Palin couldn't name a single SCOTUS decision besides Roe v Wade

[Chica Yeyé 41]

As for the interview, this is her first bout with hostile media.

What hostile media? Katie Couric was anyhting but hostile when she interviewed Ms. Palin. It's not like she pulled an O'Reilley on her or somesuch. Not even close. She asked a few rather simple questions and seemed quite baffled when she got this incoherent blabber in response.

Let's not forget that Ms. Palin was elected governor with just a bit over 100,000 votes. Total, that is. And based on what I've seen and heard from her thus far, I'm under the impression that folks in Alaska are easy to impress...

And now enjoys a 80% approval rating.....

Obama was another neophyte that knew little or nothing about foreign policy, or in general nothing much else. He's had 18+ months to be tutored in the fine nuances of both subjects; given the same time period Sarah would also be on top of all these issues.....AND SHE's THE VEEP CANDIDATE, not the Pres candidate.....

She’s going to hit a home run on Thursday and I’m sure that the Obama camp’s worried about keeping the gaffe machine in check…….

So that gives her carte blanche to respond to serious questions like a cheerleading bimbo?? The things one learns on VJ.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

The point is not that we check if she knows these things, that she knows some supreme court precedent or JMC's positions should be the jumping off point for her own opinions on those precedents or positions. Simply knowing what the Bush doctrine was not the question she was asked by Charlie Gibson, it was what was her interpretation of it. What on earth is going on in her mind. The bar has sunk so very very low.

[Peikko 1,575]

As for the interview, this is her first bout with hostile media.

What hostile media? Katie Couric was anyhting but hostile when she interviewed Ms. Palin. It's not like she pulled an O'Reilley on her or somesuch. Not even close. She asked a few rather simple questions and seemed quite baffled when she got this incoherent blabber in response.

Let's not forget that Ms. Palin was elected governor with just a bit over 100,000 votes. Total, that is. And based on what I've seen and heard from her thus far, I'm under the impression that folks in Alaska are easy to impress...

And now enjoys a 80% approval rating.....

Obama was another neophyte that knew little or nothing about foreign policy, or in general nothing much else. He's had 18+ months to be tutored in the fine nuances of both subjects; given the same time period Sarah would also be on top of all these issues.....AND SHE's THE VEEP CANDIDATE, not the Pres candidate.....

She's going to hit a home run on Thursday and I'm sure that the Obama camp's worried about keeping the gaffe machine in check…….

Home run? More like own goal

[mawilson 2,133]

PALIN: Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions.

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[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

As for the interview, this is her first bout with hostile media.

What hostile media? Katie Couric was anyhting but hostile when she interviewed Ms. Palin. It's not like she pulled an O'Reilley on her or somesuch. Not even close. She asked a few rather simple questions and seemed quite baffled when she got this incoherent blabber in response.

Let's not forget that Ms. Palin was elected governor with just a bit over 100,000 votes. Total, that is. And based on what I've seen and heard from her thus far, I'm under the impression that folks in Alaska are easy to impress...

Shouldn't someone who had previously run for mayor and governor be old hat at dealing with the media (hostile or otherwise)?

[jundp 191]

After noting Roe vs. Wade, Palin was apparently unable to discuss any major court cases.

What other U.S. Supreme Court cases are currently still generating a lot of political heat?

well maybe not "political heat" but certainly there are US Supreme Court Cases that a potential Pres or VP should be aware of. For example:

Marbury v. Madison (every US 11th grader knows this one)

Amistad case (even if you only know about it because of the movie....it is about slave ownership and was rather important)

as well as the Dred Scott decision (also for the slavery and citizenship issue)

Plessy v Ferguson (separate but equal....who the heck doesn't know that one?!) (again every US 11th grader learned it)

Brown v Board of Education

These are all Supreme Court cases that I know off the top of my head. How can a future leader of my country not know these?

I'm just putting this out there again. The OP is that she couldn't name a single SCOTUS decision besides RvW. I just named 5 off the top of my head, I juggle kids, soccer, choir, band, and the other various involvements of my children, I run the largest academic department in my school and a huge charity organization, I am not unreasonably in debt, I speak 2 and half languages (the half being English ), I have 2 college degrees, and a minor in history/government, and I am against abortion.

Can I be the VP candidate?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The one I referenced earlier (about workplace discrimination) is one that Palin should be able to recall - seeing as she supposedly opposes it.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

As for the interview, this is her first bout with hostile media.

What hostile media? Katie Couric was anyhting but hostile when she interviewed Ms. Palin. It's not like she pulled an O'Reilley on her or somesuch. Not even close. She asked a few rather simple questions and seemed quite baffled when she got this incoherent blabber in response.

Let's not forget that Ms. Palin was elected governor with just a bit over 100,000 votes. Total, that is. And based on what I've seen and heard from her thus far, I'm under the impression that folks in Alaska are easy to impress...

And now enjoys a 80% approval rating.....

Try to stay current from time to time:

Palin approval rating takes huge dive

[Pooky 3,929]

As for the interview, this is her first bout with hostile media.

What hostile media? Katie Couric was anyhting but hostile when she interviewed Ms. Palin. It's not like she pulled an O'Reilley on her or somesuch. Not even close. She asked a few rather simple questions and seemed quite baffled when she got this incoherent blabber in response.

Let's not forget that Ms. Palin was elected governor with just a bit over 100,000 votes. Total, that is. And based on what I've seen and heard from her thus far, I'm under the impression that folks in Alaska are easy to impress...

And now enjoys a 80% approval rating.....

Try to stay current from time to time:

Palin approval rating takes huge dive

So, at 68%, it's still 7.5 times the approval rating of the Democrat-led Congress. I'll bet Nancy Pelosi wishes she had figures like that.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

68% amongst whom exactly? Republicans? If she has that rating among the general population, then they simply haven't been paying any attention to her. She is a farce.

[Pooky 3,929]

68% amongst whom exactly? Republicans? If she has that rating among the general population, then they simply haven't been paying any attention to her. She is a farce.

68% among the electorate in Alaska, where she is Governor. But if you had read the article Big Dog posted you would have known that. Apparently, up there in her home state, the majority of the population think she's doing a good job.

As opposed to President Bush, who's down in the low 30's, and the Reid/Pelosi Senate/Congress who are languishing in the single digits. Seriously, for all the bad press about the awful job President Bush is doing (and believe me, its fully justified), it still seems strange that there is far less attention given to Reid, Pelosi and the rest of the two Houses, who are so bad they are making Bush look good (or at least better than them).

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

Well then, it's a shame that Alaskans don't get to choose the VP. Oh wait. It's really not.

[Pooky 3,929]

No-one gets to choose the VP, but the presidential candidates. The electorate gets to vote for the President, the VP comes along as part of the package.

What really is a shame is that come November 6th, Nancy Pelosi is still likely to be Democrat majority leader in Congress, and Harry Reid Democrat majority leader in the Senate, and their approval rating may well sink even lower that the miserable 9% it currently sits at. Surely the Democratic party has to realise what a complete disaster these two jokers have been and replace them with people who can get things done for the good of this country and not just engage in prancing, preening and power plays.

Edited October 1, 2008 by Pooky

[HAL 9000 96]

it is importnat..

Article 1.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2.

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3.

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Article 4.

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6.

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Article 7.

All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8.

Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Article 9.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10.

Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

Article 11.

(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.

(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

Article 12.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 13.

(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 14.

(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.

(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 15.

(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.

(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16.

(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Article 17.

(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Article 18.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19.

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Article 20.

(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Article 21.

(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.

(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.

(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Article 22.

Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24.

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25.

(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Article 26.

(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

Article 27.

(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Article 28.

Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29.

(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.

(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.

(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30.

Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.

Really "importnat". Notice how many posters were fired up by your post?

I hope you were being sarcastic.

Important enough.

[HAL 9000 96]

Palin SUCKS big time.....she's been given a script to read and she wants to call herself future VP. She's joke of a Politician. Palin should just leave the public arena and seclude herself in her Alaskan house.

I don't know if she... sucks...

But she should definitely not remove herself from the public [lack of]spotlight. It used to be that frivolity and non-issues were only helpful to the McCain campaign. I think that particular void has reversed that particular nonsense.

As for the interview, this is her first bout with hostile media.

What hostile media? Katie Couric was anyhting but hostile when she interviewed Ms. Palin. It's not like she pulled an O'Reilley on her or somesuch. Not even close. She asked a few rather simple questions and seemed quite baffled when she got this incoherent blabber in response.

Let's not forget that Ms. Palin was elected governor with just a bit over 100,000 votes. Total, that is. And based on what I've seen and heard from her thus far, I'm under the impression that folks in Alaska are easy to impress...

And now enjoys a 80% approval rating.....

Obama was another neophyte that knew little or nothing about foreign policy, or in general nothing much else. He's had 18+ months to be tutored in the fine nuances of both subjects; given the same time period Sarah would also be on top of all these issues.....AND SHE's THE VEEP CANDIDATE, not the Pres candidate.....

She's going to hit a home run on Thursday and I'm sure that the Obama camp's worried about keeping the gaffe machine in check…….

Sounds like Bay Buchanan's CNN interview today.

After noting Roe vs. Wade, Palin was apparently unable to discuss any major court cases.

What other U.S. Supreme Court cases are currently still generating a lot of political heat?

well maybe not "political heat" but certainly there are US Supreme Court Cases that a potential Pres or VP should be aware of. For example:

Marbury v. Madison (every US 11th grader knows this one)

Amistad case (even if you only know about it because of the movie....it is about slave ownership and was rather important)

as well as the Dred Scott decision (also for the slavery and citizenship issue)

Plessy v Ferguson (separate but equal....who the heck doesn't know that one?!) (again every US 11th grader learned it)

Brown v Board of Education

These are all Supreme Court cases that I know off the top of my head. How can a future leader of my country not know these?

I'm just putting this out there again. The OP is that she couldn't name a single SCOTUS decision besides RvW. I just named 5 off the top of my head, I juggle kids, soccer, choir, band, and the other various involvements of my children, I run the largest academic department in my school and a huge charity organization, I am not unreasonably in debt, I speak 2 and half languages (the half being English ), I have 2 college degrees, and a minor in history/government, and I am against abortion.

Can I be the VP candidate?

No but you can be a Communist!