09-26-2008, 02:40 AM
I just went to the CBS site and watched the video. (See the sacrifices I make in the name of research?!) It's interesting that the transcript of the interview is not exact. Not only that, but the video ended before the final exchange that I heard on TV and which appears at the end of the transcript. If anyone didn't see the interview on the news, you might want to watch the portion that's available on CBS.com. Part of the key here is watching her as she's talking, in addition to the words spoken. With the help of speechwriters, she can do a good job making a speech that's been carefully scripted/crafted. She is not articulate when participating in an interview like the one Couric conducted. It's like Palin has been fed X amount of stuff that's she's supposed to parrot. If the question doesn't match the answer she has available, there's quite a bit of floundering for an answer - and the answer doesn't always match the question.