This just in: Sources have revealed that David Letterman was pregnant last year with his second child. This puts the recent kerfuffle between Letterman and Sarah Palin into a new context: the eerie similarity of Letterman’s and Palin’s recent pregnancies, which took place almost simultaneously, is undoubtedly the true cause of jealousy and friction between these two celebrities. Please click on thumbnails for more information.

Dave's Story	Date	Sarah's Story
Dave starts wearing large scarves.	Feb 19, 2008	Sarah starts wearing large scarves.
Dave can lean way forward, too--but at least it hurts.	Mar 3, 2008	Sarah is able to lean way forward, knees crossed, in week 29 of her pregnancy. Watch the video.
Dave announces his pregnancy. He shocked and awed just about everybody around when he announced he's expecting a child. He says he is due in May.	Mar 5, 2008	Sarah announces her pregnancy to her staff. "Gov. Sarah Palin shocked and awed just about everybody around the Capitol on Wednesday when she announced she's expecting her fifth child." She says she is due in May.
"I'm very confident that a man can work, and think, and carry a baby all at the same time." (Especially if he is NOT pregnant.)	Mar 7, 2008	"I'm very confident that a woman can work, and think, and carry a baby all at the same time." (Especially if she is NOT pregnant.) See 0:33 on the video
Dave wears a black suit. He just doesn't look pregnant -- and birth is only 5 weeks away.	Mar 14, 2008	Sarah wears a black suit. She just doesn't look pregnant -- and birth is only 5 weeks away.
Could it be that Dave has asked Oprah to hold his fake padding while he takes a short break from the rigors of pregnancy? No, Dave would never deceive us.	Mar 26, 2008	Gee, it looks like Gov. Palin might be using some fake padding -- and that she's just not big enough to give birth in only 18 days. Of course, that couldn't possibly be true.
Dave is still looking mighty slim, only three weeks before giving birth.	Mar 29, 2008	Sarah is still looking mighty slim, three weeks before giving birth.
All of a sudden: Very, very pregnant!	Apr 13, 2008	All of a sudden: Very, very pregnant!
Dave's wild ride. What a mensch! But did he risk two lives?	Apr 17, 2008	Sarah's wild ride. Listen, Read the transcript. See the video.
Dave presents his baby to the world!	Apr 18, 2008	Sarah presents her baby to the world!

Note: Many of the photos and almost all of the analysis of photos and chronology first appeared on the blogs listed in the links on the right side of this page. Links to photos that appeared contemporanously in the ADN, as in this graphic, have been withdrawn but were copied onto many other sites, notably palindeception.com.