Friday, October 2, 2009

No, David!

Joining the already roiling ranks of the publicly humiliated, David Letterman came clean to his audience and the press on Thursday, admitting to having sex with women (note the plural) who worked on his show.

Women who worked on his show. That would make him their boss. And that's considered sexual harassment, as anyone who's had to sit through the corporate training sessions on that subject would No (ah, ... know). Mr. L must have missed that meeting.

Of course, Letterman is the innocent in this scandal. It's really the person (or persons) who attempted to extort blackmail to the tune of 2 million from him who're the real nasties, right? Well, that's how David (and CBS I am sure) would hope we'll feel. After all, he did the right thing and told the authorities, despite it meaning his secret would come out.

Nobody ever said David Letterman wasn't brave. Telling the police rather than coughing up the millions was gutsy - or cheap, possibly. I guess we'll never really know which.

One thing though is sure, David clearly doesn't know boundaries, whether as spouse or boss, much like Bill Clinton, that Sanford guy, and a littany of other prominents who have contributed to our national loss of innocence and trust.

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