Better yet I think all candidates, prior to interviews, should demand copies of all unedited “pre-mix” tapes so that the “edits” could be exposed for what they are! If the news services refuse..then no more interviews!
The vanity was a good one. I didn’t get to see the Couric interview or even read much news in the last week as I just had a baby :) - so I’ve been trying to find out what the reaction to this interview was, as my husband assures me it was universally panned.
As an Alaskan I can tell you that the sing songy form of speech you mentioned is something that I’ve long been perplexed by - it is not an intonation/accent/dialect that is native to Wasilla - where we had a house when I was a kid - or this part of Alaska. Her sister Heather doesn’t speak like this either - in her intv. with Greta on Fox I noticed that Heather pretty much sounds like your average Alaskan. A bit of Canadian sound to it I suppose - as well as probably some native influence on certain words.
When I first heard the new governor giving a speech I was really surprised at her speech pattern and thought she sounded incredibly squeaky - she often lets her voice get into a high pitch that people just don’t take seriously. One of my thoughts when she joined the ticket was that they better get a LINGUIST to work with her, fast!
I say this as a McCain/Palin supporter who certainly wants to see them beat Obama, and does certainly hope that Palin can rise to the occasion and perform well as VP despite her shortcomings.