If we win, we should thank this woman:

[EconomicLiberal]

I can't think of a single journalist who had a bigger impact on this race than Katie Couric.

Of course, Obama, Plouffe and Axelrod deserve the most credit, but Katie deserves a lot of credit for derailing the Palin-love-a-thon that the media engaged in for weeks.

Special Mention:



She deserves a lot of credit for starting the blowback regarding McCain's dirty and lying campaign. John McCain's appearance on the view and her questions to John McCain about his campaign's lies started the media narrative that McCain was running a dishonorable campaign.

[glowing]

1. Amazing where reality is realized at times... never put people down.

Don't cut them out, or tell them they aren't worth it. Show a little patience because at the end of the day these are people.

[Duke Newcombe]

2. Yup...just let 'em talk...they self-immolate quite nicely without assistance. n/t

[MANative]

3. We shouldn't forget Tina Fey and the writers at SNL for

their contributions!

[EconomicLiberal]

4. How could I forget her?

Well, she was a given, I guess. :)

[Tuvok Obama]

17. Definitely Tina Fey

[CrispyQ]

25. Fey's "I can see Russia from my house" was to Palin,

what Biden's "A noun, a verb & 9-11," was to Giuliani.

[MANative]

26. Great observation - and, IMHO, an incredibly

accurate one! Just nailed her on every level with that one.

[graywarrior]

5. And to think I've been calling her Gidget all this time

[ROh70]

6. Thank David Letterman as well. And even Charlie Gibson.

[Muttocracy]

8. After Gibson's horrible debate moderation, that interview redeemed him a bit. nt

[JJ]

7. Nope, Sarah gets all the credit

[MarthaMyDear]

9. and who could forget these guys?:

[dbmk]

10. I think we should start with this one

[dbmk]

11. And this one

Those two women did something awfully right.

[EconomicLiberal]

12. Good point.

But I was referring more to journalists/entertainers.

[dbmk]

16. I know. :)

Wasn't trying to be snarky or critical.

Kills me she is not around for this. Not seeing her son become the first african american president?

Makes me wish and hope that there really is something to this heaven and looking down business.

[smkyle1]

32. you're the most right

I went to see Maya Soetoro-Ng (Obama's sister) speak. And all I could think of was that they must have had a phenomenal mother and grandmother.

[4_Legs_Good]

13. LMAO. Someone does a barely passable job as an interviewer and she gets credit?

:rofl:

David

[ROh70]

21. That counts as brilliant stuff these days.

She was a better interviewer than Gregory, Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Brian Williams, because she asked follow-up questions.

Yeah, not a very high standard, but, not very many "journalists" meet such low standards nowadays.

[political_Dem]

14. Why don't we thank them all.

Each one exposed the lies and the corruption of the McCain/Palin campaign in their own little way. They all proved to be heroes in a world in which the surreal is taken to be the truth.

[lonestarnot]

15. Why has Oprah been left out?

[Kajsa]

33. Excellent point, Lonestarnot!

She's done a lot to help Obama from the very beginning.

Even I overlooked her, but not anymore!

:) :hi:

[mimitabby]

18. shouldn't we thank Sarah too?

didn't she disgust plenty of intellectual GOP people ?

[Sinti]

19. What about Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Howard Dean for the 50-state strat?

Not to mention Hillary for tempering Barack, and helping him hone his message (unintentionally I assume), so well in the primaries. These ladies are just entertainers.

[Sugarcoated]

20. I think Chris Matthews has been amazing

exposing them for the liars they are whether it be McCain, Palin, Smirk, surrogates or just plain Republicans.

[JohnMcCant2008]

22. Backward 'B' Girl.....

[Jennicut]

23. Katie has forever risen in my book. She is a legitimate reporter now.

She broke down Palin like no one else. Thank you Katie.

[Essene]

24. no no no... thank sarah palin

gibson and couric did nothing special.

[Orsino]

31. Correct. Couric threw softballs, but Palin was prepared only for tee-ball. n/t

[Beacool]

27. Thank Katie?

No, if we win we should thank THIS woman:

[seabeyond]

28. you need palins face. she did as much as anything thought brought mccain down. n.t

[Kajsa]

29. Don't forget David Letterman, Tina Fey and

Amy Poehler ( everyone forgets Amy- she's a great Hillary!)

They contributed a lot for our guys using satire alone!

:)

[smkyle1]

30. anyone who has watched Katie Couric over the years knows it's pretty easy to get her to laugh

I've watched the Couric/Palin interviews a million times and each time I laugh. It must have taken every ounce of strength for Katie to hold it back. There was one moment when I thought Katie was going to lose it for sure. If you look at Katie's face when she asked Palin what she read to stay informed you can see a little bit of a smile starting to show on Katie's face

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9go38MgZ4w8

[CLANG]

36. You know, I think she was just stunned, if not appalled!

[smkyle1]

37. But she's a newshound...

She had to know she had a dynamite interview. She had to know Palin was making a fool of herself, don't you think?

[FloridaGrl]

34. Thank you Katie

for not doing it the Palin way and avoid follow-ups like others in the MSM.

[CLANG]

35. Katie came through when it counted!

I haven't been too happy with her in the past (understatement), but I'll be cutting her some slack for the foreseeable future.