ABC isn't a machine--it's a television producer staffed by lots of people. I wonder if any people were told to edit things but had sufficient qualm about doing so that they deliberately held shots a little too long so as to show where Palin's answers were cut.
Also, am I the only one who thought it strange the way the interview segments ended with an abrupt stop, rather than any sort of closing or semi-closing ("Back right after this") remarks on the set?
That could be true. I keep asking myself “How could they be so brazen?”
But then I answer my own question...