We can laugh at Sarah for sure but these 2 woman are smug, Maggie didn’t keep her job on that morning show very long and Katie was fired from CBS evening news by the viewers who didn’t tune-in. Both woman need to look in the mirror
@@keriwilliams8980 I’m not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but I’m very attracted to intelligent woman over 40. Very very attracted to them. I had a crush on Katie Couric for a decade. Sarah was interesting when she hit the big stage. I like deep conversations with woman.
+Anna Burke An understatement to say the least. Even after all these years looking back at this moment is still quite chilling and wrought with inadequacies with her selection and the strategy that McCain employed.
+Anna Burke "Being extremely generous"? Is that what we call it when a talking head almost as dumb as her interview subject, flat out lies to soft peddle the subject's obvious idiocy?
It must have been hard to Katie to keep a straight face. "I asked Gov Palin to compare and contrast Iraq and Afganistan, but she responded in very general terms about the war on terror".
Agreed. I'm not sure if katie shows journalistic respect or complete disdain for intellectually honest and accountable positions in her accommodation to palin's responses.
Katie displayed a top level of journalism by staying focused and on point. Even in face Palins lack of knowledge and her intellectual flaw that might have been a heartbeat away from the man who could have lead the country with the most bombs and deadly weapons.
Exactly Katie really did a great job in investigating and exposing a person that would be a heart beat away from the nuclear launch codes. Oh wait she could see Russia from her house. Good job Katie it journalist like you who aren't affraid of asking the important questions. The journalist who will answer the most important questions.
+Lucia Willow You must be thinking of a 14 year old who failed to ever crack a book, let alone study, and has to keep looking down at the notes written on their wrist.
This is one of Katie's most polite interviews. Trying not to make questions to complicated and using layman terms for the not so bright - Sara still fails - I am not a Palin fan however in her defense McCain like any boss should have had "Interviewed her- one on one" before he picked her for being "cute" Like Katie says she was tossed into an overnight celebrity. Not prepared at all - however , she has had years to prepare "Study politics" and "issues" yet still doesn't get any more intelligent with answers. The more she speaks the worst her answers get. Anytime she tries to use wit- it backfires. Maybe she should try being more serious.
Palin was 44 at the time, and a governor. If you don't know what's going on in the world by that time, and you're in that business, you'll never catch up. Even if you start reading something besides the 'Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman...'
Deanna May She sounds informal and not serious because she doesn't know what she's talking about. This is really common. As Katie said, she spoke in really "general terms", e.g. "shoring up the economy" and "job creation" or "pull up by the bootstraps". I'm a political science student and spend a lot of time communicating about politics with people. People who don't know how to communicate their ideas or don't really understand the subject speak very informally, use a lot of slang/informal language
Katie's face during the interview was hilarious. You could tell that she really wanted to softball the questions but you could see it on her face the moment she realized the real story was in exposing the fact that this fruitcake couldn't answer even the simplest questions, let alone handle questions on foreign or domestic policy. At the end of the day, Katie's a journalist. She didn't want to hurt McCain's campaign but she smelled blood in the water and couldn't help herself.
Palin reminds me of those chicks back in college who after doing a couple lines of blow would start motor mouthing about everything that popped into their minds without really saying anything, except those chicks actually made more sense.
See, as Liberal as I am (and I am very liberal!), part of me cannot help but feel a little bit sorry for Palin. Now before anyone brands me insane, let me explain! Palin strikes me as the type of person who has always been surrounded by people telling her how wonderful she is and how everyone loves her, she was extremely popular in her own constituency and as a result I think she genuinely believed that the whole country would love her. I don't think she was ever fully prepared to be ridiculed because she sees herself as an intelligent, popular woman. I bet any criticism that comes her way she zones out and focuses solely on the praise she gets, believing any naysayers to be 'stupid liberals' who don't know what they are talking about. McCain's team made a HUGE mistake by not vetting her properly, their second mistake was not to pull her from the campaign when it became abundantly clear that she was totally unsuitable for the job as VP. Don't get me wrong, even if Palin had not been their candidate McCain still would have lost as the country was ready for a change but there are times when I watch some of the Palin stuff and feel a little bad for her because she is just utterly delusional. Now apart from that little human piece inside of me which feels sorry for her, the rest of me loathes her because to take attention off herself she decided to keep smearing Obama and riling up audiences on her tours to baying hate mobs in some cases. The Palin of today I have no sympathy for because at this point she is just out for the money and to do that she stirs up as much controversy as possible which just creates problems at a time when the two parties need to find a middle ground to keep the country going.
Frankly, I think Couric was downright generous, gracious and polite - far more than Palin's incompetence deserves, particularly with Palin reaching for the VP!
For a bit of fun...I decided to transcribe their interview....word-for-word. As terrible as this interview comes across in real-time, it's BEYOND shocking how bad it is when you read it. Palin is quite literally *_THE_* single-most unintelligent person I've *_ever_* encountered during my 32 years on earth. The fact that such a person _also happened to be_ THIS close to becoming VP, if not President, of the United States....is, well, actually....it's incredibly sad. I'm truly worried for our nation. I think it's pretty much over. We're done. The fact this even _happened_ is testament to that.
the very best part is in the last twenty seconds... Katie has to re-explain the question she asked because Palin strayed so far from it. Amazing! I hope you guys elect her as your leader.
Say what you will about Palin's ignorance, but Couric was covering up for her. I fault careerist journalists like Couric for people like Palin being able to get far in the political arena. Couric is being dishonest here and ultimately quite dangerous.
Jim Beam No, she's being polite. It's not necessary to stoop to the level of the people of FOX news and make fun of her, or even directly insult her. The interview was much more powerful. I actually really like how objective she was. That's what interviewers are supposed to do.
Get real dude. Did you hear half the crap that George Bush said? Do you hear 90% of the things that come out of the personalities on Fox News? There's a lot of people this idiotic running around, and Couric is an interviewer -- she's not supposed to necessarily cast her interviewee in a negative light. Besides, that's not how you change people's minds.
lenny cooldridge There hasn't been a person as idiotic as Sarah Palin in American politics in decades. George W. Bush is 50 times smarter than she was and didn't throw bullshit around like she did. Palin is a bullshit artist and needs her feet held to the fire at all times. Fox News personalities say stupid things because it's a closed network that protects its own. They SHOULD have tough questions asked of them but because they're all on the same network they throw softball questions at their own kind. When people are polite like you are suggesting you get idiocy like Fox News. In a way you're defending the type of journalism that Fox offers by favourign powder puff quesitons.
Jim Beam I definitely get your point about that sort of journalism and would not intend to support it. Have you watched the entire interview? It was not necessary of Couric to make it difficult in order to utterly befuddle Palin. She did ask follow up questions, but Palin was basically unable to produce a response. The questions weren't necessarily "foxball" questions either. I agree that politicians should undergo much more difficult interviews... but Palin simply couldn't have gone through that, and it would have been unkind to make the interview much more difficult than it was. (Even Palin acted as though Couric was being unfair to her)
lenny cooldridge I have seen the rest of the interview and basically Palin did herself in. The questions Couric asked her should have been easy to answer for anyone at her level of politics. The fact that Palin could't answer them was her own fault, not Couric's. It was still a powder puff interview from a journalist who has a reputation as a powder puff.
Katie is actually giving Sarah a BIG compliment when she said Sarah is " Very Confident"... Katie is sooooo sweet... What a big front... People are sooo GULLIBLE.(LOL)... Got to love our politicians( They are pros in deception)...
I would've given anything to see Sarah Palin interviewed by Tim Russert. He wouldn't have softballed the interview. He would've been merciless. Boy, I sure miss Big Tim. You couldn't get to the White House except through him on Meet the Press. Tim asked the questions intelligent, politically-savvy people would've asked of the candidates. He was the last real journalist left in the mainstream media. I followed his career for years and never knew what party he belonged to because he was equally tough on both candidates. That's a lost art, the ability to conduct an interview without revealing any hint of partisanship. Punditry is about telling people what to think. But Tim conducted the interview and let YOU be the judge and think for yourself.
"She's very confident and very cool, calm, and collected." That's like saying of a dead horse "She's very low-maintenance and I never have to worry about her jumping the fence."
I absolutely love how Katie was during Palin's interview and this interview where she talks about it. She handled it perfectly. I'm a Democrat but I actually like Palin, always have. And I'm glad Katie handled it extremely professionally.
katie couric has the same educational background as sarah palin. they both have a B.A. in journalism. The only difference is is that katie took 4 years to earn her degree attending UVA and graduated as a Delta Delta Delta while sarah palin took 5 years to graduate attending 5 different schools. katie's just as good looking (not that it should matter but apparently it does) and is much more intelligent, well spoken, and knowledgeable about the world.
My mother always said "better to remain silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt". Unfortunately Sarah's mom must not have told her that and she couldn't figure it out for herself because she continued to espous her thoughts and ideas until everyone ignored her. Pitiful.
I agree, CRAGIFICATION, and I'm an American. I can NOT understand how my fellow citizens see any merit in this poor excuse for a candidate. I am shocked and will seriously move to another country if she is elected. I am not against a woman for President, but Palin is only a fast talker. Have her run auctions instead at flea markets would be best.
@MrBallitup lol! you're so right. i think what she remembered was that she was supposed to say "job creation"... she goes on to use it like six times after "OHp"
Katie Couric is the consummate professional journalist, keeps things classy and polite. I love her. cuz if i was doing that interview i would've been like "Sarah Palin is an absolute dumbass". Katie's probably 10 times more qualified to be Veep than someone like Sarah Palin, how very sad.
I think Palin was overprepared by her advisors. She had these talking points and she tried her damndest to speak to them irrespective of the questions asked of her. Couric doesn't want to go hypercritical of her. Palin needs no help making a fool of herself. God forbid she gets elected to office. Even the post office!!
Palin is a genious; why she is not the current veep is totally shocking and sadly ridiculous, but still a hero, a saint and a mother of several beutiful children whom are more than loved in a wilderness such is Alaska and it's brethren, against socialism of course. Glenn Beck and Norton rule.
@PoliticsStudent THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I love this answer that you gave!! Why can't people see it how you see it. Nobody made her to take that interview, you shouldnt have to prep for an interview. This lady was not fit to lead a country, come on I mean I would vote for Obama if he had a woman like her backing him up. I guess people these days are too stupid to see she was a horrible choice.
Yes, Palin went through alot and she is still taking alot a heat.. But she still should of stood her ground, finished her term and showed everyone what she is made out of... The same heat would still be there if her and McCain would have won the election... When you're in a government position like that, you can't let the people down and give-up...
A person like this one ran for one of the highest offices of the United States. This only can be absolutely surreal and the Monty Python would accept her for their scripts. I am sorry to write this way but I can't think of anything else to convey my surprise that she was invited, and ultimately, that she accepted to run, knowing that has no qualifications for such responsibility. Stunning is the position of Couric like nothing really happened. It's important to be truthful.
I still cannot figure out how Couric kept a straight face during that interview. Even if she didn't burst into outright in laughter, how did she keep her face from contorting in confusion and frustration? I know that I can't! Of course, there is always the magic of editing . . . Couric was stoic during that onslaught of what was (and remains) the unbridled stupidity that is Sarah Palin.
glueonhair you are absolutely correct. and unfortunately people do not understand that the decisions taken by these people affects the entire world. As civiliced as we claim to be we are for the most part a very primitive specie strugling to evolve. Majority rules. hope is our only hope.
I can hardly believe that Palin was put forth as a potential leader for American, then again, I am not....I am reminding how little regard the Rep/GOP has for clear and concise thinking
I can't believe Sarah Palin graduated high school! If America even considers Palin as any type of government official, we may as well flush the toilet right now. The only hope we have as a country is to have Barak Obama as president, and work with him in trying to correct the destruction caused by the Republican party, and president Bush. It's unbelievable that this women exists in politics at all. She's not even a very good hockey mom...she's just down right scary period.
I've watched these videos for about 50 times. Palin is more concerned about spouting things that are fed to her to make her seem intelligent, so much so that she does not actually listen to her questions, or to think to answer them. There is nothing genuine about the interview process, for her it's a preprogrammed act.
It speaks to Katie Couric's professionalism that she didn't just burst out laughing at some of Palin's bizarre word salad gibberish. And, typical of a narcissist and liar, Palin later tried to get people to believe that the interview was a) supposed to be 'light-hearted working mom talk', b) set up by one of McCain's advisor's friend's wife who 'owed Couric a favor' & because this woman doesn't like Palin, she told Katie to try to embarrass her (Palin) or c) sprung on Palin at the last minute & no one gave her a chance to prepare. Basically, Palin never accepts responsibility & always defers blame, traits that continue to this day.
Thanks Katie Couric for asking Sarah Palin basic questions, to which she was not able to answer correctly. Therefore, she lost the election. Thank you!!!
@BillClintonWasDum No lie, I worked at the mini mart across the street from my house right after graduating highschool at 17, walked to work for a over a year with no car (no need), saved the year's salary (which amounted to $4,000), and paid my first car off IN CASH. I could never do the same thing with my current college tuition. I'm not saying that there aren't a lot of opportunities for people, but it's not as easy as some would like to make it sound. That's all I'm trying to emphasize.
@meetdiamond When GW Bush ran for prez the 1st time I kept saying "Dont you LISTEN to the things he says?" I just couldnt blieve Americans would vote for him. Then we had 4 yrs of proof that he's stooopid and they voted him in again! I will not be surprised to see Palin make it to the big race and I am scared of the power of the right-wing base to make that sort of thing happen. I often wish I were Canadian. :P
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Katy's opening line...that is the nicest way I have every heard any one person call another person a total idiot. LOL
i totally agree now you see she just dont want to get on tele and say uno what this woman Sarah really dont know her ass from her rib-cage
My first thought exactly as well XD Coming from the PR world - that was a master class in subte shade here
We can laugh at Sarah for sure but these 2 woman are smug, Maggie didn’t keep her job on that morning show very long and Katie was fired from CBS evening news by the viewers who didn’t tune-in. Both woman need to look in the mirror
@@2004cyrus i know! smart women are a little scary aren't they.
@@keriwilliams8980 I’m not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but I’m very attracted to intelligent woman over 40. Very very attracted to them. I had a crush on Katie Couric for a decade. Sarah was interesting when she hit the big stage. I like deep conversations with woman.
I think Katie is being extremely generous about the Sarah Palin interview.
+Anna Burke An understatement to say the least. Even after all these years looking back at this moment is still quite chilling and wrought with inadequacies with her selection and the strategy that McCain employed.
+Anna Burke "Being extremely generous"? Is that what we call it when a talking head almost as dumb as her interview subject, flat out lies to soft peddle the subject's obvious idiocy?
It must have been hard to Katie to keep a straight face. "I asked Gov Palin to compare and contrast Iraq and Afganistan, but she responded in very general terms about the war on terror".
Couric did a great job of not calling Palin a flat out idiot. Way to play for the camera Katie.
I wonder why palin is still pissed at her...what does she expect?
I don't know how Katie kelp a straight face during this interview
Agreed. I'm not sure if katie shows journalistic respect or complete disdain for intellectually honest and accountable positions in her accommodation to palin's responses.
Katie displayed a top level of journalism by staying focused and on point. Even in face Palins lack of knowledge and her intellectual flaw that might have been a heartbeat away from the man who could have lead the country with the most bombs and deadly weapons.
"I think she is boning up on a number of issues" (she is woefully unprepared and is having to be taught as she goes along)
your right if you try to listen to palin she is unprepared with the lack of being taught. Example Her comment "The country of Africa" Really???
Exactly Katie really did a great job in investigating and exposing a person that would be a heart beat away from the nuclear launch codes. Oh wait she could see Russia from her house. Good job Katie it journalist like you who aren't affraid of asking the important questions. The journalist who will answer the most important questions.
Wow, Couric really bit her tongue during that interview lmao!
couric was like " you don't know what the hell you are talking about do you "
She reminds me of a 14 year old trying to get through their French oral exam.
+Lucia Willow You must be thinking of a 14 year old who failed to ever crack a book, let alone study, and has to keep looking down at the notes written on their wrist.
I think they'd both pass any oral exam they took.
omg yes that's so accurate
Katie was kind, I'd like to know what she really thinks.
Oh poor Couric! Look at her face! Oh my word! I am almost bursting out laughing! It's so hilarious!
This is one of Katie's most polite interviews. Trying not to make questions to complicated and using layman terms for the not so bright - Sara still fails - I am not a Palin fan however in her defense McCain like any boss should have had "Interviewed her- one on one" before he picked her for being "cute" Like Katie says she was tossed into an overnight celebrity. Not prepared at all - however , she has had years to prepare "Study politics" and "issues" yet still doesn't get any more intelligent with answers. The more she speaks the worst her answers get. Anytime she tries to use wit- it backfires. Maybe she should try being more serious.
Palin was 44 at the time, and a governor. If you don't know what's going on in the world by that time, and you're in that business, you'll never catch up. Even if you start reading something besides the 'Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman...'
Deanna May She sounds informal and not serious because she doesn't know what she's talking about. This is really common. As Katie said, she spoke in really "general terms", e.g. "shoring up the economy" and "job creation" or "pull up by the bootstraps". I'm a political science student and spend a lot of time communicating about politics with people. People who don't know how to communicate their ideas or don't really understand the subject speak very informally, use a lot of slang/informal language
Katie couldn't even give that praise with a straight face!
Sarah Palin had a malfunctioning word hole!
Look at how Couric is looking at her lmao!!
Both hot women, but Couric also attractive in a intelectual way ...
***** In this case i would do it, and im only 38
+Bertha Green palin ? yep
Katie has tact. She's much nicer than Palin deserves.
Katie's face during the interview was hilarious. You could tell that she really wanted to softball the questions but you could see it on her face the moment she realized the real story was in exposing the fact that this fruitcake couldn't answer even the simplest questions, let alone handle questions on foreign or domestic policy. At the end of the day, Katie's a journalist. She didn't want to hurt McCain's campaign but she smelled blood in the water and couldn't help herself.
"I think she is boning up on a number of issues" (she is woefully unprepared and is having to be taught as she goes along)
Couric was very kind in her comments and opinion of Palin, I was scared to death that Palin would possibly end up in the white house.
Palin reminds me of those chicks back in college who after doing a couple lines of blow would start motor mouthing about everything that popped into their minds without really saying anything, except those chicks actually made more sense.
@AKaudy you took the words right out of my mouth!
See, as Liberal as I am (and I am very liberal!), part of me cannot help but feel a little bit sorry for Palin. Now before anyone brands me insane, let me explain!
Palin strikes me as the type of person who has always been surrounded by people telling her how wonderful she is and how everyone loves her, she was extremely popular in her own constituency and as a result I think she genuinely believed that the whole country would love her. I don't think she was ever fully prepared to be ridiculed because she sees herself as an intelligent, popular woman. I bet any criticism that comes her way she zones out and focuses solely on the praise she gets, believing any naysayers to be 'stupid liberals' who don't know what they are talking about.
McCain's team made a HUGE mistake by not vetting her properly, their second mistake was not to pull her from the campaign when it became abundantly clear that she was totally unsuitable for the job as VP. Don't get me wrong, even if Palin had not been their candidate McCain still would have lost as the country was ready for a change but there are times when I watch some of the Palin stuff and feel a little bad for her because she is just utterly delusional.
Now apart from that little human piece inside of me which feels sorry for her, the rest of me loathes her because to take attention off herself she decided to keep smearing Obama and riling up audiences on her tours to baying hate mobs in some cases. The Palin of today I have no sympathy for because at this point she is just out for the money and to do that she stirs up as much controversy as possible which just creates problems at a time when the two parties need to find a middle ground to keep the country going.
Exactly. I completely agree. Beautifully articulated.
We took the wrong lesson and made this an indictment of Palin, the person, and not of the party. There was a ton of misogyny on the left.
"She's not always responsive..." LOL!
Absolutely painful.
Frankly, I think Couric was downright generous, gracious and polite - far more than Palin's incompetence deserves, particularly with Palin reaching for the VP!
Courier has no idea what to make of Palin's word-salad babbling, she's just watching and face-palming internally.
For a bit of fun...I decided to transcribe their interview....word-for-word. As terrible as this interview comes across in real-time, it's BEYOND shocking how bad it is when you read it. Palin is quite literally *_THE_* single-most unintelligent person I've *_ever_* encountered during my 32 years on earth. The fact that such a person _also happened to be_ THIS close to becoming VP, if not President, of the United States....is, well, actually....it's incredibly sad. I'm truly worried for our nation. I think it's pretty much over. We're done. The fact this even _happened_ is testament to that.
the very best part is in the last twenty seconds... Katie has to re-explain the question she asked because Palin strayed so far from it. Amazing! I hope you guys elect her as your leader.
Thank you Katie....Thank you! No really.
OMG,,,it's been so long since I've seen thins and I was laughing like crazy,,LOL,,,,,just the look at Katie Couric face was enough,,,,,,
Say what you will about Palin's ignorance, but Couric was covering up for her. I fault careerist journalists like Couric for people like Palin being able to get far in the political arena. Couric is being dishonest here and ultimately quite dangerous.
Jim Beam No, she's being polite. It's not necessary to stoop to the level of the people of FOX news and make fun of her, or even directly insult her. The interview was much more powerful. I actually really like how objective she was. That's what interviewers are supposed to do.
Get real dude. Did you hear half the crap that George Bush said? Do you hear 90% of the things that come out of the personalities on Fox News? There's a lot of people this idiotic running around, and Couric is an interviewer -- she's not supposed to necessarily cast her interviewee in a negative light. Besides, that's not how you change people's minds.
lenny cooldridge There hasn't been a person as idiotic as Sarah Palin in American politics in decades. George W. Bush is 50 times smarter than she was and didn't throw bullshit around like she did. Palin is a bullshit artist and needs her feet held to the fire at all times. Fox News personalities say stupid things because it's a closed network that protects its own. They SHOULD have tough questions asked of them but because they're all on the same network they throw softball questions at their own kind. When people are polite like you are suggesting you get idiocy like Fox News. In a way you're defending the type of journalism that Fox offers by favourign powder puff quesitons.
Jim Beam I definitely get your point about that sort of journalism and would not intend to support it. Have you watched the entire interview? It was not necessary of Couric to make it difficult in order to utterly befuddle Palin. She did ask follow up questions, but Palin was basically unable to produce a response. The questions weren't necessarily "foxball" questions either. I agree that politicians should undergo much more difficult interviews... but Palin simply couldn't have gone through that, and it would have been unkind to make the interview much more difficult than it was. (Even Palin acted as though Couric was being unfair to her)
lenny cooldridge I have seen the rest of the interview and basically Palin did herself in. The questions Couric asked her should have been easy to answer for anyone at her level of politics. The fact that Palin could't answer them was her own fault, not Couric's. It was still a powder puff interview from a journalist who has a reputation as a powder puff.
Katie is actually giving Sarah a BIG compliment when she said Sarah is " Very Confident"... Katie is sooooo sweet... What a big front... People are sooo GULLIBLE.(LOL)... Got to love our politicians( They are pros in deception)...
wow
Palin often had notes written in ink on the palms of her hands -- things like key words, talking points, phrases, etc.. Sad.....but true.
She had notes right in front of both of them as any journalist, interviewer does. why TF would she write on her palms...liar weirdo
Trump = Palin LOL
Katie Couric saved America in 15 minutes by the Sarah Palin Interview
Katie Couric will reap what she has sowed, as we all will do.
just read Sarah Palins book....She is fabulous!!! AND could be a great PRESIDENT!!!!
I would've given anything to see Sarah Palin interviewed by Tim Russert. He wouldn't have softballed the interview. He would've been merciless. Boy, I sure miss Big Tim. You couldn't get to the White House except through him on Meet the Press. Tim asked the questions intelligent, politically-savvy people would've asked of the candidates. He was the last real journalist left in the mainstream media. I followed his career for years and never knew what party he belonged to because he was equally tough on both candidates. That's a lost art, the ability to conduct an interview without revealing any hint of partisanship. Punditry is about telling people what to think. But Tim conducted the interview and let YOU be the judge and think for yourself.
it's like listening to a child roll out words they've heard adults using.
This is FANTASTIC comedy
Her answer to that first question was completely incorrigible. WOW. This never gets old.
I agree. It takes somebody with vast amounts of dignity and patience to deal with palin the way couric did and not just slag her off to this reporter.
"She's very confident and very cool, calm, and collected." That's like saying of a dead horse "She's very low-maintenance and I never have to worry about her jumping the fence."
I love Couric more as a newswoman on CBS than her talkshow persona on NBC's today show. She has gravitas now.
I absolutely love how Katie was during Palin's interview and this interview where she talks about it. She handled it perfectly. I'm a Democrat but I actually like Palin, always have. And I'm glad Katie handled it extremely professionally.
Katie's eyes blinking just says it all....hahahahaha!
Couric was so kind not to not simply call her stupid. "She's very confident.".....hahaha
God im glad Palin is a glorified cheerleader for the GOP nowadays instead of a legitimate threat to any official office of any kind.
How to become more confused than you ever thought possible:
Step 1 - Smoke Blunt.
Step 2 - Watch Palin's answers to specific political questions.
If Palin runs for president, Couric should run for universall leader.
...and these are the people running for positions of power in this country.
How did they not laugh while watching the replay of Palin?
Why can't we elect Katie Couric when she is clearly the superior person for office....
Katie Couric should get the next Peace Prize.
katie couric has the same educational background as sarah palin. they both have a B.A. in journalism. The only difference is is that katie took 4 years to earn her degree attending UVA and graduated as a Delta Delta Delta while sarah palin took 5 years to graduate attending 5 different schools. katie's just as good looking (not that it should matter but apparently it does) and is much more intelligent, well spoken, and knowledgeable about the world.
My mother always said "better to remain silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt". Unfortunately Sarah's mom must not have told her that and she couldn't figure it out for herself because she continued to espous her thoughts and ideas until everyone ignored her. Pitiful.
Katie Couric takes beautiful to a whole new level. As time goes by she just keeps getting better looking.
I agree, CRAGIFICATION, and I'm an American. I can NOT understand how my fellow citizens see any merit in this poor excuse for a candidate. I am shocked and will seriously move to another country if she is elected. I am not against a woman for President, but Palin is only a fast talker. Have her run auctions instead at flea markets would be best.
Palin doesn't seem to sneak around questions and just seems to stumble through them.
excellent, thx
@MrBallitup lol! you're so right. i think what she remembered was that she was supposed to say "job creation"... she goes on to use it like six times after "OHp"
Kudos to Katie Couric for keeping a straight face during the Palin interview.. LOL :)
Katie Couric is the consummate professional journalist, keeps things classy and polite. I love her. cuz if i was doing that interview i would've been like "Sarah Palin is an absolute dumbass". Katie's probably 10 times more qualified to be Veep than someone like Sarah Palin, how very sad.
I think Palin was overprepared by her advisors. She had these talking points and she tried her damndest to speak to them irrespective of the questions asked of her. Couric doesn't want to go hypercritical of her. Palin needs no help making a fool of herself. God forbid she gets elected to office. Even the post office!!
Palin is a genious; why she is not the current veep is totally shocking and sadly ridiculous, but still a hero, a saint and a mother of several beutiful children whom are more than loved in a wilderness such is Alaska and it's brethren, against socialism of course. Glenn Beck and Norton rule.
If by 'Cool, calm and collected' you mean 'shrill harpy,' you are correct madam.
Palin's interviews with Couric were excruciating. For everybody.
Couric for VP
lmao u know shes actually insulting her but Katys so smart that u cant tell..its so beautiful to watch
@PoliticsStudent THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I love this answer that you gave!! Why can't people see it how you see it. Nobody made her to take that interview, you shouldnt have to prep for an interview. This lady was not fit to lead a country, come on I mean I would vote for Obama if he had a woman like her backing him up. I guess people these days are too stupid to see she was a horrible choice.
This was an omen of what was to come.
Yes, Palin went through alot and she is still taking alot a heat.. But she still should of stood her ground, finished her term and showed everyone what she is made out of... The same heat would still be there if her and McCain would have won the election... When you're in a government position like that, you can't let the people down and give-up...
@yessgtwillrock Exactly! I wanted Couric to stop her mid-flow and ask her "Just what the holy fuck are you talking about?"
They arent ill about the position they got put in they are ill about the position Palin got put in...
Katie is really professional, educated and smart. She described Palin’s stupidity in the most generous way possible.
I'd forgotten just how frightening Palin was. My God.
....Was I the only one who read the title and thought "That'll be hot"?
This is so embarrassing I can't even watch it from beginning to end. What I find crazy is people STILL think she would make a good president.
ROFL this comment made my night! Thanks!
Couric was a better choice for candidacy than Palin.
Does it really matter if politicians are smart or stupid? They are never really held accountable for their actions
A person like this one ran for one of the highest offices of the United States. This only can be absolutely surreal and the Monty Python would accept her for their scripts. I am sorry to write this way but I can't think of anything else to convey my surprise that she was invited, and ultimately, that she accepted to run, knowing that has no qualifications for such responsibility. Stunning is the position of Couric like nothing really happened. It's important to be truthful.
I still cannot figure out how Couric kept a straight face during that interview. Even if she didn't burst into outright in laughter, how did she keep her face from contorting in confusion and frustration? I know that I can't! Of course, there is always the magic of editing . . . Couric was stoic during that onslaught of what was (and remains) the unbridled stupidity that is Sarah Palin.
Damn Katie is the epitome of professionalism!
I seriously think Katie Couric should have been picked up as a running mate !
glueonhair you are absolutely correct. and unfortunately people do not understand that the decisions taken by these people affects the entire world.
As civiliced as we claim to be we are for the most part a very primitive specie strugling to evolve. Majority rules. hope is our only hope.
I can hardly believe that Palin was put forth as a potential leader for American, then again, I am not....I am reminding how little regard the Rep/GOP has for clear and concise thinking
@tnekkc Hit piece? Couric asked Palin why money should go to financial institutions and not middle class families, and Palin rambled on about nothing.
I totally forgot the original question when Palin started rambling.
...i think it would be interesting if katie couric ran some day... i would vote for her...
I can't believe Sarah Palin graduated high school! If America even considers Palin as any type of government official, we may as well flush the toilet right now. The only hope we have as a country is to have Barak Obama as president, and work with him in trying to correct the destruction caused by the Republican party, and president Bush. It's unbelievable that this women exists in politics at all. She's not even a very good hockey mom...she's just down right scary period.
I've watched these videos for about 50 times. Palin is more concerned about spouting things that are fed to her to make her seem intelligent, so much so that she does not actually listen to her questions, or to think to answer them. There is nothing genuine about the interview process, for her it's a preprogrammed act.
It speaks to Katie Couric's professionalism that she didn't just burst out laughing at some of Palin's bizarre word salad gibberish. And, typical of a narcissist and liar, Palin later tried to get people to believe that the interview was a) supposed to be 'light-hearted working mom talk', b) set up by one of McCain's advisor's friend's wife who 'owed Couric a favor' & because this woman doesn't like Palin, she told Katie to try to embarrass her (Palin) or c) sprung on Palin at the last minute & no one gave her a chance to prepare. Basically, Palin never accepts responsibility & always defers blame, traits that continue to this day.
can't get over her comments. keeps me laughing. lol
I think Katie Couric should get a medal for showing us the true stupidity of Palin.
Thanks Katie Couric for asking Sarah Palin basic questions, to which she was not able to answer correctly. Therefore, she lost the election.
Thank you!!!
@BillClintonWasDum No lie, I worked at the mini mart across the street from my house right after graduating highschool at 17, walked to work for a over a year with no car (no need), saved the year's salary (which amounted to $4,000), and paid my first car off IN CASH. I could never do the same thing with my current college tuition. I'm not saying that there aren't a lot of opportunities for people, but it's not as easy as some would like to make it sound. That's all I'm trying to emphasize.
That look of Katie Couric starting at 1:28, as if she's saying, "You have GOT to be fucking kidding me McCain!"
That women who played her on SNL did it even better
That woman you speak of is Tina Fey
+nunyabiznes nunyabiznes yeah, thank you, I
forgot her name
@meetdiamond When GW Bush ran for prez the 1st time I kept saying "Dont you LISTEN to the things he says?" I just couldnt blieve Americans would vote for him.
Then we had 4 yrs of proof that he's stooopid and they voted him in again!
I will not be surprised to see Palin make it to the big race and I am scared of the power of the right-wing base to make that sort of thing happen.
I often wish I were Canadian. :P
sooooo funny its like she studied up for an exam
I love watching Katies facial expression. She must be thinking wtf are you talking about?