David Letterman vs. Sarah Palin

I was going to try and stay away from topics that were too serious on my blog. After all I am a very light-hearted person and I never take life too seriously. But it's my blog and I'll be serious if I want to.

I have been catching bits and pieces of the whole mess caused by a joke David Letterman made about one of Sarah Palin's daughters on his late night show. I am pretty sure I have never actually seen a whole episode of Letterman's show in my life- not for any other reason than I just never stumbled upon it. Maybe I go to bed too early. I also don't have a real interest in Sarah Palin one way or the other. This being said, I consider myself fairly objective in this matter.

I did see a clip of the original joke that Letterman made on his show. I can understand where Palin is coming from. I am a mother of a daughter and if anyone ever said anything about her in a negative or degrading manner I would take action too. But just as Letterman's joke went too far, is Palin going too far in seeking revenge?

I saw a clip of Letterman's original apology. Apparently it wasn't acceptable because he still made light of the situation. But he is a comedian and making jokes is his job. Palin then retaliated by making public comments implying that Letterman was some sort of pervert or pedophile. I feel like this was going a bit too far on her end now. How does something like this end? After all, two wrongs don't make a right.

Last night Letterman took another stab at an apology, this time taking it seriously. I believe he should have done that in the first place because maybe then this would have been dropped by now. But now that he has apologized for his unintentional implications, maybe Palin now owes him an apology for hers.

I saw some articles and blogs online basically calling for Letterman's head on a platter. What more can he do to fix this? He said sorry- there is nothing more he can do to be redeemed. He extended an invitation to the Palin family to come on his show and they declined saying they would not boost ratings for him. I wouldn't either. But will he ever be forgiven for his mistake?

He can't erase the jokes he made, so an apology is about all he can do. I don't believe he should be fired like some people are suggesting. If people don't like what he has to say, it's simple: don't watch his show. I've had no trouble avoiding it and I didn't even try.

Maybe it is time for people to start treating everyone with a little more respect and then these things can be avoided all the way around. When is everyone going to be able to put this behind them and move on? I'm ready.