+Rafael Castillo Oh, yes -- the worse Palin got, the more Couric blinked. And I'm pretty sure she was trying really hard not to start smirking. You can just see the corners of her lips twitching.
This was one of the most concise, spot-on takedowns of a politician I've ever seen. This woman was in over her head from the start, yet trying to pretend like she wasn't. She was trying to repeat GOP talking points from her briefing books and crash-course debate prep sessions like a trained seal, but ended up instead with a ridiculous word salad: job creation, increasing trade, reducing taxes, cutting spending. The funny thing is that it should have been an easy response for an experienced politician, but she wasn't used to having her knowledge questioned like this. The "you betcha" "I'm a grizzly mama" BS that she pedaled as mayor of Wasilla and her failed, half-term governorship wasn't going to cut it on the national stage. This was essentially Gary Johnson, another unqualified idiot, with his "What is Aleppo?" moment.
There was Trump’s response to the “nuclear triad” question in one of the primary debates. I think that comes very close, but this remains the absolute bonkers one.
A couple years ago someone else, a teacher made the best comment ever on Sarah Palin. He said that watching her in these interviews was"like a student who hasn't done the required reading trying to bullshit her way through an exam."
0:59 She abruptly switched in the middle of a thought to something totally different. Health care reform to “job creation.” None of that had anything to do with the Wall Street bailout. This silly woman would have been a disaster in a position of national leadership.
...and it all has to happen under the umbrella of job creation, because when the mustard slides down the hill of opportunity, the entire pack of salamanders will run to the marshmallow factory to find some electric wiring for the future of cloud formations...makes sense to me! Whew! we dodged that bullet.
"...that is one of the most pathetic pieces of tape I have ever seen for someone aspiring to one of the highest offices in this country." Perfectly put.
@Viccerz ...less than half in 2000; more than half in 2004; it's amazing how integrity and good leadership will influence an electorate four years later...
+Sal Rodriguez Seriously, I made more political sense when I was around 10 than Palin has ever made in her life, and I had a much better command of the language then than she has ever had.
@itpduder The one thing I give Gibson the most credit for was he didn't gift wrap the question for her after she proved her ignorance. He kept trying to clarify the question until he finally just had to explain the whole thing to her.
And this interview had me cracking up. Therefore Tuesday’s debate between #DonTheCon and VP Harris had me splitting my sides with laughter… There’s no way that guy should be anywhere near the oval office
Zeemba is right; possibly deranged, but he's right. If Palin could not give an answer b/c the question was poorly phrased (as opposed to being unable to answer because she was ignorant of the issues and totally out of her depth) then why didn't she just ask Couric to clarify/restate/repeat her question? Why didn't she make the (dubious) points that you, someone NOT seeking high office, have made? Because she was totally unqualified for the job, and it's amazing some people still don't see that.
@zenbrenzz I do live in the south, Alabama. We're in the process of opening a German steel plant that took over 6000 people to build and will employ over 4000 people. And isn't far from two other similar steel mills. We also have half a dozen car manufacturers with several more in the process of being built. We're growing extremely fast and it wouldn't have been possible if unions were here, they would've built elsewhere to avoid them.
Katie must have been sporting major journalistic wood during this interview knowing how huge this was going to be when it aired. Love Cafferty's look at the end as Wolfe is trying to be all diplomatic.
This is the first time i've seen it since it was originally aired. It's quite obvious that Mama Grizzly is reading notes off the palm of her hand, which she was caught doing later on.
I still think that the country is far more polarized than 10 years ago and I lived there for 5 years. We were a super power up until WW1 and the US seems to be going through the same process we went through trying to be the world's policeman and not having the financial muscle to back it up. Consequently its getting into deeper and deeper unsustainable debt.
Two things. The way Jack tried to stifle a laugh when reading "Is Sarah Palin Qualified To Be President?". The look that Jack has on his face while Wolf is trying to make excuses for Palin is priceless...LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jack Cafferty's bash on Sarah Palin is as legendary as Palin's interview with Katie Couric. It will remain as the quintessential example of how not to run a presidential campaign for future politicians. But more importantly, the barbed manner in which Cafferty owned Palin is what makes this so memorable. I've watched this video many times and no matter what, I can never get past his sarcastic question at 1:36 without bursting out laughing as if I were watching a comedy. It so accurately pinpoints the thoughts of the viewer with respect to Palin. It put to shame the whole campaign, it put into question John McCain's decision skills, and it is an embarrassment for the GOP as a whole that Sarah Palin still has a voice to represent them with.
+Benzene The Katie Couric interview is probably the single worst interview given out by any major candidate in any election in US history up to this point. It was just a total train wreck. And the real tragedy is, it wasn't like Couric was trying to destroy Palin. She just kept handing over some rope while Palin tied a nose around her neck and jumped off the nearest cliff.
@itpduder there was no one Morone Doctrine either, it's a phrase used to describe Monrone's policy towards european expansion. The Bush Doctrine is a common term used to describe a specific thing. it wasn't a gotcha, frankly I think Gibson looked surprised Palin didn't know what he meant by it.
According to her, the bailout helps those who are concerned about healthcare reform. Healthcare reform is needed to help sure up our economy. The bailout is all about job creation, which also sures up our economy and puts it back on "the right track". So healthcare reform, reducing taxes, and cutting spending has to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. We have to view trade as opportunity, not SCARY. 1 in 5 jobs being created in the "trade sector" has to be viewed as opportunity... Everything I just mentioned is under the umbrella of job creation. The bailout is also under this umbrealla, which is already under the bailout.... Thank you.....
I've seen this a while ago, just saw it again in another video and had to watch it again. I love this so much, i think it's the first time i've ever seen any news anchor (except on Fox News) go so off queue, most likely in fear that this woman could have been the Vice President. He really says it how it is lol
I have a lot of respect for Wolf Blitzer. He is a classy guy trying not to insult or demean Palin even though you can tell that he wants to and it would have been so easy for him to do so.
i sounded exactly like that when i put Elmers Glue in another Cub Scouts cap and i got caught or was the chief suspect and was interrogated by the Episcopal minister the following Sunday (i was about 8 yrs old at the time though)
@Meansofviewing i am originally european too and have lived in several european countries in my life. i have lived in the u.s. for over 11 years now. i agree that palin is pathetic, however, don't say that the whole country is. this is STILL the country that offers the greatest amount of equality and opportunity in the whole world. i don't want to write a novel here but europe is still light ages behind the u.s. in all things that matter (unless of course you are concerned with fashion,etc.).
All joking aside, I went into this with an unbiased opinion on what I was about to hear. I sat through this twice and I cannot find any single point she was trying to make in her answer to the question. Maybe it's me that's the crazy one, but I tried to cut her a break and I could not. It was THAT BAD!!
@togowack I'm sure prayer was removed because everyone is not christian... it was replaced with a "moment of silence" ... school prayer is the very least of our worries ... people can pray anytime
@chrycohauler Just to put things in perspective, an angry drunk with a loaded gun is also a force to be reckoned with. Being "a force to be reckoned with" doesn't mean that the force is either under control or being used for good.
@invicta420 that's a pretty shallow understanding, only in the last few years has the federal reserve even been considered a problem. Since 1913 the U.S. became the worlds biggest economy or do people just forget that? very successful.
@itpduder Well the "Bush Doctrine" is effectively singular, although it encompasses a few variables of Bush's foreign policy, although in one of his follow ups Gibson DID clraify that he was speaking specifically of the National Security Strategy announced in Sept. 2002 and even then she seemed unsure about what he was asking.
it seems like she has someone talking to her telling her what to say. everytime she looks down that's what it looks like to me. she even said "oh!" at one point then switched what she was saying at that point.
@Melthornal at Melthornal. You are correct, where someone obtains their degree doesn't always necessarily connotate intelligence. But there is an obvious strong correlation between academic achievement/excellence and intelligence as there is a correlation between academic failure and lack of intelligence. There are always rare exceptions. In regards to this topic, graduating top of your class among America's brightest, indicates intelligence,
I have looked at the British expansion and the naval race with Germany before the first world war. The British navy was untested in dominance of the seas and no other country could stand up to them. The birth of the dreadnought started a new race of newer ships which could take over a port. This I have looked at. It also good to see the growth of the United States during the later 19th century and the expansion of industry. In the early 20th century, America was stronger than before.
@Nickibal-- And the even more shocking thing is that after 2.5 yrs.. she STILL hasn't bothered to study for the higest position in this country. The only thing she does differently now is she not only uses her hands as cliff notes, she uses her arms, fingers, legs, podiums, walls, the top of her kid's heads, and it looks like she writes cliff notes on precious little Trig's stomachs, as she appears to grab him up and kiss his little stomach during certain parts of her "speeches". So sad.
@TheGoodMajor44 never said it meant nothing, but magna cum laude doesn't tell us anything about his academic scores. And we have information indicating he was let in due to affirmative action. affirmative action is not something universities want to publicize if they feel pressured to graduate visible minorities.
I come back to this video every 6 months or so when I need a bit of laughter.
Me too lol.
Same. Haha.
Me to!
@@jemeeladams1197 I`m still looking.. This woman was the beginning of Trump, the tea party, QAnon ane everthing bad that is happening in the GOP.
She`s running for congress in Alaska this year... And the scary thing is that she no longer is the craziest woman in politics..
8 years later, and I still find it shocking how absurd Palin's answer was.........SMDH
Me too I can't believe he choose her!
Maybe shes the reason Obama won lol
The gross irony is, of course, that now the actual president is saying much stupider things than that...on a daily basis.
Palin is a saint compared to Hillary Clinton you keep that in your prepossessing head Morpheus .
What's scary is Palin is actually better than Trump. Never thought I'd ever be saying that, but it's true.
Couric's face........ blink,blink,blink,blink.......priceless !!!
Right on Doug M.!!!
Gracias to you too Lord !!!
Right on Dancing Robot !!!
+Rafael Castillo
Oh, yes -- the worse Palin got, the more Couric blinked. And I'm pretty sure she was trying really hard not to start smirking. You can just see the corners of her lips twitching.
qhsperson For reals huh! !!! Jajaja! !!!!
Bring Jack Cafferty back!! He's not afraid to speak his mind and what he says is always spot on.
I would LOVE to hear his take om MTG and the rest of the nutjobs in the GOP. And btw. Palin is running for congress in Alaska..
Best Cafferty segment EVER.
I can't help but to watch her interview again and again. It just makes me feel so damn smart!
We need more people like Cafferty.
I miss Jack!
This was the moment I fell in love with Jack Cafferty.
This is when you scratch your head at Palin and say "DAFUQ?!!"
This was beautiful. Its scary to think she was close to being in the #1 spot. Great clip!
that eyebrow jack cafferty gives at the end says it all about wolfe blitzer.
this is one of my favorite youtube clips ever.
You people don't know what the hell you're talking about. Cafferty nailed it. That response was downright pathetic.
This was one of the most concise, spot-on takedowns of a politician I've ever seen. This woman was in over her head from the start, yet trying to pretend like she wasn't. She was trying to repeat GOP talking points from her briefing books and crash-course debate prep sessions like a trained seal, but ended up instead with a ridiculous word salad: job creation, increasing trade, reducing taxes, cutting spending. The funny thing is that it should have been an easy response for an experienced politician, but she wasn't used to having her knowledge questioned like this. The "you betcha" "I'm a grizzly mama" BS that she pedaled as mayor of Wasilla and her failed, half-term governorship wasn't going to cut it on the national stage. This was essentially Gary Johnson, another unqualified idiot, with his "What is Aleppo?" moment.
Anyone else find it weird the Palin clip he plays is actually of clip of another show playing the clip? Very meta
That was the worst answer to an interview question I have ever heard. It made no sense at all.
There was Trump’s response to the “nuclear triad” question in one of the primary debates. I think that comes very close, but this remains the absolute bonkers one.
Wait for Harris’s interview lol
Haha, I just love the way he's like "Awwww heeeellllllllll nooooooo" to Wolf Blitzer there.
A couple years ago someone else, a teacher made the best comment ever on Sarah Palin. He said that watching her in these interviews was"like a student who hasn't done the required reading trying to bullshit her way through an exam."
0:59 She abruptly switched in the middle of a thought to something totally different. Health care reform to “job creation.” None of that had anything to do with the Wall Street bailout. This silly woman would have been a disaster in a position of national leadership.
He called like he saw it and it was the absolute truth,that woman is not president material.
this is not an insult or a generic joke but she's not even managerial material for a Mc Donald's
its obvious she had rehearsed those answers earlier. Keeps on glancing down to her notes like a deer caught in the headlights.
Almost 4 years later and it's still amazing and sad.
Over 12 years later and still a pathetic, pitiful example of a completely unqualified candidate. She should be ashamed of herself.
C'mon Jack...tell us how you really feel
...and it all has to happen under the umbrella of job creation, because when the mustard slides down the hill of opportunity, the entire pack of salamanders will run to the marshmallow factory to find some electric wiring for the future of cloud formations...makes sense to me! Whew! we dodged that bullet.
"...that is one of the most pathetic pieces of tape I have ever seen for someone aspiring to one of the highest offices in this country."
Perfectly put.
@Viccerz ...less than half in 2000; more than half in 2004; it's amazing how integrity and good leadership will influence an electorate four years later...
Katie was like WTF LOL!!
8 years later and I find it shocking that she sounds smarter than Mr. Trump. Never thought that this day would come.
ha ha ha ha
KassianGunsch lol..i totally agree
Lol, now Kamala is exactly there and she is 10x worse.
To compare Sarah Palin to Vice President Harris proves how little you know.
@@yellyman5483 True, even Palin couldn’t hit her knees THAT many times.
Nice "you gotta be fuckin kidding me look" by Jack after Wolf tries to excuse Palin's dumbassery. Classic shit and I love it!!!
Thats not that bad of an answer for a kindergartner
Yes...it is.
+Sal Rodriguez
Seriously, I made more political sense when I was around 10 than Palin has ever made in her life, and I had a much better command of the language then than she has ever had.
I miss the Cafferty file.
Comics and commentators should have been sending Palin royalty checks for all the material she provided.
I wonder if she still can see Russia from her house?
@itpduder The one thing I give Gibson the most credit for was he didn't gift wrap the question for her after she proved her ignorance. He kept trying to clarify the question until he finally just had to explain the whole thing to her.
And this interview had me cracking up.
Therefore Tuesday’s debate between #DonTheCon and VP Harris had me splitting my sides with laughter… There’s no way that guy should be anywhere near the oval office
Never ever should have been
"Don't make excuses for her, that was pathetic"....Jack Cafferty is saying what most of America are thinking and saying.
Zeemba is right; possibly deranged, but he's right.
If Palin could not give an answer b/c the question was poorly phrased (as opposed to being unable to answer because she was ignorant of the issues and totally out of her depth) then why didn't she just ask Couric to clarify/restate/repeat her question?
Why didn't she make the (dubious) points that you, someone NOT seeking high office, have made?
Because she was totally unqualified for the job, and it's amazing some people still don't see that.
Notice how he had to stifle a laugh when he "is Governor Sarah Palin qualified to be president?"
Miss Jack
This is from 10 years ago... Look at us now. Look how far we have come.
And look at how even back then Wolff Blitzer was spineless as ever.
How is it possible that this has been already 11 years ago?!?
@zenbrenzz I do live in the south, Alabama. We're in the process of opening a German steel plant that took over 6000 people to build and will employ over 4000 people. And isn't far from two other similar steel mills. We also have half a dozen car manufacturers with several more in the process of being built.
We're growing extremely fast and it wouldn't have been possible if unions were here, they would've built elsewhere to avoid them.
woah the banner on the bottom - could it be any bigger? I tried clicking it off but so far no luck.
How the hell did Katie Couric keep a straight face this entire time? Seriously, that's talent.
@Canntone Curious how you could mistake the name Jimmy Carter for George Bush? Are you sure you can read?
Katie must have been sporting major journalistic wood during this interview knowing how huge this was going to be when it aired. Love Cafferty's look at the end as Wolfe is trying to be all diplomatic.
@ywillburn - I don't understand. Are you responding to the "Jack Cafferty Tells Us How He Really Feels About Sarah Palin" Video?
Raven
Well said!
Did you get that?
This is the first time i've seen it since it was originally aired. It's quite obvious that Mama Grizzly is reading notes off the palm of her hand, which she was caught doing later on.
I still think that the country is far more polarized than 10 years ago and I lived there for 5 years. We were a super power up until WW1 and the US seems to be going through the same process we went through trying to be the world's policeman and not having the financial muscle to back it up. Consequently its getting into deeper and deeper unsustainable debt.
Two things.
The way Jack tried to stifle a laugh when reading "Is Sarah Palin Qualified To Be President?".
The look that Jack has on his face while Wolf is trying to make excuses for Palin is priceless...LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the way that Cafferty was genuinely offended by Palins stupidity, as am I.
@multitalentino You said it man! THANK YOU!
Jack Cafferty's bash on Sarah Palin is as legendary as Palin's interview with Katie Couric. It will remain as the quintessential example of how not to run a presidential campaign for future politicians. But more importantly, the barbed manner in which Cafferty owned Palin is what makes this so memorable. I've watched this video many times and no matter what, I can never get past his sarcastic question at 1:36 without bursting out laughing as if I were watching a comedy. It so accurately pinpoints the thoughts of the viewer with respect to Palin. It put to shame the whole campaign, it put into question John McCain's decision skills, and it is an embarrassment for the GOP as a whole that Sarah Palin still has a voice to represent them with.
+Benzene The Katie Couric interview is probably the single worst interview given out by any major candidate in any election in US history up to this point. It was just a total train wreck. And the real tragedy is, it wasn't like Couric was trying to destroy Palin. She just kept handing over some rope while Palin tied a nose around her neck and jumped off the nearest cliff.
+Hitch Slap (Hitchslap)
How about now? The loathing should have been replaced by cold, nauseating fear.
Sarah is so talented, she will be around for a long time.
The fact that stupid people call her stupid, only makes her more notable.
@itpduder there was no one Morone Doctrine either, it's a phrase used to describe Monrone's policy towards european expansion. The Bush Doctrine is a common term used to describe a specific thing. it wasn't a gotcha, frankly I think Gibson looked surprised Palin didn't know what he meant by it.
@parafleet ...VERY well said!! I hope that they are held resonsible for their words of provacation.
Again I come back after tonight's election results!
That is what old school news anchors would be like. Telling the truth no matter how hard it is.
According to her, the bailout helps those who are concerned about healthcare reform. Healthcare reform is needed to help sure up our economy. The bailout is all about job creation, which also sures up our economy and puts it back on "the right track". So healthcare reform, reducing taxes, and cutting spending has to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. We have to view trade as opportunity, not SCARY. 1 in 5 jobs being created in the "trade sector" has to be viewed as opportunity... Everything I just mentioned is under the umbrella of job creation. The bailout is also under this umbrealla, which is already under the bailout....
Thank you.....
+AroundSun
Shore up, not sure up.
qhsperson shes dumber than I am lets just put it that way LoL
+AroundSun
No question that you're right. She's as dumb as a box of hair.
+qhsperson A "box of hair"-never heard that one, but it would be an apt nickname for the airhead.
If you are down and lonely, rewind this interview over and over again. You'll LOL all your life. Who needs a therapist?
I've seen this a while ago, just saw it again in another video and had to watch it again. I love this so much, i think it's the first time i've ever seen any news anchor (except on Fox News) go so off queue, most likely in fear that this woman could have been the Vice President. He really says it how it is lol
I have a lot of respect for Wolf Blitzer. He is a classy guy trying not to insult or demean Palin even though you can tell that he wants to and it would have been so easy for him to do so.
Mad props to the woman interviewing Palin. I don't think I could have kept a poker face like that.
i sounded exactly like that when i put Elmers Glue in another Cub Scouts cap and i got caught or was the chief suspect and was interrogated by the Episcopal minister the following Sunday (i was about 8 yrs old at the time though)
Thank you Jack for shutting him (wolfy ziony) up!
@Meansofviewing i am originally european too and have lived in several european countries in my life. i have lived in the u.s. for over 11 years now. i agree that palin is pathetic, however, don't say that the whole country is. this is STILL the country that offers the greatest amount of equality and opportunity in the whole world. i don't want to write a novel here but europe is still light ages behind the u.s. in all things that matter (unless of course you are concerned with fashion,etc.).
All joking aside, I went into this with an unbiased opinion on what I was about to hear. I sat through this twice and I cannot find any single point she was trying to make in her answer to the question. Maybe it's me that's the crazy one, but I tried to cut her a break and I could not. It was THAT BAD!!
@Stairc You are right. But I just go by what I have seen over the las 43 years or so. Remember when Nixon was elected in '68?
@togowack I'm sure prayer was removed because everyone is not christian... it was replaced with a "moment of silence" ... school prayer is the very least of our worries ... people can pray anytime
@chrycohauler Just to put things in perspective, an angry drunk with a loaded gun is also a force to be reckoned with. Being "a force to be reckoned with" doesn't mean that the force is either under control or being used for good.
@Dickbaum its not palins fault if katie doesn't understand her own question
@TheGoodMajor44 you are talking about the president right?
@ncawadias
Thank you for making my point!
Wolf Blitzer? It's more like Wimp Shitzer...Jack speaks his mind, and they should never be side by side...
Nice job Mr. Cafferty... Couldn't agree more.
Good on Jack for calling Wolf out for carrying water for the Mccain/Palin campaign.
Imagine what he would be saying if he was making commentary on Dump?
@Nickibal That might actually happen. Go google the terms "Palin" "Alaska" and "Seccession"
;).
Cafferty has a habbit of being brutally honest.
@invicta420 that's a pretty shallow understanding, only in the last few years has the federal reserve even been considered a problem. Since 1913 the U.S. became the worlds biggest economy or do people just forget that? very successful.
Love this, Cafferty, Kudos brother
I gained some respect for Cafferty when I saw this. the man cares about his country.
It's even more funny watching this a year later....
@itpduder Well the "Bush Doctrine" is effectively singular, although it encompasses a few variables of Bush's foreign policy, although in one of his follow ups Gibson DID clraify that he was speaking specifically of the National Security Strategy announced in Sept. 2002 and even then she seemed unsure about what he was asking.
it seems like she has someone talking to her telling her what to say. everytime she looks down that's what it looks like to me. she even said "oh!" at one point then switched what she was saying at that point.
I wonder how Mr. Cafferty feels about Trump? His blunt honesty would never be tolerated now. Too bad he retired.
Retired? CNN just dumped him. Typical of the brass running CNN then & now. It's not a 1/4 of the network it was in the 90's.
Yeah!
Jack Cafferty left CNN on November 15, 2012. He's 70 years old and retired now.
You GO, Jack!
@Melthornal at Melthornal. You are correct, where someone obtains their degree doesn't always necessarily connotate intelligence. But there is an obvious strong correlation between academic achievement/excellence and intelligence as there is a correlation between academic failure and lack of intelligence. There are always rare exceptions. In regards to this topic, graduating top of your class among America's brightest, indicates intelligence,
Look at Katie, she first gives that mean look which then turns in a funny grin. I love Katie.
I have looked at the British expansion and the naval race with Germany before the first world war. The British navy was untested in dominance of the seas and no other country could stand up to them. The birth of the dreadnought started a new race of newer ships which could take over a port. This I have looked at. It also good to see the growth of the United States during the later 19th century and the expansion of industry. In the early 20th century, America was stronger than before.
@alreltney I find it really surprising that the Tea Party would allow her to not only jump on the bandwagon, but become a significant part of it.
Now thats what you call "Telling it like it is".
@Nickibal-- And the even more shocking thing is that after 2.5 yrs.. she STILL hasn't bothered to study for the higest position in this country. The only thing she does differently now is she not only uses her hands as cliff notes, she uses her arms, fingers, legs, podiums, walls, the top of her kid's heads, and it looks like she writes cliff notes on precious little Trig's stomachs, as she appears to grab him up and kiss his little stomach during certain parts of her "speeches". So sad.
They told her the answers were in back of the book. I think she studied the Glossary...
@TheGoodMajor44 never said it meant nothing, but magna cum laude doesn't tell us anything about his academic scores. And we have information indicating he was let in due to affirmative action.
affirmative action is not something universities want to publicize if they feel pressured to graduate visible minorities.
@PornStarfishScooter Any reason why you keep having posts removed? Just an FYI, I can't see them.