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By John1147

August 3, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this

Very nice site!

By JCMS

June 16, 2009 5:59 PM | Link to this

I am so proud that my husband and I both have watches from a small business owner with ethics! I would have supported you had you criticized anyone saying the same thing about an Obama child. Wrong is wrong. Let's leave the politics out of this. And, accusing A-Rod of such an atrocity isn't in the best of taste either, regardless of his reputation. You were "right on" to speak out. I'll happily shop first in your store because of you ethics! Thank you for a breath of fresh air.

By Bruce

June 16, 2009 10:32 AM | Link to this

I have watched David Letterman since his early days on TV. I always thought he was funny. As of now I no longer watch him. His sense of humor has crossed the line.

By Suzy

June 14, 2009 12:59 PM | Link to this

I don't care if it was the 18-year old that letterman was making fun of. It's still disgusting and wrong. Sorta like letterman.

By emmy

June 14, 2009 2:18 AM | Link to this

Once again, the Palins are exploiting their children so they can get themselves some free air time. These are parents who will use any excuse to stick their faces in front of cameras. I doubt that Letterman is as devious as I am, but if *I* were Dave, I would just permanently ban my writers from ever again mentioning the Palins on my show. That would *really* hurt them where they live. As for Mr. Korman, I presume he did this to get some kind of favorable publicity for himself, so, I guess I will ban any mention of him or his store from *my* show, er, life.

By Dena Leader

June 13, 2009 9:19 PM | Link to this

Notice most of the comments are from guys.
Not gentlemen, no gentleman would speak disrespectful to or about a female.
I'm glad there are still gentlemen around who make women feel love and protected.

By Challenger

June 13, 2009 8:56 PM | Link to this

Thank you Mr. Korman. I will do everything I can to send more people to your business. By exercising your rights as an American you did exactly what Letterboy did. Those that would try to hurt your business are engaging in a double standard. Over the years Letterboy has degenerated into what we see today. Time was when he was refreshingly humorous and not at the expense of children. Now, he has decayed to what we see today.

Does anyone really beleive that his editors and writers and handlers and producers ALL missed the fact that it was the 14 year old daughter travelling with Palin? Don't people even KNOW that the lawyers all read this stuff before it goes on the air? There is no way everyone missed that point. Letterboy just made an error and now the lawyers are telling him to cover it up.

Even if it had been the 18 year old daughter it would have been sick enough. How could all of that professional staff, who has NEVER missed anything like this before, miss it now when it is so critical.

By Paulie

June 13, 2009 7:39 PM | Link to this

How in the world is this news? Absolutely anyone can file an FCC complaint. I'm a local business owner, and I've done it several times myself (usually for hate speech on Fox News). Never thought to contact the Statesman for some free advertising. Will definitely let them know next time I go up and down the stairs.

By no longer a russell korman shopper

June 13, 2009 7:08 PM | Link to this

Really Russell? You don't have a dog in this fight! Is business really that bad? Seems from most of the comments, it's going to get worse. That $10.3K engagement ring we pick out last week will not be on my hand in 6 months. We will not do business with someone with your type of character. Maybe you should apologize to your present and future customers, along to Letterman and Palin for sticking your nose into their business where it doesn't belong! Good luck with your position on this!

By FACTS

June 13, 2009 6:59 PM | Link to this

Mike - Letterman is definitely not a republican, which is why y'all, the unknowledgeable lefties are defending this scourge on society. Get your facts right. And to Joel: Chelsea was NEVER dragged through mud by republicans as you suggest. However, her behavior as an adult is not to be admired. In London, there are pics of her dead drunk with her boyfriend, with whom she lived, pulling her from a cab while she was vomiting. Nice, but the lefty media never mentioned that and the republicans did not throw that up in the faces of you hypocritical lefties.

By to the **** flight attendant

June 13, 2009 6:45 PM | Link to this

To Slotty flight attendant - or would you prefer I refer to you as a **** flight attendant as Letterman did. Maybe he was right about taking that stance. After reading your post, I think he was probably referring to someone like you. And someon like you probably thinks he meant that as a compliment. Furthermore, no one has to leave any city they live in because a **** flight attendant says they should.

By Drew

June 13, 2009 6:40 PM | Link to this

I would like to file a complaint against Russell Korman for using free speech to file a complaint against David Letterman. Aside from what Mr. Letterman said, which oh by the way was a joke... regardless of taste or your opinion, Mr. Letterman and anyone in this country is protected by a thing call FREEDOM OF SPEECH!

There was nothing that the FCC will consider �Obscene, Profane and/or Indecent Material." Shame on your Mr. Korman for getting in the middle of nothing! Attaching to yourself has made only one thing apparent: There is no such thing as bad publicity, only the people that make themselves look bad. And for that I'm thankful for our great country. Now who looks bad?

Remember for every finger you point at someone, there are four pointing back at you. Stay out of something you have nothing to do with buddy. Focus on your own business and I mean that literally... Something about glass houses sounds appropriate here...

By Realty

June 13, 2009 6:38 PM | Link to this

Andy - Insulting people who do not agree with your politics is so typical of classless lefties.

By The truth

June 13, 2009 6:36 PM | Link to this

To G: You say Korman is overreaching by speaking his mind, according to the American way and the rights we are given; he is doing something about that which he disapproves. It is YOU who are overreacting to his right to speak up. Korman has a fine jewelry store, and if you chose not to buy from him, that is your loss, not his. Go to the 10 cent store for your jewelry. I do not think Korman will miss the likes of you. That is what is wrong with so many of you - you defend the wrong people and let your lefty friends walk all over you. Do any of you have a mind of your own; do you really think it is wrong to actively protest what someone who is out of line does because he belongs to the same pol party as you? That is truly being ignorant.

By sayisisn'tso

June 13, 2009 6:32 PM | Link to this

Thanks Russell Korman, for standing up for what you believe. It is not right to speak about ANY women in this manner! Our culture has deteriorated if you think hateful/vulgar comments about young girls and women is funny.

All of the people saying "I'll never step foot in that store again", you probably never have stepped foot in that store and are just spewing empty threats.

Freedom of speech is okay in my book, but let's see a little respect and civility along with it.

Peace out. :-)

By Freedom is for all

June 13, 2009 6:23 PM | Link to this

To Conservatives LOve - How would YOU, a foolish lefty know what conservatives love since you are obviously not one. I say Lefties love to make dirty jokes, fun of women and getting free handouts from money the industrious conservatives earned.

By Right is might

June 13, 2009 6:14 PM | Link to this

It is truly sad that all you idiot fools that are condemning the jeweler who is simply exercising his rights, which are certainly diminishing because people like you accept the idea that only lefties can express or have opinions and rights, and at the same time overlook the fact, yes the fact, that letterman insulted not only the Palins, but all women of all ages, with his stupid attempt at humor. He also threw crap on flight attendents referring to them as ****, and women of all ages. You guys seem to think that as long as he did not intend to throw blobs of feces at kids of 14, insulting over that age is ok. Furthermore, this lecher fathered a child out of wedlock and would not marry the mother until the kid was 5. What does that say about him and his respect for women, mothers, daughters, sisters? Who is he to make fun of a girl who had a childout of wedlock. He is no better than Levi Johnston. It is said he hated his own mother and thus hates women. Well, I hate him.

By deed

June 13, 2009 6:01 PM | Link to this

Can you imagine if this how Palin reacts to late night comedy, how would she react if she was president? nuclear war???

By Sandy

June 13, 2009 5:47 PM | Link to this

A little free phony publicity for the jewelry man perhaps?? Get real. Not that I ever shopped at his place anyway, but now I'll make it a definite point to avoid his store and will encourage my friends to boycott his store too.

Letterman screwed up. He apologized to Palin. If she wants to pursue it, then that's her business... not the jewelry man's.

By Andy

June 13, 2009 5:41 PM | Link to this

Mr. Korman don't start something you cannot finish. It is time for the hate speechs to end. If you don't like Letterman, change the channel just like I do with Limpballs, and O'Really. Free speech means some people are going to say something that you don't like so just get over it.

By Beastherc

June 13, 2009 5:28 PM | Link to this

I find this attack distasteful. Letterman desperate for ratings after being killed by Leno, and now by Conan. Yes, he's been turned off by millions long before this so folks are voting with their remotes.

b/t/w, Not everything goes just because someone's a politician or celebrity and their family are involved. You know, Jeff Ward is sometimes wrong, and he's certainly wrong here. And yes, he's talked about his boys many times on the air. For votes or ratings, does it matter? Does this mean they're open to Letterman style ridicule?

Just for the record, Russell Korman does the best watch repair in town. My TAG is still running like new after I thought it was going to have to be ditched. Now I have yet another reason to visit his great shop.

By Conservatives Love

June 13, 2009 4:48 PM | Link to this

Conservatives like eating hotdogs with the meat shaped like parts from children. Then after they eat the hotdog they like to get incensed and blame a 'lib' somewhere screaming 'kill! kill!'. All the while longing for another little children hotdog.

By LMAO

June 13, 2009 4:33 PM | Link to this

1st off, Letterman never said RAPE. He said she was knocked up by A-Rod....So 14, 25, or 60 years old....he never said rape. And Korman's jewelry is WAY to expensive, especially in this time so that's why he's putting his name in the news. He should concentrate on making better jewelry for WAY BETTER prices. All you people who hate letterman and say you haven't watched for years...How would you know he's such as **S anyway? Leno made bad remarks, Conan does as well, they ALL do. Don't watch if you can't handle the heat. Or how about we all don't make jokes EVER and all live in a straight line, no laughter, rule filled life. B O R I N G!!!!!!! get a life Russell, and quit trying to control NY. Move away from Austin, we don't buy your **** anyways.

By Penny

June 13, 2009 4:24 PM | Link to this

Thank you, Mr. Korman, for taking a stand on this and filing a complaint. I'm with you all the way!

By macncheese

June 13, 2009 3:48 PM | Link to this

Thank you Mr. Korman for filing a complaint. While it may not be a big deal to some, it's a huge problem that I see in our country. Where has common decency gone?? I am trying to raise my son to be respectful of others, and to be a gentleman. I am trying to raise my daughter to be a lady and have self worth. It is very difficult to do in a society that thinks its ok to curse on network television and sometimes radio, and disrespect others regularly. I'm speaking of even the simplest form of a curse word, not just the f-bomb. When did this begin??? Where do we draw the proverbial line in the sand and STOP this??? So again, Thank you Mr. Korman for stepping up to plate and taking one for the team! And, by the way, when my 10 year anniversary comes up, there is a particular piece of jewelry that my husband and I will be shopping for, I intend to go to Kormans first!

By DKF

June 13, 2009 3:41 PM | Link to this

give me a break. without a doubt Mr. Korman contacted the AAS about his filing. Striking while the iron is hot in a downturn economy to get some exposure for his store. As a businessman, Mr. Korman should know, if you don;t like Letterman don't watch him. Sponsors will not buy commercial time during his show and his low ratings and lack of revenue genration will make him get replaced. In reality this is just a win-win for Letterman and Korman, they both get unneeded advertising. P.S.: I have never found Letterman funny for anything other than the occasionally funny top 10 list and have never shopped at Kormans.

By kudostokorman

June 13, 2009 3:38 PM | Link to this

kudos to korman! i have never shopped at his store but now i will and let my friends know about him. to y'all who threaten to drop his business because his opinion dares to differ from yours: step out of your simple-minded world. where was the outrage to "waste the fcc's money" when janet jackson had the wardrobe malfunction? or when they fired imus for being as much of an *** as letterman?

By Hyporcrites One & All

June 13, 2009 3:36 PM | Link to this

Did Russell Korman file a complaint against Rush Limbaugh for his derogatory remarks about Chelsea Clinton when she was a child in the White House? I dont think so - typical hypocrite behavior of the right wingnuts. I will be glad to see him going out of business just like that furniture store on South Congress that complained about the street closings. Justice and Karma are unforgiving of the members of the Hypocrite Class.

By Biff

June 13, 2009 3:34 PM | Link to this

OMG do republicans always have to whine about everything? They are the first ones to throw crap at people and then the first ones to cry about it when someone does it to them. Korman is an idiot seeking publicity. As for Palin, she needs to take her butt back to the trailer park she belongs in. What galls me the most is her attempt to convince America that she is this morally righteous person and she can't even keep her own daughter from getting knocked up. But that is the duality of being a Republican; you can talk all the crap you want AND you dont even have to walk the very line you paint for the rest of us.

Korman, move to Alaska because I'll be darned if you ever see any of my money.

By robert

June 13, 2009 3:12 PM | Link to this

So Mr. Letterman crossed the line from simply obnoxious to more-than-obnoxious? So what else is new?

If it bothers you then stop watching his show.

I have not watched Letterman in over 15 years and I do believe that my quality of life has not suffered one iota as a consequence. In fact I am probably better off for it.

The bottom line: if enough people do the same then his behavior will change, but if they don't then he will assume his behavior is within tacit community boundaries.

No amount of protests or blogs will alter that bottom line to any significant degree.

By FRIENDLY JOE

June 13, 2009 2:58 PM | Link to this

KORMAN'S FINE JEWELRY
3806 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 451-9295

By OGonzales

June 13, 2009 2:51 PM | Link to this

The Palins preach abstinence and then what happens the daughter gets knocked up. The Palins have turned out to be nothing but a bunch of trailer park trash. McCain must have been drunk when he picked Palin for VP. She's as worthless as a bucket of spit. This bozo Korman needs to watch Fixed Noise Network more, if he did he'd be complaining to the FCC on a daily basis. Your complaint isn't going anywhere you NUT.

By 24K

June 13, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this

Is this a position of principle or shameless pandering? Those with a sense of humor think the latter.

By Gary

June 13, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this

All you liberals can take your welfare checks and shop for your bling at the dollar store. I doubt Korman wants a bunch of shoplifters in his store anyway.

By Paula

June 13, 2009 2:31 PM | Link to this

Finally a man that stands up for women regardless of any age. There is NO joke in rape. A rape can lead to an abortion etc. I'm so proud that that there is someone paying attention here in Austin.

All my money and all my friends will be shopping at Korman's store. I have since started going to bed earlier - Letterman is a loser and I hope he does lose his license.

By Slotty flight attendant

June 13, 2009 2:20 PM | Link to this

What a shame. I used to enjoy Korman jewelers, but stifling free speech in the USA is just plain wrong. The FCC is not to be used for political purposes. Please join Mark Weaver and leave our great city. Your tired excuses for your actions are lame, at best.

By Boycott2

June 13, 2009 2:18 PM | Link to this

Hey Boycott, you're a hypocrite of the highest order. If Letterman said something about Obama's kids, you'd be aligned with Russell Korman right down the line. Typical liberal you are. Mr. Korman, I and many I know intend to buy jewelry from you. Who cares if an idiot like Boycott doesn't want your jewelry? He blows with the wind on public opinion (as long as it's liberal).

By bojo

June 13, 2009 1:53 PM | Link to this

Protect free speech - I get it. Thats not the point. Making jokes on national TV about grown men having sex with little children (statutory rape) is terrible no matter what, who, how or why. Right? Can we all agree on this? Its not difficult to see why some people would be offended is it? Is joking about little girls having sex with older men on national TV acceptable? What is the logic otherwise?

By conchorose

June 13, 2009 1:38 PM | Link to this

I am sick to death of the "Palin Feud"...that woman is a fruit cake...dragging the whole dysfuncional group, flapping their dirty laundry

Stop giving this ignorant excuse of a woman a platform, to wrangle all this. If you were too offended. stay a home and clean up the mess you have in Alaska. One thing I am sure of, this proves to everyone that you don't have the personality to be Prez.

By Bob

June 13, 2009 1:31 PM | Link to this

Does Mr Korman realize that Conan O'Brien has made the same jokes DOZENS of times over the last 8 months and he never complained ONCE..?
He is on the same Network that Palin did the interview with. WHY didn't she call Him out?
About.com under political humor list all the jokes. Count the Dozens of jokes Conan (and Leno) have told.Will he fill against NBC as well.

By MD

June 13, 2009 1:27 PM | Link to this

Business failing Korman? You may as well lock the door on your way out tonight with a "Closed Forever" sign.

Next we'll be hearing him whine for a Bailout. Ain't gonna happen so you can sit and watch Rush, the leader of the GOP and O'Reilly spew their racist hate about Sotomayor and the late Dr. Tiller.

Oh my - that sounds like a double standard to me. But then the Washington GOP keep saying that Rush is only an entertainer.

Sound familiar -- You can't have your cake and eat it too.

By mistert1950

June 13, 2009 1:19 PM | Link to this

I can certainly understand all the animosity directed toward Palin and her family, especially on this sight. While our government has a 9.4% unemployment rate and rising, she wants to create more jobs with a gas line from Alaska to the United States; while our politicians listen to themselves and special interests, she wants to listen to the people; while our governments grows and creates 16 czars, she wants less government; while our country apologiges to other nations for our foolishness to protect the oppressed, she wants a greater defense; while taxes soar and the government takes from those who work to give to those who don't, she wants people to keep more of their money, and when she has the nerve to get pregnant and has a special needs child, she wants to keep it instead of doing the most obvious: aborting. Yes indeed, the change we can all believe in, and keep trashing this woman because she may be the only one who will actually follow our Founding Father and the Constitution. But who wants that, when we have what we now have, right?

By Rich

June 13, 2009 1:19 PM | Link to this

I wonder if Mr. Korman is a member or has donated to the Dobson Family Causes... the ones that paid over 180K of Palins lawyer Bills..? And if Mr Korman is so outraged why has he not spoken up about the DOZENS of times Conan O'Brien has made these exact same jokes since BEFORE the election. (Leno has as well)These two Comedians are on the same network Palin had her interview with. WHY... did she NOT speak up? Count the number of times Conan has told these jokes on this website... and inform Mr Korman.
Look up political humor.about.com and sarah palin jokes. Conan has said these things DOZENS of times.

By Greg

June 13, 2009 1:13 PM | Link to this

Like Sara Palin, Mr. Korman is trying to use this to his advantage. The problem is people see through this "Fake" outrage and it will backfire. Just read the post's so far. Mr. Letterman knows what he said was in poor taste so maybe Mrs. Palin and Mr. Korman should focus on more important things like I don't know....poverty, education, drugs, crime, the economy, war, cancer....oh wait...Republicans dont care.

By P deWitte

June 13, 2009 12:59 PM | Link to this

Why is this even in the press? If a private citizen wishes to file a complaint with FCC, that's his right. If I filed a complaint, I dare say that it wouldn't make the news anywhere. So, what gives?

And for the record:

1) Sarah Palin has used her kids as stage props for her own political purposes. It's disgusting. If you don't think so, check out Bristol's spread in People magazine. Did Mooma tell her to preach abstinence works--even with the evidence sitting on your hip?

2) Sarah and Todd were the first to use the word "rape". Not necessary. Totally not necessary. If they were so concerned, they could have shut up. I feel for their kids.

3) When do we hear the very last of Sarah Palin? And before the accusations fly, before her nomination, I was a Republican.

By Bruce

June 13, 2009 12:51 PM | Link to this

Bad move Russell. Your efforts would be better spent complaining about the hate speech of the far-right media. And they don't call it comedy, they call it fair comment. Funny how selective the hearing is for so-called conservatives like Russell Korman. The RNC (Rush, Newt and Cheney) is a bunch of clowns and hypocrites at this point, and ol' Russ just jumped on the wrong bandwagon. That's cool. Less blood diamonds on the market once he goes out of business. (And by the way, your beloved Rush called Chelsea a dog when she was 13 - now he couldn't get a date with her.)

By eastsider

June 13, 2009 12:43 PM | Link to this

Don't worry, Mr. Korman. Libs have to buy their jewelry from Target, and they can't worry about political leanings while they spend their welfare dollars.

I never shopped at your store before, but I will now. I'll bet women make a lot of jewelry purchases, or at least the decision about where the purchase is made. Standing up for women and children is a good thing for a jeweler. Bitter lefties can suck it.

By Simian Trout

June 13, 2009 12:24 PM | Link to this

My question is, why is it the Republicans immediately assume that the joke was about the 14 year old rather than the teenage-mother 18 year old? Have they got some weird hang up about having sex with 14 year olds that leads them to this conclusion?

The answer to my rhetorical question is NO. They jump to this conclusion because this was a bad joke that they want to turn into a national event. Who's taking advantage of the 14 year old now?

The irony of the FCC complaint is too rich though. Who hates freedom now?

By James

June 13, 2009 12:24 PM | Link to this

What a dumb a**. Korman's a loser.

By Pat

June 13, 2009 12:20 PM | Link to this

Spare us the faux outrage, Mr. diamond-eater. Shall I loan you my fainting couch and hanky too?

Russell Korman is a joke.

By Kim P.

June 13, 2009 12:12 PM | Link to this

I do find it unfortunate that no one on Letterman's staff verified which of Palin's daughters it was, as Willow should be out of bounds. Why Willow and not Bristol, aside from the startlingly obvious fact that Bristol is legally an adult? Both Sarah and Bristol Palin have chosen to make Bristol a public figure. If Bristol's pregnancy hadn't been announced, it was likely to have been discovered, but once "outed" Bristol has chosen to keep doing interviews and making herself visible. You don't get to use your status as a public figure to push your beliefs and then claim to be off-limits.

By jb

June 13, 2009 12:07 PM | Link to this

Thank God (if you Libs will let me) that SOMEONE, an ordinary American, will step up and say ENOUGH.

For every one that will boycott Mr. Korman another will go there because he took the time to do this.

If you really feel the need to boycott him, then YOU need to get a life.

By lindon walker

June 13, 2009 12:00 PM | Link to this

I'm not sure if I support this or not. on one hand, way to go! its about time that people, especially public figures like david letterman be held accountable for what they say but, there's this thing called the first ammendment and we can't just sweep that away. did he have the right to say what he said, yes. the larger question is: should he have? I'm afraid of the presidents that pntential penaltys faced by CBS might set. If fines are assessed by the FCC pretty soon PETA will file because, they are offended by stupid pet tricks and thats certainly not what I want to see.

By hg

June 13, 2009 11:58 AM | Link to this

korman do you sell 'blood'diamonds? I think i'll file,also, let's just see if you sell clean or 'BLOOD', have a nice day..........

By Rich Dando

June 13, 2009 11:46 AM | Link to this

Sarah Palin herself put her kids in the public spotlight by prancing them on stage in front of the podium. I have no sympathy for her or her kids. The joke was meant for the eighteen year old unwed mother, not the fourteen year old! She, Sarah Palin, has had her fifteen minutes of fame, now she can just ride off into the sunset.

By tom west

June 13, 2009 11:26 AM | Link to this

i have known russell for quite a few years and know him to be a good person and a good friend. russell is only doing what he thinks is right and whether i agree or disagree with him i support his right to do it.

By Himes

June 13, 2009 11:26 AM | Link to this

Don't buy at Korman's, or don't watch Letterman. Express your opinion with your $.

By Imagine

June 13, 2009 11:21 AM | Link to this

Excellent comments: G, getoverit, RudeInTX, Ex-Kormann shopper, lunargyrl, Jon, et al. and especially BiggerPicture.

Kormann is simply trying to use a wedge issue to create one group separate from the another. Why not just have one group, "us" and no "thems"? The right likes to separate out others so that they can be in control and exercise power; they like the "high" they get from it. Personally, I like the "high" of imagining all the world living in Peace.

By Grumbler

June 13, 2009 11:17 AM | Link to this

What a bunch of crap. I'm boycotting Korman's store because of this cheap political stunt. Anyone else who hates hypocrisy and believes in free speech should boycott it as well.

By DGC

June 13, 2009 11:07 AM | Link to this

THANK YOU RUSSELL. YOU HAVE REALLY GOT THE LEFT WINGERS WITH THEIR HATE GOING AGAIN.

By JS

June 13, 2009 10:57 AM | Link to this

Can anyone guess who the democrats in these responses are?

By Julian

June 13, 2009 10:56 AM | Link to this

Business that bad Russ? Has Jared's taken the best of you? It appears to me as though you may be trying to stir up some business...well played. Now, can we move on?

By JRL

June 13, 2009 10:55 AM | Link to this

I'm with you Russell, the comments reflect someone with little class and more hatred in their heart than love. For those who think it's alright to trash others for comical purposes, you ought to look at yourselves in the mirror. I don't care if it's a Republican, Democrat, Independent or anything else, wrong is wrong. Letterman deserves to be scolded.

By TexBob

June 13, 2009 10:53 AM | Link to this

What if David Letcherman had said that Michell Obama's "daughters were knocked up by Alex Rodriguez" at a recent Yankees game? Hmmm? I wonder how the media would handle that? What if David Letcherman make a joke about Michelle Obama's **** Klingon look? Hmmm? The libtards would go ballistic. The hypocrisy is smothering with these hateful liberals.

By libh8er

June 13, 2009 10:42 AM | Link to this

Liberals are as evil as anything one could ever try to parody or imagine. Honoring murderers like Dr. Tiller and moral swine like Letterman is a sign of the sick culture that was spawned in the 60's.

Never give ground to a liberal...make their day a miserable one.

By Geo.

June 13, 2009 10:41 AM | Link to this

Looks like Russ was looking for some advertising without having to pay for it. Too bad his merchandise is tacky and extremely overpriced.

By libh8er

June 13, 2009 10:38 AM | Link to this

Rush Limpfrog - I'll bet your boyfriends in your freshman computer 101 class at the community college are impressed with your flaming skills. It's awesome dude. How novel! I've never seen self defeating idiots ruin their own cases by acting like the very thing they claim to detest.

By libh8er

June 13, 2009 10:35 AM | Link to this

The culture wars have been reawakened. I will take my business to Russell Korman from now on.

To paraphrase Dante..."there is a special place in hell for those in times of moral crisis, choose to remain neutral".

The human debris defending Letterman here have sunk far below any decent standard of human behavior. Liberals act like the Taliban here in America, then have their Liberal cartoonist project those things onto normal and decent Americans. The double standard to unbearable to withstand anymore. We have waited too long to respond. It's go time now!

By leo

June 13, 2009 10:29 AM | Link to this

BOYCOTT KORMAN! He should stick to Timex and stay out of this BS.

By Stacey

June 13, 2009 10:26 AM | Link to this

I can't believe this. If this dude (Korman)wants to make a fool out of himself by making a complaint over some stupid joke, then go for it. Jeez, nobody can take a joke any more! Lighten up, world!

By newton

June 13, 2009 10:16 AM | Link to this

I don't live in the Austin area and I usually don't buy jewelry, but... I think I might want to buy some from this guy.

Joking about rape, or even the rape (real or imagined) of a minor, IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE. Period. I would like to hear more from the parents of girls who have been raped as minors. I think they will have a much stronger power of persuasion than anyone else.

I for one am glad someone is taking a stand.

By ducknutz

June 13, 2009 10:10 AM | Link to this

All the liberals ranting about Korman and Palin would be howling to the moon if Letterman had made the joke about Malia Obama.

By deputyheadmistress

June 13, 2009 10:09 AM | Link to this

Why is it acceptable for David Letterman, who got his girlfriend pregnant and married her six years later, to call a child a ***** just because she's the daughter of a politician you all loathe? Obama said the children and family members of politicians should be off limits. Why does that only apply to some politicians?

By 99% of libs give the rest a bad name

June 13, 2009 9:48 AM | Link to this

Did you hear that Sasha and Malia got knocked up by Jackie Robinson on 2nd base in the New Yankee Stadium? Now THAT'S funny in so many ways!!! First, Jackie is dead and therefore can't impregnate Sasha and Malia. Second, Sasha and Malia probably haven't reached puberty yet and can't get pregnant. But the joke is still funny, right libs? Hmmm, I wonder if that mental giant letterman will use my really funny joke on his little show?

By picklesS

June 13, 2009 9:35 AM | Link to this

Mr. Korman:

The vile filthy human excrement commenting here that they will 'never set foot in your store' due to your actions are probably people that never would have been able to afford you anyway - so you lose nothing.

And even if they could afford you, they probably are the kind that come back and complain ten times or bounce a check.

Believe me, you actions will earn you far more new business than any non-existent businees these vile commenters claim it will cost you.

Back under your rocks - vile non-jewelry buying human excrement!

By Larry

June 13, 2009 9:28 AM | Link to this

Letterman is an ENTERTAINER, just like that other big fat idiot...

By Thomas

June 13, 2009 9:27 AM | Link to this

Who cares?

By Adam

June 13, 2009 9:27 AM | Link to this

The issues are noted. But I don't see it going ANYWHERE, on account of the Democrats control the FCC.

By jimbo billybob

June 13, 2009 9:27 AM | Link to this

Guys like Letterman live for the sound of applause and laughter. They'd sell their soul for a good joke. I know liberal media bias when I see it. Let someone tell a joke about Obama's daughters and child rape and see how the media reports it. All he!! would break loose! The sad thing is Obama wouldn't "punish" his daughters with a baby if they were to ever make a mistake. Heaven help us when we can't protect the most defenseless and innocent among us.

By joe

June 13, 2009 9:25 AM | Link to this

Engagment Ring Buyer - when you have a daughter and someone jokes on national TV about a grown man having sex with her while she's just a little girl, you'll probably want to throw that Tivo in the garbage. I'm glad to see you feel so strongly about statutory rape jokes. At least we know where you stand.

By Anna D

June 13, 2009 9:21 AM | Link to this

I travel to TX frequently and on my next trip to Austin, I plan to drop by Mr. Korman's store. As a female small business owner, I may also lodge a complaint with the FCC. I've already contacted several of Letterman's advertisers to express my disgust with their choice of advertising venues.

By Ron.

June 13, 2009 9:09 AM | Link to this

Well done Mr Korman.

By Javamama

June 13, 2009 9:08 AM | Link to this

I have purchased jewelry at Russell Korman's. I will take my business somewhere else. It's one thing to think a joke is in poor taste. It's another to get the government to do your dirty work. You don't like Letterman...turn off the TV and tell others.

By JimJ

June 13, 2009 9:06 AM | Link to this

Good job, Mr. Korman! I agree! It is fair to make any candidate the butt of jokes or commentary, but leave the kids out of it. Thanks for doing something about it. I doubt the FCC will actually take action though.

By kmt

June 13, 2009 8:56 AM | Link to this

I find it hilarious that there are liberals defending Letterman. Would this have been OK if the Obama girls had been the butt of the rape joke?

The problem w/ the left is that they have tunnel vision & can never see their own hypocrisy.

Keep up the fight Mr. Korman & HOOK 'EM HORNS!
I come from a long line of UT grads., none of us are libs. In fact, I don't know any Texas Exes that are libs ... maybe because they all work for a living & are over 30.

By CPMan

June 13, 2009 8:53 AM | Link to this

I find it funny how people in this city will defend Letterman's right to say something but we deny the same right to someone else. Under our legal system Mr. Korman has the right to express his feelings and the right to file his complaint. Is it correct to deny that person the right to file his complaint if he thinks he needs to? Once again the people of Austin have shown their inability to respect another person's rights unless those rights fit into their political beliefs. In the end the people of Austin what others to think that they are a very liberal city and yes when it comes down to voting and politics they are. But also when it comes down to it the people of Austin are very narrowed minded and unless it fits their views they refuse to understand and respect the rights of others who live in their community.

By Scott

June 13, 2009 8:42 AM | Link to this

When Sara Palin quits parading Bristol around in front of the media and attacking Bristols baby daddy, then maybe, just maybe Bristol will be off limits. Anyone who is lucid knows that Letterman wasn't referring to a 14 year old and that Palin et al are only using this for the headlines....sad.

Oh and Mr. Korman, ya lost a customer who was looking to buy a watch soon. Who knew you were a right wing loon? At least I do now....

By jimmi

June 13, 2009 8:34 AM | Link to this

Mr. Korman, You will never have me as a customer.

By tb

June 13, 2009 8:32 AM | Link to this

The reason we know the Letterman joke was referencing Bristol Palin should be obvious even to the haters but I'll spell it out anyway.

Bristol was the one who was "knocked up."

She is an adult, has a very high public profile and deserves the ridicule coming to her after being for safe sex practices before she was against it.

Those, like Nutter Korman, did the same think during the 2008 election when they insisted that the "lipstick on a pig" reference was a Palin personal insult rather than the cliched simile illuminating a thin attempt at political spin. Even McCain eventually caved in to reality.

I too will shop elsewhere, Russ.

By Rob

June 13, 2009 8:20 AM | Link to this

This guy has every right to issue a complaint. Letterman is a jerk, he's low class. He was gleefully saying some pretty lowbrow, mean stuff about a little kid. He's been on board the "bash Palin" train since day 1, he is one of the enlightened folks who drew a bead on her and decided they knew enough about her within seconds of first hearing about her. She's a strong, accomplished woman who defies the role she is meant to play, and for that she is punished by society. Good on Palin for keeping going and shame on Letterman for acting like a high school bully. This Austin businessman has every right to file this complaint, and if it were Obama's kids being crudely lambasted on national primetime TV then we would have millions of liberals up in arms about it right now, calling for blood and having people to be fired...such as with Imus.

By bobbylee

June 13, 2009 8:15 AM | Link to this

Letterman, who only in March married the dirty leg mother of his ******* five year old son, really shouldn't throw stones.

By Lil' Basturd

June 13, 2009 8:06 AM | Link to this

Meanwhile, back at the Ranch - David Letterman's Lil' Basturd, conceived out of wedlock with his much younger girlfriend, eats a big nugget of chicken and says, "Are you my Daddy?" Letterman is not only a pathetic dork, his sense of humor has become a joke in itself, as has his pathetic little meaningless life.

By Boycott Dave

June 13, 2009 8:01 AM | Link to this

Luckily I read this article just in time as I am shopping for an engagement ring for my girlfriend. Under no circumstances will ever buy anything from anywhere but Russell Korman's Jewelery. Furthermore I am going to be avoiding David Letterman's program from this day forth.

By Jackson

June 13, 2009 7:58 AM | Link to this

What a complete waste of time AND taxpayer money---asking the FCC to do this! It was a JOKE, yes, a stupid one.. but just IGNORE it, don't watch Letterman! I don't. I don't ever think he's funny. All this "politically correct" crap has wasted valuable time and energy in our economy! GROW UP! Practice 'random acts of kindess' instead of being such a prissy negative person!

By Dave

June 13, 2009 7:56 AM | Link to this

Russell who?

By Megan

June 13, 2009 7:55 AM | Link to this

Democrats, Liberals, Left-wingers…..you all come from the same mold; you offer nothing but emotions in your responses.

By roos

June 13, 2009 7:54 AM | Link to this

I will never buy a piece of jewelry at Korman Jewelers, and would like to put the word out for others to do the same. When I heard the joke the other night, I just assumed it was **Bristol** Palin at the Yankees game with her mom. And, I am sure that was the intent. Leave the right wing politics to the Palins; leave the joke telling to David Letterman; and limit the jewelry hawking to folks like Russell Korman.

By Bulldog

June 13, 2009 7:41 AM | Link to this

I'm 45 years old. In the mid 1980s, I stopped watching David Letterman. I could see - even then - that this man was mean-spirited and lit into nearly every child guest with sexual innuendo. He'd follow with a chaser of pushy questions that had nothing to do with the children's talents, but rather interrogated them about their sexual development. People, I guess, still lap it up.

By pj

June 13, 2009 7:39 AM | Link to this

Russell Korman can take his jewelry business and go to Alaska.

I won't EVER buy anything from this Palin supporter.

By batoondi

June 13, 2009 7:32 AM | Link to this

Get a life Korman!

By Big Picture

June 13, 2009 7:28 AM | Link to this

C'mon, Letterman was a C student at Ball State way back when. It was a party school and he was the life of the party. His is struggling to remain the life of the party and not too successfully. He has to try to beat out Conan after losing to Leno. He is likely not to be successful outdoing NBC and therefore has to step over the line in feeble attempts that lean more toward "shock jock" than late night TV host. Korman is free to spend his time and money to make his feelings known. Of course you idiots who swear you are taking your business elsewhere have that right also (at least Obama hasn't take over that right from you yet). Involving the FCC is not overreaching at all (it is one of the assigned roles by law and has been invoked by the left more often than reported.)

By WB

June 13, 2009 7:22 AM | Link to this

Media crime? Didn't Palin have her knocked up daughter on the cover of People Magazine holding her kid? It is not like the context isn't there for the joke. The Palin worshippers seem about as naive as Palin herself.

By OlafOlson2

June 13, 2009 7:13 AM | Link to this

I support Mr. Korman's right to file a complaint, however I think Dave will survive ... the only downer is this gives more ammunition to the right-wingers who truly believe they are always under attack from somebody. Their cries of victimization grew steadily more shrill, even during eight years of Bush, and are now really climaxing under Dem rule.

I would make the argument that Palin missed a major opportunity here: By making such a holy Roman Big Deal out of this, she's energizing her "base" (who loved her anyway) again at the cost of reinforcing her image as a political opportunist to just about everyone else. If she accepted his explanation, or even declined to paint Letterman as a child molester (as she has on numerous occasions), it would look a lot less like she was trying to score cheap political points.

Personally, I don't believe Letterman was referring to 14-year-old Willow, who is and should remain out of bounds, but to Palin's OTHER daughter, who was also underage at the time she conceived her child.

At some point, we might want to revisit that, which was surprisingly un-hashed over during the election, perhaps out of deference to her daughter's age ... While we're all responsible for our own behavior, Bristol included, how clear does it have to be that abstinence-only education, such as the kind Sarah Palin promotes, just doesn't work?

As a mother, she failed her daughter. And if she hadn't done that, there would've been no bad-taste jokes done about her or her daughter on that topic on any late night talk show.

Overall, though, tempest in a teapot meant only to (further) stir up conservatives who think the world's coming to get them.

By GM Roper

June 13, 2009 7:09 AM | Link to this

I am somewhat amazed at the level of the vitriol aimed at both Mr Korman and anyone who says that they will continue to buy at his store.

I'm particularly amused however at the folk that won't purchase there. It reminds me of all the college kids back in the day that would drive hundreds of miles to purchase cases of Coor's until they discovered the politcs of Adolph Coors. Folks that said that Coors was the best tasting beer, now proclaimed how nasty it was. Beer - the taste of politics... Jewelry - the look of politics.

By Bill Reed

June 13, 2009 7:02 AM | Link to this

Hoorah for the jeweler!~Looks as if there are some decent folks still left in Austin!

By Patricia Paredes

June 13, 2009 6:53 AM | Link to this

Thank you Mr. Korman for standing on principle, speaking up and out against wrong. To these people, who are threatening to take their jewelry business elsewhere, I say good riddance. I applaud your convictions and thank you.

By JN

June 13, 2009 6:42 AM | Link to this

Boycott – Do Liberals actually buy engagement rings and get engaged before they get married? It sounds like you are taking the conservative approach to wedded bliss. Seems that most Liberals tend to have a kid or two and shack up with their “girlfriend” before they get married; IF they get married.

By Judy

June 13, 2009 6:26 AM | Link to this

Good for Russell Korman for taking a stand, and down with David Letterman and CBS for allowing such filth to be aired.

It is a sad day in America when comedians feel a need to lower themselves to such levels in the name of “entertainment” to make a buck. Just as sick as Letterman and his lewd mindset about teenage girls are the people in his audience that actually laughed at this “joke”.

As for the threats by some readers here to take their business elsewhere, go for it because your money is probably as dirty as your mind, and there are plenty of Central Texans who will be more than happy to buy from Russell Korman.

By CJTX

June 13, 2009 6:26 AM | Link to this

This "complaint" is going absolutely nowhere, it has no teeth. Complete waste of time & energy. Seriously Korman this is not about YOU! If there was a legit complaint the FCC would be all over it on it's own.

By bobby earl nelton

June 13, 2009 6:26 AM | Link to this

Russell's been sniffing gold powder too much. The danged joke was about Alex Rodriguez, not the Palin girl. Dang Korman, just listen to Limbaugh if you want to hear children getting attacked.

By deercreek

June 13, 2009 6:16 AM | Link to this

Letterman is a PERVERT!!!!!I will never watch his show again....He would be off the air if he had made the remark about Obama's girls....

By Houston

June 13, 2009 5:52 AM | Link to this

-or- you could change the channel - just a thought

By Richard

June 13, 2009 4:49 AM | Link to this

My opinion of Democrats takes another dive as I read these comments.

I am British, and as far as I can see your Democrats are getting as bad as the left wing of the Labour Party.

Threatening nto to use this man's shop? rying to justify Letterman's disgusting jokes? One of you suggesting he shouldn't have complained because he is not "a national figure" but just a local businessman?

Only Democrats would separate the world into the important and the unimportant, and not allow the unimportant to question the important. Unless of course they were important Republicans challnged by local Democrats, that's OK. Can't yousee that everything you're saying here is determined by your own politics and irrational hatred of Palin, not the right or wrong of the issue?

Gross ignorance and hypocrisy.

By jeff

June 13, 2009 4:32 AM | Link to this

russell, might you be a bit of a drama queen?

this isn't about what's right, this is about you. but whatever, you go girl!!!!

By Poulette

June 13, 2009 3:58 AM | Link to this

Amazing: everyone who seems to think it's hunky-dory to make crass and vulgar sexual innuendo about a 14 year old because she's Sarah Palin's daughter. Just imagine if someone had made the same comment about Malia or Sasha; the Obama supporters would be (rightly so) crying foul. Free speech does NOT mean you have the right to say anything you wish without response or comment. Letterman made the (unfunny) joke, he should take the heat for the consequences. Personally, I'm neither Republican or Democrat (which are both pretty much two sides of one coin--more government for whatever project they have), but approving of this kind of really low blow against public figures' children tells me more about the commenters than it even does about Letterman.

By CarlT

June 13, 2009 3:52 AM | Link to this

Mike thanks for reminding us what liars Liberals are, Letterman a republican? You think that'll float here in Austin with all the idiot liberals? Good Luck. Once again it's nice to see how intolerant, two-faced hypocrites Liberals really are, despite their lip service to being supporters of women.

By CarlT

June 13, 2009 3:49 AM | Link to this

Boycott you couldn't afford a ring from Kormans, and if someone had suggested Chelsea Clinton be raped you'd have gone nuts. Make your idiotic 'stand', keep your $12.00 and ask your fiance if she really wants to marry a hypocrite.

By dean

June 13, 2009 3:09 AM | Link to this

Korman needs to mind his own business. It's A joke!!!!!!!!!!

By HB

June 13, 2009 2:48 AM | Link to this

Most of the folks here who vow to never shop at Russell Korman don't make the kind of $$ necessary to shop for nice jewelry. They are members of the lazy, entitled left. I wouldn't worry too much Mr. Korman. I will happily step inside your shop and look for something nice to purchase... because as much as I believe that Letterman has a right to make uncouth jokes, I like your spunk.

By rasqual

June 13, 2009 2:26 AM | Link to this

Those pledging to boycott Korman doubtless buy many products manufactured, distributed, or sold by companies run by very conservative executives.

Outrage is easy in a comments thread, but such folk will never be consistent because it would mean doing without products that make their lives convenient.

It's convenient to anonymously bray their umbrage; it's convenient for them to cover their ears and holler "LALALALALALA" to avoid hearing where stuff they really like to buy comes from.

By Madmax

June 13, 2009 2:17 AM | Link to this

You sure have a lot of angry people down there in Austin, mainly Democrats from what I can read here. Sorry about that, but they're your problem. I've got the White House and Congress a few miles from me and I have to watch America go down the toilet.

Mr. Korman. Glad you got to exercise your First Amendment rights before it is too late. Now put up bullet-proof windows because you are going to need them.

Also, you now know who your real friends are. That is priceless.

By elp

June 13, 2009 2:14 AM | Link to this

Why does Korman hate America?

By Tommy Vasquez

June 13, 2009 1:36 AM | Link to this

Hey Bigger Picture:

If there are "so many bigger issues" then why are you reading this article and the comments and leaving a comment? bozo!

I support you Mr. Korman.

By Daniece

June 13, 2009 1:05 AM | Link to this

The other candidates that Mr. Korman spoke of did not use their children as political props like Ms. Palin did. That whole story of her water breaking in Houston, a regional medical center, but she spent 12 hours in air and car travel to deliver in a backwater Alaskan town stinks to high heaven. Her husband called Houston doctors "fish pickers."

I feel sorry for her children, I truly do.

Frankly, I don't have money to buy jewelry, so Mr. Korman's opinion doesn't affect me one way or another.

We have more important things to think about than arguments between media idiots (of which Ms. Palin is one) and local merchants' opinions on such.

By L.O.

June 13, 2009 1:01 AM | Link to this

@ Larry Ruggiano: Leave Austin, Republican freak

By L.O.

June 13, 2009 12:58 AM | Link to this

What a jackass Korman is. Palin's daughter is a ****...Palin needs to get used to it.

You can bet I'll never set foot in Korman's business again.

By Sickof libs

June 13, 2009 12:54 AM | Link to this

Reading some of these posts I can definetly tell you people have never had kids and should never even consider it. The kids should never be involved in a obvious dirty old man sexual joke. But, you people will never even consider that because you are to busy doing the political stance that makes you such good sheep the regime currently in power.

You would probably be screaming mad if someone made the same joke about the kids in the Whitehouse, mabey someone should just to keep things fair.

Oh wait a minute Obama follows don't believe in anything thats fair only if thier GOD Obama says so

By Conservative Ross

June 13, 2009 12:40 AM | Link to this

Enought of the sophmoric slamming of Palin you candy *** libs. You're so scared of a woman like her, go cry to your mama. Way to go Korman, you just marketed your way to the customers with the brains and the money.

By Ross Pearson

June 13, 2009 12:34 AM | Link to this

I will be in to buy some jewelry tomorrow, and after that. Thanks for standing tall against slamming Palin and her family. You candy *** libs crying in the gutter can go home to mama.

By jsg

June 13, 2009 12:33 AM | Link to this

I encourage everyone to go out and file a complaint against Hannity, Beck, Limabaugh and Savage - who all do far worse on a daily basis, with no anger from the rightwingnuts.

By NOMOBAMA

June 13, 2009 12:25 AM | Link to this

It is so great to hear that all of the wimpy, whiney, little narrow-minded UT Student liberals (and other hangers on) have now abandoned Russell Korman Jewelers--now I can shop there again without watching them squander 'Daddy's Money'. Maybe when they grow up (if ever) and have children--especially girls--they will understand why decent, mature people object to Letterman's gross comments. Oh, wait a minute, that's right, these are the folks that abort all their babies-- so there is no hope for them!

By oz

June 13, 2009 12:25 AM | Link to this

What a great way for a local jeweler to get free publicity and street cred with the local radical Republican nut-jobs. And Sarah is milking it for all it's worth too, which is not much if you have more than two brain cells between their ears.

Give it a rest. He wasn't talking about raping children, he was just poking fun at the hypocrisy of the radical right wing Christian control freaks who are trying to take over the world.

Freedom of speech ... it's not just for breakfast anymore.

By Alphabet Soup

June 13, 2009 12:24 AM | Link to this

I'm looking at the comments from all these scum-bag dhimmis vowing to "never set foot" in a store that they never set foot in before. Go spend your welfare checks somewhere else.

Thank you Mr. Korman for standing up for decency and against degenerates like letterman (and his knuckle-dragging followers).

By dd

June 13, 2009 12:16 AM | Link to this

I found Mr. Letterman to be totally tasteless and crude in his remarks about Governor Palin and, most especially, about her daughter. It doesn't matter which daughter he was referring to, it was low and rude. Is Mr. Korman correct in filing his case against Mr. Letterman, I don't know, but I think it is nice to know that someone cares to maintain civility in our society today. I read the other comments posted and found many of them to be of the same level as Mr. Letterman's-crude and tasteless.

By oz

June 13, 2009 12:16 AM | Link to this

What a great way for a local jeweler to get free publicity and street cred with the local radical Republican nut-jobs. And Sarah is milking it for all it's worth too, which is not much if you have more than two brain cells between their ears.

Give it a rest. He wasn't talking about raping children, he was just poking fun at the hypocrisy of the radical right wing Christian control freaks who are trying to take over the world.

Freedom of speech ... it's not just for breakfast anymore.

By YeahISaidIt

June 13, 2009 12:14 AM | Link to this

David Letterman is a tooth-gapped idiot. He needs to be censored and taken off the air. What a has-been. He's what's wrong with America. I hope Korman's filing brings CBS to its knees and they force that toupe wearing baldy who smokes stogies off the air. All of his top 10 can read...needs unemployment benefits! We need some Alex Jones on CBS...he's a real patriot! Palin for President. She's going to save us from North Korea! She understands America! Korman for VEEP! Yeah I said it!

By Buster Bluth

June 13, 2009 12:13 AM | Link to this

LOL at Chelsea Clinton or the Bush Twins not being the brunt of jokes.

Also, Poor A-Rod. First, he admits doing steroids and after about two days no one cared. Then, a tell-all book came out about him and no one bought it. Now, Letterman is telling jokes about him knocking up a 14/18-year old girl and people are only caring about the girl! It's like people are going "Well, it's alright to joke about the 35-year old ballplayer knocking up a 14-year old. Did you see his OPS+ last year with runners in scoring position? Pathetic."

In conclusion, conservatives are butt-hurt about Letterman. Liberals are butt-hurt about Palin. And the wheel goes round and round with the spokes hitting them square in the tush.

By Brenda

June 13, 2009 12:10 AM | Link to this

R they the ones who complained about the music at Shady Grove too? LOL

By samir

June 13, 2009 12:09 AM | Link to this

Lame.

This is why I hate Republicans. No sense of humor.

By ragin' redhead

June 13, 2009 12:07 AM | Link to this

re: Chelsea Clinton

heresay (henri, do you know what that means?)

By Norman Bates

June 13, 2009 12:03 AM | Link to this

A lot of stupid people on this thread. WHO CARES?

By kenth

June 12, 2009 11:52 PM | Link to this

Well, to offset the phantom fiance who won't be buying his girlfriend an engagement ring (as if the average leftist has money or a girlfriend), I'll take my business to Korman's.

By BFE

June 12, 2009 11:48 PM | Link to this

Leno is funnier than Letterman...Leno is not funny.

And what IDIOT said Letterman is a Republican!?

I don't know which is worse; this fishwrap or its readers!

By James

June 12, 2009 11:46 PM | Link to this

Luck Fetterman.
Letcherman must go.
Unlike Don Imus there will be no afterlife for this pervert.
Good riddance.

By Joe

June 12, 2009 11:45 PM | Link to this

"He's not going to target a 14 year old girl."

So its ok to target / make sexually charged jokes about someone's 18 year old daughter?

Fine, lets talk about your mother when she was 18 and Letterman was "dating" her - maybe you are his OTHER "out of wedlock" child.

Letterman is a pig - and all you libs who are whining about boycotting Kormans business can take your welfare checks and go buy your jewlery in a crackerjack box.

We had to listen to you morons for 8 years while you trashed Bush, trashed our military, backed jihadists and now you are destroying this country with this crypto-muslim-commie in DC and your media ***** allies like Letterman.

Time for you libs to play PEEPO.

By FunkyZero

June 12, 2009 11:41 PM | Link to this

Dang, I used to like visiting Austin. Now that I know it's full of crazed liberals, I don’t want to ever have to go back.
Funny watching all the idiots claim they will never shop there again. 20 bucks says not a single one of you have ever or would have ever been in his store anyway.
Also interesting is when liberals tactics are used against them, the flame throwers come out. You’re complaining about a single instance of someone using your own treachery. Damn hypocrites, the lot of you. You are pitifully stupid and can’t even see it.

By JR

June 12, 2009 11:40 PM | Link to this

Typical liberals' response -- if you don't bow and grovel to their views, and if you dare to have a differing opinion and even take action based on your beliefs, they always resort to tactics of demonization and threats, all the while protraying themselves as just the finest thing since sliced bread was invented. Pardon the pause, but I have an urge to to throw up.

I don't believe for a New York minute that the libs who are theatening to take their business elsewhere ever even considered patronizing Mr. Korman's business in the first place. They are unable to come up with any better response to counter his position, so they try to bully with empty threats.

Thus, teir argument amounts to no more than a firm stamp of their feet as they wail, whine, and otherwise employ temper tantrum tactics and chest-thumping threats to get their way.

I support Russell Korman's exercise of his Constitutional right to have an opinion and express that opinion as an American citizen.

And I also support the action he is taking, and hope he wins big time.

In fact, I intend to travel to Austin and buy something at his jewelry store later this year.

Lastly, to show empathy for the hurt little feelings of all the liberal whiners out there, I'll also engage in an actual boycott. I will never again watch the Letterman sideshow, and I will not buy anything sold by any business that buys ads for Dufus Dave's sideshow for as those companies continue to give Dufus and his network their business.

I will also not watch any of the other shows broadcast on Dufus' network for so long as he continues to appear on that network, and I will not buy any products manufactured by his network's owner until that network dumps Dufus.

To reiterate -- my boycott will last so long as Dufus Dave continues to have a forum on his current network to broadcast his vicious slime directed at his personal hit list of folks who have done nothing to deserve his vile attacks.

There, does that dose of empathy make all you libs feel a lot better?

Hope Palin wins in 2012! That would for sure drive those libs over the edge, at least those who aren't over the edge already.

Which is no doubt why Dufus Dave and all his lib supporters are so rabid in their attacks upon Palin and her family. They fear what's to come, and they cling to what they do best, which is to try by every foul means possible to personally destroy anyone who holds views that are different than their own. There's a word for that condition -- ask Obama, since he used that word to describe folks in all those small towns that he claimed were distrustful of "outsiders" and fearfully clinging to their bibles and guns out of what Obama claimed to be their ignorance of their best interests.

Those poor backward folks, who Obama viewed as too ignorant to know what's good for them, and distrustful of folks different from themselves!

Obama applied his derogatory, condescending term to the wrong group of folks. The word Obama used, however, fits perfectly as an apt description of Dufus Dave and his fellow Palin-haters. Hate-filled ignorant clingers to their Dufus dogma trivializing all who differ.

JR

By Travis

June 12, 2009 11:39 PM | Link to this

Whether Letterman meant Willow or Bristol is beside the point. The National Organization of Women (apparently on the same page as Russell Korman) said as follows:
"Comedians in search of a laugh should really know better than to snicker about men having sex with teenage girls (or young women) less than half their age.
The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days -- it is exploitative and has a negative effect on how all women and girls are perceived and how they view themselves. Letterman also joked about what he called Palin's "**** flight attendant look" -- yet another example of how the media love to focus on a woman politician's appearance, especially as it relates to her sexual appeal to men. Someone of Letterman's stature, who appears on what used to be known as "the Tiffany Network" (CBS), should be above wallowing in the juvenile, sexist mud that other comedians and broadcasters seem to prefer."

By LarryL

June 12, 2009 11:27 PM | Link to this

All this sympathy for Letterman. Where was it when it was about Imus? Bunch of damned hypocrites.

By fedup

June 12, 2009 11:25 PM | Link to this

Korman, I would bet that not a single poster that has come out against you has ever set foot in your establishment. I am fedup with these east and west coast left jerks who have invaded our fine city and continue to pollute our airwaves . If you turned the tables and Letterman had made the same joke about Obama's kids, he would have been fired on the spot.

By Mark D E

June 12, 2009 11:22 PM | Link to this

Anyone can file a complaint, that doesn't mean it's evil to do so, as I seem to get from many outraged liberals here. Funny, you can get all lathered up in righteous indignation over an FCC complaint against a liberal hack,

but s fould filthy remark about a 1 year old girl,. and calling her mom,.. well. that's just another day at work on the ol lib plantation where they grow hypocrisy, tall and fat.

By Bob

June 12, 2009 11:17 PM | Link to this

Yes, lets ignore this please. But lets keep ripping into the families of conservatives and chew on their carcasses. We're Progressives, don't-cha-know. I'd rather discuss Jooooooooooos with Reverend Wright, Obumber's reverand for 20 years than talk about Letterboy.

By MRM

June 12, 2009 11:15 PM | Link to this

It's good to see the raving leftist nutters here standing up for the freedom of speech. LOL! The hypocrisy of the left is unbelievable. I wonder what Dave's reaction would be if some late night host fantasized about Barney Frank sodomizing his son on the fifty yard line. Where was your outrage when leftist crazies tried to burn Palin's church down? Oh, you think that's OK because she's not on your side. Lunatics, every last one of ya.

By Manny Aguilar

June 12, 2009 11:14 PM | Link to this

Jesus Christ man, there are other much more important and pertinent things to be upset about rather than something like this so far attached from you. What, is he Sarah Palins' savior now? Get a life jewelry man.

By Jane

June 12, 2009 11:07 PM | Link to this

Oh GIVE ME A BREAK! Thank you, Mr. Korman, for making Austin look like a backwater hick town. These complaints are the type of thing that come out of little towns in Nebraska for crying out loud. IT WAS A JOKE - get a sense of humor!

By Victor Truth

June 12, 2009 11:04 PM | Link to this

Right on !!!

The leftist hate must be addressed. Why are these people so scared of someone who is "so unsophisticated" ? Really makes you wonder why they are so insecure........

What are they afraid of ?

Someone might realize that the process of bringing all Americans into slavery currently in process by the Obama admin for us and our children might not be such a good thing ?

By Paul A'Barge

June 12, 2009 10:54 PM | Link to this

I'm all about shopping at Korman Jewelers from now on.

Who knew there was a man in Austin, TX with a pair of cojones. I thought the town was completely overrun by now by metrosexuals.

What a relief.

By Al Gibson

June 12, 2009 10:46 PM | Link to this

I'm a political independent who leans Left on many issues. Not only is Letterman's statutory rape fantasy offensive to the Palin family, it's also offensive to Alex Rodriguez. The whole "joke" plays into the worst parts of racism and misogyny.

Plus the notion that the children of politicians are fair game for statutory rape fantasies or essentially calling them prostitutes. Is this where we're going?

I don't see how any liberal-thinking person who is committed to women's and civil rights can justify Letterman's "joke". That a number of you actually do defend Letterman signifies a serious derangement out there and a large number of people who need serious mental health counseling.

By slug

June 12, 2009 10:44 PM | Link to this

This local jeweler needs to get a life. Who gives a crap, really? Worry about world peace or something..go sell your trinkets.

By edword

June 12, 2009 10:40 PM | Link to this

Takes courage. I applaud the man. Ashame that wishing rape on one's political opponent has become fashionable to the Democratic party. A little ironic that Mr. Letterman is the father of a ******* son.

By oyo

June 12, 2009 10:39 PM | Link to this

LOL. The crowned heads of Austin will do they're jewelry shopping elsewhere. Look out Home shopping network, time to unload the cubic zirconian tiaras.

By RM

June 12, 2009 10:35 PM | Link to this

"By G

June 12, 2009 4:06 PM | Link to this

I have purchased many things at Russell Korman's store over the years, and I can safely say that I will be taking my business elsewhere now. I agree that the joke was in poor taste, however involving the FCC is definitely over reacting."

It's your right to boycott his business as it is his right to boycott Letterman sponsers. That's the great thing about capitalism. Freedom.

By humor-o-rama

June 12, 2009 10:35 PM | Link to this

I am amused at the person who indignantly referred to the 'free speech' that Letterman has to express his views. Where exactly was that free speech protection for Don Imus, whose only crime was also a stupid, tasteless joke? Or Carrie Prejean, who had the unmitigated GALL to actually verbalize an opinion, even doing so in a way that didn't trample on anyone else's opinion? When you finally give free speech to those you don't agree with, you may then give free speech to those you do. Until then, don't pretend to believe in the concept.

By RM3 Frisker FTN

June 12, 2009 10:25 PM | Link to this

Since Letterman has the inside scoop - does he know anything about A-Rod (or is it A-roid) doing the Obama daughters? Hubba Hubba Hubba

By David

June 12, 2009 10:23 PM | Link to this

Korman,

This publicity may have helped outside of Austin.

I can see Midland from my back yard though. that may help.

By jake

June 12, 2009 10:23 PM | Link to this

I'm a big Letterman fan, but this time he's wrong. He oughta just man-up, admit he made a mistake and apologize. I'm sure Palin is big enough to accept it and move on. His apology the other day only added insult to injury. He's looking like a chump over this whole stupid thing.

By David

June 12, 2009 10:20 PM | Link to this

Palin always complains about the media. What does she do? Complains to the media about a joke on late night television. It is common sense that the joke was about her older daughter. When Dave says knocked up? Let me think....what daughter of Palin's has been knocked up? I don't know the one that has been doing interviews? Could that be the one?
If you go out and preach abstinence only programs to the public. Be prepared to make sure your teach your children that first. Her daughter being knocked up by her high school boyfriend would not have been so newsworthy or shocking if she were not such an abstinence preaching conservative.
It is comical really. The teen birth rate has gone up the last 8 years. Conservatives keep teaching abstinence only. Just do not be surprised when you end up a grandma or grandpa when your kid is in high school....just like Palin.

By Jenny

June 12, 2009 10:20 PM | Link to this

Seems people think that the respectful treatment of women and children in this country is not an important issue. Perhaps they would like their wives and children to be targeted for the same kind of abuse. As usual the supporters of such misogyny will punish those who advocate for higher standards. Mr Korman should be applauded for defending what little decency is left in the world.

By jamrat

June 12, 2009 10:05 PM | Link to this

It sure is weird to see people defending a creepy old guy making dirty jokes about a teenager. Is politics that important to you?

By Andrea

June 12, 2009 10:02 PM | Link to this

Mr. Letterman is a dried left nut and is a foul mouthed little man. He should get off the air and enter a mental institution. I detest his behavior.

By stephen

June 12, 2009 9:51 PM | Link to this

michael you probably can't afford jewelry.

By Willie

June 12, 2009 9:50 PM | Link to this

Good for Mr.Korman. You two faced dems would have been outraged if this had happened to the children of the King. Oops, I meant the prez. Letterman should be put off the air for at least a month if not more. You left wingers are just a low class bunch of slobs!

By Kim

June 12, 2009 9:49 PM | Link to this

I'm NOT shopping at Russell Korman's store anymore!

By gibby

June 12, 2009 9:37 PM | Link to this

How ironic that those who are so vocal about Letterman's free speech will "NEVER" shop at Russell Korman's EVER again for what he is doing??!!! Grow up!!!! Russell, I am sure you will not miss those few patrons. You have a right to do what you are whether I agree or not.

By Beagle

June 12, 2009 9:35 PM | Link to this

So because Mr. Korman owns a store the hypocrites say he can't have an opinion and act on it. What's wrong with the F.C.C. investigating it. It was cruel, offensive, & completely wrong for a major network to ignore it. I've been a Letterman fan for 30 years. I'll still watch on occasion and I won't burn him or Mr. Korman at the stake. Letterman never got over NBC dumping him. That and whatever else is bothering him shows. He has gotten bitter, mean spirited, and just not as funny. Children are off limits! Just because he claims he was talking about Bristol and everyone knows he wasn't, doesn't make it any better. It was cruel, mean, and not funny at all. All Letterman had to do was be a man and apologize. I doubt anyone claiming they won't shop at Korman's never has, and wouldn't be able to afford a piece of K-Mart jewelry anyway. Bunch of self righteous hypocrites.

By Martha

June 12, 2009 9:29 PM | Link to this

All the liberals gettin' their knickers in a knot, I love it! Just made my day! Actually, it made my week!

By Good Grief

June 12, 2009 9:19 PM | Link to this

Any 30 something having a sexual encounter with a teenager--no matter the sex of either--should not treated as joke in any forum. Every mother, father, aunt, uncle, sister and brother should be demanding our airwaves not be used to joke/endorse child molestation.

No society can survive without protection for those unable to protect themselves.

By Alan

June 12, 2009 9:11 PM | Link to this

Sorry, Mr. Korman, but the show aired after 10pm. Your claims of it being indecent or profane don't jibe with reality. WHY is the Statesman even giving this guy any ink? He's just another cranky old geezer; there are plenty of other crackpots in this world - are you going to start writing articles about all of them too?

By Joe

June 12, 2009 9:01 PM | Link to this

Someone wake me up when a Republican does something consistent and intelligent. On second thought, I'd be asleep forever. Is Korman really trying to convince people that Letterman's sick jokes--and yes, Letterman should be ashamed of himself, but what else is new--are worse than the constant barrage of attacks on Chelsea Clinton or Amy Carter? Or the Bush twins, for that matter? Did Korman file complaints every day Rush Limbaugh called Chelsea Clinton "the family dog," or when John McCain claimed that Chelsea was so ugly because her father was Janet Reno? Letterman should be ashamed, but Korman should close his store for shaming his family's name.

By Julie S

June 12, 2009 8:37 PM | Link to this

I hope you realize, Mr. Korman, if your wish comes true and CBS is fined the maximum penalty for Letterman's joke--there will certainly be even more layoffs at CBS affiliates around the country, including here at KEYE. Seems pretty unfair that people would lose their livelihood over something THEY NOTHING TO DO WITH. Don't kid yourself, it happened after the Janet Jackson debacle. On a personal note, I really think you're so foolish.

By Matt D

June 12, 2009 8:33 PM | Link to this

I guess Mr. Korman thought he was being clever by filing this complaint. He could get free advertising and maybe earn some extra business. I can't say that you have lost my business, since I never shop at stores that sell cubic zirconias alongside real diamonds. The sales people are very thorough in explaining they are CZs, but I don't care how high quality your CZs are. They are still not diamonds.

By Lary

June 12, 2009 8:32 PM | Link to this

The fake outrage of the conservatives/bigots is hilarious. They'd be telling the joke at their Klan meetings if it had been about Chelsea Clinton when Bill Clinton was president. Palin should be used to jokes. She's a walking joke herself. And a lousy mother--couldn't keep Bristol from getting knocked up.

By BL

June 12, 2009 8:30 PM | Link to this

Had a conservative on Fox hurled similar insults against Obama's girls, the libs would be calling for a tar and feathering.
I applaud Mr. Kormann's complaint actions.

By rfd

June 12, 2009 8:26 PM | Link to this

Nice publicity stunt

By Diana

June 12, 2009 8:12 PM | Link to this

I'm glad Mr. Korman didn't watch the MTV awards! Boy, would he be in for a shock! Stick to jewelry, Mr. Korman and leave the funny business to the funny guys.

By WebsterU

June 12, 2009 8:02 PM | Link to this

It doesn't matter who Letterman was joking about. The issue should be the vulgarity of his joke. Much of the entertainment industry has degenerated with its obscenity, sexual innuendoes, and vulgarity. All in the name of entertaining us. It's about time people refuse to accept that kind of language in the public. I don't watch Letterman or Eddie Murphy because of their foulness.

Korman may be going overboard in his protest, but that is an option to stop this gutter mouth stuff. Amazing what a fine can do to change one's attitude.

I'll be happy to buy you coffee, Korman. Unfortunately I don't buy jewelry.

How I miss Red Skelton.

By beauzeau

June 12, 2009 8:01 PM | Link to this

My friends over at Kruger's would never have pulled a stunt like this !

By Bill Kleinsorge

June 12, 2009 7:59 PM | Link to this

Your defense of David Letterman's offense to young women and all women in general, combined with criticism of Palin's call for an apology may have lost you a loyal listener.

You said that both sides are not willing to listen to the other side. You were right and it is totally obvious which side you are not willing to hear. I am just one of those uneducated unsophisticated hicks that just think what Rush Limbaugh tells me to think.

Don Imus pays the price for an impromptu statement that he regretted (maybe because he got into trouble over it), but David Letterman plans insulting personal attacks on young women and admits that he is no more sorry than he is when he tells a joke that bombs -- but that's an apology.

I thought you were more mature and enlightened than that.

By Stephen

June 12, 2009 7:52 PM | Link to this

While I agree there are bigger issues in the country there does seem to be a certain bias with the media when it comes to joling or bad mouthing about Republicans. Most ot the media is in the bag as far as Obama goes, so much for journalistic integrity. They would drop to their knees to get an interview with Obama and just lob soft ball questions to get in his good graces. It's pretty pathetic they they check their integrity and impartiality at the door over their own political agenda.

Letterman isn't being funny, he is looking for a ratings edge by being nasty and talking down to people. He should retire at the end of the year.

By Viva Letterman

June 12, 2009 7:42 PM | Link to this

Top 10 Reasons not to Shop At Korman's Jewelers
10. Rick Perry jeweled sling all sold out
9. "Tough Grandma" brass knuckles moved to ebay auctions
8. Too busy waxing political and not enough time jewelling
7. A-Rod already went to Jared.
more to come...

By Eddie

June 12, 2009 7:11 PM | Link to this

For those "conservatives" out there who have conveniently forgotten their recent history, The Palin's chose to make their family "fair game" when they used them as a props for Mrs. Palin's vice presidential run. This is especially true of Bristol who has (laughingly) become a strong proponent for "abstinence only" sex programs(another failed conservative cause). Unless David Letterman is omniscient, I don't think he knew (at the time the show was recorded) that Sarah Palin was going to attend that nights game with the younger daughter. The joke was tasteless, no doubt, but only a pure hypocrite would call out David for this. Where was your indignation when the "right" was making crass jokes about Chelsey's appearance?

By Frenchie

June 12, 2009 7:09 PM | Link to this

Hilarious to see all the narrow-minded, bug-eyed, spittle-chinned CONSERVATIVES going apoplectic over a small businessman duly expressing his stupidity over yet another media success. What a bunch of intolerant hypocrites! Isn't what they accuse LIBERALS of being??

By Nobama

June 12, 2009 7:05 PM | Link to this

Wow, what if a major league ball player knocked up Nobama's daughters or even David Letterman's spawn? Would that be funny?

Mr. Korman, you've definitely got my business from this day forward!

By BiggerPicture

June 12, 2009 6:38 PM | Link to this

There are so many bigger issues in U.S. and the world than the Palin, Korman, or Letterman. Put your energies into something more important people.

By Boycott

June 12, 2009 6:36 PM | Link to this

Luckily I read this article just in time as I am shopping for an engagement ring for my girlfriend. Under no circumstances will ever buy anything from Russell Korman's Jewelery. Furthermore I am going to be TIVO-ing David Letterman's program from this day forth.

By LOL

June 12, 2009 6:11 PM | Link to this

How ironic.

By Larry

June 12, 2009 6:09 PM | Link to this

I wonder what the repercussions would have been if letterman had made one of the obama children the butt of crude joke? Any bets that letterman would be on the street?

By ConservativesareThugs

June 12, 2009 6:08 PM | Link to this

I hope Jesus gets out of jail in time to get me a cheap discount ahead of the crowd down at Cornman jewelers. If this stuff had been diverted into fuel instead of pregnant teenagers used to make money for churches that do VooDoo ceremonies for occult masters who prey on real prayer it would make sense. Cornman Korman will go out of business once this spell is done. Oh him no.

By LibsRFunny

June 12, 2009 6:00 PM | Link to this

Hilarious to see all the narrow-minded, bug-eyed, spittle-chinned liberals going apoplectic over a small businessman duly expressing his outrage over yet another media crime. What a bunch of intolerant hypocrites! Isn't what they accuse conservatives of being??

You've got my business, Mr. Korman!

By Nobama

June 12, 2009 5:53 PM | Link to this

Rush Limpfrog: Did that clever little retort come from Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, or Al Franken?

By cqueenb

June 12, 2009 5:47 PM | Link to this

I agree totally. No one should be taking about children that way, especially on national TV. Wonder what Letterman's reaction would be if someone decided to make a sexual reference to a child in his family? Bet it wouldn't be so funny then? "Pretty boy in lacy panties after Chasity Bono" Is that funny, too?

By colorado kool aid

June 12, 2009 5:43 PM | Link to this

Letterman knew exactly that he was talking about the younger Palin girl. Those of you who want to believe otherwise are merely exercising YOUR OWN Palin hatred itch. Letterman has become a very vile, hate-filled, mean and nasty man over the past half-decade or so and ceased being funny. I get most folks in Austin are Democrats and hate Republicans in general and Palin in particular, but when did you lose your claim to having a semblance of class in the process? This rant was so wrong -- those of you defending it are just the same kind of low-class jerks that Letterman is. Shame on you and I mourn for the Austin I have loved.

By Michael

June 12, 2009 5:36 PM | Link to this

Mr. Korman, give me a break. I will never step foot in your stores. You need to really ask yourself was this complaint really worth it. I think the
joke as not in best of taste but come on. Who are you or should I ask who do you think you are? You are nothing more than a local business man. You are not a nation figure sir. Get over yourself..........

By the way, Jeff ...

June 12, 2009 5:34 PM | Link to this

... whether or not someone is a "public figure" is a legal issue; you state as a fact that Bristol Palin is a public figure, implying that Willow is not. The real fact is that Bristol may or may not be a public figure; and the real fact is Willow may or may not be a public figure. But it ain't your call, Jeff.

Everyone seems to be missing the point here: the real victim of Dave's callous joke is A-Rod! C'mon, he has the steroid and Madonna issues too; let's not libel him by suggesting he would knock up a Republican from Sarah Palin's crazy family! :~)

Korman is wrong about the fact it was "widely reported" that it was Willow, not the post-partum Bristol, at the ballgame. We only saw her in pictures, and she is a doppelganger for her sister, Bristol, and wears as much heavy makeup as her Mom -- Dave called it the "**** flight attendant look" -- so it would be easy to understand how people would confuse things. Let's never forget that it was the self-described Mama Bear that dragged all her cubs out of AK and on to national TV to promote her fanciful run for national office. Sarah's only reaping what she sowed. If she and Russell Korman wanna join hands and take about rapes and the like, keep it up and ensure Obama's popularity ratings continue to soar like Reagan's did!

By Rush Limpfrog

June 12, 2009 5:32 PM | Link to this

Nobama: Geeze, you sound like you are parroting your daddy's politics because you're definitly not old enough to vote... BTW, sorry about you flunking out again this year. But I'll bet your third time in the 11th grade will be a breeze...

By Getalife

June 12, 2009 5:32 PM | Link to this

I've shopped at Korman's before. Never again. Russell needs to get a life.

By Robert

June 12, 2009 5:26 PM | Link to this

WHO CARES?

By Frenchie

June 12, 2009 5:24 PM | Link to this

Buh-bye Korman...never shopping at your store again.

By Rich

June 12, 2009 5:19 PM | Link to this

Do all the idiots who are "no longer shopping" at this jeweler check the political leanings of all the places they shop? Better be sure Papa John's is pro-choice/life before ordering that pizza tonight!!

By J

June 12, 2009 5:17 PM | Link to this

Letterman's show is taped at 5:30 PM. The Yankees played at 7:05 PM. Are we really faulting Dave for not knowing that Willow, not Bristol, was planning to attend the game 95 minutes later. Seriously, this whole controversy is ridiculous. He's not going to target a 14 year old girl.

By Nobama

June 12, 2009 5:14 PM | Link to this

Funny how liberal Demonrats have become such politically bigoted, idealogical mouth breathing knuckle dragger. Take your stuff back to Korman. He will probably just laugh you out of the store.

By terrill jenkerson

June 12, 2009 5:14 PM | Link to this

not a letterman fan, not a palin fan, not a yankee fan, and now definitely not a Korman jeweler fan. have shopped there before but NEVER again.

By natty

June 12, 2009 5:12 PM | Link to this

Yeah jokes about underage girls being impregnated by Steroid using monsters is sooooo funny. Good job Korman. They crossed the line. Put the line back where it used to be. This society is pornographic enough!

(on a related note I filed an FCC complaint against CHASE bank for calling my house for someone with a name "similar" to mine, repeatedly. You wanna write about it Statesman???)

By a little help

June 12, 2009 5:11 PM | Link to this

By the way, the joke was that Palin's daughter got herself knocked up by A-Rod. Another of Dave's jokes, this one much funnier, mentioned the guv's "**** flight attendant" look. Y'all know the guv's in the area today, right? Actually, you wouldn't know it by reading the Statesman, but she was in "central Texas" this morning when Matt Lauer interviewed her. She mentioned the "**** flight attendant" joke in the interview and took offense ONLY at the "flight attendant" remark. And Sarah was in charge when her oldest daughter got knocked up as a minor.

By henri

June 12, 2009 5:10 PM | Link to this

hey, ragin' redhead, there's something called history, and people often document it. Just 'cause you don't like it, doesn't mean it didn't happen and you can erase the evidence:

Just so you know:

"The fact that McCain had made the tasteless joke was reported in major newspapers, as was the vain attempt by his press secretary to initially deny what McCain had done. But in several major newspapers, the joke itself was kept a secret. When McCain subsequently apologized to President Clinton, the Washington Post, in its personality section, noted the apology but said the joke "was too vicious to print."

The Los Angeles Times, in its Life & Style section, provided an oblique rendering of the joke that did not fully convey its ugliness. When Maureen Dowd penned a column in the New York Times about the joke, she wrote that McCain "is so revered by the press that his disgusting jape was largely nudged under the rug." But Dowd chose not to relay the joke, either.

The joke did appear in McCain's hometown paper, the Arizona Republic, and the Associated Press did report the joke in full, so everyone in the press had access to McCain's words. But by censoring themselves, the Post, the Times and others helped McCain deflect flak and preserved his status as a Republican presidential contender.

Salon feels its readers deserve the unadulterated truth. Though no tape of McCain's quip has yet emerged, this is what he reportedly said:

'Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Because her father is Janet Reno.' "

McCain's two-liner conveys some interesting insights into what he considers humorous (lesbianism, a young woman's physical appearance), particularly since it was delivered to a Republican crowd. Remember, this is the party that champions pro-family values.

Second incident:

Limbaugh's remarks "directed at two Sept. 11 widows veer so far off his worn propaganda path that they bypass his 'insensitive and inappropriate' statements concerning Donovan McNabb and venture into the realm of another shameful moment in broadcast history -- when he lit into 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton in 1993. 'Everyone knows the Clintons have a cat. Socks is the White House cat. But did you know there is a White House dog?' Limbaugh said on TV, before holding up a picture of Chelsea. "

By jimmyp

June 12, 2009 5:08 PM | Link to this

�I�m not someone that does a Don Imus thing and calls for firings and things like that,� he said."

Actually you are. Who publicized your complain? YOU! Please go back under your rock.

By Mike

June 12, 2009 5:06 PM | Link to this

First of all, Letterman is a republican and is only practicing free speech. Some how all the republicans are complaining because he made some off color comments, so now there complaining to the FCC. What happened to limited government and not interfering with peoples lives? Where are the true republicans? I think we still have free speech in this country, right? So to the the complainer's out there, are you really republicans, or are you just interfering in people lives. No wonder the republican party can't get it right.

By NOTKORMANSJEWELERS

June 12, 2009 5:05 PM | Link to this

Well thank you very much Mr. Korman for presenting your political leanings. I will never shop your business and will advise others not to. There is no way I could support a business that supports the self-serving party of greed and an fool such as Palin.

By RussURnutz

June 12, 2009 5:04 PM | Link to this

Russ, Russ ... the election was months ago, your side got poured out everywhere, time to take a chill pill and go watch Robbie Kinevel. On the other hand, thanks for letting us know you prefer Conan and hate genuinely funny people. And thanks especially for letting all of us in this overwhelmingly Democratic town that you line up with the Palins, Limbaughs, and Gingriches of the world. Focus on your baubles and bangles, and maybe you won't have to lay off so many people.

By Henri

June 12, 2009 5:03 PM | Link to this

Sheesh....it was misunderstood, in poor taste and he apologized, end of story.

Whoever said it was about free advertising was right. If you can take Letterman to court, watch out, because Oreilly and Scarborough, Limpbaugh and the rest of the "entertainers" are in as, or more so complicit and much of the violence and madness that keeps surfacing these last few months--the killing of guards, policemen and doctors. Be careful what you wish for--the chickens may come back home to roost nearby.

By Earl

June 12, 2009 5:01 PM | Link to this

More venomous smack by a Rove tool to get a few votes.

I find nothing obscene about the joke, but it was in poor taste, and Letterman apologized for it.

By Diamelle Rhinestone

June 12, 2009 5:01 PM | Link to this

Korman is definately getting his 15 minutes of cheap fame, but at what expense. This story will now be attached to his baubles. Policing the airwaves is a big battle to take on. A daily chore of editing and interpreting another's right to speak. I am sure Sarah Palin will come to your store now and support you. I was watching for the kryptonite earrings to go on sale, but not now.

By Nomo Korman

June 12, 2009 5:00 PM | Link to this

Were going to buy a watch there, but who would want a Republican watch...

By Dave

June 12, 2009 4:59 PM | Link to this

Note to self, never shop at Russell Korman and kudos to Letterman for being the funniest SOB on T.V.

By Ragin' Redhead

June 12, 2009 4:58 PM | Link to this

Joel -- Chelsea dragged through the mud, really?
Ha - NOT TRUE - c'mon, show your evidence

exaggerate much?

By Diana

June 12, 2009 4:56 PM | Link to this

Two words: change channel.

By Ragin' Redhead

June 12, 2009 4:55 PM | Link to this

Right on Korman! Some one needed to speak up. Enough is enough! Letterman is crass and has gone way over the line.

I will find a reason to shop and purchase at Korman's - never might considered it before.

Thank you

By Make it so

June 12, 2009 4:54 PM | Link to this

Oh, please run again, Palin! Palin/Cheney all the way! Comedy gold!

By PlaugedByLibs

June 12, 2009 4:47 PM | Link to this

Korman's not worried about the repercussions from Austin liberals because none of them have jobs and therefore can't afford to shop at his store.

By J

June 12, 2009 4:46 PM | Link to this

Y'all are upset over what Russell Korman did? Excuse me? You go Russell. I would like to join you in that complaint. People can say whatever they want about a political person but their kids should be off limits. But I can believe you left wingers out there love it because of your hatred for Palin. I hope she runs for president and then all you lefties can leave the country with the actors in Hollywood. I can not believe you people are siding with Letterman? Let me call one of your duaghters a s@@t or call your son a f@g and see if you like it. Do you think your young daughter would be happy? I think she would come home crying and you would be the first one at school complaining that your little girl was picked on.

By WTGRussell

June 12, 2009 4:44 PM | Link to this

Alright Russell! Way to stand up! You are my jeweler for life, my friend!

By NsouthAustin

June 12, 2009 4:43 PM | Link to this

G. I'm not Korman cares about your business. Why would he court business from someone who can't afford a newspaper subscription?

By just sad

June 12, 2009 4:43 PM | Link to this

Is this College Station or Austin? For all of you uptight people so offended by Letterman, why don't you shuffle on down the road to scenic College Station. There you'll be able to whine and complain about petty affairs like this that real people with actual lives and engaged minds find embarrassingly trite and trivial. Go on, scat! Palin lovers!

By JSS

June 12, 2009 4:43 PM | Link to this

I need to return my watch to their store now. Won't be shopping there again after this stunt.

By Nobama

June 12, 2009 4:42 PM | Link to this

If he had made some joking comment about Al Gore's drug addled brat he would have been summarily fired. Today's left is horrendously steeped in hypocrisy and double standards. For shame.

By Michael

June 12, 2009 4:41 PM | Link to this

Korman, your competitors are grateful that my jewelry business will be going to their shops in the future. And we never did that to Chelsea Clinton? Have you forgotten Rush Limbaugh's TV show (okay, well it did get taken off the air since no one watched it) when he called Chelsea Clinton the White House dog? Where was your outrage then?

You don't like Letterman's jokes, watch another TV show. But your complaint sounds so whiny it reminds me of Mark Weaver, who'd hang out in Hippie Hollow so he could be offended by naked folks.

By lookbehindthecurtain

June 12, 2009 4:37 PM | Link to this

Two words: publicity stunt

By RonB

June 12, 2009 4:36 PM | Link to this

If you don't want your family to be a comedy target - don't be a public offical.

By Bea Clark

June 12, 2009 4:34 PM | Link to this

Who is over reacting? I guess anyone who has nothing better to do than watch a stupid show like Letterman would be stupid enough to react like this.

By broadway

June 12, 2009 4:34 PM | Link to this

I recall ''Rusty'' Korman being Ross Perot's local campaign chair during one of his presidential bids. He's playing politics again.

By E

June 12, 2009 4:32 PM | Link to this

I'll support Korman in this.

David Letterman was out of line.

By brntorange

June 12, 2009 4:31 PM | Link to this

Well I'm glad Korman knew which daughter was with Palin in NY. I neither knew nor cared. He's (Letterman) already said he was talkin about the preggo one, end of story. Palin has proved she has a smart-assed mouth, and she deserves whatever she gets. If she;s gonna dish it out......

By Joseph

June 12, 2009 4:30 PM | Link to this

I can think of much worse examples of �Obscene, Profane and/or Indecent Material" on the tube or radio.

Mr. Korman, this -- THIS? -- is the battle you've picked?

Give me a break.

By Wendy

June 12, 2009 4:30 PM | Link to this

Oh,please Mr. Korman....get over it! This has gotten way out of hand. Letterman apologized.
I'm not sure that it was Willow at the ballgame, check the facts.

By seenit

June 12, 2009 4:29 PM | Link to this

Korman, you just blew it, you fool.
Don't you have anything else to do?
Jewelry business not going so well?
Dilbert...

By boogie

June 12, 2009 4:29 PM | Link to this

Ol Russ just lost another customer here. One who has spent between $5 and $8K over the past 5 years. I will not support a company who desires to censor anyone. What an idiot.

By sillysallysue

June 12, 2009 4:29 PM | Link to this

Ok Mr. Korman must be a Republican, lol. However, if he is they why is ok with wasting tax payer money on something like this? Worry about something more important in our society. Are you some poster child for or was this planned that you would do this for the Republican party? Are you now gonna start a new coalition for moral order and run for office?

By typical winger comment

June 12, 2009 4:28 PM | Link to this

Korman is a fairness doctrine censor!!1111111

By Jon

June 12, 2009 4:27 PM | Link to this

And who do you suppose tipped off the media about Mr Korman's (privacy protected) filing with the FCC?

There's no such thing as bad publicity, and free buzz is the best buzz of all. Way to get your name back in circulation, Mr K.

By lunargyrl

June 12, 2009 4:27 PM | Link to this

This complaint is bull, but anyone has the right to "complain". It will not yield him the results he desires. He should stop watching Letterman, if he's that outraged.

By bdm

June 12, 2009 4:25 PM | Link to this

dude, you need to go to houston or dallas or somewhere...

By BB

June 12, 2009 4:23 PM | Link to this

Good for you. Biden's daughter is on the net doing cocaine, but no jokes about that. Maybe because she's 27 and too old to get Dirty Old Letterman as turned on as a teenage girl does? Gross old pig. I can't even threaten to stop watching him, because I never do. But maybe I'll watch Conan tonight.

By Joel

June 12, 2009 4:19 PM | Link to this

For the record, Chealsea was dragged through the mud by the republicans because of nothing within her control, her looks.

By Ex-Korman shopper

June 12, 2009 4:17 PM | Link to this

Really? Seriously? Let Palin fight her own battles while you grow a tough outer shell.

By citizen

June 12, 2009 4:17 PM | Link to this

I should file an FCC complaint against all the late night show hosts for being so terribly unfunny.

By RudeinTX

June 12, 2009 4:16 PM | Link to this

What a waste of money and time Mr. Korman. I will never ever buy from your business and make sure none of my friends and family do either. Are you lining the pockets of Sarah Palin? Wow if you don't want to hear the stuff on TV don't watch it, thats why I didn't know own a TV for 2 years.

By B

June 12, 2009 4:14 PM | Link to this

Well G - that will be for the FCC to decide. I'm sure Russell Korman won't miss your business. It's good to see someone standing up for common decency against a public figure. I've never found Letterman to be funny. Now he's not only not funny, but a disgusting pig.

By Brian

June 12, 2009 4:12 PM | Link to this

�I�m not someone that does a Don Imus thing and calls for firings and things like that,�

-Apparently you are Mr. Korman.

By dale

June 12, 2009 4:12 PM | Link to this

Russell Korman was probably the one who called the police on Shady Grove.

By DB

June 12, 2009 4:11 PM | Link to this

Liar - I doubt you've ever purchased anything from Russell Korman. I have and will again, in fact - I'll stop by this weekend and get an Omega for Father's Day.

Good for Mr. Korman.

By getoverit

June 12, 2009 4:10 PM | Link to this

you become a target for jokes about pregnancy when you go out and make money to speak in public about how abstinence is the only way to prevent pregnancies. education is the true way to empower women, this has been proven all over the world. jokes are jokes. misinformation actually impacts people's lives.

By jandean61

June 12, 2009 4:08 PM | Link to this

I dont think people care.

By Larry Ruggiano

June 12, 2009 4:07 PM | Link to this

EXCELLENT, it's about time somebody had the nerve to speak up! He (Letterman) is a jerk anyway, and those remarks were totally out of line and YES, he should be at the very least suspended (w/out pay) or FIRED!! Absolutely no need for that kind of joke. I'll buy my jewelry from now on at Russell Kormans.

By G

June 12, 2009 4:06 PM | Link to this

I have purchased many things at Russell Korman's store over the years, and I can safely say that I will be taking my business elsewhere now. I agree that the joke was in poor taste, however involving the FCC is definitely over reacting.

By JT

June 12, 2009 4:01 PM | Link to this

What a joke..... literally and figuratively.