Sarah Palin’s back on the teevee, with Katie Couric. “COURIC, MY NEMESIS, WE MEET AGAIN,” Palin doesn’t say. Oh now look, though — who’s that old toot sitting next to her? Why it’s her beloved “running mate,” John McCain. Talk about bringing in the cavalry! Anyway, we’ve read the transcript of this interview and it makes absolutely no sense at all. MORE »

The interview that finally made people appreciate news-person Katie Couric — the incredibly painful-to-watch Sarah Palin meltdown — will continue giving gifts to the American public. CBS apparently has two more Palin answers to another couple of Couric questions. Are they possibly as shamefully fantastic as the previous clips? We can Hope, America. [Washington Post, 2nd item]

GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR SARAH PALIN: Alaskan nitwit’s dismal interview with Katie Couric maybe wasn’t noticed by many, because of McCain’s dumb muppet stunt and the, uh, New Great Depression. Ha ha, not really, the whole world watched it on YouTube. [LA Times]

Q: Sarah Palin, please explain in Economics 101 terms how a crisis on Wall Street can eventually affect all people.

A: snort can will health care eat potato cheap economy health poop cum umbrella face nose tax cut health penis eye stab number drink pepsi trade blah moose shit die cancer. [YouTube via Andrew Sullivan]

OK Sarah LOOK: no one has any fun mocking you anymore. Just please go back to Alaska and continue firing your ex-brother’s sister’s aunt’s abusive husband’s police dog’s baby’s commissioner again, as you were until this dumb butt, McCain, put you on his ticket. Go back to being a GILF. You were so lovely, then. [Gawker]

Ooh, we might have to watch David Letterman tonight for the first time in 20 years: “David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy. Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, ‘Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?’” Heh. Just kidding, we won’t watch Letterman. [Drudge]

Barack Obama’s had his big interview with Katie Couric, and we have excerpts! Somehow, he seems to let Katie Couric trap him, too, with regards to the Surge. She asks him, at one point, if, Given What We Know Now about declined violence in Iraq, he would’ve supported the Surge last year, hmm? Rather than offer his very logical strategic position on this, he tries to make it an economic issue, about how much these damn wars cost during a time when no one has a home in America. Move the debate back home, but let “The Surge Worked” live yet another day. FTW. MORE »

Oh no no no no no, no, no! Katie Couric’s debate has been canceled, and she’ll never be a famous teevee star like Bob Schieffer. The North Carolina Democratic party has nixed the proposed April 27 CBS debate because of logistical and scheduling concerns. In its press release, however, the party did hint at the real issue for cancellation: “There were also growing concerns about what another debate would do to party unity.” In other words, the state party and CBS don’t want to be maligned as badly as George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson and everyone involved in last week’s crapfest-from-space were. [Deep breath]. Thank God there is not a debate on April 27. [Ben Smith]

Katie Couric, having delivered the losingest ratings ever for two proud years at CBS Evening News, may leave after President McCain’s inauguration early next year. This would be far ahead of her scheduled departure date in 2011, but not a moment too soon for many aggrieved Bob Schieffer fans. [WSJ]

CBS News’ delightful Jeff Greenfield — well, he’s not so delightful anymore, according to Ice Queen Katie Couric. His phone went off IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TEEVEE. Katie Couric yells at him, then realizes yelling would make her less pretty. So then she giggles. It’s America’s anchor and her nutty sidekick, on America’s most famous network!

On her CBS news program yesterday, Katie Couric asked various presidential candidates what’s the most “disillusioning” part of running for president. Typical liberal elitist Barry Obama says he hates going to free chicken dinner fundraisers when he could be doing, say, anything else. As someone who hasn’t had a hot meal in several months, I’d urge Barry to be thankful that someone feeds him.