That and the standard becomes quite different when you look at the targets of each person. It’s the same sexism and racism displayed for everyone to see.
It just doesn’t seem to matter when it comes to Sarah Palin.
We will see what Letterman's rating do over the next few weeks or months, if they decline, he may be fired, if they increase or are stable he will not be fired.
Most importantly, both CBS and Letterman's advertisers can review the ratings book's cross-tabs for the show and determine if there is an overlap between social conservatives offended by Letterman's comments and and social conservatives who regularly watch Letterman. If there is no overlap, Letterman will not be fired. My guess is that there is little overlap.
It just doesn’t seem to matter when it comes to Sarah Palin.
The target is not Sarah Palin. The target is us.Just as it was when vice president Gore debated Jack Kemp - and shredded the Republican Party by flattering Kemp that he was not like us "typical white person" Republicans.