Comments on: An Astonishing Failure http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/2008/09/25/an-astonishing-failure/ Yet another political blog Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:51:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: aaron http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/2008/09/25/an-astonishing-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-304 aaron Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:28:08 +0000 http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/?p=426#comment-304 To Lee: I share your sadness and take your perspective to heart. No amount of outrage seems to change people's perspectives on the absurdity of her name on the ticket. With that, I would like to make a plug for Couric. Whereas Charles Gibson came off as supercilious and biased against Palin (in the view of Palin's supporters, I think), Couric came off as warm and gentle but, challenging- and, regardless of whether it was intentional, she also made Palin look far, far worse than Gibson ever could have. If you guys haven't watched the interview, seriously, take a look: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/eveningnews/main4476173.shtml This is not the first time that Couric has managed to gently expose and annihilate the Right - again regardless of her intentions. If you need more proof, take a look at her recent interview with Cindy McCain (at minute 2:59): http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/03/eveningnews/main4413606.shtml Couric essentially exposes the fact that Cindy McCain doesn't know her husband's position on abortion! And something that's sad and disappointing is that no one recognizes Couric for her fantastic, rigorous, and courageous journalism - she is seen as the 'cream-puff,' girl interviewer. To Lee: I share your sadness and take your perspective to heart. No amount of outrage seems to change people’s perspectives on the absurdity of her name on the ticket.

With that, I would like to make a plug for Couric. Whereas Charles Gibson came off as supercilious and biased against Palin (in the view of Palin’s supporters, I think), Couric came off as warm and gentle but, challenging- and, regardless of whether it was intentional, she also made Palin look far, far worse than Gibson ever could have. If you guys haven’t watched the interview, seriously, take a look:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/eveningnews/main4476173.shtml

This is not the first time that Couric has managed to gently expose and annihilate the Right – again regardless of her intentions. If you need more proof, take a look at her recent interview with Cindy McCain (at minute 2:59):
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/03/eveningnews/main4413606.shtml

Couric essentially exposes the fact that Cindy McCain doesn’t know her husband’s position on abortion!

And something that’s sad and disappointing is that no one recognizes Couric for her fantastic, rigorous, and courageous journalism – she is seen as the ‘cream-puff,’ girl interviewer.

]]> By: John http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/2008/09/25/an-astonishing-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-303 John Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:59:07 +0000 http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/?p=426#comment-303 I was hoping that Couric would have been more critical but she declined to editorialize. Who knew we'd all miss Mitt Romney? I was hoping that Couric would have been more critical but she declined to editorialize. Who knew we’d all miss Mitt Romney?

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