Todd Herman, the new media director of the Republican National Committee, avers that his Twitter comments are “not statements on behalf of my employer.” That’s helpful today, as he’s pointed followers to photos of CBS News anchor Katie Couric dancing at a party, photos that first appeared at Gawker.com.


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After he was told that image didn’t work, Herman tried again.

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The obvious difference between the Couric photos and the ones that “belittle” Palin — I’m thinking of the recent Newsweek cover — is that Palin posed for her photos, whereas these are tabloid party snaps of Couric.