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"Fire David Letterman " Rally Called for by FireDavidLetterman.Com
Craig Ferguson jokingly declared himself the "King of Late Night" Friday night and the Scot comedian just might become just that if the Fire David Letterman crusade catches hold and produces the result it demands. But Letterman is the leader in late night television, according to the latest rankings, possibly due to unfamiliarity with the new host of the "Tonight Show," Conan O'Brien, and the controversy over the Sarah Palin jokes that inspired pundits, politicians, and average citizens to call upon CBS to fire David Letterman.

FireDavidLetterman.com has been set up to hold David Letterman "accountable for his disgraceful statements," according to the site's Mission Statement. The site includes a sample protest/boycott letter and a list of "Late Show with David Letterman" advertising sponsors' to which one can write. The site also calls upon the outraged to write, e-mail, or call their local CBS affiliate or local sponsor of the show to let them know they disapprove or will boycott their station/product until David Letterman's show is removed from the station's lineup. The site even lists six ways to make FireDavidLetterman.com viral....

"Fire David Letterman " Rally Called for by FireDavidLetterman.Com
Date: June 13, 2009
New York, NY
United States of America



Fire David Letterman: Protests to Fire David Letterman After Palin Joke
A Fire David Letterman Rally is set for Tuesday outside of the Ed Sullivan theater, where Late Night with David Letterman is filmed. The rally is in response to David Letterman’s controversial jokes regarding the Palin family. Letterman stated that Sarah Palin’s daughter got “knocked up by A-Rod” during a top 10 list regarding Sarah Palin’s trip to New York...
Sarah Palin attended a Yankee game with her 14-year-old daughter Willow. In response, Palin accused Letterman of making a joke about a minor getting raped. She also called Letterman a pervert.


Letterman claimed that he meant to reference Bristol Palin, who is an adult. He apologized and said the joke was in bad taste.

New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is one of the people spearheading the “Fire David Letterman” movement. Radio talk show host John Ziegler is also supporting the rally. They have created a website that contains more information: www.firedavidletterman.com

I don’t believe David Letterman, who has been on TV as long as I can remember, will be fired over an incident like this. However, I do believe that his joke crossed the line and he deserves the negative press he has gotten. Ultimately though, Sarah Palin is an open target from Hollywood, New York and the news media, and people can take cheapshots at her without consequences in the Obama era....



Palin outrage boils over, spawns firedavidletterman.com
A rally is planned outside the Ed Sullivan theater in Manhattan on Tuesday following calls by Sarah Palin supporters to “fire David Letterman.”

Letterman drew a considerable amount of outrage after a controversial crack at Yankee Stadium that Bristol Palin was “knocked up” by Alex Rodriguez- during the seventh inning. He further got right-wing panties in a knot by likening Palin’s look to that of a “slutty flight attendant” during one of his “Top Ten” segments last week.

The movement even begat a website, Fire David Letterman, and a mission statement:

Our Mission Statement: David Letterman Must Held Be Accountable For His Disgraceful Statements

In addition to shameless abuse of the Caps Lock key, the site also frustratingly, deliberately misconstrues Letterman’s joke to be about Willow, not Bristol Palin. That simple misdirection plants the joke firmly in the “inappropriate comments about the underage” category (Willow Palin is 14), likely to sway advertiser opinions on the matter....


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