Katie Couric and Sarah Palin have been getting quite a bit of attention today, building on the theme of political theater which continues into the 2008 Presidential Debates.

Earlier, we wrote a post on Katie Couric roasting Sarah Palin in an interview in which she left Palin looking shamefully bad. In case you missed it, catch it here.

Katie Couric, a tremendous journalist, news anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, won the 2008 Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast, and rightly so.

We’ll continue to follow the presidential debate schedule as we, like you, want to know who won the debate, but for now, enjoy some less confusing Barack Obama, John McCain and Sarah Palin articles in the slideshow below.

These articles highlight the bigger trend of “political celebrity” and how people like Katie Couric have turned the 2008 presidential debates have turned Obama, McCain and Palin into media stars.