Sarah Palin Controversy Helping David Letterman's Ratings
The controversy with Sarah Palin seems to be only helping David Letterman win his ratings war over Conan O'Brien who recently took over the TONIGHT SHOW from Jay Leno. Conan's ratings have softened considerably since his huge debut a week ago. With better big name guests such as friends like Julia Roberts as guests, and an aggressive new CBS advertising campaign as well as his new spat with wacky Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, David Letterman seems to be moving out in front of Conan O'Brien many night last week, and could cement his position as the winner of ratings most nights.
While Conan O'Brien still manages a few outrageous jokes meant to appeal to a younger and more hip audience than Letterman, Letterman's controversy with Sarah Palin has only made him look more edgy and cool. While many of Letterman's jokes are careful not to offend the censors and tread pretty carefully, a likely mistake by a writer for Letterman, mistook the younger daughter of Sarah Palin for the older one who had been involved in a long public unwed pregnancy scandal story. This mistake by a writer for Letterman gave Palin enough grounds to overreact and to paint herself as just the sort of radical Christian right feminist culture wars crusader as many feared her to be. For Sarah Palin, this radical image is damaging to most voters, but a real boost to David Letterman. The really smart thing that Letterman should do now is to continue to egg on Sarah Palin and have her make more crazy and disturbing comments because it only becomes ratings gold for Letterman and helps him win his ratings battle with Conan O'Brien.
posted by Paul Hooson @ 11:38 AM
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"This mistake by a writer for Letterman gave Palin enough grounds to overreact and to paint herself as just the sort of radical Christian right feminist culture wars crusader as many feared her to be."
Why? because only Christians are against creepy men advocating statutory rape of their underage daughters?
Take a look at the joke it was mostly aimed at Alex Rodriguez, and he hasn't complained so far. There was no insinuation of any assault on the younger Palin girl here. A writer for Letterman merely confused the younger daughter of Palin involved in the out of wedlock pregnancy scandal for the older one. David Letterman's jokes often get laughs by getting facts wrong anyway. So a factual mistake by him shouldn't be all that important. This isn't a real news program or anything.
This shouldn't really be a big issue here. Palin is coming across as a petty and humorless nasty person here, while David Letterman has secured a little ratings boost to push him past Conan in the latest late night ratings wars. Further why does Palin continue to want to remind the voters what a poor mother she is that she can't even control her own daughter, let alone the country or world community. Palin's continued efforts only cause her self-inflicted political damage.
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