Katie Couric ought to send Sarah Palin a fruit basket for putting her back on the map. Thanks to Palin, Couric has now landed the coveted first interview with Chesley Sullenberger, the hero pilot who landed a commercial plane in the Hudson River.Previously, Couric had been painstakingly listening to the flushing of her career as it slowly, but surely, descended down the toilet. Couric left the Today Show in 2006 in pursuit of a more professional, buttoned-up gig on the CBS Evening News. She nabbed the honor of the nation's first solo female anchor, but quickly realized that her cutesy wit and charm was of better use on the kitschy morning show she'd anchored for 15 years.
With record low ratings at her new position, Couric was in desperate need of a boost and she got one in the form of an unrefined hockey mom who was spending most of her vice presidential campaign on the chopping block. Couric, a liberally biased journalist, realized that Palin was an easy target and could help her put her floundering career back on track.
Couric's ridiculous and useless line of questioning proved to be perfect fodder for the media, late night talk show hosts and even voters. Ironically, it is this interview that lifted Couric's bleak career out of desolation and she found a voice that viewers would actually listen to.
While the Palin interview was filled largely with cheap shots, Couric has Palin, and not her own skills, to thank for obtaining an interview that networks, including NBC, were chomping at the bit to get.
5 comments:
She should send Palin more than a fruit basket. In fact, Palin provided quite a few people in the industry with a plethora of material.
Palin should learn from Couric. Don't give up what is working and go over your head. It never ends well. Stay oin Alaska and deal with the reduced oil revenues.
Couric did a pretty good job with Obama's recent interview. Asked him some pointed questions and he knew the answers.
I was listening to a plug from 60 minutes for their Obama documentary. One of the closest media people to Obama said that his campaign was run so well and everything was orchestrated perfectly with the media (not a direct quote, but the gist).
I don't doubt that he's an intelligent man and a hell of a speaker, but I think (rather than being much wiser than Palin or McCain) he and his campaign was just better prepared.
Oh don't even think about trying to insinuate that Palin is even close to Obama when it comes to brains. You do that and you'll lose me forever. The very fact that his campaign was much better run and he was better prepared than that that bimbo is just the tip of the iceberg. She could do half as well to get advice from Obama.
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