Late Show banter about Frank Gifford affair offers no actionable lead

When Tom Arnold was a guest on Late Show, David Letterman pressed him about his friendship with Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford. This was shortly after the G/obe had entrapped and videotaped Gifford’ s extramarital tryst with a flight attendant in a hotel room. Letterman insisted, “I don’ t revel in the miseries of others,” but Arnold reminded him of his monologues with jokes about Gifford. Letterman defended himself: “It’ s part of the job.” Arnold stammered, searching for just the right words. He finally found them: “Frank Gifford took a bullet for a lot of us.” And the audience applauded the accuracy of his assessment. Certainly, non-celebrities don’ t have to worry about supermarket tabloids revealing infidelities to the/r spouses. Such exposure could never occur with swinging couples, not only because, as a rule, they are honest with each other, but also because they party with each other, so there are no surprises. They are sharing a secret lifestyle, one with an ethic that transcends ordinary romance. Sneaky affairs are for straight people, but swingers can eat their wedding cake and have their fantasies too. Which explains why there have been no hookers hanging around fh/s convention. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015219