Couric's Career Bounces Back

Perhaps we counted Couric dead too quickly. She sure has bounced back with her interviews with Palin. Those interviews have been played again and again across the blogosphere. Couric's name is one of the top google searches.

I'm not sure how much kudos Couric deserves. 1. It doesn't take much skill to make Palin look dumb. Palin really steps in it on her own. 2. Couric does little to disguise her distaste for the woman and put on an objective reporter face. Have the conservative bloggers picked up that she was flirting with Obama during the interviews? She giggled like a school girl. 3. Couric is clearly reading from prepared notes.

But you have to give Katie credit for pressing Palin to answer the questions and not ramble on. Those interviews have been highly amusing.

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Comments

[kip]

Katie did a great. This post reminds me of the SNL McGlughlin(sp?) group and I cannot forget the Sam Donaldson impression.

I'd love to see Dan Rather interview Palin or if we could go back in time Edward R Murrow. Imagine if a Mad Men era reporters had the chance to really ask some questions of these candidates.

[RCinProv]

And pressing is the key. It was often on the third follow-up that Palin showed her true, ignorant colors. Unfortunately, that is why she will do "well" tonight. It's only when her nonsense answers get pushed once or twice that her true ignorance shines through. She will have one-liners and "charming" answers tonight and will do "well" because the "debate" format does not allow for second and third follow-ups to evasive and ridiculous answers.

[Harry b]

Oh, you guys have no idea. Watch Jeremy Paxman (the BBC's attack dog interviewer) on youtube, and dream. Mark you, if American reporters were tough, someone like Palin wouldn't be on the ticket.

[RCinProv]

OK, agreed: if the U.S. weren't in the U.S., it would be a foreign country!

[harry b]

Yes. That would be just awful...