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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:26 AM Original message |
Letterman is one of the very few who seems to have learned an old lesson. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm betting it was consensual and they are all adults so |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. True! |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Unless you are a Republican that is, Scooter Libby for example. |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. I read last night that the woman in question still works for Dave/Late Night |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. smart to go to cops & to tell everyone as much as anyone deserves to know as loyal watchers of his |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. That makes him smarter than Ensign, but no more ethical. Who he has sex with is his business but |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I Don't Think Letterman Is Claiming Any Moral High Ground |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. it blows my mind that these dumbasses don't think anyone will |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. My guess is that they all consented whole heartedly and he just doesn't seem to be the |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. that;s not the issue |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I hate to say it, but the rules are different for them. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. there are plenty of people in your enterprise |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. It all depends on the parties involved. I had an affair with a boss of mine eons ago. It had nothing |
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Mariana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. It certainly does. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Congratulations! It seems that those who are taking the position that it |
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Randypiper (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:10 AM Original message |
I’m a fan of Letterman |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
16. the first thing I thought of was all his endless Lewinsky snarky jokes |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. Always stand up to a threat.... |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. Why would you question how "consensual" it was? |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Good grief! Back off! I was just wondering. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. my thoughts too. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Exactly.. Women do not go to an office environment, hoping to have an affair |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
10. People should put themselves in the shoes of the women working for him who DIDN'T have sex with him |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. News reports are that it was his former assistant |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Isn't this the girl who was featured alot on the show? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Wasn't he single in 2003? I really don't know and it doesn't change much |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. He's been with his current wife for over 20 years. |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. unmarried but living with his SO |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. And we have no idea what their arrangement was/is in terms of monogamy. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Yeah, I remember seeing her on the show too... |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. But We Don't KNOW That Those Women Were Being Treated Any Differently |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Exactly. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
24. I always got the impression Dave was hooking up with a lot of his famous guests too. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Or simply cause he's witty and charming and handsome and tall. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Flings , in the entertainment industry, are common. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
27. When Sarah Palin criticizes him, remember she had an affair |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I have a feeling we're not going to be hearing from her about this. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. Unsubstantiated innuendo that Letterman is a sexual harrasser is bullshit... |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
33. Well Said, A_g_g. (n/t) |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
34. There was no crime on his part |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
40. His troubles may not be over. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Doubtful. The statute of limitations for sexual harassment is 1-3 years in NY. |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Assuming he cleaned up his act within that time frame. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. True. :-) He seems to imply those days are long behind him though. n/t |
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