Did he actually say pretty face?
NO, he never said “pretty face” at all. Just made light of the whole thing and said that in the pig example Palin would’ve “been the lipstick.” It was confusing and stupid and they got laughs out of it. Perfect.
Letterman accomplished what he set out to do: rehabilitate The One on national TV while managing to be amused and amusing throughout. It was disgusting and lasted nearly an hour. The Zero owes Dave, big time.