Any of you Freepers dumb enough to be surprised?
Posted on 11/27/2007 5:03:11 AM PST by Zakeet
Katie Couric traveled to New Hampshire for an “exclusive” interview with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but it amounted to little more than a three minute segment in which Couric tossed softballs about the horse race and avoided any contentious topics, such as fugitive Norman Hsu's fundraising, Clinton's evolving positions on Iraq or her parsed stand on driver's licenses for illegal aliens. “In an exclusive one-on-one interview,” Couric trumpeted, “Clinton exudes confidence.”
Couric's questions to the Democratic frontrunner in the excerpt aired at the start of the CBS Evening News: Why she's launched a “more aggressive” campaign, how does she “feel” about Oprah Winfrey campaigning for Barack Obama, and “how disappointed” she'll be if she loses the nomination? -- a question Couric pursued in three formulations and the answers to which led to Couric's “Clinton exudes confidence” proclamation.
A longer video clip of the interview posted on CBSNews.com featured just two more inquiries: Are you lowering expectations in Iowa? And, your response to the view that your campaign is “nervous” about Obama's gains?
From Concord, New Hampshire, Couric teased the November 26 CBS Evening News:
KATIE COURIC: Obama versus Clinton.
BARACK OBAMA: We don't need somebody who knows how to play the game better. We need somebody to put an end to the game-playing.
COURIC: But in an exclusive one-on-one interview, Clinton exudes confidence.
COURIC TO CLINTON: If it's not you, how disappointed will you be?
HILLARY CLINTON: Well, it will be me.
The MRC's Brad Wilmouth took down all the questions posed by Couric to Hillary Clinton shown on the newscast. The questions, plus a flavor on Clinton's replies:
COURIC: I asked her about the new, more aggressive tone of her campaign.
[Hillary Clinton: “I have absorbed a lot of attacks” and “hardly a day goes by when I'm not attacked.”]
COURIC: It was announced today that Oprah Winfrey will be campaigning with Senator Obama in three key states -- Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. How do you feel about that?
[“I think it's great...”]
COURIC: But are you concerned that this will give him a big boost?
[“No...”]
COURIC: If it's not you, how disappointed will you be?
[“Well, it will be me...”]
COURIC: I know that you're confident it's going to be you, but there is a possibility it won't be. And clearly you have considered that possibility.
[“No I haven't.”]
COURIC: So you never even consider the possibility?
[“I don't.”]
Any of you Freepers dumb enough to be surprised?
Team Clinton has a history of submitting questions in advance.
Did Katie get a list of ‘approved’ questions?
The Russert fiasco proved that Hillary is the sham candidate devoid of original ideas.
I am more cautious of Hillary than Hugo Chavez.
[Maybe a side by side comparision is called for.]
Hillary will never let any reporter ask her tough questions, never.Presidential elections have a way of getting out of control. We'll see if she can script her way into the WH. I doubt it.
In other news, the sun rose in the east.
Anyone in her way dies.
And most people know it.
Gee, with a “hard-hitting” interview like this, it’s no wonder that Perky Katie’s newscast leads the pack in the Nielsons.
Oh, wait . . . . . . . . . it doesn’t! Her ratings are in the tank and this is one of the reasons why!!!
Who is in charge of the Clinton Chinese Mafia War Room Lezbo Eruptions??
Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops
I thought she would get out on the trail with her, a la Obama and Oprah.
The true joy from this story is that a puff piece from the perky one and CBS probably has a street value of a buck fifty.
Who is doing who the favor? Exactly who is going to be watching? I suspect that CBS might actually get a slight bump from Rodham.
It’s all good! ;0)
Hitlery: I'm am both for and against giving licenses to illegal immigrants unless they're female, lebian and very hot!
Hyppocrite. She wouldn’t cross a picket line to appear in a CBS debate but an exclusive softball interview is ‘okay’ somehow? Pfffft.
People will DIE if she doesn’t win.
There's some hard-hitting journalism!
Wow! I am really shocked!
No surprise. Katie is willing to make herself look stupid just help out Hillary.
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