I like the ‘toothpaste’ metaphor. Still, my favorite: ‘You can’t un-ring a bell.’

NewsBusters — Open Thread: CBS tries to scrub YouTube of Letterman mea culpa
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2009/10/05/open-thread

Is it likely that Letterman is the REAL target of a politically-motivated take-down and that the TV producer Halderman was deceived into thinking he was participating in an official investigation of workplace sexual harassment? In other words, Halderman was used as a “patsy” in a character assassination scheme that could take down both Letterman and an investigative producer who did some revealing work about 9/11? Read this: http://groups.poynter.org/members/blog_view.asp?id=160568

You link doesn’t work, scrivener… based on your comment, you can try this one instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y

Lame “Twilight Zone” psy ops can’t hide what appear to be the smudgy fingerprints of a politically-motivated sting, using the classic, JFK-type “patsy” technique. Is this why the link doesn’t work, I’mNotBlue?

http://nowpublic.com/world/govt-fusion-center-spying-pretext-harass-and-censor).

You can try “http://Poynter.org” and click on “TV and Radio.” If that doesn’t work, then the sabotage is pervasive.

So as not to allow censorship to prevail in America 2009, I offer my commentary here:

Sarah Palin’s Revenge?

IS DAVID LETTERMAN THE REAL TARGET — OF A POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED CELEBRITY TAKE-DOWN?

Think about it. An award-winning producer for a network investigative journalism program doesn’t know better than to engage in blatant face-to-face blackmail and extortion of a famous celebrity?

Come on, people. There’s got to be more to this story. Here’s an alternative — and arguably, more plausible — theory:

Someone or some entity who’s got it out for Letterman — perhaps, an entity ideologically opposed to his politics and angered by his frequent barbs at the expense of political figures such as Sarah Palin and earlier, Bush and Cheney — receives word that Letterman employees may have been pressured into having sex with the boss.

The victims of this alleged sexual harassment let their complaints become known to certain authorities, but don’t go public for fear of losing their jobs. Or perhaps Letterman’s employee sexual partners are themselves blackmailed into betraying their lecherous boss.

The instigating party finds a TV journalist/producer they can compromise. Perhaps the producer was himself the victim of blackmail or other pressure intended to secure his cooperation.

The producer becomes the “patsy” who is tasked with setting up a sting on Letterman.

Letterman naively (and egotistically) considers himself the victim, dutifully reports the “crime” against him to the local authorities, goes down to the grand jury, and confesses to what amounts to employer sexual harassment. (Letterman is a principal in the company that produces his program.)

CBS then has no choice but to fire Letterman and replace him with the wildly popular, up-and-coming Craig Ferguson, Dave’s own anointed successor (and, ironically, also an employee of Letterman’s production company).

Thus David Letterman is taken down for years of scathing comedic attacks on political figures who may or may not have used their personal and official contacts to set into motion the events that will end David Letterman’s long and tumultuous on-air career. Perhaps Dave’s company is permitted by CBS to produce the new Craig Ferguson Late Show, avoiding a legal battle between the network and its deposed star.

And the alleged extortion artist is professionally ruined, never again to work in TV news… two for the price of one.

Again, all of the above is just a theory…

…a plausible theory, given the odd and incredulous circumstances which have thus far come to light.

http://NowPublic.com/scrivener RE: “GESTAPO USA”

ChickaBOOMer: Worldwide Pants @!%$ Caught In CBS Zipper
http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2009/10/worldwide-pants-zips-cbs.html