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Posted at 8:03 a.m. ET

We've discussed for months the vile nature of our journalism.  Katie Couric, who made a specialty of insulting Cuban-Americans during the Elian Gonzalez case, now goes one better and directs her blurry eye toward today's object of liberal hate - Sarah Palin.  American Spectator reports:

CBS New anchor Katie Couric ordered staff to drop all references to "Governor" or "Go." from her interview with Alaska Go. Sarah Palin. When a staff member pointed out that in other venues, Couric and CBS News had referred to Governor Palin's opponent, Joe Biden, using his title of "Senator" or the abbreviation, Couric, according to a CBS News editorial aide, sought approval from CBS News management to drop the "Governor" reference during her broadcast interview with Palin that began on Wednesday night.

"It's not true," said another CBS News source. "We treat everyone the same."

But, in fact, that's not the case: as late as September 22, CBS News and Couric -- even on the CBS website -- used Biden's honorific. Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a Couric interview with "Sen." Biden:

Katie Couric: How is it preparing for the debates?

Sen. Joe Biden: Well, it's kind of hard to prepare because I don't know what she thinks. There's been no -- I don't know a lot about her, so I have to assume for purposes of the debate that she agrees with John on everything.

Now compare that the transcript of the "Palin" interview:

Couric: Why do you say that? Why are they waiting for John McCain and not Barack Obama?

Palin: He's got the track record of the leadership qualities and the pragmatism that's needed at a crisis time like this.

In fact, at no point during the broadcast interview does Couric refer to the GOP vice presidential nominee as "Governor."

Of course not.  That would remind viewers that she's the chief executive of our largest - by area - state.  We must not confuse people with details like that.  They're simple folk, and they need guidance.

Producers and editorial staff at both NBC and ABC report that fellow staffers have openly ridiculed Palin, her professional and personal background and her family during production meetings, in the editing bays during video editing for nightly news stories, and while covering Palin at political events.

There isn't even an attempt to hide the bias.  In fact, I think this crowd is rather proud of it.  They're "making a difference," although they seem not to have any idea what difference they're actually making.

September 26, 2008.