Governor Sarah Palin has responded to David Letterman's apology to her family for a joke he told last week on his show.

During his show on Monday night the talk show host apologized to the Alaska Governor and her family and it seems that Palin has accepted his apology.

"Of course it's accepted on behalf of young women, like my daughters, who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve," Palin says. "Letterman certainly has the right to 'joke' about whatever he wants to, and thankfully we have the right to express our reaction. And this is all thanks to our U.S. Military women and men putting their lives on the line for us to secure America's Right to Free Speech - in this case, may that right be used to promote equality and respect."