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That Alaska has a very

narrow maritime border

between a foreign country,

Russia, and on our other side,

the land boundary

that we have with Canada.

It's funny that

a comment like that

was kind of made to--

( Stammering )

I don't know.

You know, reporters.

- Couric:
Mocked?

- Sarah:
Yeah, mocked.

I guess that's

the word, yeah.

Well, explain to me

why that enhances

your foreign policy

credentials.

Well, it certainly

does because our--

our next-door neighbors

are foreign countries.

They're in the state

that I am the executive of.

Have you ever been involved

with any negotiations,

for example,

with the Russians?

We have trade missions

back and forth.

We do.

It's very important

when you consider even national

security issues with Russia,

as putin rears his head

and comes into the airspace

of the United States

of America,

where do they go?

It's Alaska. It's just

right over the border.

Katie:
And when it comes to

establishing your world-view,

I was curious-- what

newspapers and magazines

did you regularly read before

you were tapped for this

to stay informed

and to understand--

Sarah:
I've read most of them,

again with a great appreciation

for the press,

for the media.

What ones specifically?

I'm curious.

Name one f***ing paper.

All of 'Em.

Any of 'Em

that have been in front of me

over all these years.

Oh, my God.

What have we done?

If John McCain wins,

this woman will be

one 72-year-old's

heartbeat away

from president

of the United States.

And if that doesn't scare

the hell out of you, it should.

In fairness,

probably most people

can't name

a supreme court case.

But most people

are not campaigning

- to be vice president.

- Right, right.

It's not that she doesn't

know the right answer.

It's that she clearly does not

understand the question.

This is way beyond

anything we have ever seen

from a national candidate.

Why'd you make me

do Katie Couric?

Did you see the coverage?

Did you?

Are you there?

Are you listening to me?

Yes, Governor.

I'm here.

Katie was a logical choice.

She's been very fair to us

this entire campaign.

You call that interview fair?

Yes, Governor, I do.

I certainly don't.

She was out to get me from the get-go.

No, she wasn't.

The interview sucked

because you didn't try.

What do you mean,

I didn't try?

You didn't fight back

like you did

in the Charlie Gibson

interview.

When you didn't

know the answers,

you clawed your way back

and it went fine.

You just gave up.

Nicolle, it wasn't my fault.

I wasn't properly prepped.

You weren't properly prepped

because you wouldn't listen to us.

You never listen

to your advisors.

Because you're

overwhelming me

with too much information.

I don't want to do

these interviews.

I want to do

what I want to do.

We're just trying to help you

get through this, Governor.

All we want is

for you to succeed.

Yeah, well,

you're not helping.

You're just screwing me up.

You're telling me what to say,

what to wear, how to talk.

I am not your puppet!

Now I understand

what Hillary meant

when she said she had

to find her own voice.

Yeah, 'cause you're

just like Hillary.

( Scoffs )

You have ruined me.

You have ruined

my reputation.

I am ruined in Alaska!

( Beeping )

This is Steve schmidt.

Leave a message.

Steve, it's nicolle.

I will gladly resign if you

want to blame me for Couric.

But if you want me to stay, then

I'm back on McCain's bus tomorrow

as I never want to deal

with that woman ever again.

Poehler:
What lessons have

you learned from Iraq

and how specifically would

you spread democracy abroad?

Specifically, we would make

every effort possible

to spread democracy abroad

to those who want it.

( Audience laughs )

Poehler:
Yes, but specifically

, what would you do?

We're gonna promote freedom,

Usher in Democratic

values and ideals,

and fight terror-loving

terrorists.

Poehler:
But again, and not

to belabor the point,

one specific thing.

( Audience laughs )

Katie, I'd like to use

one of my lifelines.

( Audience laughs )

- Poehler:
I'm sorry?

- Fey:
I want to phone a friend.

Woman:
...Friday's debate

should proceed.

- ( Sighs )

- Barack:
We've been working around the clock

...and presidents are going

to have to deal with

more than one thing

at a time.

Woman:
A new cnn/time

opinion research poll

- show Obama surging in key battleground states...

- Son of a b*tch.

...Like Pennsylvania where he

is now up by nine points.

Governor, I just

want you to know

I got your Alaskan

poll numbers in,

and you'll be

pleased to know

- that you're in the low 70s.

- Sarah:
Fine.

( Sighs )

- Why are they f***ing me like this?

- Who?

The press!

They used to love me.

Now all they want to do

in life is f*** me over.

I can't believe

Katie did that to me.

And did you hear what olbermann

said about me last night?

Sir, you've got to stop

watching Keith olbermann,

or fox, for that matter.

It's all just bullshit.

Now, sir,

you should have a beer

and watch ESPN, okay?

And while

you're watching it,

think about what

the people who watch ESPN

really need in their lives

right now.

I thought Katie liked me.

She does.

And the questions were fair.

It was Governor Palin

who gave a terrible interview.

That poor girl.

She wasn't ready for this.

Yeah, I'm afraid

you're right, sir.

And YouTube is making it

exponentially worse.

People are watching

Katie Couric and Tina fey

over and over again.

It's playing like

an infinite loop on the web.

No presidential campaign has ever

had to deal with this before.

But she's gonna do a good job

in the debate, right?

Yes, sir.

She'll be great.

'Cause if it goes like Couric,

I don't think we can recover.

I agree, and I promise

she'll be great.

I hope you're right.

I hope you're right, Steve.

It's gonna be fine.

( Sighs )

Okay, this one came up

in the '96 debate.

Is there a magic bullet

to solve the problem

of public education?

If not, what is

the best solution?

Uh, Governor?

Governor, would you like

something to eat?

Yeah, I think you should

eat something, Governor.

How about

a diet Dr. pepper?

Would you like--

could you?

Governor?

I miss my baby.

I miss sleeping with my baby.

She constantly slips

into these catatonic stupors.

And then when we do

finally get her to work,

she writes all the

information down on notecards,

but she can't

remember any of it.

( Sighs )

Steve, did you do an

approval poll in Alaska?

- She keeps bringing it up.

- What the f***?

I did that stupid f***ing

poll a week ago.

I told her

she's in the 70s.

Yeah, well, I don't think

she believes you.

She says you made

those numbers up.

Okay.

- She is becoming completely irrational.

- Becoming?

I don't even like

to say this,

but has it occurred

to you guys

that she might be

mentally unstable?

Mark, look, the debate

is in five days.

What do you think?

I think this debate will

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