Will Letterman Face the Fire He Threw Without Mercy?

When felons were induced to talk, they were shown first the instruments of their torture. The King is shown the instrument of His… to induce Him NOT to talk.  - The Madness of King George

And with the full knowledge of what will happen next, the current King of Late Night. David Letterman announced to the world that he has been guilty of sexual indiscretions with some of his staff.

 That had to be difficult. Over the past 27 years we’ve enjoyed watching Letterman take apart people who have fallen prey to simple human urges. From Gary Hart’s Monkey Business, through Woody Allen and Soon Yi, into the Clinton years, and right up to the Palin scandal that forced an apology; David Letterman has been right on top of others’ indiscretions.

So he knew what he is facing. In a stifled apology on his show last night that sounded like it was written by Garrison Keillor, he got remorseful with the audience: (more…)

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Posted Oct 2nd 2009 at 2:59 pm in Culture, Featured Story, Politics, Television | 239626129 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tslagle/2009/10/02/will-letterman-face-the-fire-he-threw-without-mercy/Will+Letterman+Face+the+Fire+He+Threw+Without+Mercy%3F2009-10-02+21%3A59%3A29Tim+Slagle