‘Daily Show’ on Sarah Palin, AKA ‘Blamey Whinehouse’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2009 Jon Stewart takes Sarah Palin to task for her postelection face-saving: "Is it really fair to ask a vice presidential candidate what things they read?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Partners With YouTube

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2008 While sister company Viacom is still suing YouTube for $1 billion, CBS is hoping to get some cash out of the Web video mecca a more polite way. The Tiffany Network has had some success online, and currently has one of the more popular YouTube channels, but the eyeball business isn't as straightforward as it used to be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin the Sideshow

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 2, 2008 There is something about Sarah Palin that gnaws at me, and it isn't that the Republican vice presidential nominee has wilted under the soft light shone upon her by CBS' Katie Couric. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Debate Preview: Biden and Palin Answer ‘Vice Presidential Questions’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2008 CBS asked the two VP candidates (roughly) the same questions about Roe v. Wade and the separation of church and state. As you might imagine, their answers differ, both in content and coherence. Palin's apparent unfamiliarity with the Supreme Court had the rumor mill buzzing for days prior to the release of this interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Katie Couric Is Ready for Her Close-Up

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2008 It's been a rough couple of years for the anchor of the last-place network newscast, but Katie Couric managed to silence many of her critics this week with an interview series that not only got a lot of attention, but scored points for her tough but fair style. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Couric Stumps Palin With Question About Reading

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2008 Katie Couric asked Sarah Palin about a number of controversial topics during the latest installment of her interview -- evolution, abortion, homosexuality -- but the VP nominee appeared to have the hardest time when pressed to say what newspapers and magazines she has read: "Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Says She’s ‘The New Ideas’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2008 CBS continues to ration out the Sarah Palin morsels to a nation eager to know and see more In this clip, the Alaska governor defends her joke about Joe Biden's age by saying, "You know, I'm the new energy, the new face, the new ideas and he's got the experience based on many, many years in the Senate ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Responds to Controversy, Says She’s Ready, Willing and Able

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2008 And if that's not enough for you, you just have to see John McCain compare Sarah Barracuda to Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Has More Palin Gold in the Vault

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2008 There was so much excitement last week between the bailout showdown and the debate that many people didn't get a chance to see Sarah Palin's tailspin interview with Katie Couric CBS, it turns out, has even more in store The network will air at least two more embarrassing clips before Thursday's VP debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin Talks Foreign Policy With Katie Couric

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2008 With a performance like this one now on tape and on YouTube, it is understandable (though inexcusable) that the McCain campaign has been so determined to keep Sarah Palin away from the media. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Letterman Catches McCain Two-Timing With Couric

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2008 David Letterman was already giving John McCain a hard time for his suspended campaign when he spotted the GOP nominee with fellow CBS personality Katie Couric on the network feed. McCain had canceled his "Late Show" appearance, telling Letterman he had to fly back to Washington, but instead flew into Couric's studio. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Couric Grills Palin on McCain’s Economic Record

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2008 The "CBS Evening News" host brought a little heat to her sit-down with the Alaska governor: "I’m just going to ask you one more time, not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation?" Update: Full video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )