Fire David Letterman Rally Set for Tuesday

If you're going to be in New York City Tuesday afternoon and you don't have any other important protests to attend, there's a "Fire David Letterman: rally taking place at 4:30 pm outside the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway. (NBC Images)"]

Have you been following this story at all? Last Tuesday CBS Late Show host David Letterman fired off a joke about Sarah Palin, following a visit to New York and a Yankee game that she attended with Rudy Giuliani.

"One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game," Letterman said, "during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez."

When Palin caught wind of the joke she immediately fired back at Letterman, going on the Today show the following day to lambast the comedian for saying such crude things about her 14-year-old daughter.

The thing is, Letterman's joke was intended for Palin's 18-year-old daughter, Bristol, who was impregnated by her then-boyfriend Levi Johnston. Dave had no idea that it was the younger of the two that accompanied her political mom to the baseball game.

Nonetheless, Letterman has since apologized for his remark, saying: "I would never make jokes about someone having sex with a 14-year-old girl."

Too little, too late?

Several politicians think Dave has crossed the line this time and are asking CBS to fire his ass.

"Firing Mr. Letterman would send a clear message that CBS will not tolerate any of its employees even an established media figure like Mr. Letterman making demeaning and degrading comments about women," wrote Brian Kolb, a Republican from the Western New York state district of Canandaigua, in a letter to CBS chief Les Moonves.

And to make matters worse, a website called FireDavidLetterman.com has been set up to attract other like-minded folks who are just besides themselves over this whole debacle. The rally is set for 4:30 pm EDT at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in Manhattan.

Has this gone too far? Do you think David Letterman should get fired over this? It's not likely that he will, but it does make for some serious publicity.

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