Top Late-Night Jokes About Bristol Palin

(NEWSER) - Sarah Palin has a new ally in her feud with David Letterman: the National Organization for Women. "The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days," NOW says on its website, taking particular offense at Letterman's remark about Palin looking like a "slutty" flight attendant. "Someone of Letterman's stature should be above wallowing in the juvenile, sexist mud that other comedians and broadcasters seem to prefer." More»

(NEWSER) - David Letterman has apologized to Sarah Palin, daughters Bristol and Willow, "and everybody else who was outraged" by his joke last week about Alex Rodriguez impregnating the Alaska governor's daughter, TV Week reports. At this afternoon's taping of tonight's show, Letterman expanded on the apology he offered last week, saying. "It doesn't make any difference what my intent was, it's the perception." More»

Dave still joking, Sarah still furious

(NEWSER) - David Letterman joked on his show last night that Sarah Palin made nice by inviting him hunting, but their feud showed no sign of letting up this morning when Palin called on him to apologize to young women nationwide on the Today show, the AP reports. Letterman’s joke that Palin’s daughter got “knocked up” by A-Rod amounts to joking about statutory rape, and his explanation—he was referring to Bristol, not Willow—was just a “convenient excuse,” Palin said. More»

(NEWSER) - Weren't we just here? Sarah Palin and David Letterman had another go-round today, the Daily News reports. Palin laid into Letterman for what she termed a "sexually perverted joke" about her 14-year-old daughter. Letterman, while admitting "poor taste," said on his show tonight that his remark—"during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez"—was meant in reference to 18-year-old mom Bristol. More»

It surged in popularity, but probably lacks staying power

(NEWSER) - The number of families who chose the name "Palin" for their babies in 2008: three per million. The number in 2009? Twenty per million, according to the BabyCenter website. A good bump, but not exactly the hot new baby name, a naming expert tells Today . Despite the jump in "Palin" popularity, naming babies after politicians is still seen as risky ever since Nixon's Watergate scandal. Plus, the name is already declining in popularity: In 2010, it was down to 16 per million. But, the expert adds, we probably will see a future generation full of Bristols, Pipers, and Willows. More»