We had an acquaintance who was once interviewed by 20/20. It was aircraft related, so long ago that I don’t remember the specifics. When the interview appeared our friend looked to be an idiot, which he most definitely was not. He told us to never participate in an interview with an organization like 20/20...that the cut and paste of his interview was what made him look so inept. That’s what they do, they edit to get the desired result. I’ve never looked at interviews the same way.
I agree with your major point. But I don't think Palin will be able to Twitter and Facebook her way into the White House. Interviews with Hannity and O'Reily are the only rough waters she will venture out in right now.
She will have to learn to do interviews with hostile hosts if she wants to win. And I would be interested to see how well she could do.