Daily PUMA Column - Commentary by Alessandro Machi
Friday, November 20, 2009
David Letterman's Darkest Hour, his skewering of John McCain for "snubbing David" in favor of Katie Couric.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Jessica Watson, youngest teen to ever attempt to circumnavigate the world on a boat, alone.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Connecting the Dots between David Letterman's Snarky Teenage Girl Sex Comments and what appears in the Sunday Newspaper ads.
This ad came out in this past Sunday's Newspaper. I'll be the first to say that this ad was not a direct result of the latest David Letterman comments about Sarah Palin's Daughters.
However, I think it is fair to wonder if snarky comments about teens WITHOUT EVER SHOWCASING a POSITIVE VIEWPOINT about them eventually leads to the above type of AD PROFILING and MARKETING to young teenage girls.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
David Letterman's "joke" about Sarah Palin's daughters and his follow up "apology" don't address the bigger issue.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Did David Letterman really take a Pot Shot at Sarah Palin's 14 year old daughter, Willow Palin, on his Top Ten List? Sure Looks like it.
A message to all members of Team Sarah
Dear Friends,
David Letterman’s latest Top 10 List and late night monologue directed at Governor Palin and her family is absolutely shameful, to say the least. Not only did Letterman’s list include a vulgar sexual reference to the Governor, but his monologue on June 8 went so far as to try to “joke” about 14-year-old Willow Palin being “knocked up” by Alex Rodriquez at a Yankee game.
Granted, much is fair game when it comes to public figures and late night comedy. Children, however, are never “fair game” and should never be the subject of such indecent sexual “jokes”. This attempt at comedy, using the suggestion of statutory rape as a punch line, goes beyond a breach of basic decency. Indeed commentary of this nature reflects a much darker, more disturbing trend that has permeated our supposed “entertainment” viewing.
David Letterman is entitled to his political views just like everyone else, but he is certainly NOT entitled to make explicit and vulgar sexual references toward women and children. We are appalled at such contemptible commentary.
Team Sarah is calling on members to express their views to CBS regarding this serious matter.
You may contact CBS at (212)-975-4321, send a message via the online feedback form:
http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.php,
or mail your feedback to:
CBS Television Network
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Best,
Lisa S.
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