did he stub his toe?

This is pretty old news so I hope that everyone has already seen this clip. But, if you haven't, you should take time for the 9 minutes and 41 seconds to watch it. It makes you wonder, what are his true motives for making this apology? It sure doesn't seem to be based on a deep (or even superficial, for that matter) respect for these women.

As I watched this last week at work with one of my bosses, he turned to me after Letterman had made his "big confession" and asked, "Did he stub his toe?" Because he imputes the same significance to that as what he is making a public apology for.