Couric Stumps Palin With Question About Reading
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."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.”
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Couric: And when it comes to establishing your worldview, I was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?
Palin: I’ve read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.
Couric: What, specifically?
Palin: Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.
Couric: Can you name a few?
Palin: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news, too. Alaska isn’t a foreign country, where it’s kind of suggested, “Wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live up there in Alaska?” Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.
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