Erik Wemple: David Letterman


Posted at 12:43 PM ET, 01/07/2013

Letterman's Palin apology enabled more Palin jokes
By Erik Wemple
Did David Letterman really feel bad about his joke about Sarah Palin's daughter and New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez? Yes, but he also wanted to be able to continue skewering the elder Palin.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:43 PM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  David Letterman, Sarah Palin

Posted at 09:16 AM ET, 09/19/2012

Obama on Letterman: President avoids debt number
By Erik Wemple
Letterman wonders what the national debt figure is; Obama whiffs.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:16 AM ET, 09/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  david letterman, president obama, barack obama, national debt, republican national convention

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 03/26/2012

Media news derivatives: March 26
By Erik Wemple
For March 26

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 03/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, trayvon martin, new york times, david letterman, gail collins