I read the transcript. This is Couric's strength. When it comes to interviews, she's a pitbull WITH lipstick. Palin makes all this quippy, catty little remarks. Catty woman remarks. We all know chicks like this. Ha. You see it in some women and gay men. Mean, cutting little digs. That's Palin's MO. and Couric called her on it as only another woman can. Good for her. Back that Babe up against the wall and call her on her digs. "People looking to McCain and not Obama". Because of his leadership skills? Bullshit. Because he was directly involved in the DEREGULATION of Banking, investments and Wall Street. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ARE WATCHING HIM. THEY WANT TO SEE HOW HE'S SQUIRM AND WEASEL HIS WAY AROUND THIS CATASTROPHE. They don't blame Obama for this mess, but they SURE do blame Phil Gramm (where is that bastard anyway?), McCain and others.
Palin really is a creep, isn't she?

God help Sarah Palin. She is in so far over her head that it pains me to see her in these interviews. Her responses to Couric were so mechanical, measured, and confusing that anyone watching had to ask - "this could be the person within a heartbeat of the presidency?" God help us all if that happens.

Thank goodness we're finally seeing what Palin is really capable of… and it's not pretty. I question whether she even has what it takes to be running the state of Alaska.

Seriously? I'll try to find some and bring them to you? That's her response? UGGGH!
http://www.entertonement.com/c.....hem-To-You

Couric: "Sarah, I will ask you the question again."….LOL!

I hope people will start to understand how disastrous she would be for the U.S. This is insanity. Answer a question for once Palin! Katie Couric made her show her ignorance. Between Couric and Letterman, the Republicans had a tough night. They both are pathetic.

Julie, that was the best part of the interview! It was beyond funny.

I thought Couric was extrememly soft on her. I mean, Palin's the one who explained her foreign realtions experience as being in close proximity to Russia. Couric just asked her to clarify. It's a clear case of "The Peter Principle". Go home, Sarah, you're way out of your league. Better to be a big fish in a small bowl, don't you think?

As far as I am concerned, Sarah Palin kicked Katie Couric's ass. She was sharp with her answers and they were her views. Couric tried to take it to Palin and ended up looking like an idiot.

STEVEJJ, WHO DID YOU SAY ENDED UP LOOKING LIKE AN IDIOT? JUST READ YOUR STUPID POSTING AGAIN…THEN LOOK IN THE MIRROR…..

It is so funny read people all over bash Palin in her lack of foreign experience. What is Obama's? He two week tour overseas? As if that gives anyone that type of experience.

Yeah, she was caught off guard trying to answer stupid questions about lobbist - well, wake up - how many people on Obama's side are lobbist - plenty.

The real issue is Obama v McCain. Who really has the experience to lead this country? Palin - will be like Gore - no issue. By the way, Pelosi is two heartbeats away from the Presidency and she has five kids - would you want her running the country? Heck, she can't even get Congress to their job.

McCain is experienced. Obama cannot talk on his feet. He needs to be a Senator, get dirty in this job. He's got potential. He just needs to work on doing one job for a change.

That interview was mind-boggling. She is way, way out of her league. Watching her reminded me of that awful nightmare I have about going to class and having the teacher say that there's a test that I had no idea about.

Sid,
Atleast Obama can speak articulately about the issues and has no problem addressing the media or holding his own. Unlike McCain he is not a drama Queen. McCain wanted this election to be about Palin and now that she is being exposed you say the real issue is Obama vs McCain. Please tell that to McCain who doesn't want this election to be about any issues!!!!

The Palin/McCain ticket, as Palin keeps saying, is a joke. This is the "Pain campaign."

*nervous laugh* Did someone leak out this week's SNL skit? You don't expect me to believe that's a veep candidate.

That interview was deeply disturbing. I can only assume things are going to get uglier before they get better. Then again, a VP who can help us (re)learn as a nation how to shoot and dress game could be a real asset in a depression.

Sarah Palin, what a shame! Did you even graduate from high school? your answers to Katie's questions were terrible. please, go back and watch this interview again. You sounded like someone on the street who has just been stopped and quizzed for late night show.
whoever put you in this situation has done two obvious things. First, he/she has exposed and disgraced you. second, he/she has disgraced America, especially if McCain wins this election.

This is the person that could be a heart beat away of the presidency! God help this nation. Anyone that votes for the McCain/Palin ticket seriously needs to have their head examined. Come on, after that interview the polls should not even be close.

She is disturbingly dumb. Let us hope that she will be nothing but a sad footnote in our nation's history!
Obama'08.

But folks just take a look around your rich suburban neighborhoods. I see McCain-Palin signs everywhere. Republicans don't care if Palin is a fool and McCain is complicit in deregulation that has resulted in this economic mess. They've simply slapped some lipstick on the two Republicans that together have the greatest appeal in the present climate and will most likely keep them in the White House. If Democrats don't turn the heat all the way up on both of them, Obama will loose what should have been an easy election!

Talk about someone with no judgement, John McCain chose her out of all the other people he could've partnered with (like anyone else in government with a heartbeat) who could actually add value to his future administration. She can't even complete a sentence about the economy. Are the wealthy really so afraid of taxes that they will vote for those two idiots? Scary.

Thank you so much Katie for snagging this lil interview, it was so up close and personal. I think we all really got to know the true capacity of Sarah Palin, although I kept thinking maybe this was one of those Cobert type interviews with cuts to Tina Fey of SNL. Are you sure that was Sarah Palin? poke ;-) — Can only imagine what SNL will do with this on Saturday?

But seriously folks, as John McCain's first most important decision of his candidacy, Palin is much more a serious reflection of why McCain can NEVER be elected, even if he dumps her now (and he should). He is sooooo reckless bringing someone like this, so close to the most powerful job on the planet. Mind blowingly reckless!!! OMG.

I'm sorry… but she really looked more like a wimpering poodle with lipstick.

I know the religious conservatives love Palin no matter what. It is kind of like blind faith. She isn't god. So as a human she needs to be questioned and evaluated as all presidential and vice presidential should be! The choice of Palin as a running mate shows a weakness in McCain. If he wanted to choose a woman as VP couldn't he have found a better female republican candidate in the senate or house? Governor of a state who has a little more intellectually going on than Palin? America . . .please do not even think about letting Palin be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Look at the mess Bush has made! Palin would crash and burn . .and so would America.

My favorite part was when she said that since Alaska is in close proximity to Russia, this gives her foreign policy experience. My next door neighbors have a dog. I guess that makes me qualified to be a veterinarian.

McCain may need to send Tina Fey on Thursday. The fake was more genuine on SNL.

On a funnier note, the comedy website 236 had a feature poking fun at Sarah Palin on CBS with Katie Couric. It's definitely worth checking out: http://www.236.com/video/2008/.....s_9171.php

U saw that side-splitting roflmao-funny skit spoofing on that couric/palin interveiw? I was cracking up! The sad thing is that Palin is near that stupid. I feel bad for her, she's probably freaking out about everything, and the pressure that's on her. However, she still should not run this country, she's not… qualified.

Katie has always been to the left, interview with clintion, obama, or biden, the questions would be different. Palin's interview with Katie does not mean anything. most comments are left wing nuts with no sense of reality, just influenced by media and hollywood.

INSIDE GOSSIP: CAFFERTY IS GETTNG FIRED!!!

My friends who have senior positions at CNN told me that this Cafferty guy has gotten so far over the top that they are planning to fire him in the immediate future. I never saw the China thing but apparently he has been unusually vicious toward Palin also (and apparently called McCain "feeble"). CNN is aiming to attract both liberal and conservative voters by portraying itself as unbiased and apparently Cafferty comes on each day spouting pretty extreme stuff even when it comes to Palin.

So apparently Cafferty is getting the ax but his wife or something died so they want to wait a few more weeks

How did you like her sitting down with the new president of Pakistan, recently widowed and the first thing he said to her was "You're gorgeous!". I mean, the Peter Principle has morphed into The Palin Principle. btw, great article in the LA Times yesterday about how Conservative writers are saying she should step down and site "Family Issues". That, like you have all said, she is in way over her head. Image her in the thick of a "bail-out crisis". Oy Gevalt!

Palin is dumber even than George W. Bush!

Come on, her answers were at 'high-school' level.

Katie Couric IQ 150.
Sarah Palin IQ 120-130 AT BEST.
Not a fair match!!

Poor Sarah.. McCain should apologize to her for picking her & exposing her to the ridicule of not just the whole nation, but the whole world.. Hey, McCain should apologize to Americans for thinking they are so dumb they'll go along with Palin as VP!

Katie Couric, you've done a patriotic duty by exposing this awful comedy… As Matt Damon said, the prospect of Palin being in the Oval Office is like a 'bad Disney movie'…