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November 21, 2008

www.ultimatemoneyblast.com Katie Couric discussed her infamous interview with Sarah Palin Wednesday night on the "Late Show with David Letterman." Couric took Letterman inside the process of sche...

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Katie Couric discussed her infamous interview with Sarah Palin Wednesday night on the "Late Show with David Letterman." Couric took Letterman inside the process of scheduling Palin's interviews — the campaign actually rushed an interview because "they didn't want a week to go by without hearing anything from Governor Palin," as Couric put it — and said the campaign was "very generous" and gave her "tremendous access" to Palin.

Couric said that Palin may have gotten tripped up because she was not prepared to answer more general questions during their interview following her visit to the UN.

"I started by asking her who most impressed her as Vice President and why, what was the best and worst things Dick Cheney had done as Vice President, why was Roe v. Wade an ill-conceived or a bad Supreme Court decision," Couric told Letterman. "And I think she really hadn't anticipated those kinds of questions, so I think it might've thrown her off a bit. And then we got into foreign policy — because, after all, she was at the UN meeting with world leaders — and clearly she was struggling with some of those answers."

While Couric did note that, in Palin's defense, they were not easy questions to answer, Letterman reminded her that the "What newspapers and magazines do you read?" question was an easy one that Palin blew. Couric explained how it came about and said that she disagrees with the way Palin is characterizing the question in post-election interviews.

"We we doing one of these walk-and-talks, it was a casual part of the interview, and I just said, 'I'm curious, what do you read? What has helped you shape your worldview? What do you read to stay informed?'" Couric explained.

"A good question but an easy question," Letterman said.

"It was just really something I was curious about," Couric said, "and I'm not sure whether she was afraid to offend certain people, if she would offend conservatives by saying she read the New York Times....Even in the post-election interviews, Dave, that she's done, nobody's really asked her, 'Why didn't you answer that question?' She claims that I said, 'What do you read up there in Alaska?' as if people in Alaska don't read or don't have access to reading materials. I never said that. I'm aware people in Alaska have access."

Couric also shared one question she asked both Palin and Biden that didn't air — what they missed most on the campaign trail. Palin missed running every day, while Biden missed being Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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jamjamboree (5 days ago) Show Hide

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katie is a really good reporter. u can tell that she isnt a palin fan but she doesnt outwardly express her dislike for her or anything. she doesnt wanna cut her ties

strawboy1230 (1 week ago) Show Hide

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Do you ever reread what you write? Because that was fucking retarded.

TheEastShores (1 week ago) Show Hide

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I well defined who is stupid in my comment, apparently you're one of them who don't get it or wait, maybe you are one of Letterman's staffer.

jasonroxorz (1 week ago) Show Hide

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Couric is a genius.

xoxopammyxoxo (1 week ago) Show Hide

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I was always a fan of Katie back on the Today Show. She still looks good and her mind is sharp :)

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lmao right...Couric is a freaking idiot..........yet shes smarter then you, more accomplished then you'll ever be, has a better education then you, has done and seen more then you will ever....and beats you in all aspects of life which matter.......so what does this make you.....USELESS

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lol thank you for that. i actually laughed out loud. hahahaha

magikk (1 week ago) Show Hide

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Letterman is one of the best paid hosts in the world. He has one of the largest audiences in the world. He has more choice in women in the world than you will ever have. He is a better communicator and is wittier than you will ever be. Unfortunately for you, Letterman has you beat at every aspect of life and not by a little. I say unfortunately for you, because, for the rest of us, seeing a total jackass fail is an affirmation of the millennia old belief that the good prevails no matter what.

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Maybe I would agree with you. But we will never know since you communicate so incoherently I stand a better chance talking to a cow.

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