Lady Maverick: Katie Couric Interview "Annoyed" Me

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:15pm

Appearing on a friendlier news outlet, Gov. Sarah Palin said she was "annoyed" with the way Katie Couric handled their interview and complained that the CBS Evening News host failed to give her the opportunity to take a proverbial axe to Barack Obama.

In a portion of her sit-down with Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron, Palin claimed that Couric's questions -- which produced a series of staggeringly embarrassing responses -- put her in a lose-lose position.

"The Sarah Palin in those interviews was a little bit annoyed," she said. "It's like, man, no matter what you say, you are going to get clobbered. If you choose to answer a question, you are going to get clobbered on the answer. If you choose to try to pivot and go to another subject that you believe that Americans want to hear about, you get clobbered for that too."

For the record, Couric asked her, among other things, what type of news sources she turns to for information, which Supreme Court decisions she disagreed with, why Alaska's proximity to Russia gave her foreign policy experience, her opinion of the bailout package for Wall Street, and where she thought Vice President Dick Cheney erred. Which one of those questions was designed to trip her up (as opposed to, say, give viewers a better sense of her character and views) is tough to ascertain.

Later in her interview with Cameron, Palin offered a sense of what she thinks would have been a fairer set of questions. Unsurprisingly, they all would have provided her the opportunity to rail against Obama.

"In those Katie Couric interviews, I did feel that there were lot of things that she was missing in terms of an opportunity to ask what a VP candidate stands for, what the values are represented in our ticket. I wanted to talk about Barack Obama increasing taxes, which would lead to killing jobs. I wanted to talk about his proposal to increase government spending by another trillion dollars. Some of his comments that he's made about the war, that I think may, in my world, disqualify someone from consideration as the next commander in chief. Some of the comments that he has made about Afghanistan -- what we are doing there, supposedly just air raiding villages and killing civilians. That's reckless. I want to talk about things like that. So I guess I have to apologize for being a bit annoyed, but that's also an indication of being outside the Washington elite, outside of the media elite also. I just wanted to talk to Americans without the filter and let them know what we stand for."


Palin On Fox News: Couric Annoyed Me

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:20pm

Well, when it's an infomercial, she can talk about what she wants.

[lildogs]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:22pm

I like how Lady Lancome's main problem was that she didn't get to attack Obama like she wanted.

Ay, pobrecita nina!

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:26pm

A one-trick pony, isn't she?

[javero]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:36pm

With the national media exposure that she's garnered, I would what her gubernatorial re-election prospects will be like if McCain and she lose in Nov.

She's burned a few GOP bridges back in AK and her popularity has experienced a dip.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:39pm

What will the poor working class family do without her governer's paycheck?
Updated On: 10/3/08 at 05:39 PM

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:45pm

Note to Palin: Aren't we all paying for this bailout?? I'm tired of her saying, "Obama's going to raise taxes." Blah, blah, blah, beyotch.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:56pm

I still want to see Chris Matthews and Jon Stewart and the Sunday morning guys get a hold of her. Ya can't have it both ways there gal-you've gotta give some tougher interviews and I don't mean Fox!

P.S. and if I hear one more time that she is an outsider taking on the Washington elite or that she wants to take government out of the hands of the people.....geez! Updated On: 10/3/08 at 05:56 PM

[Patronus]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:20pm

P.S. and if I hear one more time that she is an outsider taking on the Washington elite or that she wants to take government out of the hands of the people.....geez!

To be fair - Obama's early campaigning was on the exact same principles and frankly he used some of the same wording.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:26pm

I understand- it's just that Palin keeps repeating the same phrases over and over and over again! I also hate that the Republicans tagline is "Straight Talk" but then they "stole" the the Obama mantra about change. She is doing so much backstroking now and then to call Katie's interview annoying! Personally, I hope the media does turn on her. I have never seen a candidate put so much blame on the media before and it just disgusts me! I want to see more rapid fire interviewing like O'Reilly did to Obama. Just sayin'

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:34pm

I want YOU to interview her, SM!!!!

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:40pm

Since when does Palin ansswer the questions she's asked? If she wanted to talk about Obama, it's pretty easy to say "Newspapers? I read the Wasalia Tribune and USA Today, Katie, but I don't think that's what the voters want to hear about- they want to hear what John McCain and I are going to do about this economic crisis...."

[supportivemom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:41pm

Thanks Stockard! If only! When people are competing in a debate, they get points for substance and if they are addressing the matter at hand- not how cute they are when they deliver their message. Palin just relies way too much on being cute. I think she was annoyed with Katie because she couldn't use her charm to win her over. Katie kept that stern look on her face the whole time. That's why I want to see more interviews with people who are not on her side because at this point in time- most of us aren't. She is definitely appealing to the same audience who watched America's Got Talent who roots for the cute little 4 year old girl who obviously doesn't really have the talent!

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:52pm

I heard only one commentator today mention that Palin didn't know the name of the commander in afghanistan, but she "knew" Biden was lying about what he said.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 7:05pm

Katie Couric has annoyed me for decades, but it isn't news.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:09am

Yes you're right, it isn't news. Everybody knows she's annoyed you for decades.

[blueroses]

Posted: 10/4/08 at 10:09am

"If you choose to try to pivot and go to another subject that you believe that Americans want to hear about, you get clobbered for that too."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5DHU8SwYJ0&feature=related