Katie Couric (a journalist) tries to stump Sarah Palin (who has a journalism degree).

COURIC: 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 the world?

PALIN: I’ve read most of them again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media —

COURIC: But what ones specifically? I’m curious.

PALIN: Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years.

COURIC: Can you name any of them?

PALIN: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news. Alaska isn't a foreign country, where it's kind of suggested, "Wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live up there in Alaska?" Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America."

To be generous, maybe Palin thinks it's a trick question and can't come up with an answer that won't sound too partisan, too stupid, or too unbelievable. "What does Couric want me to say? What's the followup if I say 'Newsweek'? New York Times? No they're libril. USA Today? Too thin. Penny Saver?" A softball question put her into an insecure, hyper-defensive crouch, and her only reply was panicked nonsense.

Or, maybe she reads a lot, but doesn't really know the names of the publications because she only reads what she finds in bathrooms

Either way, this is not someone who should be in charge of anything bigger than a charity raffle.