"The Palins have no intention of providing a rating's boost for David Letterman by appearing on the show. Plus, it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman."
-- Official statement from a Palin family spokesperson in response to David Letterman's request that Sarah Palin et at join him as guests on his show; the grammatical error, the unnecessary apostrophe in "ratings," is reprinted exactly as written in the original memo
The possible suggestion that their doe-eyed, defenseless 14-year-old daughter might get all WWE on Letterman's ass, huh? Yup -- those Palins sure are classy. And proving my earlier point, way to once again thrust their child right into the line of fire rather than sheltering her from any further controversy. These people need to learn that they can't have it both ways: You can't wear your kid like an accessory, exploiting her for political gain, then turn around and use her as a human shield once the bullets start flying in your direction. You made her fair game. You and only you. And you'll obviously continue to.
(Update: Jacki Schechner makes the very good point that the implication of the Palins' not-letting-Willow-near-Letterman comment is probably more that Letterman would try to molest Willow -- which is even cheaper and more disturbing than the meaning I came away with. Now that I'm reading over the general consensus among those who've paid close attention this little war of words, that's probably what they meant. Is it really a shock, though, at this point, that I jumped to the white-trashier conclusion?)
(Update 2: Wow -- just, wow. For some reason it took a little while for the comment from the Palin spokesperson to really sink in. I think the reason I involuntarily shut down the notion that what the Palins were suggesting was that Letterman was some sort of lecherous old man who's attracted to children is pretty obvious: It seemed, and seems, incomprehensible that they'd actually go there. David Letterman is a comedian; it's his job to make jokes and to push the envelope -- even if not all his jokes are funny and he occasionally push things too far. But Sarah Palin is the governor of Alaska -- and her family's reaction came in the form of an official statement. In an official response they implied, without any proof, that someone might be dangerous in the presence of little girls. Even if it was a joke, you don't make jokes in official statements. Jesus Christ, what are you, the mayor of Hooterville on Petticoat Junction? You stupid fucking hicks. Act not only your age but your status.)
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