FINCH CALLS ON CBS TO FIRE LETTERMAN

     Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I - Springport) today has called for CBS Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves to terminate David Letterman's contract with the network.  Assemblyman Finch sent a letter via personal courier (see attached) to Mr. Moonves asking for Mr. Letterman to be fired.

      "Governor Sarah Palin was a guest of the City of Auburn in New York state," said Finch.  "She was subjected to degrading comments about herself, her 14-year-old daughter, and all women, on primetime television by Late Show host David Letterman.  I find these comments to be completely unacceptable and outrageous."

      Governor Palin was in Auburn, New York to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Statehood of Alaska.  She toured and addressed a crowd at the former home of Secretary of State William H. Seward, who was instrumental in the purchase of the Alaskan territory from Imperial Russia.

      While staying in Upstate New York, Governor Palin and her family also took time to tour the home of Harriet Tubman who helped free slaves using the Underground Railroad.  They visited the Women's Rights National Historic Park and National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.

     "Mr. Letterman made these comments on the heels of Governor Palin's visits to notable landmarks of abolitionists and women's rights advocates," Finch stated.  "These comments and Mr. Letterman's continued degrading comments about women during the explanation of his remarks was appalling."

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