Pegged to Palin, Couric Interrogates Cindy McCain on Abortion

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Reflecting the media's continued disdain for the pro-life position, interviewing Cindy McCain for Wednesday's CBS Evening News, Katie Couric painted Sarah Palin as an extremist, zeroing in how “even Republicans” supposedly, “seemed surprised that Senator McCain picked a running mate who opposes abortion even in the cases of rape and incest.” Couric then turned the session into an interrogation about Mrs. McCain's personal views on abortion:

Where do you stand on abortion?

So, do you oppose it even in the cases of rape and incest?

Do you believe Roe v. Wade should be overturned?

Why not? Your husband does.

So you do believe it should be overturned or shouldn't be?

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The latter half of the interview played on the Wednesday, September 3 CBS Evening News:

KATIE COURIC: Some, even Republicans, seemed surprised that Senator McCain picked a running mate who opposes abortion even in the cases of rape and incest and believes creationism should be taught in schools and I'm just curious, do you agree with that?

CINDY McCAIN: What I agree with is the fact that she is a social conservative, she is a reform-minded woman, she is someone that will shake the Washington up, which is exactly what we want to do. We differ on many issues. We differ across the board with people. We don't have to agree on every issue.

COURIC: Where do you stand on abortion?

McCAIN: I'm pro life. I'm on the record as being pro life like my husband.

COURIC: So, do you oppose it even in the cases of rape and incest?

McCAIN: No.

COURIC: So that's where you two differ in terms of your position on that?

McCAIN: Uh-huh.

COURIC: Do you believe Roe v. Wade should be overturned?

McCAIN: No.

COURIC: Why not? Your husband does.

McCAIN: No, I don't think he does.

COURIC: He believes it should be overturned. That's what he told me that and that it should go to the states.

McCAIN: Well, in that respect, yes. I understand what you're saying. It is a states issue, absolutely. That I do believe.

COURIC: So you do believe it should be overturned or shouldn't be?

McCAIN: I believe it's a states issue. That I do believe.

COURIC: How do you feel about creationism. Do you think it should be taught in schools?

McCAIN: I think both sides should be taught in schools. I think the more children have a frame of reference and an opportunity to read and to know and to make better decisions and judgments when they're adults. So I think, you know, I don't have any problem with education of any kind.

COURIC, BACK ON LIVE: After the interview, we contacted the McCain campaign to clarify Cindy McCain's position on abortion. They told us that, like Laura Bush, Mrs. McCain does not favor overturning Roe v. Wade which guarantees the legal right to an abortion.

—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center


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You could watch a Couric

You could watch a Couric interview with the sound off and no shots of the person being interviewed and you would know within three seconds if she was interviewing a Republican or a Democrat. When she interviews a Democrat she has the biggest smile, laughs, jokes and has a good time. When interviewing a Republican she is always dour, serious and in no laughing mood. Ms. Couric doesn't need to tell us where she stands, you can simply see it in her face.

Couric interviews.

True, that.

 

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"My morality is your morality."

DB

Exactly right.  Most every MSM "interviewer" (and at times, interrogator) attacks Conservatives. Just imagine if Olbermann had the nads to have Mark Steyn as a 'guest'! How would Mark be treated?

Agree DB

Or lose the visual and have only the sound.

I have noticed this during news breaks on talk radio.  When talking about dems, the presenter's voice is upbeat, positive, etc.  When talking about repubs, the presenter's voice is depressed, skeptical.  It is especially shocking after listening to Rush giving example after example of "drive-by" media bias and then the news comes on and there is exactly what Rush is talking about.  The inflection/attitude is as biased as the news/talking points.  Journalism is dead.

Compare and contrast

Levin played a clip on his show of Couric saying the media needed to examine it's own sexism after Hillary conceded. Today she is leading the charge in attacking Palin. Couric is not a feminist, she is a leftist.

COURIC, BACK ON LIVE: After

COURIC, BACK ON LIVE: After the interview, we contacted the McCain campaign to clarify Cindy McCain's position on abortion. They told us that, like Laura Bush, Mrs. McCain does not favor overturning Roe v. Wade which guarantees the legal right to an abortion.

"Mrs. McCain does not favor overturning Roe v. Wade"? 

None of this makes much sense.  Cindy McCain stated that she was "pro-life" and wanted the issue returned to the states, but she supports Roe v. Wade which declared abortion at every stage a "fundamental constitutional right"?  I don't think Cindy McCain knows a thing about Roe v. Wade.  Also, why would "CBS contact the McCain campaign to clarify Cindy McCain's position on abortion"? 

Response

Also, why would "CBS contact the McCain campaign to clarify Cindy McCain's position on abortion"?

Because the MSM relies on words like "clarify" to describe their full-on investgation into GOP and conservative candidates, and terms like "he's fresh" to explain why they cover Barack Obama and other Democrats so much.

 

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"My morality is your morality."

"Like Laura Bush ..."

I guess even Cindy is a continuation of the Bush Administration policies.

They just can't resist it, can they?

CBS should clarify Roe vs Wade

"Roe v. Wade which declared abortion at every stage a "fundamental constitutional right""

CBS, and others, needs to clarify their understand of Roe vs. Wade as that ruling was about the fundamental right to medical privacy, and not a fundamental right to an abortion. People keep claiming that the Court gave women the right to an abortion with Roe vs.. Wade, but that's not what happed. That "right" wasn't even the subject of the lawsuit, the right to confidentiality between a doctor and a patent was the subject. Overturning Roe vs. Wade would not make abortions illegal, but it would make it impossible to expect doctor/patent confidentiality, which is why it will never be overturned.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Is Cindy also running for

Is Cindy also running for VP?

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Why would it matter?

Why would it matter what Cindy McCain thinks in regard to abortion or Roe v Wade. She is not the candidate.
I have no reason to believe that she will force whatever belief she has on her husband. I do not believe that Michelle Obama will force her beliefs on her husband.
Now, having said all that, do I believe that their respective husbands will listen to what they, the wives, have to say? Yes. Of course. Do I believe that the opinion of the wives will be a deciding factor in what the candidates will believe, or pursue in regards to policy? No, I do not.

Did you...

...go out with the guys for beers (if you drink, that is) when you were single. Do you now (if you are married)?

Wives WILL have an influence on what their husbands do, say and how they act. There is no question. 

Katie Couric - try your interrogation on these fellows, OK?

Katie Couric - try your interrogation on these fellows, OK?

The Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter.

I'd bet that you stand in awe; humbled by their presence.

‘Abortion, from a Buddhist viewpoint, is an act of killing.’ — The Dalai Lama

Or perhaps in the context of Jimmy Carter's view (WaTimes, November 4, 2005):

"I never have felt that any abortion should be committed -- I think each abortion is the result of a series of errors," he told reporters over breakfast at the Ritz-CarltonHotel, while across town Senate Democrats deliberated whether to filibuster the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. because he may share President Bush and Mr. Carter's abhorrence of abortion. 

"These things impact other issues on which [Mr. Bush] and I basically agree," the Georgia Democrat said. "I've never been convinced, if you let me inject my Christianity into it, that Jesus Christ would approve abortion."

Seeing as how our media, the left, and of course Hollywood, have so much love and respect for both the Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter's views, would not it be interesting to see reporters ask questions of the pro-abortion candidates and their wives and pundits in spirit of these closely held views?

Ms. Couric. It is possible to conduct useful and intellectual dialog on such issues, if only you were sensitive, open and intelligent enough to allow such.

So, who's correct re Cindy

So, who's correct re Cindy McCain's position on the sacred Roe v. Wade -- Cindy McCain, or the McCain campaign?

What a pompous, snivelling,

What a pompous, snivelling, little twit.   Where's your Gestapo-like interregation fervor when dealing with democrats?

I guess this is what they think is "equal time".   For every hour spent fawning over and campaigning for democrats, they have to spend at least 5 minutes bashing republicans.

When asked if he went to war with Iraq  to derail the impeachment vote:  “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

Oh..... Perky Katie.......

how's them ratings working out for you honey?

 

 

This town needs an enema! - The Joker

Katie

you come off like the inquistor general.  Taking more lessons form Oberfurher and gang.

Also what's with the forehead amulet ? 

 

"Also what's with the forehead amulet ?"

I always wondered what the 'mark of the beast' would look like.

 

The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.

Forehead amulet

I thought she had a builtin eggtimer. 

Rocky & Bullwinkle '08

Why is it that so many pro-life people can't answer logically?

Abortion is the murder of an unborn baby. Murder is wrong and illegal in any circumstance. You cannot have an accidental abortion, therefore by definition, it is pre-planned and 1st degree murder. Life begins at the instant of conception. That is when the egg and sperm join to make a genetically unique individual. It is not the babies fault if their mother became pregnant because of a rape or incest. Why kill the baby for the crimes of the father or the bad decisions of the mother?

There is no Constitutional guarentee to the right to any specific medical proceedure. The 'right' to open heart surgery doesn't exist. The 'right' to kidney dialysis doesn't exist. The right to abort a baby doesn't exist. Roe v Wade is bad law and as such should be vacated by any concientious SCOTUS that has a chance to re-visit the issue.

 

The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.

Backdoor Guarantee

The logic is that since SCOTUS is provided for in the Constitution, their decisions, however misguided, are binding under authority of the document. 

Rocky & Bullwinkle '08

Yeah, I understand that's how the liberals think

But then when you confront them that the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch are also provided for, so are their decisions also not binding? They completely fall apart. The reality that they do not want to admit is that any of the three branches can make bad decisions at anytime which have to be remedied by one or both of the other branches.
In Roe v Wade the SCOTUS did not interpret any particular legislation, but created a 'right' out of thin air by invoking the 4th amendment 'right to privacy'. Even when you read the majority decision, it makes no logical or legal sense. It's basically worded that 'we say it's a right because we say it is'.

 

The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.

Yo, Couric -

Here's the difference - we're blessed with babies, you're punished with them.

My goodness, the old gal club sure has their boxers in a bunch today, eh?

Couric no longer perky, now just jerky

"After the interview, we contacted the McCain campaign to clarify Cindy McCain's position on abortion."

Cindy answered her loaded questions. This additional and unnecessary comment implies she was either lying or obfuscating, which she wasn't. What does Couric think she is, a Prosecutor or DA?

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