IN his letter (September 23), James McGrath got it absolutely spot-on: the bigoted and biased treatment meted out to Sarah Palin by the Democratic Party and their illiberal media acolytes is beyond parody.

WHEN US President George W Bush was relentlessly grilled by Carol Coleman some years ago, I recall he kept asking to be allowed to finish his point.

READ with interest that the US and Irish governments believe Carol Coleman’s interview with George W Bush showed a lack of respect for the office of the president.

LISTENING to Carol Coleman’s interview with George Bush on Air America (accessible to Irish citizens via the internet) sharply defined the difference between his treatment by real journalists, such as Ms Coleman, and the network hacks we are saddled with here who have spent the last three years asking ‘how high?’ every time Bush commands: ‘jump!’

RTÉ Washington correspondent Carol Coleman’s interview with US President George W Bush (Prime Time, June 24) was a huge achievement for her and for the national station.