Comments on: Cone of Silence update: Couric to interview Palin

By: Captain America

Captain America — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:51:45 +0000

Who’s Couric? She needs Palin more than Palin needs Couric.

By: Domino

Domino — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:49 +0000

Question for the group: Who is the smartest MSM person out there right now?

Y-not on September 16, 2008 at 1:49 PM

I’m not impressed with any of the MSM anchors.

Brit stands tall above everybody, everywhere.

By: anniekc

anniekc — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:06:16 +0000

I just read over most of the comments, and I’m so appalled! Someone called me a “libtard” just because I thought it would have behooved Sarah Palin to be interviewed by Brit Hume vs. Sean Hannity! And the reason I said that was this, no one would take Hannity’s interview seriously, or give it much credence because he openly adores her! Thinks she’s the greatest thing that ever came out of Alaska- and while I may agree with him, there’s virtually no objectivity there.

A LIBTARD indeed.

By: byteshredder

byteshredder — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:49:09 +0000

Cone of Silence update: Couric to interview Palin

Sarah Palin doesn’t need to do anymore interviews. She should avoid the rotten MSM, especially Oblahblah butt suckers like Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric, and Brian Williams that escorted the Messiah on his vote-less world tour. Everyone knows what kind of God, Country, and family person Sarah Palin is!

By: gracie

gracie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:44:20 +0000

Not Hannity, nor Hume. She should be interviewd by Juan Williams. He’s a fair black on Fox. I’d love to see that interview

Are you kiddin’ me, Entelechy? Juan has such disdain for Mrs. Palin…have you heard him? He is not fair to her and he seems to resent her celebrity. Every chance he gets he gives her the raspberries!! Take time to listen to him tonite when Sarah Palin is being discussed.

By: terryannonline

terryannonline — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:43:54 +0000

lionheart on September 16, 2008 at 3:05 PM

I almost thought I had accidentally clicked on DailyKos with all the cuss words in your post.

By: LibTired

LibTired — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:43:29 +0000

What channel is CBS?

By: JEM

JEM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:27:08 +0000

I am assuming that the McCain/Palin campaign will put a little more effort into keeping CBS honest in their editing and camerawork.

By: lionheart

lionheart — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:05:26 +0000

Bad move. If you think Gibson pop-quizzed her, you wait until this hateful bitch gets a chance. I love Palin, but she is NOT ready for prime-time sabotage.

The GOP ticket should take a play from Obama’s playbook: f*ck the liberal, dishonest media; we’re in the lead.

By: Elizabetty

Elizabetty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:02:54 +0000

Also, the reason that these interviews will have a bigger impact than the debate is that Biden will probably be more careful to avoid condescension and antagonism.

You say that as if he has control over it. If he can control it, why hasn’t he to this point?

By: Paul_in_NJ

Paul_in_NJ — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:55:45 +0000

How will Couric handle the interview?

With the same ‘gotcha’ questions – and sneaky edits – as ABC. I’ll bet real money on it.

By: gxpgxp

gxpgxp — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:46:40 +0000

The Barracuda on Hannity/FOX Sept 17 and 18, 9pm.

http://www.foxnews.com/hannityandcolmes/index.html

Why no headline or piece about this on hotair.com?

By: rrpjr

rrpjr — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:42:25 +0000

No, it’s not a good idea. Nor was the Gibson interview. This has much less to do with Palin’s performance (which was fine in the Gibson case) than with McCain’s opportunity — and absolute need — to redefine the media-voter relationship. McCain is perpetuating a dead media paradigm when he should be bending, if not shattering, it. The old media should be last in line for Palin, and told this, just as the American people should be explicitly told by McCain that the media has not only abrogated its interview rights but its moral authority in the American marketplace. McCain can’t possibly fend off the combined media assaults for the next six weeks. Thus he needs to undermine the institution. This isn’t subversion but moral correction.

What McCain should have done is roll out Palin exclusively on C-Span and through local print and broadcast across America. Gibson, Couric, Sawyer and the rest of their crowd — who despise Palin and are entirely committed to Obama’s victory — should have all been sent to the back of the bus. Their outrage would have only made McCain’s case, thrilled the base, and confirmed to most Americans what they already sensed.

By: volsense

volsense — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:37:28 +0000

Sarah should know that the MSM doesn’t recognize the truth as it is factually substantiated. The truth to them is what they want the truth to be. In this type of environment, it is impossible for a conservative to win when the truth is irrelevant. Maybe this is a political, ploy by the campaign to remove all doubt that the MSM cannot be trusted with telling the truth.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:23:45 +0000

Not Hannity, nor Hume. She should be interviewd by Juan Williams. He’s a fair black on Fox. I’d love to see that interview.

By: srhoades

srhoades — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:12:25 +0000

lorien1973 on September 16, 2008 at 2:04 PM

Um, I mentioned Lazio in my comment. The point is Biden will not get the Lazio treatment.

By: srhoades

srhoades — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:11:14 +0000

BacaDog on September 16, 2008 at 2:04 PM

Exactly right. I don’t want her to be even slightly preceived as another Hillary being victimized by mean men. I’m just wondering why people think Biden needs to be careful. He won’t be and he’ll get a pass . . . even if he get’s up and demands Trig’s medical records be released, he’ll get a pass.

By: CanadianGuy

CanadianGuy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:05:12 +0000

But Palin must INSIST that the entire interview be broadcast, without edits.

I think it’s too late for that.

By: lorien1973

lorien1973 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:04:24 +0000

srhoades on September 16, 2008 at 2:00 PM

Rick Lazio.

By: BacaDog

BacaDog — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:04:01 +0000

srhoades on September 16, 2008 at 2:00 PM

Right. And that’s the way it should be. The last thing she needs is to be a victim.

By: volsense

volsense — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:03:59 +0000

Couric has been beaten up by the “boys” in her business. This is the time where she proves she can be just as corrupt and deceitful with no regards for the truth as they can be. Sarah, above all others, should know you can’t sit with a rabid dog without being bit. Couric, despite her diminutive stature, has very sharp teeth.

By: Steve Z

Steve Z — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:02:49 +0000

Actually, if “Kouric is not especially bright”, that might let Sarah shine, as she points out what Katie missed. She would be less likely to be stumped by a “gotcha” question.

But Palin must INSIST that the entire interview be broadcast, without edits. From the transcript, she didn’t do badly in the Gibson interview, but the edits cut out some of her best and most detailed answers. In some cases, ABC showed a Gibson question, then edited out her answer and played her answer to a later question, which led the viewers to believe Palin wasn’t answering the question, when she was in fact answering a DIFFERENT question!

Katie Couric has interviewed Obama, in Iraq. She was surprisingly tough on his obstinate refusal to believe the “troop surge” was a good idea, even in hindsight, which made Obama look illogical, at best. Sarah Palin will probably look brilliant in comparison!

By: srhoades

srhoades — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:00:18 +0000

Why does everyone believe that Biden needs to or will watch his condescending and “aggressive” behavior? (I put “aggressive” in quotes because he’s more a flailer than an attacker.) Because of what happened to Lazio? Um, look at all the media/left have been doing to Sarah since she walked on the national stage. If (rather when) Biden makes an ass of himself with his “nerd fighting” style of attacks the media/left will stand up and say, “She wanted to play with the big boys and got hit. Serves her right and good for him.”

By: Buckaroo

Buckaroo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:57:51 +0000

“BacaDog on September 16, 2008 at 1:53 PM”
seconded!

By: molonlabe28

molonlabe28 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:57:07 +0000

I disagree that Palin has to interview with NBC or CNN.

In think that the McCain Palin ticket should simply ignore those networks unless and until they start providing objective journalism.

NBC has marginalized itself with its petulant teenage stepchild, MSNBC, and CNN is a continuous hit piece against Palin with no analysis of Obama Biden whatsoever.

Check out this Week’s National Review titled “Obama’s Pet Peacock” (with a picture of the NBC mascot).

If NBC and CNN choose to not behave like journalists are supposed to act, McCain and Palin shouldn’t grace them with interviews.