Governor Palin has been traversing the various media outlets expressing her “outrage” that David Letterman made an objectionable joke about her 14-year-old daughter.  Letterman has defended the joke by saying that he was referring to Palin’s 19-year-old daughter who recently gave birth.  We certainly don’t condone Letterman’s comments and believe that they were quite offensive regardless of which daughter the late night comedian was referring to including the joke referring to Gov. Palin “slutty flight attendant” make-up.  Sorry, not my type of humor.  However, it was apparent from the context of the joke that Letterman was referring to Palin’s older daughter.  The older daughter that has put herself out there as a public spokesperson for abstinence.  When you step into the spotlight you must be prepared for public comment on your persona regardless of the form such comment takes.  This rule applies to all public figures.  So because Palin’s older daughter chose to inject herself into the media limelight regardless of the perceived worthiness or unworthiness of her cause she must accept the negatives that come along with it.  As for Gov. Palin’s distorted interpretation of the joke, the Alaskan governor used Letterman’s comments as a way to put herself back on the political radar.  Palin took the comedian’s comments and ratcheted them up to unrecognizable status by accusing Letterman of making the comments about her 14-year-old daughter as well as insinuating that 65-year-old Letterman could not be trusted with the teenager.

For the record, below are similar and far worst  jokes made by Jay Leno, Conan Obrien, and Saturday Night Live.

Gov. Palin announced over the weekend that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant. And you thought John Edwards was in trouble before! Now he has really done it. — “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” 9/2/08

“Saturday night, Sarah Palin is going to drop the first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers’ hockey game. Then Palin will spend the rest of the game trying to keep the hockey players out of her daughter’s penalty box.” –Conan O’Brien [Palin appeared at the Philadelphia Flyers game with 13-year-old and 6-year-old daughters]

“It’s true, John McCain’s running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has revealed that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. Palin said, ‘We should never have introduced her to John Edwards.’” –Conan O’Brien

“What about the husband?” asked a mock Times reporter. “You know he’s doing those daughters. I mean, come on. It’s Alaska!” —Saturday Night Live skitin September 08.  Palin appeared on the show one month later in October 2008.  SEE TRANSCRIPT HERE.

I guess it was not politically expedient or convenient for Palin to be offended by Obrien’s, Leno’s or the Saturday Night Live jokes.  After all she had an opportunity to appear on LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT’s SATURDAY NIGHT for goodness sake.