Gov. Sarah Palin accepts Letterman apology

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin issued a statement early this morning after the broadcast of CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman program, saying that she accepted the talk show host's apology:

"Of course it's accepted on behalf of young women, like my daughters, who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve," she said.

"Letterman certainly has the right to 'joke' about whatever he wants to, and thankfully we have the right to express our reaction," Palin said. "This is all thanks to our U.S. Military women and men putting their lives on the line for us to secure America's Right to Free Speech - in this case, may that right be used to promote equality and respect."

Moe Lane has more on this here.

- JP