Jack Cafferty of CNN has been on fire lately. Today, while on The Situation Room, he ripped into Sarah Palin for her answer to Katie Couric about the bailout plan. He was brutal.
I will post a video when it is posted but here is the rough transcript (with bonus on the McCain debate stunt):
Wolf Blitzer: Jack, we woke up this morning and didn't know for sure if there was going to be a debate.
Jack Cafferty: If there was no deal I thought he wasn't gonna show up.
Wolf: There is going to be a debate.
Cafferty: So he's changed his mind.
Wolf: Yes.
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Cafferty: There's a reason the McCain campaign is keeping Governor Sarah Palin away from the press. I want to play you an excerpt from an interview that Sarah Palin did with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, where she was asked about the bailout. Listen to this.
[Plays scary, rambling excerpt from Couric interview of Palin on question on why not use money from bailout to help Americans who are struggling]
Cafferty: Did you get that? If John McCain wins this woman will be one 72-year old' heartbeat away from the presidency. AND IF THAT DOESN'T SCARE THE HELL OUT OF YOU, IT SHOULD...[turning to WOLF] I'm 65 and have been covering politics for a long time - that's one of the most pathetic pieces of tape I have ever seen from someone aspiring to one of the highest offices in the country. That's all I have to say.
Wolf: She's been cramming a lot of information --
Cafferty: [interrupting] There is NO excuse for that, she's supposed to know a little bit of this. Don't make excuses for her. That's pathetic.
Wolf: It was not her best answer.
Cafferty, you took the words right out of my mouth. Thank you for being the voice of reason this week. You must have stolen John McCain's straight talk from him or something. At any rate, please keep telling it like it is.
*** Edited to make diary easier to read, e.g,, bolded names. Also included word "hell" in title because that is what Cafferty said, and well, because it seems fitting.
*** Now with video:
*** KingOneEye has a diary on this on the Rec list. So go on over there and rec it and keep it up there. I won't be offended if you un-rec this diary. We just need to keep it out there because it is some great TV and truth-telling!