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David Letterman's made no bones about his distaste for Sarah Palin, which is why we expected him to ridicule her upcoming book in top ten lists, but not necessarily in an ongoing segment of things he'd rather do than read her memoir. These quick bits have been featured on his show every night for over a week. We picked the best ones out to give you an idea of what you can expect if you buy him a copy of "Going Rogue."


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[tcny]

#658 -- Republican health-care reform... oh, wait, sorry, the Palin book actually exists.

[Hollyhock988]

But it only exists in that ''other Ameica'', you know, the one that's populated by old folks who don't know YouTube exists.

[me again]

Actually reading Levi Johnston's gramatically challenged Twitters is more fun than reading Palin's hubristic tome. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-best-of-levi-johnstons-twitter

[ilovemekons]

I'd ask my 6 year old daughter to read Palin's book to me because she would know the words and it might be good practice from that standpoint, but I wouldn't want to subject my daughter to that since it wouldn't be possible for her to build any comprehension skills.

[StewartIII]

NewsBusters: After Apology, Letterman's Quickly Back To Attacking Sarah Palin
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/10/15/letterman-apology-update-hes-back-bashing-sarah-palin

[Hollyhock988]

Well, she's out there attacking some who actually has brains. Like the president who kicked her a** last November. Never mind John McCain. He didn't know Sarah was actually running for prez.

[Lulu-1]

Ugh, typo in my msg -- please make the "he's" in last sentence.

[Lulu-1]

Palin is a gold mine for COMEDIANS worldwide -- you don't really think Dave is the only one ragging her, do you? c'mon now . . .

This woman is a perfect example of the GOP - liars & losers.

Literally, the day we here in Wash DC heard her nomination, we about fell on our knees - thank you J_esus, McCain just lost the election !

I still have an email I sent my mother THE DAY of the announcement, saying exactly that -- John McCain's choice of VP just lost the election - including "what a completely insane choice" and "well, hes a Republican -- hardly a surprise that a republican would make a stupid decision."

[MoeJava]

...priceless!
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two weeks after it's release, I'll just bet it's in the disco'd bin.
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Right next to the Anne Coulter's and the GOP's odes to free market capitalism and
really nasty and confrontive, yet ill-researched, rants.
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[Superpower]

You would think this assclown made enough money to fix that nasty gap in his teeth.

[DrFelch]

I would think you wingnuts would be rather upset with Palin. After all, it was she who sunk Johnny Mac, and if she is made your nominee in 2012, she will destroy the credibility of your party for good. Dave is just trying to help you guys get rid of the Palin plague. Face it, this bint destroys everything she touches, and she is touching your party pretty good right now. Also, Dave is a comedian, and nobody cares, or should care, about a comedians private life. They tell jokes. They don't aspire to run the country.

[sammyscout]

She did get it fixed

[BobSacomano]

It didn't seem to hurt his chances with the ladies!

[EscapeTireTube]

Misogynist Dave. No John Edwards jokes, another former losing VP candidate. He is going through major scandal, but why bother, right Dave.

[joependleton]

If Edwards was as shrill and stupid as Palin, he would also be the brunt of Letterman's abuse.

[leftbrnrightbrn]

The fact that you can't see that Edwards is at least Palin's equal in outrageous behavior shows that you are a closed-minded political ideologue. It is shameful.

[winnie47]

Edwards had an affair while his wife battled cancer. Scandal- yes. However, unlike failin' Palin,he is not a grifter using politics as a way to amass a personal fortune, using his children as pawn, demonizing the media in one breath and jumping in front of every camera to spout extremist rhetoric in the next. In fact, I don't think we've heard a peep from Edwards since the affair story broke. Palin, on the other hand can't be pried away from a microphone with a crowbar. She sets herself up for criticism with her actions. And Dave's right- eating an eyeball from a yak carcass WOULD be more fun than reading her book!

[foxbat]

Grifter? Now that you mention it, that's been the elusive term that I've been trying to come up with to describe Palin, and to some extent, some of these other politicians that are out there that have no interest whatsoever in serving anyone but themselves and that really don't care who gets hurt in the process.

[hrholmes]

I like how McCain dumped his first fambly for a Borg Queen!

[JackWilson]

It's sad to see how Letterman has degenerated. Sadly, his fans have followed him down to that dark place.

[joependleton]

Now I feel so dirty.

[winnie47]

His fans are Rethugs?

[Hollyhock988]

Yep. Most funhouses are dark, but tons of fun.

[henrymiller212]

kind of lame really. not one of the better routines. just one reporters opinion.

[converdb]

I'm so jelous. We sure have eccentric people in Europe, but nothing compares Palin... I wish we had someone like her to laugh on the whole day.

[City of Evil]

Berlusconi?

[mudkitten]

Tell you what, we'll ship her over to you. For free. Just please don't send her back.

[mapleaforever]

Don't bother with the bubble wrap.

[hrholmes]

yeah well we have Michelle Bachmann also too! the Repubeliklans are just loaded with whackdoodles.

[IrishAce]

For my money (which ain't much) Bachmann is far scarier than Palin. Too bad Alfred Hitchcock wasn't alive to see these two.

[IrishAce]

What country is Europe by?

[JimmyTee]

Things More Fun Than Reading The Sarah Palin Memoir: Humiliating your wife and child in front of the whole world because you can't keep it in your pants.

[booboo111]

I wonder if Sarah will ever read it? She apparently has a very short attention span.

[Opus Loki]

No but the sexual act that got him there was...

[flamflurm]

priceless!

[Lulu-1]

To JimmyTee --- YAWN . . . .

[dlvme2]

Letterman has never had a sexual harrassment charge against him - ever. His studio employs more females than any other and many have been promoted without having a relationship with him. His affairs happened "before" his marriage. He was "dating" his wife now at the time, but they were not married. No matter what you think of him he had the honesty to get on TV and discuss a very private matter instead of letting someone blackmail him because he had money problems and was mad because Letterman had dated his girlfriend. Whether I like or dislike him or his show I admire him for his honesty in the matter, which is something that we rarely if ever see in men that have been caught in the same position. The skit on Palin is so-so as I frankly do not care for her because of her beliefs and cannot see how her book possibly hit #1. But I really think people need to drop remarks about his affair at work which is very very common. Most people work so much anymore that work is one of the only places they can meet anyone.

[GoodFeathers]

Crazy right wing talk show host.

[WeCanDoMore]

The left is overall, far more educated than the right.

[JRD-FLA]

Felony Stupid!

[WeCanDoMore]

http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2008/09/are-democrats-more-educated-than-republicans/

This explains their illogical, makes no sense behavior.

[MissingHands2]

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A brief photographic exploratory and comparison between Sarah Palin and her closest living relatives. The most h.ideous woman alive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJecPLmAiOA

[WeCanDoMore]

This is an insult to monkeys.