Sarah Palin, in an interview that is a part of the lead up to the Nov. 17 release of her new book "Going Rogue," appeared on Oprah Winfrey's TV show on Nov. 16. Aside from the questions about the campaign, she expressed her irritation with "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric, or as she referred to her - "the perky one."
"Now, obviously, you've why didn't you just name some books or magazines?" Winfrey asked.
Palin explained that she didn't want to come off as unprofessional, but she detected an elitist vibe from Couric with the infamous question about her reading habits.
"Well, and, obviously, I have, of course, all my life I'm a lover of books and magazines and newspapers," Palin said. "By the time she asked me that question, even though it was kind of early on in the interview, I was already so annoyed, and it was very unprofessional of me to wear that annoyance on my sleeve, but it was like ... ‘Are are you kidding me? Are you really asking me?' To me, it was in the context of, ‘Do you read? How do you stay informed, you're way up there?' It seemed like she was discovering this nomadic tribe, a member of a tribe from some Neanderthal cave in Alaska, asking me, ‘How do you stay in touch with the real world?'"
She said she thought Couric was indicative of the state of journalism today and the fundamental problems with it.
"That's how I took the question, so I kind of-- well, didn't kind of, I did. I rolled my eyes and was annoyed with the question and thought, ‘You know, I think that this is a problem with the state of journalism today, is no matter what I say to her, it will probably be twisted, perceived as a bit negative.'"
Palin then explained the circumstances leading up to the interview, after some campaigning, and then she had to encounter Couric, also known as "the perky one" (emphasis added).
"Well, I was annoyed with where we were, what we were doing at the time, and one of these segments, too - we had just come off the most amazing rally, working the rope line for I don't know how long, these energized, awesome people, and I'm pumped up, just over the top pumped up with energy and so happy, and we're running backstage, and my friend Betsy, she opens the curtain for me to get backstage, and there's the perky one again with the microphone and the cameras rolling, and I'm like, ‘Dang, you know, give me just a couple of minutes to gather.'"
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"this is a problem with the
November 16, 2009 - 17:20 ET by notonmywatch"this is a problem with the state of journalism today, is no matter what I say to her, it will probably be twisted"
Right. And any democrat would have had all the questions in advance, avoiding such on-the-spot opportunities for "misunderstanding".
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"the perky one"
November 16, 2009 - 17:20 ET by jacktheripperClassic line, wonder how Katie Colon is going to handle that moniker?
Proud HillBilly from NNY
We've been calling her The
November 16, 2009 - 17:29 ET by bigtimerWe've been calling her The Perky One for a long time, I also call her Katie Cupcake. ...sure she's used to it, and doesn't bother her a bit, but it may after today..
I'm going to watch the show today...and haven't for so many years I can't remember that far back...now that Lou is gone, it will come on in the time slot I usually watch Dobbs....so I'm not missing anything...well other than Mark Levin, but I'll get his first hour, then some afterwards.
Curious to how this all went other than sound-bites here and there.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I watched the whole thing
November 16, 2009 - 17:35 ET by BlondeSarah got in a couple of good shots.
Regarding Oprah's "snub" (so-called)....Palin said (paraphrasing here)....no disrpespect to you Oprah, but you weren't on my radar.
I think you can probably view the whole thing at Oprah's website.
"The Perky One" was priceless. It was probably a slip on Palin's part, but how wonderfully refreshing to have lil 'ol Katie called out for her insipid chirpiness.
On the whole, Palin did quite well. Oprah tried to push a bit, and Palin pushed back, harder. Oprah looked rather dismayed most of the time.
Of course, Oprah's playing to her audience...I expect Rush's interview with Palin tomorrow to be much more informative. Today's was just Palin deflecting liberal probes.
I hope he fails, too.
Yep...I'll be listening to
November 16, 2009 - 17:44 ET by bigtimerYep...I'll be listening to Rush as always anyway.
I know I could probably catch it all on the internet, but since it's a perfect time slot for me television wise going to catch it at five.
The msm can't get enough of her, guess it's going to be this way for a long time.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Well, Enjoy it
November 16, 2009 - 17:50 ET by BlondePalin without the McCain handlers, and on her own script, is rather good.
You'll enjoy the interview.
I hope he fails, too.
Thanks B. I shall see
November 16, 2009 - 17:56 ET by bigtimerThanks B.
I shall see what I think soon.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
If nothing else,
November 16, 2009 - 17:57 ET by Blonde...you'll appreciate the oblique slaps at the Oprah (and by inference, Obama).
I hope he fails, too.
Blonde...Unfortunately, I missed it but...
November 16, 2009 - 18:05 ET by PrairieSkywill watch it later on my computer...
You said that Oprah looked dismayed most of the time...bet I know why...She was probably sitting there listening to and watching Sarah and thinking "...This is a sharp, bright lady, and my beloved Obamessiah is going to have his hands full if she runs in '12...Boo hoo hoo..."
Can't wait to see and hear the rest of her interviews (and to read her book!)
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
In the words of ...
November 17, 2009 - 06:33 ET by BobAnthonyESPN College Football Analyst Lee Corso
NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!
The reason the media is corrupt? Two words...OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD!
MOCKINGBIRD - The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA
I was home today and
November 16, 2009 - 17:54 ET by Kat Outta the BagI was home today and could've watched it but chose not to because I just can't stomach the Oprah Almighty. I figure I'll see the highlights on some of Fox's shows later.
Just think
November 16, 2009 - 17:34 ET by NorthCoasterI just think, Sarah was set up to get tripped up, by one of Katies old friends from CBS.
During the campaign, I wondered how many GOP operatives were actually plants from the Left, especially after Sarah kept getting blind sided and edited to look stoopid. John McCain kept playing "Gentle Ben" and laying down to allow the Left to walk on him.
The meme about Sarah was, "You know she's just a hick from Alaska".
The Left still wants to define Conservatives as "out of the mainstream", whackos.
Conservatives are a majority of potential voters when the pollsters ask about personal opinions and positions.
Ah yes, flyover hicks
November 16, 2009 - 17:37 ET by BlondeHowever, I heard a blurb on Fox that a poll of republicans found Palin's approval rating or whatever to be at 76%.
Sarah Palin unbridled is going to change the political debate in this country.
I hope he fails, too.
NC - just so you know, the 'old friend of Katie' was Nicole
November 16, 2009 - 23:33 ET by Cape ConservativeWallace...they had worked together. I can't bring myself to watch her when she appears on Hannity...just fast forward right on by ;-)
It wasn't hard to tell that someone was doing their best to do Palin in and make her PLUS to the campaign a minus, instead. We sent $$ after her selection...until then (and EVER SINCE!) the RNC can go fly a kite before they get another $$ from this household. Supporting that lovely NY23 Republican candidate to the tune of $900 big ones made me very glad of our decision to withhold funds. Instead we send to conservatives running for office all over America. At least then we know we've made a difference for the right cause, not someone who turned around and stuck her finger in the eyes of ALL REPUBLICANS by asking her supporters to vote for the DEMOCRAT!
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westexan Obviously
November 16, 2009 - 17:39 ET by westexanwestexan
Obviously Sarah Palin isn't old enough to remember what Couric was like when Couric first begin her TV career. It is amazing what a title and some new clothes will do for a person. Sarah should just consider the source and move on.
Couric in the age of Sara
November 16, 2009 - 17:55 ET by AvitarSarah Palin is plenty old enough but who in Alaska would pay attention to someone as trivial as Katie Couric?
A starving, meat-deprived polar bear?
November 16, 2009 - 18:51 ET by SickofLibsThat would be about it I would guess.
I do wish that, when a
November 16, 2009 - 18:27 ET by Chris NormanI do wish that, when a conservative objects to the tone and premise of a question from a biased interviewer, they confront that interviewer immediately and directly with that objection. There is a way to do it and sound forceful and confident and not petulant
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris...so do I...and I
November 16, 2009 - 18:27 ET by bigtimerChris...so do I...and I have for over 20 years now, the closest I can think of any that really have and always do are the Cheney family...Liz has been doing that well, they all do it with class.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
→ bt
November 16, 2009 - 18:29 ET by Cool ArrowI forget which Sunday talkshow it was, but I almost fell out when Liz suggested Cheney/Palin.
She didn't stipulate which Cheney.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Wow Liz and Sarah!
November 16, 2009 - 18:31 ET by MightyMouthThanks for giving me dream material for a week cool!
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
→ I can dig it
November 16, 2009 - 18:37 ET by Cool ArrowThough I wonder some times "Where are the strong-willed conservative men?", I'd be delighted to see these two on the ticket.
I think the men are stuck in the Alan Alda 1970s.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Would almost be worth it
November 16, 2009 - 18:49 ET by SickofLibsWould almost be worth it just to see the "feminists" explode into a plasma cloud.
Yep
November 16, 2009 - 19:36 ET by MightyMouthI have a feeling that travel bookings to Trindad would explode! I shudder to think where they get the "junk". :-)
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
I heard that as well, I
November 16, 2009 - 18:35 ET by bigtimerI heard that as well, I must have missed the Palin part unless she added it on later, that is about the time we got company here for the day.
Either way...when I heard her say Cheney I was going to myself...I hope it's YOU...although the msm for the most part has been taking it as her meaning her father.
Cheney/Palin would be a great ticket, my vote would be there.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Cool...It was Fox News Sunday...
November 16, 2009 - 19:31 ET by PrairieSkyI saw that too! It was great...I think Liz was talking about her Dad, because that is who the panel had been talking about. Wouldn't that be something? A Cheney/Palin ticket??? That'd put the fear of the Almighty in the terrorists, huh? (and in the Democrats)....
I hope Liz Cheney herself runs for office someday...I think she's terrific! She and her husband have 5 kids, some of them ankle-biters, so she's got her hands full right now, but boy do I hope she runs some day!!
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
bt, Palin may
November 16, 2009 - 18:49 ET by Chris Normanbt,
Palin may understandably be spinning her reason for the way she answered Couric's nasty little question, but she ought to have confronted Couric and put her on the defensive - the base would have loved that.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... Totally agree
November 16, 2009 - 19:00 ET by bigtimerChris...
Totally agree with you.
I'm not a big Palin fan, never have been.
I was happy as heck when she came along and woke up McC's dying campaign...a breath of fresh air was much needed and that she was, but frankly I'm tired of all Palin all the time, but what the heck, you gotta roll with the times I suppose, doesn't mean I agree with it.
I've stated what I thought from way back when, just tired of it all at this point...that's just me.
She's putting herself out there, she has to expect the rabid left to do what they always do...I've despised what they've done to her family..it makes me sick, but you put yourself out there, you have to know what's coming.
I also think she's a great money-maker for the party as long as it's for real conservatives....unlike the other RINO big-wigs.
If any of us dare disagree with anything about Palin, we're criticized...it was the same for me with McC here, so it is what it is...I just move along.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
William F., Buckley vs. Gore Vidal
November 16, 2009 - 21:50 ET by doug1950You need to watch this You tube then of William F. Buckley versus Gore Vidal. I do occasionally just for the way it makes me feel. Warm and good all over.
http://www.youtube.c...
I was flabbergasted when
November 16, 2009 - 18:45 ET by Radical1979I was flabbergasted when Oprah, of all people, asked Palin how she would have been able to handle being a mother of five and vice president. She acknowledged that men aren't asked this question, and I'm quite sure she wouldn't have asked a woman democrat.
Pro-Choice
November 16, 2009 - 20:33 ET by pbanks7Is there such a thing as a Dem candidate with five chirlen?
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe, then confirming it with a poll.
The Conservative Engagement Technique
November 16, 2009 - 18:55 ET by timrfrench61The person she should study Is Lynn Cheney. I have seen her eviscerate Wolf Blitzer while making a sandwich and balancing her checkbook. Lynn's got the tools and she has the talent.
timr... That she did, and
November 16, 2009 - 19:02 ET by bigtimertimr...
That she did, and then some, it was priceless.
Liz does the same thing as well.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Give Sarah time
November 16, 2009 - 20:35 ET by pbanks7Sarah, isolated in Alaska, was in no way prepared for the Lib onslaught she got from the MSM. Perhaps with experience, she'll learn how to handle them with aplomb.
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe, then confirming it with a poll.
I think it was a decent interview
November 16, 2009 - 19:02 ET by nwahsI think the video profile of her family was nicely done, and I think she adequately explained that first Katie Couric interview. The reading question was condescending. It was an asinine question. Does anyone honestly believe the governor of a state doesn't read?
That said, I think Palin hit on the double standard in the media, too often. It started to sound like whining. Hey fair is a place to judge pies and livestock. Mention it and move on. Its NewsBusters' job to dwell on it.
I also think she should have better balanced her criticism of her campaign handlers with her own mistakes. Going after the campaign workers and hardly mentioning her mistakes made her look a little like a bridge burner and that she was passing the buck.
Overall, I think it was a decent interview and she came across as a very likable person.
Oh, please! Obama got his
November 16, 2009 - 19:07 ET by criticalthinkingOh, please! Obama got his fair share of stupid questions like why don't you wear a flag pin. Said it before, I'll say it again...if you can't handle the perkey one, you can't handle the deadly one.
Thank the heavenly father for Obama
No, Obama did not get his
November 16, 2009 - 19:31 ET by TenebrousNo, Obama did not get his "fair share" of stupid questions, or of policy questions. That's obvious for anyone who lived through the campaign -- except for you, of course.
I love the double standard, here. One not-so-great interview then becomes an albatross for a candidate. So, if you're not perfect, then you can't be president? Or is it that if you're not a perfect woman then you can't be pres (or vp)?
What is it with the Palin haters that they seize upon a single misstep and then trumpet it day and night as though that's any rational way to evaluate ANYONE?
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How about if you can't name
November 16, 2009 - 22:39 ET by criticalthinkingHow about if you can't name one newspaper or book that you read, you can't be president or vp
Thank the heavenly father for Obama
"How about if you can't
November 17, 2009 - 06:22 ET by ckc1227"How about if you can't name one newspaper or book that you read, you can't be president or vp"
How about if you let a domestic terrorist write one of you two autobiographies you can't be president?
Yeah right. You sure
November 16, 2009 - 20:37 ET by Scuba DudeYeah right. You sure aren't living up to your name noncritical thinking. Check out these questions Brian Williams asked DUH ONE back in June 2008:
BRIAN WILLIAMS: First of all, Senator, what was it like for you last
night, the part we couldn't see, the flight to St. Paul with your wife,
knowing what was awaiting?
BRIAN WILLIAMS: And you had to be thinking of your mother and your father.
BRIAN WILLIAMS: And your wife came up on stage with you last night and
in an otherwise private moment, attempted to give her husband a fist
pound (laughter) the way a lot of Americans do, the way a lot of
couples do. Only problem was it was an inside move shared in front of
17 1/2 thousand people in the arena and millions watching at home. It's
the most talked about fist pound on the internet today, you'll be happy
to know.
BRIAN WILLIAMS: As Senator Clinton points out regularly there are a
whole lot of Democrats who didn't vote for Barack Obama, some
threatening they'd rather vote for John McCain.
BRIAN WILLIAMS: How do you now, going forward, run your own campaign?
And if you're successful, run your own presidency while paying homage,
while paying tribute to the people who voted the other way, to those
people who believed passionately in Senator Clinton's candidacy and
what she stands for?
BRIAN WILLIAMS: Specifically on this vice-presidential issue, Maureen
Dowd writes in the New York Times this morning she has tried to
emasculate you in basketball terms. Has she, at minimum, tried to jam
you?
BRIAN WILLIAMS: What's your biggest hurdle, as you view it, from the
perch of less than 24 hours as the presumed nominee of your party?
BRIAN WILLIAMS: In an election that, who knows, could turn on national
security, how do you go up into a debate on national security with a
man with the service record John McCain has, from the academy, to naval
aviator, to five-plus years as a POW, some in solitary confinement?
Yeah, real tough, stupid I gotcha questions there. We were all waiting for Brian Williams to stop the interview and offer to give poor Barry a foot massage.
Crawl back under your bridge and continue to pick your nose. It's most likely the most intelligent thing you can do.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
SPARE ME!
November 16, 2009 - 19:13 ET by BlondeEveryone is a critic, particularly the trolls.
I'd like to see a troll-free day at NewsBusters.
Is that too much to ask?
I hope he fails, too.
J... To Dream the
November 16, 2009 - 19:20 ET by bigtimerJ...
To Dream the Impossible Dream!
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Is that the main song
November 16, 2009 - 19:29 ET by rockyracoonIs that the main song from "Man of La Mancha?"
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Man of Blamange
November 16, 2009 - 19:35 ET by Cool ArrowHas a blamange ever won Wimbledon?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
I think the bloumange was
November 16, 2009 - 21:21 ET by rockyracoonI think the bloumange was eaten before it reached the finals, no?
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Well BT
November 16, 2009 - 19:36 ET by general companyWhy not dream a little?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
gc... Thanks...that was
November 16, 2009 - 19:44 ET by bigtimergc...
Thanks...that was beautiful...been a long time since I've heard that, I loved that man's work, always will.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Apparently!! Facts are
November 16, 2009 - 19:28 ET by rockyracoonApparently!!
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Personally I suspect that Sarah smelled a trap
November 16, 2009 - 19:22 ET by needlePersonally I suspect that Sarah smelled a trap question that she thought best to deflect.
I have turned over in my mind numerous possible [specific] answers to Katie’s question; and I cannot think a single one which would not lay Sarah open to endless maligning by the Liberal Media in one way or another.
- Relying upon the Liberal Media for your information is like relying upon an embezzler for your portfolio management.
- I didn't leave the Republican Party; the Republican Party left me.
Well, I'd have answered....
November 16, 2009 - 19:29 ET by BlondeI don't read any of the mainstream media kind of garbage. NYT, Washington Post, as newspapers, SUCK. Of course, I take the local paper (for me, I'd mention fish wrapping).....as far as magazines...I do read the Economist, even though it is a leftist rag, but the in-depth reporting is quite good. The excellent magazines I read are Marlin Magazine, SportsFishing, (any other Alaska related ones, I'm answering for Palin). Parenting. Food Network Mag.
I also read the trade journals (name them) regarding oil exploration, commercial fishing, hunting, etc.
And of course, I read numerous internet sites, daily.
But hey, that's just me.
I hope he fails, too.
Good answer J!
November 16, 2009 - 20:31 ET by RukusCup Kate's head would have exploded! LOL! : )
Gary
Old media species: Moonbat-a-saurus-rex. Getting more endangered by the day.
You think that the
November 16, 2009 - 22:42 ET by criticalthinkingYou think that the ecnomists is left wing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you fool! have you ever read it? by its own addmition the economist is center right...it supported reagon and bush w! its entire theme is promoting free market, unregulated capitolism! do you understand that difference between right and left wing?
Thank the heavenly father for Obama
critthin---
November 17, 2009 - 00:26 ET by matthewdeanAnd by your own admission, you are a freakin' genius, I'm sure.
A post six sentences long, and you misspell four words.
If brains were gas, you would'nt have enough to start a pissants' scooter.
Rather than "for Obama", you really should thank the heavenly Father that breathing is reflexive, otherwise you'd be done for.
MD
"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress."
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
No you idiot
November 17, 2009 - 07:16 ET by BlondeI just made that up.
Of course I read it, and it is a leftist rag, but at least they don't try to hide behind being "progressive" like you do.
I can tell by your assertion that you DON'T read it, however.
Begone, little troll.
I hope he fails, too.
I agree with Sarah...that was my first impression of 'the perky
November 16, 2009 - 23:48 ET by Cape Conservativeone's' question...like, golly gee, do y'all even have books up there in the cold north country - or do you still read from stone tablets? Do you have electricity to read by or do you use whale oil lamps??
Katie was absolutely as arrogant as Charlie Gibson looking down his nose at her as he condescendingly asked question after question, the entire time wiggling his shoe until I wanted to reach into the tv set and break his foot off!
Sarah, please keep appearing across this great country of ours helping conservatives win elections. You ARE a 'positive' no matter what the lamestream media says! THANKS!
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"The perky one". HA HA HA
November 16, 2009 - 23:46 ET by RR GOP"The perky one".
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
OMG...if Sarah Palin didn't exist we should have to invent her.
Awesome!
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.