President Obama's interview with Katie Couric (Video)

more bipartisanship with Republicans....but will they play? i doubt it.



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Fear and Ignorance driving people to these town halls (Video)

AMEN, Katie Couric...

At a town meeting hosted by Senator Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania resident stood up to say that the health care debate has "awakened the sleeping giant."

Not exactly.

What's it's done, it seems, is stirred a hornets nest, and uncovered disturbing attitudes and emotions that have nothing to do with policy.

Are we really still debating health care when a man brings a handgun to a church where the President is speaking?

How does a swastika spray-painted on a Congressman's office further a discussion about Medicare?

These are tough and challenging times and lots of people are scared about their jobs and the economy. But we can't let fear and frankly ignorance - drown out the serious debate that needs to take place - about an issue that affects the lives of millions of people.

It's time for everyone to take a deep breath and to focus on the task at hand before this sideshow drowns out the main event.

That's a page from my notebook.

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CBS Evening News with Katie Couric hits it out of the park on the "Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer" (Video)

NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, etc.....to just IGNORE IT....bad call......now NBC "big wigs" tells producers of all the shows NO MENTION OF CRAMER?........Did Network Drink Wall Street Kool-Aid? and to view the whole Stewart, Cramer show down, view it all here.

And White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the CNBC vs. Daily Show Fight

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Obama: 'I screwed up' in Daschle withdrawal (Video, CBS Transcript)

Obama interview with Brian Williams, NBC News.

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Transcript from CBS News

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Palin, Biden on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, October 1, 2008 (Video)

Roe v Wade



Church and State




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More Sarah Palin with Katie Couric of CBS News, September 30, 2008 (Video)

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McCain, Palin on CBS with Katie Couric, September 29, 2008 (Video)

This was one of the weirdest interviews I have ever witnessed. McCain would not allow Palin to answer the tough question, blames "gotcha" question from a voter to Palin, but more importantly the attempt to clean up her DISASTER from last week. Grandpa looking over his granddaughter, that is what that interview was about.



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Sarah Palin with Katie Couric, Part II, Web-Only (Video)

just shake your head. do we want this as the vp? a heartbeat away from the presidency?



and listen to what she has to say about her foreign policy experience with russia

Transcript

COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?

PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land-- boundary that we have with-- Canada. It-- it's funny that a comment like that was-- kind of made to-- cari-- I don't know, you know? Reporters--

COURIC: Mock?

PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that's the word, yeah.

COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our-- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia--

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state.

katie couric's take on palin's interview

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COURIC: She’s not always responsive when she’s asked question and sometimes does slip back to her talking points. So it was a really interesting experience for mer to interview her yesterday.

RODRIGUEZ: Let’s see if that’s the case here, we have an excerpt where you ask her about her opinion on the bailout.

COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? Allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy? Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?

PALIN: That’s why I say, I like ever American I’m speaking with were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the tax payers looking to bailout.

But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Helping the — Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. Shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americas. A

And trade we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive scary thing. But 1 in 5 jobs being created in the trade sector today. We’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. ALl those things under the umbrella of job creation.

This bailout is a part of that.

Sarah Palin on CBS News with Katie Couric, September 24, 2008

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Sarah Palin does not need to do ANYMORE interviews. CBS, Katie Couric (Video)

Couric asks Palin to give examples of McCain's regulation in the past 26 years



CLUE-LESS. Is this what we what? A heartbeat away from the presidency?



Sarah Palin Interview, Part II

Full Palin interview with Couric, here

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CBS Evening News on Palin....Video.....

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Morning Brew...Obama in Israel, West Bank and CBS McCain Coverup...

Barack Obama lays a wreath in the Hall Of Remembrance visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum

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CBS's snafu and editing of the McCain's misunderstanding of the Surge and Sunni Awakening

This was first pointed out by Keith Olbermann, last night on Countdown, as follows:



How this was found out is because extended video of both McCain and Obama's interview was posted on CBS's website with transcript. I have the link here, with the original Couric interview and the extended video.

Then on Anderson Cooper 360, CNN, last night this incident was talked about extensively, with David Gergen questioning the continuous gaffes and confusion of McCain and brought up McCain's age.



Joe Klein wraps this up about the danger of John McCain making hard, heavy hits on Obama and the overstating of the insurgency of al-Qaeda in Iraq, this along with the scurillious statements that Obama would rather "loose the war to win an election". This is worth repeating.



And JedReport's take on it:



and h/t over at kos for how it really went down:



My take, CBS lost credibility, period. McCain gaffed, again. Don't hide it, show it. And if you are going to do the "sneaky", at least don't put the sh*t on your website to discredit you. (rolleyes)

Obama Campaign don't let this sit out there and fester, the McCain words, that is. I know that many would rather Obama take the gloves off and fight right now, this is understood, but remember we will never win the war, but rather pick the battles that you can win.

I expect some response, when it comes it will be irrevocably on point, factual and hard hitting that the McCain Campaign will have to move along.

Full rundown by turneresq and Huffington Post. A good read.

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Obama with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas



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McCain and his Negativity

First Read gives a good rundown on John McCain and his spiraling campaign.

Sometimes body language can tell you a lot. And the body language coming from the McCain campaign -- as Obama continues his overseas trip -- doesn’t look too pretty right now. Let us count the ways: It has aired its first two negative TV ads of general election, one of which (on energy) was panned by virtually every media outlet for being factually incorrect. It later sent the press on what appears to be a wild goose VP chase, when it leaked to Bob Novak that a veep decision could be coming this week (and now even Novak admits that he might have been used). Next came the McCain Web video blasting the media’s attention on Obama, as well as those luggage tags calling the reporters who have followed McCain for much of this election the “JV Squad” while others are covering Obama overseas; the other side of the luggage tag was in French with a beret-wearing guy pouring wine. (Side thought: Why does McCain think belittling his own press corps is a good idea? But we digress…) And then yesterday came McCain’s line that “Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign” --

We all should digress.

John McCain and his Camp belittled Obama, challenged him to go to Afghanistan and Iraq. Of course, McCain wanted to go with Obama, but Obama side-stepped that one.

Since, Obama has been in the middle east, the whole Iraq thingy has unraveled to favor Obama, with the White House coinciding with the junior senator from Illinois, without publicly stating so.

I think yesterday's Katie Couric interview told the story about McCain. Couric let him go through his diatribe hate of Obama, because that is what his was, then just stated that he was frustrated with Obama.

Well, he is. He challenged Obama, thought Obama would mess up, big time and has come out on the losing end. That is it in the nutshell.

McCain need to wash his mouth out with "straight talk mouthwash" and get back on the straight and narrow trail of truth. Stop worrying about Barack Obama, but worry about how you are coming across to the American public right now. That is shrill, bitter, jealous and totally frustrated.

The only one looking presidential is Barack Obama.

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chuck todd, first read


Lieberman speaking to Hagee Group, so when are the Dems going to kick him OUT....

Full Obama Jordan Press Conference, here...

Missed Evening Wrapup, here....

NBC/WSJ Poll out later today....

Obama Israel Press Conference this morning, will post video when available....

catch you guys later....

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CBS Katie Couric Interview with Barack Obama in Amman, Jordan

cbs evening news exclusive with katie couric

View Extended Versions of the interview, here

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