Original sentence: Letterman clarified his remarks the June 10, 2009 show:
Edited sentence: Am I guilty of poor taste.Did I suggest that it was okay for her 14-year-old daughter to be having promiscuous sex.I don’t think it’s funny.I mean, look at my record.I would never think it was funny.I would never, never make jokes about raping or having sex of any description with a 14-year-old girl.I wouldn’t put it in a joke…”.It has never happened.It’d be exciting…”.Letterman was forced to clarify his remarks, although he did not make an apology, during "The Late Show with David Letterman" June 10, 2009:.“All right, so there, I hope I’ve cleared part of this up.“These are not jokes made about her 14-year-old daughter.“We were, as we often do, making jokes about people in the news and we made some jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter, the 18-year-old girl, who is – her name is Bristol, that’s right, and so, then, now they’re upset with me…”.“…Governor Palin, if you’re watching, I would like you to consider coming to New York City – you and Todd as my guests, or leave Todd at home – I’d love to have you on the show