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Couric: Palin Needs to 'Learn About Governing'

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 13, 2008 4:43 AM CST

(Newser) – Katie Couric didn't want to diss Sarah Palin when grilled by a New York Post reporter, but she did let slip that the Alaska governor "should keep her head down and learn about governing." Couric, whose interview with Palin during the presidential campaign opened up the candidate to a deluge of criticism, added—too late—that she "didn't want to judge."

Actor Tina Fey plays former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as she talks with Katie Couric Amy Poehler in a parody of the infamous campaign interview.
Actor Tina Fey plays former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as she talks with "Katie Couric" Amy Poehler in a parody of the infamous campaign interview.   (AP Photo/NBC, Dana Edelson)
Katie Couric, anchor of the CBS Evening News.
Katie Couric, anchor of the CBS "Evening News."   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
In this image released by CBS, CBS News anchor Katie Couric rehearses for Election Night of Presidential Campaign 2008 on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, in New York.
In this image released by CBS, CBS News anchor Katie Couric rehearses for Election Night of Presidential Campaign 2008 on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/CBS, John P. Filo)
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lindamae
Jun 2, 2009 12:26 AM CDT
Sad that Couric never spoke to Palin about what she'd done in Alaska and how that would help her as VP. I could number at least 10 things she's done which would have made her seem 100% more experienced than Obama. That is why the press smeared Palin. They couldn't hit her record so they hit her with mindless abandon.
Guest
Nov 16, 2008 6:27 AM CST
I say, leave her in Alaska. We don't need her in the lower states.
Doctor-Zaius
Nov 13, 2008 7:24 PM CST
Please GOP, run Palin in 2012, PLEASE! We need more comedy.

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