Katie Couric carves up Sarah Palin

didn't say anything that wasn't already scripted by the Democrats..."really, really small town"...ha....I would stop pushing this silly youtube link if I were you. Again, my northern neighbor, this youtube source and the fact that you consider Matt Damon to be as credible as other left coasters, doesn't convince me of anything. Respectfully, your southern neighbor.

I'll make it easy for you to find.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk

Certainly you are not recommending the expertise of Matt Damon. How about citing People Magazine?

I'm assuming I'm going to be attacked for writing this but that's okay. I don't mind. Go ahead.
You've probably already read, or read about, Kathleen Parker's comments (if not, google her). Even the conservative base is starting to realize that Palin is completely out of her depth. The fact is this selection was a desperate, transparent attempt to gain the female vote. That in itself isn't shocking, but there were so many qualified women that were passed over that it must reflect on McCain's judgement. If I were McCain and specifically looking for a woman, I'd go begging to Dr. Condoleezza Rice and offer whatever it took to get her on board. Her experience level could be described as "extreme".
Forget foreign policy, forget the economy, forget that she is so opposed to abortion that she still opposes it in cases of rape. She should be disqualified from the job because she's a pinhead who believes that people and dinosaurs walked the Earth together.
If you haven't already seen it, go to YouTube and check out Matt Damon's comments on Palin. He's right on with his comments.

Are you kidding? With what? Katie Couric is a lightweight compared to Joe Biden. Couric's interview wasn't any better or worse than her usual fare. Palin was just clueless, and when she's face to face with Biden, she won't get away with that Chatty Cathy impression she's been doing for the last month.

Carve up Joe Biden...give me a BREAK.

I 2 questions Yael

1. Where were you educated/qualified you to enter the world on journalism?

2. Is Geraldo Rivera your hero?

With your logic, one of the most experienced experts in the arena of foreign policy will be "torn a new windbag' by a Governor who thinks she has foreign policy experience based on her state's relationship with Canada and Russia.

You have to be the Rush Limbaugh of Kansas.

It's here in my purse, Katie! (Answer Sarah Palin was supposed to give on CBS.)

1. She's not a pretty face.
2. It's sound "bite," not "byte."

Commie.

Denise Tiller, Midwest Voices 2008 Panelist

If Palin is such a wonderful running mate, why won't McCain let her speak unscripted. What is he scared of? If she's going to be a heart beat away from the Presidency, we deserve to hear her talk. She's got to be more than a pretty face and a sound byte. The press should demand interviews and the people should realize we're being conned.

Denise Tiller, Midwest Voices Panelist 2008

I was not wondering why the press failed to report on her meetings with the leaders. She, exactly as Obama's meetings with european leaders in July, did not allow the press to observe....where was the concern when Obama chose to meet in private.

What went unreported were the favorable comments of the leaders in the post meeting press interviews.....no such absence of leaders' comments in the post Obama meetings in July.

Apples to apples please

Chazzy:
Wonder why? I know why. The McCain camp refused initially to allow any reporters at all to be present for any second of Palin's meetings with foreign leaders, insisting that only cameras be present in the room, and then only for a brief "spray" photo-op. It was only when the press threatened to boycott rather than be prevented from doing their jobs and used as tools for campaign propaganda that one network producer was allowed in to briefly -- for 29 seconds -- observe the conversations. This producer reported: Palin and Karzai spoke about the name of Karzai's child. Substantive stuff. See the network's blog for more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/23/media-presses-mccain-campaign-for-access-to-palin-meeting/
Why is the McCain camp afraid to let the press listen in? See Katie Couric interview.

I wish others would think about these things a bit and not get sucked into the personality wars. Calling Obama "The Thin One" or focusing on how cute and perky Sarah Palin is doesn't get at what we desperately need to know RIGHT NOW.

If she's ready to be in a national election, she needs to take hardball tough questions all the time. She is the one who compared herself to a pitbull, not the so-called liberal media.

The star's techno twins lack of competence....or just plain lousy software.....

watch the Couric interview, the woman can't handle easy questions, and... watch her defense of her forign policy experience from living in a state next to two foriegn countries. Pathetic.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4478156n

LOL, I think she's already had her "defining" moment.

Wow, you really got angry and stuff. That's kind of cute. You seen to have divined a lot of stuff about me from just one post, do you lay claim to clairvoyance or other divine powers?

Nice of you to try to marginalize everything I said by saying who cares what I think, but obviously you did or else you wouldn't have responded.

That's kind of cute too. OK well not really.

I'm glad you are the arbiter of who scores points and such as well. I always wondered, now I know.

The first 20 or 30 interviews I saw of Obama were fawning puff balls from an adoring and idolizing press. To date the the only "tough" interview I have seen of him was the one with BillO....which he handled well.

Palin was plucked out of the Alaskan wilderness where her "country folksiness" is an asset and the standard by which virtually all are judged.

The fact is that the Washington and NY press corps, an effete group of condescending liberals have been chomping at the bit for the opportunity to excoriate her. Gibson was the first. She did OK in my view....I graded her higher than I did Gibson.

While I have not seen couric's effort(I have refused to watch her since she blurted out "isn't there anything we can do?" when Ohio came in for W in 04) I doubt that she was treated with any more respect than she was by Gibson.

I discount completely her Hannity interview much as I did Obama's puffballs

She, like Obama, proved that she is fully capable of delivering a compelling teleprompter speech. She was praised by her peers during and after the annual governors conference.

It is also very interesting and of relevent value that each of the world leaders who sat down with palin in the last week or so has had nothing but praise for her intelligence, comportment and questions.....though it is hard to find reportage of the comments (gee...we all wonder why, don't we?)

I am anxious to see what happens in the debate forum with the gaffe king ....I actually believe that will be the her defining opportunity to display her "goods" to the American public....it should be the most entertaining of the 3 debates.

If you want to make it about religion, please include Obama's church and background.

But really - it wasn't about religion, was it? It's about really unbelievably bad journalism by people who - no one with half a brain would deny - are biased in their reporting.

And your comment about "seeing Russia" is just stupid. It's you that demonstrates a lack of intelligence. Have you really no knowledge of what Russia has done over the course in the past with their neighbors?

Did you think that comment of your scored in some manner? Let me just tell you ... it didn't.

As far as "stringing a thought or two together", I'd say Gov. Palin does it better than most, certainly better than her counterpart, Senator Biden - or have you not heard some things he's said? And by that, I do not mean just since he's been the Veep choice, but over his entire career.

If you are going to attack someone, try to do it with facts that are relevant, ... not just dismiss someone because some religiously inclined people like her. If you lack the manners and class to do this, then who cares what you think?

the month of September is National Pilonidal Cyst Awareness Month...will you consider becoming the spokesman to provide visibility for the cause?

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We are now all protected from WEETCHCRAFT by the class and virtue of Our Lady of the Snows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwkb9_zB2Pg

I believe I recognize the proceedings: Episcopal Rite II, I warrant.

calm down!

Disrespecting pilonidal cysts--never forget they kept your personal savior out of the Army, you ungrateful race track tout.

pilonidalcystboy. Gross.

Charlie was bad, Katie was bad, the media all of them are bad. Isn't there ANYONE who can keep up with the stellar intellect that is Sarah Palin?

As someone who listens to her and finds the luddite magical thinking she exhibits an offense to all the bright and capable Republican women who could have been selected, I just shake my head.

But hey Sarah says she's AOK Okie dokey with Jeebus, so of course she is being persecuted for her views, not being reasonable being examined as someone who could potentially have her finger on the nuclear button.

I don't care how religiously fervent you are "I can see Russia from my house" is not the answer of an intelligent person. When asked to clarify it and saying the same thing is something a parrot does, not a candidate for the second highest office in the land.

I know that suddenly being smart is just not "trendy" for being say, the leader of the free world. However a lot of would like that quality in someone who leads.

I'm sorry that mean ol press is so unfair to Gov Palin by asking her questions other than about her faith, but a lot of the rest of us would sincerely like to know if she can string a thought or two together, no matter how "classy" she is....

in impotent agony knowing that his cause is lost.

Drink it in. You've got forty days to enjoy the class, poise and grace of Caribou Barbie, because after November Four the Carnival on Ice is folding its tent and going faaarrr, faaarr away.

Oh-current money is that The First F*'in Redneck will be gone down the road within fifteen minutes after the closing of the polls. Some cynics have him gone in six minutes or less, I, having more faith in humankind, believe it may be as late as close of business, November 6.

and Palin handled herself with grace and poise. It has nothing to do with gender. Palin was first class all the way, unlike most of the posters on this red star web site. And I'm being "extar nice" to ya.

Palin can't articulate herself well contemporaneously. She just can't do it.

Her performance with Couric was pathetic. And to all of you rapture right morons (actually: idiots) whining about being too tough on her, guess what? Ya think Putin or Bin Laden will think to themselves "Hmmm, she's a good looking girl, we should take our gloves off, be extar nice to her."

That's why the Insane McCain campaign wants to delay her VP debate indefinitely.

She can't handle it, and she's a national embarrasment.

me, especially after the Charlie Gibson looking down his glasses and his nose mumbled interview with vice presidential candidate Palin. I thought she certainly wouldn't sink to Gibson's level and succumb to this repugnant style of interviewing. Instead of a revealing conversation, we were given more of the combative, rude badgering from the liberal left. No wonder the old horses of ABC, CBS and NBC are ready to be put out to pasture.

Katie Couric has never carved up anyone in her life. She is beyond a doubt the worse excuse for a news person there ever was (but you seem to be in the running for the title). And just for the record, I liked her - a lot - in prior jobs she had. But she is beyond horrible in her current role (and that is saying something considering some who came before her).

If Katie Couric was interested in actually learning something, she would ask semi-intelligent and relevant questions. Anyone can prepare a "gotcha" question, but when they do that, they demonstrate for all who the real fool is, and it isn't the person who says "I'll get back to you". There is no shame in not knowing an answer. The shame is in not being willing to learn the answer.

This is considerable different approach to an elected official who is paid to make decisions, and due to either an unwillingness to do his/her job, or simply wanting to get paid for doing nothing, votes on important issues; "I don't know - but hey, mark the roll call that I'm here, won't you please?"

Gov. Palin demonstrates class, which not very many do today.

As for you sir, you disgrace yourself with this bilge.

Here's a "predictable" response:
1. Charles Keating
2. James Hagee
3. Thomas Muthee
4. What Michelle Obama ACTUALLY said (see YouTube, look it up yourself)
5. And how to treat the badly injured woman who stood by you while you were in prison...

I'm so glad I can bring you pleasure on a beautiful afternoon, kcgrh

Palin is a hack that was pulled in to attempt to sway displaced Hillary voters. Her own party is afraid to turn her loose and campaign because they know what the rest of us do; she brings nothing to the table. This is far too simple to see, she is causing more harm than good in the McCain campaign and that is why they intend to keep this pitbull on a leash.

From one of The Thin One's supporters....

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/florida-congres.html

Sorry for the misspelling

Oh no, there is much more...

1. Reverend Wrong
2. Father Pfleger
3. Louis Farrakand(sp??)
4. Tony Resko
5. "I have never been proud of my country until this year" M. Obama......

It gets tiresome to try and educate you liberals, but your responses are so predictable I do it for pleasure......

Oh no, there is much more...

1. Reverend Wrong
2. Father Pfleger
3. Louis Farrakand(sp??)
4. Tony Resko
5. "I have never been proud of my country until this year" M. Obama......

It gets tiresome to try and educate you liberals, but your responses are so predictable I do it for pleasure......

Just thought I'd compliment your lovely adjectives with my own. Nice reporting. One resorts to name calling when one needs to feel superior. Sorry about your ______

This is it?

The best you got?

You got nothing else?

http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/1184049,CST-NWS-watchdog25.article

excellent points.

Thank you, tHoward, very much for pointing out such an obvious bias in story.

Americans want to know who Sarah Palin is and what she really stands for. She is, as some say, one heartbeat away from becoming President and that matters to a lot of people. There has been a lot of controversy about her views and how they do not remotely represent mainstream American values. I think there are lots of Americans all of the Country that are concerned about having an extremist in that position. (Unless, you hold what most Americans consider extremist views -- and that can from left or right.) We deserve to hear that from her. Obama, McCain and Biden certainly have questions to answer and will do so in the debates, but they have vetted the American public and the media (left, right and sideways). Palin has not. We deserve to know.

let's see,

First, Obama did appear on Bill O'Reilley's show and faced some pretty rude questioning where he was hardly allowed to speak without being interrupted as O'Reilley was pressing for 'victory' rather than conducting an interview or a conversation.

Second, the reason this is such a big deal for Palin, is that this is her third interview in nearly a month of campaigning. Obama and Biden take more questions from reporters at nearly every campaign event than she has in all three interviews COMBINED!

Third, 800 lb gorilla in the room is the fact that McCain is 72 years old, three time survivor of cancer and very well could die or become seriously incapacitated during the next four years, and therefore making Palin the President. Thus it is only natural that the press look at her as if she is running for President because she is well, running for backup President. You want to make sure that the spare tire in the trunk can actually become a tire if and when it is ever needed.

Fourth, if Palin can not take the easy questioning from Ms Couric then perhaps she should have stayed in Alaska.

Finally if Governor Palin says things like "We're going to make government more transparent and more accountable and more open and more attractive to those who want to serve, all in the name of putting government back on the side of the people where government belongs" (16 Sept 2008) then there is an expectation that there will be more information from her about issues. Transparency does not mean limiting the number and depth of interviews by reporters. Transparency does not mean that she only answers easy questions or that she is allowed to give only stock answers which had been prepared for her by handlers. The freedom of the Press guarantees that Government officials will be held accountable by the citizens, when officials refuse to subject themselves to more through journalistic investigation; and yes even from reporters who are biased against them; then this demonstrates that not only they hiding something, but more times than not, there is indeed something to hide. Perhaps what the McCain-Palin campaign are trying to hide is the fact that both of these candidates are in waters significantly over their heads.

"Odds are Sarah Palin will tear windbag and gaffmeister Joe Biden to shreds in their vice-presidential debate"
WOW. I would expect this from Faux news but not a "credible" newspaper, goes to show the education you guys have there in Kansas City I guess. If you personally think Palin could win the VP debate, I don't think the newspaper that is paying you to write the facts is the correct forum to express those beliefs, if you could support that statement with facts I would not be so upset, but good luck with finding facts that support Palin's intelligence and debating abilities. (or lack there of, I wasn't sure if you could pick up on my sarcasm.)

She just asked Sarah Palin a simple question which she should have known. Pure and simple.

The reason this is news worthy is because Palin does not know where her running mate stands on issues. McCain has, until two weeks ago, long proclaimed himself to be one of our nation’s greatest deregulators. He pushed through much of the deregulation during the 1990’s which got us into the current mess.

So, it became news worthy that Palin declared McCain to be for regulation of the financial services industry. The fact that she cannot cite anything to back up her position is news worthy. It is sad, but news worthy nonetheless.

You don’t hear much of Obama and/or Biden on these issues because they actually have a track record of supporting regulation, so for them to declare their position now would seem irrelevant.
For the record, since winning the VP nomination Biden has given over 90 interviews, while Palin has given just three. You should easily be able to find interviews with both Obama and Biden by doing a simple Google search.

Regarding your comment that you don’t care about Palin’s qualifications, consider this: over 20% of our past Presidents were Vice Presidents, and only became President due to the death or resignation of their higher running mate. McCain will be 80 before he completes his second term, older than any president in the history of our country. He has had a series of health issues. We need to know that our Vice President is qualified to become President in the likely case that history repeats itself…it has a tendency of doing just that.

Why is it important to interview Gov. Palin?

Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford (rather than Spiro Agnew!)

Just a few of the Veeps who became President unexpectedly.

I wonder how Gov. Palin's grasp of World Affairs, as well as other important experience would compare to that of the above leaders?

Cheers!

Did you even see the interview that Obama did with Bill O'Reilly? I gaurantee neither McCain nor Palin will face questioning like that.
Even Couric's questions are softballs compared to Bill O's.
And more attention is being paid to whether Palin can lead the country because McCain has already survived 6 bouts with cancer and his "one heartbeat" is more suspect than Obama's.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/07/couric_interviews_obama_mccain.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21738432/

http://mediamatters.org/items/200705140008

Where are these types of interviews for Biden and Obama.

Obama is running to BE THE PRESIDENT not a heartbeat away and yet he has never been grilled as to EXAMPLES of his leadership or his accomplishments. He is allowed fluffy language of change and hope and I have a plan. But is never grilled like this.

I could careless what Palin thinks or believes. She is not running to be President. I want to know what Obama and McCain will do.

this is another reason why Katie should have stayed on the morning show