Fire David Letterman campaign takes root; protest planned over comment on Sarah Palin's daughter
Fire David Letterman campaign takes root; protest planned over comment on Sarah Palin's daughter
David Letterman admitted pangs of regret over jokes he made last week about Sarah Palin's daughter.
He may be regretting them a little more now.
A Web site called FireDavidLetterman.com is organizing a rally outside Letterman's show at the Ed Sullivan theater on Tuesday June 16 at 4:30 p.m.
And while Letterman has repeatedly reminded viewers his comments were jokes, the campaign's organizers seem dead serious about getting the late-night stalwart canned.
Sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Brian Kolb, along with an attorney and radio host John Ziegler, the site also provides contacts - including major advertisers and CBS bigwigs - to whom people can complain about what many felt was a tasteless and potentially harmful quip by the late night talk leader.
"Firing Mr. Letterman would send a clear message that CBS will not tolerate any of its employees even an established media figure like Mr. Letterman making demeaning and degrading comments about women," Kolb, a Republican from the Western New York state district of Canandaigua, wrote in a letter to CBS chief Les Moonves.
The accompanying Facebook group and an ancillary one have about 1,800 members to date.