UPDATE: CBS will air the tapes! [Thanks to fhamme and xeromachine for the updates in comments.]
By now, many of you are aware that Howard Kurtz is alleging that CBS is withholding tape of what may be the most embarrassing parts of Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin:
...Palin was halting, repetitive and occasionally stumped on basic questions. And the worst moments -- boasting again, Tina Fey-like, of Alaska's proximity to Russia -- have been endlessly replayed on other networks and the Web.
It may have been a turning point for Couric, who was persistent without being overbearing, in shedding early doubts about her ability to be a commanding presence in the CBS anchor chair. And the worst may be yet to come for Palin; sources say CBS has two more responses on tape that will likely prove embarrassing....
Please join me in this call to action: It's time for us to speak out, loud and long, and pressure CBS to release the tape!
More after the jump...
Josh Marshall and Andrew Sullivan see this for what it is -- a travesty. Interviews are supposed to reveal the subjects, not obscure them.
McCain campaign flack Howard Kurtz says that "sources say CBS has two more [Palin] responses on tape that will likely prove embarrassing." Why have they not been released? We have next to no press interaction with this person and yet a news organization is withholding interview footage they actually have? WTF?
Show us the tapes!
Here are some way to get the ball rolling:
- Zip over to Katie Couric's blog and call her out. Leave a comment.
- Drop Couric and Co. an e-mail.
- E-mail CBS Evening News.
- Light up the CBS Evening News switchboard: (212) 975-3247
Take a minute to leave a trail on this one, please! Let's get the rest of the Palin Tapes into the light of day before the VP debate!