Letterman Apology as Empty as a Toddler's

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Letterman Apology as Empty as a Toddler's

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

I've asked/forced my three-year-old to say she's sorry countless times. Her apologies are about as convincing as Letterman's.

Momlogic's Momstrosity: David Letterman has apologized to Sarah Palin for making off-color jokes about her and her daughters -- after pressure, no doubt, from his advertisers and from Palin herself. The only sincere part of Letterman's apology to the Alaskan Governor was when he said, "I'll try to do better in the future." You bet he will. He'll probably just stop doing jokes about the thin-skinned governor. But he'll continue no doubt to have his way comedically with anyone he pleases. He's based a career on it ... a successful one, at that. He's learned no lesson from his actions.

Since when is a forced apology worth anything?

I've asked/forced my three-year-old to apologize countless times. Her apologies are about as convincing as Letterman's and just as worthless.

Here's how her "apologies" typically go:

Me: Did you just:

a) Hit your friend?
b) Throw sand?
c) Punch me in the neck?
d) All of the above.

My kid: No. I didn't.

Me: Yes, you did. Don't you have something to say?

My kid: (Silence -- in fact, the only time she's zipped it all day.)

Me: You better say you're sorry or you're going to:

a) Get a time-out.
b) Never see Dora ever again.
c) Never see the toy I just grabbed from you ever again.
d) All of the above.

My kid: (A crying, desperate display of contrition) Sorry!!!!!!!!

Me: Sorry for what?

My kid: (through tears) I don't know.

Exactly. When forced into a reluctant apology with the threat of cessation of favorite items (in Letterman's case, advertising revenue), you can get a confession of guilt out of anyone -- from toddlers to talk show hosts.

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His apology sounded sincere to me.

- C

Posted 06/17/09 12:38 PM

Letterman’s show did not lose any sponsors and he appears to have the full support of CBS, having recently signed a new contract though 2012 for $30 million per year. He appears to have made this apology of his own accord out of a mid-western sense of decency.

- Lisa

Posted 06/17/09 12:49 PM

I’m glad you think it was worthless because I don’t think he should have made such an apology. People need to get a life.

- Dale

Posted 06/17/09 01:05 PM

Palin is constantly crying for attention much like a toddler, I think the apology fits…

- Annie

Posted 06/17/09 01:08 PM

O.M.G. Let. It. Go. He should not have had to apologize for Palin telling the world that his stupid joke was the same as forcing himself on her 14 year old kid…

- groo

Posted 06/17/09 01:11 PM

Letterman did not even owe an apology. If anything Palin owes everyone an apology for making such a big deal over nothing.

- j

Posted 06/17/09 02:16 PM

No, it was not the most appropriate joke, but come on…even though the 14 year old daughter was the one at the game, we all know he was talking about the older daughter who did get pregnant…..I’ll bet he only knew that Palin and her family were at the game and didn’t do a roll call to see exactly who went….

- littlepeapie

Posted 06/17/09 02:16 PM

I’d like an apology from Palin for how she ran her campaign… making women look like idiots for months. (“I can see Russia from my house”!!!)

- Jill

Posted 06/17/09 02:46 PM

Palin’s rant reminded me of Adam Sandler’s Billy Madison where he gets up at the end of the movie and rants and rants about some topic he knows clearly nothing about. Love the guy at the end who says. “Not only was it not based on logic, but you have made everyone stupid as a result of it”. That’s really sums up Palin. Not just on the recent Today show appearance, but throughout the whole campaign. Nothing she said made sense.

- Gigohead

Posted 06/17/09 04:22 PM

Palin is proving why we should be glad she didn’t get closer to the White House than she did. She hasn’t issued an “Oops, sorry!” for blabbing on and on against pre-marital sex while having an un-wed teen child at her side.

- ame i.

Posted 06/17/09 08:47 PM