DM: Letterman Confession Not Funny

David Letterman’s startling confession of infidelity, “live” on the air was eye-opening on many different levels. The sadness of his heart, the scariness of being blackmailed and the icky-ness of what he confessed to doing with paid staff members brought deep sadness to me, as we have all watched this story unfold. In the middle of the sadness was also the strange bit of nervous laughter that continued from his studio audience, well into what they HAD to realize was a terrible time of confession and personal humiliation. And the audience laughed…and sometimes roared with delight (?)…..it was all very strange and sad. And the invisible tears of the clown were not quite obvious to all who watched, but they were there, nonetheless/ Dennis Mansfield . More here .

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Question: Now that you’ve been able to digest the Letterman revelation, do you have any new thoughts re: your feelings toward his program and him?