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	Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt): A Dad's Advice for Daughters Philip Van Munching and Katie Couric EDITION:  Paperback MANUFACTURER:  Simon & Schuster RELEASE DATE:  03 May, 2005
	Tales from the Bed: A Memoir Jenifer Estess, Valerie Estess and Katie Couric EDITION:  Paperback MANUFACTURER:  Washington Square Press RELEASE DATE:  15 November, 2005
	Desperate Networks : Starring Katie Couric Les Moonves Simon Cowell Dan Rather Jeff Zucker Teri Hatcher Conan O'Brien Donald Trump and a Host of Other Movers and Shakers Who Bill Carter EDITION:  Hardcover MANUFACTURER:  Doubleday RELEASE DATE:  02 May, 2006
	The Blue Ribbon Day Katie Couric and Marjorie Priceman EDITION:  Hardcover MANUFACTURER:  Doubleday RELEASE DATE:  19 October, 2004
	Look: Portraits Backstage at Olympus Fashion Week Katie Couric, Simon Dumenco, Heatherette, Fern Mallis, Patrick McDonald, Tinsley Mortimer, Martha Nelson, Zac Posen and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders EDITION:  Hardcover MANUFACTURER:  powerHouse Books RELEASE DATE:  30 September, 2006
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Ignoring Palin's video message, CBS reporter claimed McCain campaign "prove[d]" Palin has "no connection" to Alaskan Independence Party

On the September 2 edition of the CBS Evening News, discussing "reports" that Gov. Sarah Palin "participated in Alaska's Independence Party [AIP], which has called in the past for the state to secede from the union," CBS correspondent Nancy Cordes reported: "Today, the McCain campaign released her voter registration records to prove Palin is a lifelong Republican with no connection to the Independence Party." But Cordes did not note that Palin addressed the AIP's 2008 state convention in a video message in which she said the group "plays an important role in our state's politics," that she reportedly addressed the party's convention with a video message in 2006, or that the McCain campaign has acknowledged that Palin "visted" the AIP's 2000 convention. Further, in a September 2 post on his ABCNews.com Political Punch blog, ABC News senior national correspondent Jake Tapper reported that Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, "says that Palin's husband Todd was a member of the AIP from October 1995 through July 2002, except for a few months in 2000." According to its website, "The Alaskan Independence Party can be summed up in just two words: ALASKA FIRST!" [emphasis in the original]. The website further states that the party's "goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives: 1) Remain a Territory. 2) Become a separate and Independent Nation. 3) Accept Commonwealth status. 4) Become a State." The website asserts that "[t]he call for this vote is in furtherance of the dream of the Alaskan Independence Party's founding father, Joe Vogler." As TPM Media's Greg Sargent has noted, in a 1991 "interview that's now housed at the Oral History Program in the Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks," Vogler asserted: "The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. And I won't be buried under their damn flag. I'll be buried in Dawson. And when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones home." In a video message to the AIP's 2008 state convention -- available on the party's website and highlighted on the website's front page -- Palin asserted that the AIP "plays an important role in our state's politics" and said she "share[s] your party's vision of upholding the constitution of our great state." Palin stated: I'm Governor Sarah Palin and I am delighted to welcome you to the 2008 Alaskan Independence Party Convention in the golden heart city of Fairbanks. Your party plays an important role in our state's politics. I've always said that competition is so good, and that applies to political parties as well. I share your party's vision of upholding the constitution of our great state. My administration remains focused on reining in government growth so individual liberty and opportunity can expand. I know you agree with that. We have a great promise to be a self-sufficient state, made up of the hardest-working, most grateful Americans in our nation. So as your convention gets under way I hope that you all are inspired by remembering that all those years ago, it was in this same city that Alaska's constitution was born. And it was founded on hope and trust and liberty and opportunity. I carry that message of opportunity forward in my administration, as we continue to move our state ahead and create positive change. So I say good luck on a successful and inspiring convention. Keep up the good work, and God bless you. Further, on the September 2 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, host Wolf Blitzer reported that Palin also "sen[t] a video to this party's convention in 2006." In a September 1 post on Political Punch, Tapper reported that McCain campaign spokesman Brian Rogers "says that Palin didn't attend the AIP convention in 1994, 'but she visited them when they had their convention in Wasilla in 2000 as a courtesy since she was mayor.' " From the September 2 edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric: CORDES: After yesterday's revelation that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, questions are flying about how much the McCain campaign knew about other issues like the probe into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, or reports that she participated in Alaska's Independence Party, which has called in the past for the state to secede from the union. MARK CHRYSON (former chairman, Alaskan Independence Party): All I know is she was at the convention in '94 with her husband and several hundred other people. CORDES: Today, a senior official close to the vetting process told CBS News those concerns are either unfounded or were dismissed during a long examination that started way back in May, when they began compiling dossiers on 21 possible picks. Palin's was 40 pages, single-spaced. Eventually that list of 21 shrank to just six. Palin and the other finalists were asked to provide even more personal data. Today, the McCain campaign released her voter registration records to prove Palin is a lifelong Republican with no connection to the Independence Party. And it blamed the Obama campaign for stirring the pot on all this, something that campaign strongly denies.
Published: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:41:57 GMT - Source: Mediamatters.Org - Read the article

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Media continue to promote sexist notion that Biden must soften behavior during debate with Palin

Following Sen. John McCain's announcement of his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, Media Matters for America noted that on the August 29 edition of MSNBC Live, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell and NBC News political director Chuck Todd suggested that Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden bears the burden of having to adjust his behavior in a vice-presidential debate so as not to appear to be a "bully" with Palin. Others in the media have since echoed this sexist notion that Biden will have to soften his tone and manner in a debate against Palin, in contrast with the tougher tone he could take if the Republican vice-presidential nominee were male. For example: On the syndicated program The McLaughlin Group, conservative radio host and Fox News contributor Monica Crowley asserted that Palin has "got the sort of Hillary [Clinton] effect working in her favor, where Joe Biden cannot go in and bludgeon her to death because she is a woman. He's got to be very careful in how he handles her in a debate." Host John McLaughlin replied, "You mean his problems are greater than hers in a debate for those reasons alone -- that he's debating a woman?" An August 31 Chicago Sun-Times editorial asserted: "Until McCain chose Palin, Biden's debating skills ranked high as an asset. Now, he'll have to keep his cutting wit in check or he'll look more like a bully when he debates this suburban hockey mom with her own sharp elbows." In an August 31 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette column, columnist Jack Kelly asserted: "Mr. Obama picked Mr. Biden in part because of his reputed skill as a hatchet man. But if Mr. Biden comes on too hard in the vice presidential debate, he'll look like a bully. And Alaska is littered with the bodies of those who tried to bully Sarah Palin and failed." An August 30 editorial in The Buffalo News, asserted: "When the vice presidential candidates debate, Democrat Joe Biden will have to be careful not to come across as a bully. But he could well find a way to say to Sarah Palin, 'Governor, you're no Hillary Clinton.' " On the August 29 broadcast of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, CBS News political analyst and former Bush adviser Dan Bartlett said "Joe Biden's going to have to be very -- I wouldn't use the word delicate, but he's going to have to have a strategy as well to deal with somebody who is new to the scene like this. He can't be seen as a bully himself." Media Matters has noted that during MSNBC's April 26, 2007, coverage of the first Democratic primary debate, host Chris Matthews asserted that "[y]ou can't be aggressive against a woman candidate on stage, or you're in big trouble," and wondered how the male candidates would overcome such a challenge. Then-MSNBC host Tucker Carlson asked a Clinton campaign spokesman whether Clinton had an "unfair advantage ... because of her sex." From the August 31 edition of the syndicated program The McLaughlin Group: McLAUGHLIN: What about the Palin-Biden debate? What do you think's going to happen there? CROWLEY: It is going to be very interesting, because here she's got the sort of Hillary effect working in her favor, where Joe Biden cannot go in and bludgeon her to death because she is a woman. He's got to be very careful in how he handles her in a debate. McLAUGHLIN: You mean his problems are greater than hers in a debate for those reasons alone -- that he's debating a woman? [crosstalk] McLAUGHLIN: Next question: Does Sarah Palin give the Republican ticket more breadth than the Democratic ticket? [National Review editor] Rich Lowry? You wanna help on -- LOWRY: Yes -- McLAUGHLIN: -- can you help on this? LOWRY: -- more life experience and some executive experience. And this is an election where McCain has to take risks if he is going to win. Every risk has its potential downsides, but this was a good one to take. From an August 31 editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times: Palin's complete lack of national experience, though, could be used to draw a sharp contrast between her and [Sen. Barack] Obama's vice presidential pick, Sen. Joe Biden, who has been in Washington for decades. Until McCain chose Palin, Biden's debating skills ranked high as an asset. Now, he'll have to keep his cutting wit in check or he'll look more like a bully when he debates this suburban hockey mom with her own sharp elbows. Palin is a true outsider who shook up the old boy network in her scandal-plagued state and uncovered ethical misconduct. From Kelly's August 31 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette column, headlined "McCain's masterstroke: If I were Joe Biden, I'd be worried about Sarah Palin": Whether this is a brilliant choice or a bad risk will depend on how Ms. Palin performs on the campaign trail. But if I were Joe Biden, I'd be worried. A former journalist, Sarah Palin is careful about what she says and says it well, qualities for which Mr. Biden is not reknowned. Mr. Obama picked Mr. Biden in part because of his reputed skill as a hatchet man. But if Mr. Biden comes on too hard in the vice presidential debate, he'll look like a bully. And Alaska is littered with the bodies of those who tried to bully Sarah Palin and failed. From an August 30 editorial in The Buffalo News, headlined "McCain's unlikely choice: Selection of Palin could alienate women but appeal to conservatives": Palin stands firmly on the pro-development side of the western political divide. Her husband works in the oil fields, and she is among those who most strongly favors drilling for oil in the Alaska [sic] National Wildlife Refuge and opposes listing the polar bear as an endangered species. Whether those are stands that will attract the votes of women is questionable. When the vice presidential candidates debate, Democrat Joe Biden will have to be careful not to come across as a bully. But he could well find a way to say to Sarah Palin, "Governor, you're no Hillary Clinton." From the August 29 broadcast of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric: KATIE COURIC (anchor): Back now from St. Paul. Dan Bartlett is a Republican strategist and a CBS News consultant. Dan, I'm curious. What are your Republican friends saying about this choice? BARTLETT: Well, the people I've talked to are both excited and a bit anxious, Katie. This is a real, you know, bolt out of the blue, as Bob Schieffer [host of CBS' Face the Nation] was saying earlier in the broadcast. This was vintage McCain. So, in some respects, we probably shouldn't have been surprised. They like the profile, they like the story and narrative, but you're going up against a real pro in Joe Biden, and I think there's some reluctance or anxiety as to whether she can step up to the plate. We'll see very soon. COURIC: And in fact, a McCain official I spoke to this afternoon, Dan, said that they had -- they conceded they have a lot of work to do when it comes to these upcoming debates, and -- especially because they're going to be opposing two good talkers. How concerned would you be if you were on the McCain campaign and you had to prep Sarah Palin to debate Joe Biden, particularly on foreign policy? BARTLETT: Sure. As somebody who participated in 2000 with President Bush when he first went through this debate process, it was a steep learning curve there, and he was much more exposed. So there's no doubt about it. They're going to have to do a lot of homework, crash course. But at the same time, Joe Biden's going to have to be very -- I wouldn't use the word delicate, but he's going to have to have a strategy as well to deal with somebody who is new to the scene like this. He can't be seen as a bully himself. So both sides will have challenges, Katie, but they're gonna work hard at it. COURIC: All right. Dan Bartlett. Dan, thanks.
Published: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:31:35 GMT - Source: Mediamatters.Org - Read the article

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Video: Democratic convention, day 4 recap

CBS News' Katie Couric and her fellow pundits discuss presidential nominee Barack Obama's acceptance speech, which closed the DNC and left many attendees in tears.
Published: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:02:00 GMT - Source: News.Cnet.Com - Read the article

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