Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot

She uses feed to clear up 'misquoting'

(NEWSER) - Sarah Palin is following some fellow Republicans on Twitter, but she's not showing any love for former running mate John McCain.The Alaska governor is keeping tabs on Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly of Fox, David Gregory of NBC, George Stephanopoulos of ABC, and CNN, but not nemesis Katie Couric—or anyone else from CBS, the Washington Examiner reports. More»

(NEWSER) - Sarah Palin says Michigan can still be won. After learning today about John McCain's move to stop campaigning in the state, she "fired off a quick e-mail and said, 'Oh come on, do we have to?'" she told Fox News. She added that McCain's pullout was "not a surprise" but said she and husband Todd would be "so happy to speak to the people there in Michigan who are hurting." More»

(AP) - After 2 years of stories about bad ratings and an uncertain future, Katie Couric is in the news for a positive reason, the AP reports—her work. Her CBS Evening News interviews with Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, and John McCain have brought the broadcast unprecedented buzz even though, as the New York Times reports, the ratings payoff has been modest at best. More»

Maybe shielding Palin from the media was a bad idea

(NEWSER) - John McCain and Sarah Palin sat down for a joint interview with Katie Couric last night, and it was hard to avoid the impression that McCain was chaperoning his running mate “to keep her out of trouble” writes Time TV critic James Poniewozik. McCain accused Couric of “gotcha journalism,” when she confronted Palin with a statement the would-be veep made at a pizza parlor contradicting his stance on Pakistan. More»

CBS anchor will talk to her for shows in late September

(AP) - Second in the broadcast network competition to talk to Sarah Palin: Katie Couric. The CBS anchor will spend two days on the road with her and John McCain, the network said. Couric's interview material will be aired Sept. 29 and 30 on the CBS Evening News and The Early Show. It's timed for just before the Oct. 2 vice-presidential debate. Palin also is talking to Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity this week. More»