Posted on 06/10/2009 2:19:57 PM PDT by kristinn
Kathleen Parker, an obscure Washington Post syndicated columnist who made herself famous by attacking Republican Vice Presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin last fall, said that Palin 'invited' vicious sex jokes made this week by CBS Television Late Night host David Letterman. Parker also made degrading, sexist comments of her own about Palin.
Parker made the comment in an online chat this afternoon at WashingtonPost.com
:Re: Letterman: Listen, Letterman is a comedian. Comedians that don't go over the line are not funny. If you said she looks slutty, that's over the line. If I say it, it's over the line. Why wouldn't Letterman say it - have you been on a plane?
Kathleen Parker: I don't have a problem with raunchy humor, but time and place are everything. In a nightclub, fine. But Letterman is sort of an American institution. It just seems to me that when a woman is running for public office, we should avoid sexualizing her.
Okay, I censored myself before so I'll say it now. I also think it's out of line for a woman to sexualize her candidacy, which Palin did. Just ask Rich Lowry, who wrote that he had to sit up a little straighter when she winked during the vp debate. So, maybe when you play the flirt and invite males to see starbursts bouncing off the walls (Lowry again), then maybe you invite the sexual punchline. I'm wobbling here.
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Falls Church, Va.: I don't understand why this conversation continues. Don't. Give. Her. Any. More. Ink.
Kathleen Parker: As long as people are throwing money at her - and as long as the GOP treats her as a serious candidate - we're going to cover her.
Alas, I note that the poll featured on the front page of USA Today today doesn't mention Palin as a spokesperson for the GOP. She may be fading already.
I am told by people close to her that Palin and her family would love to turn back the clock to July 2008 . . . and just say "no" to John McCain. That may be the best indicator of her future political ambitions. OTOH, power is an addictive aphrodisiac.
"As long as people are throwing money at her"? It sounds like Parker is calling Palin a whore in so many words. Incredible.
Parker, Andrea Sullivan, David Frum.. theyre all just performance artists, going with the flow, looking for a gig, principles for sale (if they exist at all). Disgraceful.
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“I also think it’s out of line for a woman to sexualize her candidacy, which Palin did. Just ask Rich Lowry, who wrote that he had to sit up a little straighter when she winked during the vp debate. So, maybe when you play the flirt and invite males to see starbursts bouncing off the walls (Lowry again), then maybe you invite the sexual punchline. I’m wobbling here.”
Just plain false.
Heard of Bill Cosby?
Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel. LOL!
"Kathleen, you ignorant slut, you're just inviting payback"
Kathleen, let me ask, what exactly did Sarah do to promote herself in a sexual manner..did she take off her top..what the hell did she do to have someone go on TV and call her a “slut.” And what did Sarah’s FOURTEEN year old daughter do to deserve an old fart calling for her rape in front of thousands of spectators..Perhaps Kathleen is jealous that no man in their right mind would want to have sex with her
As to the USA today B.S.; I saw that and I don't think Palin was an option as she would have most CERTAINLY scored above Michael Steele's mighty 1%. I am surprised 1% of respondents even knew who Mr. Steele is.
Kathleen Parker is a pig. Perhaps if someone made jokes about baseball players raping her daughter . . . . Oh, I forgot, she’s PRESS and would whimper and hide behind her little veneer of freedom of the press. They are terrified of Palin, who, judging from their reaction, has clearly not “peaked.”
“But Letterman is sort of an American institution”
Yes, an institution of the mental variety.
Good Lord, you mean a wink means you want someone sexually..I better go back to Ralphs today and slap that check out lady hard, she winked at me while my Mom was paying for the groceries..should I assume she wanted to “do me”
Kathleen Parker's daughter admires Bill Clinton so much that she has photographs from under ever desk Clinton has ever used papering her bedroom wall. She dreams of one day experiencing his glory.
HAHAHAHAHAHAh!! What a hoot!
What an ugly, bitter person you are, Kathleen. Enjoy the love from the left while you can get it, because they’ll ignore you as soon as you’re no longer useful to them. Who will read your scribbles then?
Kathleen Parker : disgusting beast
I despise the vile cretin that inhabit the MSM press Corp. (possibly should read: Press Corpse).
This is only about how much they truly fear her.
They also few us, her supporters and defenders. They fear anyone who resonates with the core value of the American Experience.
“Comedians that don’t go over the line are not funny”
Not true. Or at least, if they do go over the line, they make sure the audience knows they’re kidding. That’s what most of the supposedly edgy comics do. They play with conventions, and say things normal people dare not utter. But in the end, they make sure not to go too far. They make sure everyone knows they think racists are bad and crippled children are good, or whatever other standard they made fun of is legitimate.
Even people like Andy Kaufman, who intentionally put people off, play to the audience. They have to. It’s what they do. Their careers depend on it.
You wanna see someone crossing the line, look at Michael Richards’ lynching rant. The audience was against him. That’s the true test. If Letterman’s ratings are any indication, he’s pulling the audience where they don’t want to go.
Didn't Obama wink during the campaign? And the demogals were just goo-goo over Obie's topless beach pics. Not to mention the viral video from an "Obama Girl" that ran during the primaries.
Palin gets racked over the coals by feminists who say _she invited it_ while they swoon for Obie.
Do Do women women invite rape? A slap on the a$$ in the work place? Do 14 year olds invite sexual abuse? Parker thinks so. She is no friend for the protection of children.
I thought that line was about Kathleen Parker, not by her. I can't imagine why I made that mistake.
Parker and Maureen Dowd, separated at birth.
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