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The Late Extortion With David Letterman

I actually didn't plan on blogging about Letterman. I'm a big fan of his, and the story fascinates me.

But I'm going to admit something. I was at an interesting party tonight, and drank way too much.

I got home and fell asleep on the couch, actually missing Letterman, Conan, and Kimmel tonight. And before going back to bed, I thought I'd write todays blog. My head is swirling, and who knows how this will turn out.

First, how sad for Lettermans new wife that she has to deal with him having had multiple affairs while they were together. And you can't help wonder...is this one of the reasons it took so long for them to get married after she had his kid five years ago?

Second, the extortion law is so weird. I remember when comedian Louie Anderson was hosting Family Feud. He apparently tried to pick up on a guy in a bar. That guy turned him down. But contacted Anderson later, saying he'd go public with that story unless he was paid. He got a small amount of money, and months later, came back for more (therein lies the biggest problem with extortion...it has the potential to never end once you give in).

When the amount was increased, Anderson contacted authorities and the person was arrested. I'm not sure why Anderson didn't just tell the guy in the beginning "Who is going to even believe you? Or even care?"

Now, a story on all the women Richard Dawson kissed...that might be interesting.

I talked to someone that knows one of Lettermans former girlfriends, who also used to write on his show. She's written a funny book, and I got a little interesting insight from them.

I've seen clips of one of the women Letterman slept with, who had a small on-air segment at Rupert's deli nextdoor.

My friend initially said "It's crazy that these women are sleeping with Letterman because he's rich and famous, and they're probably hoping they'll get great jobs or money from that. And when it doesn't happen, they try to get money this way."

I immediately replied with "I'll bet a man was behind this. Probably someone that dated one of those women and was angry, or just thought it would be an easy payday."

It turns out I was right. But I had no clue it would be a producer from a big name show (48 Hours).

I was also baffled by the fact that in the sting that the authorities had Letterman participate in, a fake check for $2 million was written. Really? Is a check the best way of payment for an illegal deal?

Did Dave bring one of those big, three foot long checks like they give out on Price is Right?

What did Letterman write in the little memo section?

"Hush money", "bribe", or "secret info".

What happened to asking someone for a million bucks, but for them to leave it in a suitcase behind the dumpster at the Vons? Or at a phone booth down the street, after three rings. Well...maybe because pay phones are so hard to find these days.

It seemed Letterman was a little bothered as the crowd laughed uncomfortably at his confessions. But hey...what did he expect? Doesn't he remember Kramer from Seinfeld going on his show and apologizing to the "Afro Americans" he may have offended. The crowd was laughing, and Jerry Seinfeld was bothered by that.

Hey Dave...you're hosting a comedy show. People are expecting to laugh. And they had no clue you were telling a real story.

I know one person that's enjoying all this news.

Sarah Palin.

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I actually didn't plan on blogging about Letterman. I'm a big fan of his, and the story fascinates me.

But I'm going to admit something. I was at an interesting party tonight, and drank way too much.

I got home and fell asleep on the couch, actually missing Letterman, Conan, and Kimmel tonight. And before going back to bed, I thought I'd write todays blog. My head is swirling, and who knows how this will turn out.

First, how sad for Lettermans new wife that she has to deal with him having had multiple affairs while they were together. And you can't help wonder...is this one of the reasons it took so long for them to get married after she had his kid five years ago?

Second, the extortion law is so weird. I remember when comedian Louie Anderson was hosting Family Feud. He apparently tried to pick up on a guy in a bar. That guy turned him down. But contacted Anderson later, saying he'd go public with that story unless he was paid. He got a small amount of money, and months later, came back for more (therein lies the biggest problem with extortion...it has the potential to never end once you give in).

When the amount was increased, Anderson contacted authorities and the person was arrested. I'm not sure why Anderson didn't just tell the guy in the beginning "Who is going to even believe you? Or even care?"

Now, a story on all the women Richard Dawson kissed...that might be interesting.

I talked to someone that knows one of Lettermans former girlfriends, who also used to write on his show. She's written a funny book, and I got a little interesting insight from them.

I've seen clips of one of the women Letterman slept with, who had a small on-air segment at Rupert's deli nextdoor.

My friend initially said "It's crazy that these women are sleeping with Letterman because he's rich and famous, and they're probably hoping they'll get great jobs or money from that. And when it doesn't happen, they try to get money this way."

I immediately replied with "I'll bet a man was behind this. Probably someone that dated one of those women and was angry, or just thought it would be an easy payday."

It turns out I was right. But I had no clue it would be a producer from a big name show (48 Hours).

I was also baffled by the fact that in the sting that the authorities had Letterman participate in, a fake check for $2 million was written. Really? Is a check the best way of payment for an illegal deal?

Did Dave bring one of those big, three foot long checks like they give out on Price is Right?

What did Letterman write in the little memo section?

"Hush money", "bribe", or "secret info".

What happened to asking someone for a million bucks, but for them to leave it in a suitcase behind the dumpster at the Vons? Or at a phone booth down the street, after three rings. Well...maybe because pay phones are so hard to find these days.

It seemed Letterman was a little bothered as the crowd laughed uncomfortably at his confessions. But hey...what did he expect? Doesn't he remember Kramer from Seinfeld going on his show and apologizing to the "Afro Americans" he may have offended. The crowd was laughing, and Jerry Seinfeld was bothered by that.

Hey Dave...you're hosting a comedy show. People are expecting to laugh. And they had no clue you were telling a real story.

I know one person that's enjoying all this news.

Sarah Palin.

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