Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Bristol Palin

Home
Politics and Religion
Louis C.K. Meets Sarah Palin 5 Years after Vile Tweets. What Was the Reaction?

Louis C.K. Meets Sarah Palin 5 Years after Vile Tweets. What Was the Reaction?

Last updated on: April 16, 2015 at 7:10 pm by Bristol Palin

Louis C.K. Meets Sarah Palin 5 Years after Vile Tweets. What Was the Reaction? 2015-04-16T19:10:12-05:00 Bristol Palin

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Mom made quite a splash by her appearance at Saturday Night Live’s 40th anniversary special. Remember the silly “white dress” controversy? At the afterparty, my mom also got to meet Louis C.K. in person – the comedian who tweeted several profane ‘jokes’ about her nearly 5 years ago.

Their interaction was not what you would expect.

My mom’s reaction wasn’t too surprising to anyone who is polite and kind. And if you know her, neither was the effect she had on Louis CK.

Here’s how he tells it:

“She says, ‘Hey, I think you’re terrific. I think you’re really funny and my nephew told me I have to say hi to you and you’re the one guy I have to meet,’” the comedian recalled. “Something came over me emotionally and I said, ‘Well, I owe you an apology.’”

Louis C.K. said he’s “never in a million years apologized for anything” he’s said before, and he made it clear he doesn’t apologize to anyone else who was offended by his remarks. However, seeing Palin in person moved him to make amends because he’s not an “insult guy.”

Mom actually hadn’t seen the tweets he’s referring to, so she asked what he meant. He admitted that he’d said some “bad things” about her, and Mom’s response was pretty funny: “Well, you’re a vile person.”

“And it kind of made me laugh,” he said. “I said, ‘yeah, I hope I didn’t hurt you’re feelings and I’m sorry.’”

Then Sarah Palin invited him to Alaska to go fishing sometime!

“Maybe it surprises people, but I was sincerely humbled and appreciative,” she said later. “I wish I could have spoken with him longer. And again, I sincerely appreciated his unexpected and character-revealing apology. I think he’s the only one in Hollywood who’s ever done that.”

He still went on to say some disgusting things about her and other conservative women, when he later went on the radio with Howard Stern.

But again, what do you expect — in my mom’s words, he’s “a vile person.”

That follow-up incident also points out the double standard between media coverage of conservatives and their own buddies, the liberals. The writer at Breitbart is pretty insightful:

My guess is that if Stern and C.K. had used the names Sandra Fluke, Chelsea Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, and Michelle Obama, the media coverage would be entirely different.

You don’t say.

Anyway, the point I want to make is: my mom’s just a normal, likable person – whatever your politics are! It’s rare someone meets her who doesn’t end up liking her!

Read more on the Patheos Faith and Family Channel, fan me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram and follow this blog on Twitter!

Previous Post

April 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton Copies a Page from Mom's 2012 Playbook

Next Post

April 19, 2015 See Iraq War Veteran’s Dancing With the Stars Performance That Left Many in Tears

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category abortion compassion inspiration life military persecution photos Uncategorized

Select a Month June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

How many seals are on the scroll in Revelation?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Four Ten Seven Twelve

Books by This Author Books by Bristol Palin

See All Titles »