I doubt that anyone disagrees that David Letterman's joke about the Palins was in poor taste. He came back after Sarah Palin's feigned outrage and admitted the joke was not appropriate.
Yet Embassy Suites has determined they will pull their online advertising from CBS which was clearly the impetus for Dave's tail between his legs apology on last night's show.
The real outrage to me is that the Palin's moral compass allows them to parade their children in public, use them (including the baby) as political tools and then cry foul when they become a comic's target.
The right wing bullying has begun. This website's goal firedavidletterman.com is to organize a protest as well as to call for attacks on the show's advertisers. So far Embassy Suites has complied with the bullies.
The other outrage is the way the Palins, and now her supporters have seized on this opportunity to attach their own meaning to the joke by insisting that the joke refers to 14 year old Willow Palin. To believe this was Dave's intent is beyond reason and defies everything we know about David Letterman as a public figure.
My goal here is to push back by calling for a boycott of Embassy Suites and any other advertiser that joins or buckles under this absurd and disingenuous bullying.
If you agree please rec this diary and email Antavia Dawson at Antavia.Dawson@hilton.com and let them know that you are no longer going to use any of the hotels under the Embassy Suites umbrella and why. This includes the following brands:
Conrad Hotels
Doubletree
Embassy Suites Hotels
Hampton Inn and Hampton Inns & Suites
Hilton Hotels
Hilton Garden Inn
Homewood Suites by Hilton
My husband called them this morning and filed the complaint. So far all we've received was the standard bull@#$% letter -
We have received your comments regarding our hotel in Guest Assistance. Please allow us three business days to review and resolve this matter. It is Hilton's policy to give our hotels the opportunity to get involved to resolve pending issues. We want you as our loyal guest and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Thank you for your patience
If they hear from more of us, maybe we can take some of the air out of the rightwing windbags blowing their false indignation and organized attacks on all things liberal.
UPDATE 1 - in response to link requests for source here's one Link
UPDATE 2 - Tchrldy posted a link to send feedback in support of David Letterman.
UPDATE 3 - Here are the corporate phone numbers as provided by fool mee once
Kendra Walker
Brand Communications
Embassy Suites
310.205.4017
310.962.4504(C)
Embassy Suites Memphis Corporate Offices:
901.374.5000