Sarah Palin Katie Couric
In a series of interviews aired on the CBS Evening News, CBS anchor Katie Couric interviewed Sarah Palin. The Republican vice-presidential nominee answered questions about a wide variety of issues in the course of the interviews and stoked controversy with what many felt were shaky and uninformed answers to questions of national importance such as the mortgage bailout bill and U.S. foreign policy towards Russia and Pakistan.1 Palin later said in a Fox News interview after the October 3 vice-presidential debate that she was "annoyed" by Couric's questions.2
Fast Facts
- Air dates: September 24, 25, 29 and 30 and October 1, 20083
- Network: CBS3
- A two-part Couric/Palin interview took place September 29 and 304
- Palin's debate with Joe Biden took place on October 23
- In interviews, Palin discusses her views on homosexuality, abortion, the economy and foreign policy
Controversial Statements
In the segment aired on September 24, Palin was asked to recall "specific examples [of McCain's] 26 years of pushing for more regulation." Palin's response was: "I'll find some and I'll bring them to you."5
Other critics have seized on Palin's statement that the U.S. may be facing another Great Depression if Congress does not deal successfully with the current financial crisis.6
Snubbing NBC?
Palin's first two network interviews have been with ABC and CBS, fueling speculation the McCain campaign is retaliating against a perceived liberal bias at NBC.3
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