our Glenn Beck or Ann Coulter doesn't fit because they spread lies. Completely made-up bullshit. Not exaggerations to make a good point.
Edit: The above tidbit may be disheartening, but he does provide his employees with full heath coverage. They have ZERO deductible and are allowed as many sick days as they need.
10/02/09
I have worked on a few documentaries over the past few years and I have come to realize that a good documentary should not only educate, but inspire people to learn more about the subject and, in the case of social justice docs, to action. Michael Moore's films don't do that. He preaches to the choir, and antagonizes and alienates the people who actually need to hear his message.
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They unite behind horrible ideas. If only we could do the same with our good ones!
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I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, as I find this statement completely accurate if you replace PETA with Michael Moore. No, he doesn't use nudity. Instead, he stages fake crime scenes. Same shit, different pile.
Can you give some evidence for your claim that PETA has "forgotten their own purpose"? That's a pretty vague cop-out. I immensely dislike Ingrid Newkirk, but I see no reason to doubt her insane commitment to her cause. She's just out of her gourd, and doesn't give a shit what anyone else thinks. She'll do what she wants while refusing to question the consequences. Again, same shit.
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10/02/09
I know how you feel. It'll blow over, but they won't ever let you be president, those moralistic clowns. You did the right thing.
Yours,
Alexander Hamilton
PS: If someone challenges you to a duel, just say no.
10/02/09
And Liza Minelli singing Beyonce?! Oh how grand!
10/02/09