of david letterman apologizes for 'flawed" sarah palin joke

David Letterman apologizes for "flawed" Palin joke: David Letterman has publicly apologized for making a joke about Sarah Palin's teenage daughter.

Letterman, in his monologue on Monday night, intended to joke about Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter Bristol,

One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.

What Letterman didn't know was that the daughter who accompanied Sarah Palin on her trip to New York was 14-year-old Willow and not Bristol.This prompted Sarah Palin's supporters to start an online protest called "Fire David Letterman".In a statement to FOXNews.com, Palin accused Letterman of making "sexually perverted" and “inappropriate" comments that she doubted he would “ever dare make” about anyone else’s daughter.

"Acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone's daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others," she said.

Palin's husband, Todd, echoed her sentiments, telling FOXNews.com, "Any ‘jokes’ about raping my 14-year-old are despicable. Alaskans know it, and I believe the rest of the world knows it, too."