Comic apologizes to joke for quip

Letterman folds after Mooselini and her obsequious media enablers continued to milk the non-episode ad nauseum. Thankfully, some were not buying the drama queen's contrived indignation, however. The HuffPo:

It was Sarah Palin, a two bit governor of one of our nation's smallest states and the bottom half of a failed presidential campaign, who, in her zeal to stay in the spotlight, jumped at the chance to get back at one of the many comic commentators who've previously enjoyed many jokes at her expense. And she kept repeating it and repeating it even well after Letterman -- in a smart move to quickly defuse the controversy -- clarified rather emotionally last week on his show that it was Bristol who was the gag's target.

MSNBC:

A more cynical view may be that her Letterman broadside was designed to renew attention when the spotlight is dimming. Palin may even have been aware of a Gallup poll released last week showing that she attracted less than 1 percent of Republicans who were asked to name the "main person who speaks for the Republican Party today."

More comments from Caribou Barbie, who wants to be the voice of the rushpublitard party:

• I know all about Iran. I ran for Mayor and then I ran for Governor
  
• I can't comment on the Kyoto Accord as I've only ever seen the Honda.
  
• I look forward to negotiating with the Shi'ites, as I haven't had a good one all week.
  
• I wouldn't want to go over to Kabul. I'm perfectly happy with my DirectTV.
  
• I think that the drop in the price of stock is a good thing, as now people will be able to make their soups cheaper.
  
• Alaskan oil can end shipments of petroleum from the Middle East. Next we need to end their shipments of convenience store managers.
  
• EU? That's what I say whenever Trig pukes up.
  
• I was told Angela Merkel was European. I thought what you're doing when you're in the bathroom.
  
• John McCain has an unique and valuable perspective on petroleum production. He remembers the dinosaurs that are now our oil.
  
• I educated my daughter on sexually transmitted diseases. We Alaskans are experts in the Deadliest Catch.
  
• I'm sorry that the Lehman Brothers went bankrupt as I really loved their bagels.
  
• I'm highly qualified as a diplomat: I have a high school diplomat.
  
• I oppose the Lisbon Treaty. I believe women should marry men.
  
• Palestinians? Is that what my supporters are calling themselves?
  
• The CNN reporter asked me about Ahmadinejad, so I said Gesundheit.
  
• I was so happy that John asked me to accompany him to Vienna, Ohio. That makes three international capitals that I've visited!
  
• I believe illegal aliens should be deported and their flying saucers impounded.
  
• I'm glad the Italian government has shut down their local Al Qaeda group: Alitalia.
  
• I don't think the U.S. should get involved in Kashmir. I prefer Mohair.
  
• Did I make a mistake when I said we should nationalize the Stanley Cup?

-- Heh. Shamelessly stolen from nicksteel at fark.com.