tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post2996752182523225308..comments2023-12-21T05:57:11.434-05:00Comments on Broadway Carl: Other People's Sex LivesBroadway Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644413332521237567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post-1431314667079324062009-10-08T02:45:03.713-04:002009-10-08T02:45:03.713-04:00Celebrities,be they talk show host,actors or athl...Celebrities,be they talk show host,actors or athletes are should be judged solely based on what they do in their profession.People who obsess over them really should get a life which is the reason I no longer buy a newspaper.Newspapers no longer cover the news.They are just gossip tabloids which have led to the ever increasing dumbing down of our nation.Unfortunately,we have become a country that talks more about the gossip page than anythimng thats discussed on NPR.I will agree though,I love it when morality preaching politicians or the Ted Haggerts of the world are caught in moral or financial scandals.I never get tired of reading that.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255261864555165385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post-23709246837230961152009-10-06T13:16:46.158-04:002009-10-06T13:16:46.158-04:00This is the thing -- in this case, I suppose there...This is the thing -- in this case, I suppose there actually was one newsworthy angle -- the extortion attempt. But to write a story on this aspect of it without dragging in all the other details just requires more subtlety than most journalists these days seem to be capable of. <br /><br />And, in fairness, it is a tough juggling act. It's not like you could write the story without mentioning Letterman's affairs at all. But for a skilled writer, it IS possible to avoid injecting this "holier than thou" tone, and making it sound like the affairs themselves are or should be worthy of concern by anyone other than Letterman's wife. This is the part I object to in the coverage of this whole thing. SUCH deja vu to the Clinton years!Frauleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905145889568999476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post-50167057199309931152009-10-05T14:51:02.908-04:002009-10-05T14:51:02.908-04:00Excellent post, Fraulein.
I let this non-story go...Excellent post, Fraulein.<br /><br />I let this non-story go without comment because I feel the same exact way. Who cares? And I'm glad you have the same exact perspective I have despite being of the opposite gender.<br /><br />I had a discussion with a good friend and co-worker who was actually upset about it. He felt betrayed by Letterman, who makes a living mocking others caught in similar situations. He went on further to explain that when Clinton was caught, he really didn't care after the years long witch hunt to find anything on him (Whitewater, Vince Foster "murdered", etc.) and was questioning why he had a double standard. Perhaps age was a factor back then, or that he was single during the Clinton years but married now.<br /><br />The blackmail attempt was the real story, with Letterman participating in a sting with police for the better part of a month. I felt the adultery wasn't really a story because although Letterman would poke fun at someone that was caught in a similar situation (blackmail excluded), it was never a matter of being holier than thou, like Larry "Wide Stance" Craig who is "not a homosexual", or David "Big Boy Diapers" Vitter, or Mike "Let My Dad Pay You Off" Ensign, and the list goes on and on.<br /><br />All those Family Values, Moral Majority hypocrites made themselves targets because they think their shit doesn't stink. Letterman knows everyone has to wipe their own ass, and in my opinion, it really does make a difference.Broadway Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644413332521237567noreply@blogger.com