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    Jack_Burton: Palin's a hypocrite. It's so disingenuous of her to suddenly have all this outrage. If she described a change or some kind of personal growth that thi... more »
    librariesare4lovers: And I cannot stress enough the main point of this issue which is that anyone that heard the jokes can tell you THESE JOKES WERE NOT ABOUT THE PALIN GI... more »
    librariesare4lovers: I need to honestly know if anyone here actually thought Letterman was referring to Willow Palin. I mean honestly I'm willing to bet a large majority o... more »
    SarahMC: Why is standing up against EITHER slut-shaming or statutory rape jokes constructed as "defending Sarah Palin." Sarah Palin doesn't need defending. Gir... more »
    Endora: Good lord, can the woman not talk in anything but run-on sentences?? This interview is hard to watch. I can't feel sorry for her either. more »
    DutchessOfDork: Barack Obama has said before that family should be off limits. So you can't blame him. more »
    Ginmar Rienne: She might have started off defending her daughters, but now she's just using it and them to make it all about her. That's what bugs me about her. She'... more »
    Andalucía: It's not about defending her. It's about standing up against bigotry. Racism is wrong when it's against Condi Rice, Colin Powell, or Alberto Gonzale... more »
    hfree: I felt so bad for Matt Lauer this morning. Not only did he have to interview Palin, he also had to interview Carrie Prejean in the same hour. He shoul... more »
    annainthebox: This issue is not about Sarah Palin, people. It's about a young girl, about whom an INCREDIBLY insensitive joke was made. How is this about Sarah Pali... more »
    STICKSnSCONES: But tell me again why the Palins can't just disa-fucking-pear? more »
    limber: Here's where I just can't get on board: Palin was presented with a situation where a late-night comedian poked fun at her 18 year old daughter's out-o... more »
    bananaballs: If she really wanted to come out on top she would have either ignored it altogether or put out a short statement saying she didn't appreciate the comm... more »
    morninggloria: You know, it's extra super obnoxious that Sarah Palin seems to think it's okay to parade her children around --like so many Alaskan wolf pelts-- for p... more »
    lalaland13: Actually, I think it's Sarah Palin who owes an apology to women. To say that Letterman does is really an interesting thing to say, Sarah, since you on... more »
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    Why Is It So Difficult To Defend Sarah Palin?

    I'm finding it frustratingly difficult to get outraged over David Letterman's remarks about Sarah Palin and her daughter(s). More »