How many court cases can you name?
Sarah Palin can only name one Supreme Court case?:
The Palin aide, after first noting how "infuriating" it was for CBS to purportedly leak word about the gaffe, revealed that it came in response to a question about Supreme Court decisions.I actually thought this was a joke when I first heard it. Only one, and it was sort of an obvious one.After noting Roe vs. Wade, Palin was apparently unable to discuss any major court cases.
There was no verbal fumbling with this particular question as there was with some others, the aide said, but rather silence.
I'm not saying she needs to be an encyclopedia of the Supreme Court, but I gather that most of you could fire off at least two or three cases. You would expect someone running to be for vice-president, a heartbeat away from the presidency, would have somewhat of an understanding of one of the three branches of government. Then again with the way the Bush Administration has run over the Constitution and Bill of Rights, you'd think we don't have a Supreme Court.
Comments
The fact that it isn't Marbury v. Madison is disheartening to begin with.
But seriously who hasn't heard of Brown v. BOE?
Posted by: Ronald Daniels | September 30, 2008 09:16 PM
Sarah Palin cant even tell Katie Couric what newspapers and magazines she reads, do you really think she can name a court case? I don't know whats worse the fact that someone even thought of her and VP in the same sentence, or that the Republican party stands behind her. The GOP is fast becoming a joke.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkWebP2Q0Y
Posted by: JD | September 30, 2008 10:13 PM
I don't know... I'll get back to you about that...
:-)
Posted by: Trev | October 1, 2008 12:14 AM
haven't seen the video where she cann allegedly only name one Supreme Court case - BUT the YouTube video linked above DOES NOT show that she cannot name a newspaper - only that she refuses to rise to the bait set out by Katie Couric. Watch the video - its not that she CAN'T name a newspaper, its that SHE WON'T.
Why? Reckon its because whatever she names would be ridiculed?
I will vote Libertarian -- but seriously -- among the three major party VP nominees (YES - the LP is one of them), Sarah Palin is NO WORSE than the second best nominee -- and a case could be made that she is the best of the three.
Posted by: Green Death | October 1, 2008 07:34 AM
Green,
I'll take Wayne Root. There is something about a self made man that you know will get the job done. Since he home schooled his daughter, I bet he can name more than one SC case. Also, I bet he's never asked a crippled man to stand up (Biden is such an arrogant ass).
Posted by: Daniel N. Adams | October 1, 2008 08:38 AM
Some would say Hitler made a good case, but that doesn't make it so.
Posted by: JD | October 1, 2008 09:36 AM
Yeah, but she likes to hunt and has a spray on tan!!! That'll get ya' in, fo' sho!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nokTjEdaUGg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8__aXxXPVc
Posted by: Danny | October 1, 2008 10:08 AM
JD
I will see your Hitler and raise you a Pol Pot.
Hitler? REALLY?? Hitler?!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: Green Death | October 1, 2008 10:27 AM