Letterman is the right's new public enemy (RINOs advising us not to get mad)

The St. Paul Pioneer Press / The Politico ^ | June 12, 2009 | Daniel Libit

[KarlInOhio]

Indeed, the Letterman-Palin feud has prompted a question: Can Ball State University's most famous alum become the right's version of Rush Limbaugh — their new public enemy number one?

Time to analyze this wording. Letterman is the right's version of Rush Limbaugh - public enemy number one. So that means that Rush Limbaugh is the public enemy number one for everyone in general, not just for some political opinion, and Letterman is public enemy number one just for the right. It looks like the author had quite a bias going into the article.

[DJ Republica]

And you wouldn’t do anything if your wife, sister, daughter, or niece was joked on by people about being raped by a baseball player in front of people at a major league ballpark?

I’m sorry, but this is personal for people like me. Having family members that have been violently assaulted, I have seen the damage that it causes, and the damage from the jokes that follow.

This transcends party politics. This is about decency to women.

[TomOnTheRun]

You misunderstand me. I understand WHY you are upset. I understand your motivations and I share them.

But what are the specifics to accomplish here. Are we focusing attention on specific sponsors? On the network? If we are focusing our attention on the network is it because we think they will fire him? Force him to apologize further? Are there particular sponsors we should be focusing on because they are on the edge of pulling already?

Or are we just calling people up and complaining to whoever will listen without and realistic plan of accomplishing something other than venting our anger. People already know we are angry. There are AP wires about it.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

I knew it.

[gridlock]

Calling Mark McKinnon a RINO is a significant overstatement!

[yongin]

Palin, herself, has made her point. Palin needs to lay off the issue or else she will be viewed as petty and can’t handle the big problems. However that shouldn’t stop us from making life hell for the CBS’s late night child molester.

[dead]

her imaginary need to keep her daughter away from Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, the "Late Show" host set off a significant political tempest.

Nice whitewashing of Letterman's "jokes."

He said they need to keep her daughter away from hooker-chaser Eliot Spitzer. And he said her 14-year old daughter was "knocked up" by Rodriguez at Yankee Stadium.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I would suggest calling/e-mailing/faxing his sponsors. CBS ran with the Mary Mapes/Dan Rather story, which tells you all you need to know about them. The only way to hurt Letterman and his network is through their pocketbooks.

[St. Louis Conservative]

I agree that Letterman is a jerk, but I think it would be unwise to make Letterman the target of the right’s rage - just as I think it’s unwise for Democrats to make Limbaugh the object of theirs. We need to be focusing on those in power who have the ability to wreck the country. People like Chairman Obama, Emanuel, Pelosi, Reid, Kennedy, Waxman, Conyers, et al.

[maggief]

http://www.roryoconnor.org/blog/2008/02/20/the-best-reason-to-support-obama-mark-mckinnon/

Would he describe himself as a Republican?

“Let’s just say I’m a man of evolution,” he responded with a grin.

[TomOnTheRun]

*grin* Now we’re talking. Where do I find a list of his sponsors? It’s not on his website that I see. Has anybody prepared one of those yet?

[2ndDivisionVet]

If everyone did what you did, Letterman would be off the air in a week! Keep up the good work!

[Ancient Drive]

David Letterman mugshot: roflolol

[GSWarrior]

Don’t get mad. Get even.

[vbmoneyspender]

I almost certain McKinnon is still a registered Democrat.

Mark McKinnon

[maggief]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-03/the-next-republican-president/

In the first in a series of posts on the 2012 landscape, former Bush and McCain strategist Mark McKinnon handicaps 11 Republicans—and explains why Obama might not be a lock for two terms.

EXCERPT

Handicapper Corner’s Top 10, Plus One Longshot:

1. Mitt Romney. Republicans like orderly succession, and he’s got the $$.

2. Tim Pawlenty. Reformer, populist elected in a blue state.

3. John Thune. Central casting and liked by all factions.

4. Mike Huckabee. A national show and evangelical base.

5. Sarah Palin. The juice and interest level of an American Idol finalist.

6. Mark Sanford. Pork-busting fiscal conservative from key state (South Carolina).

7. Bobby Jindal. He seems to be saying, “Wait,” and may be one of the few who can.

8. Newt Gingrich. No one understands better how to start a revolution.

9. Jon Huntsman. Brilliant move by Obama keeping his friends close and his enemies in China. But if he solves an early crisis and comes home, look out.

10. John Ensign. A U.S senator spending time in Iowa. ’Nuff said.

Longshot: Jeb Bush. Never count out a Bush out of GOP politics (George P.’s nickname is “47”).

[Ancient Drive]

or God made Man, then Smith&Wesson made them equal... lol

[paulycy]

but I think it would be unwise to make Letterman the target of the right’s rage

I must differ with you, FRiend.

Targeting not only the slime but the double-standard that Letterman used for protection after his "joke" backfired is exactly what we need to do.

Take out Letterman and we send a very strong message to the rest of the liberal media that we're not going to roll over and take this politically motivated abuse any longer.

The whole media is the goal, Letterman is the deserving target du jour.