You might see the big picture as being that internal work structure that definitely isn’t just restricted to David Letterman, but this column was written about something else. As far as women being subjected to things like this in order to secure themselves in a supposedly fair workplace, that’s a pretty broad issue, and it would take a lot more action than just the reprimanding of David Letterman. Would probably make a pretty interesting article.

Letterman has, as every American, the right to do in his private life, whatever he chooses. And the woman to whom he is committed must only decide whether or not she wants to endure. It is between the two of them, and an outside issue.

But the entitlement of persons in a workplace, also guaranteed by law to every American, is that no hint of privilege in return for sexual favors is given undue authority without check. You see, we are not Europeans, we have a terrible history to which all matters must be given precedence.

That history is slavery.

We could very well say that Sally Hemmings had the right to refuse sexual favors to Thomas Jefferson; but what if she had? yes, he was a single man, but she was a slave. And he wrote articles which akin blacks to animals while he was sleeping with Ms. Hemmings. Since she was not a sovereign human, with divine inalienable rights, he was doing nothing more than populating his stable of human animals, which was acceptable doctrine for those racist times.

But is David Letterman wildly different? does he give women who work for him the same inalienable sovereignty which he apparently bestows upon himself? Why was there no attraction to women NOT working for him? It’s not that Dave hadn’t the money or position to attract an independent woman with the right to say “no” without penalty.

The competition in the workplace, especially in these troubled financial times has to be fair and professional, and sleeping with the boss to guarantee your place in the flow of information, to be and “insider,” is…..slavery, masochism on the side of the woman, and sadism for poor Dave.

We made David Letterman, I have been a fan of his dry wit for many years, have agreed with him on so many issues, so I have no problem disagreeing with him on this one particular matter. I think that he is a chauvinist, a kid in a candy store, and the women’s movement should act quickly and decisively to take him out of the stable of humans he is abusing.