Uh, Sarah? How About THIS Supreme Court Case?

By: Lowell
Published On: 10/2/2008 10:45:33 AM

Uh, Sarah?  How about this Supreme Court case, from June 2008? You know, it only had a huge impact on YOUR state, the one that YOU are governor of.  

Supreme Court Exxon 'Valdez' ruling sends shockwaves across the state

The U.S. Supreme Court today united Alaskans in a sense of shock and sadness. In a 5-3 ruling, the justices slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award Exxon Mobil had been ordered to pay for the Exxon Valdez disaster.

Apparently Governor Palin missed those "shockwaves across [Alaska]." Duhhhhhhhhhhhh.


Comments



Yes, but that's probably not one she disagrees with! (Rob - 10/2/2008 10:48:16 AM)
You know, slashing corporate lawsuit damages is in the conservative bible!


Well, if she agrees with it, then she should (Lowell - 10/2/2008 10:49:26 AM)
have known about it.  Why didn't she mention it?


I think she did (Eric - 10/2/2008 10:51:14 AM)
disagree with it - and even made a public statement as such.  


Not in the Katie Couric interview (Lowell - 10/2/2008 10:55:38 AM)
n/t


Now that's not fair (Eric - 10/2/2008 11:08:05 AM)
How can you expect her to remember all the way to, um, June of THIS YEAR for a decision that affected her and her state?

Not only can't she remember any other SC decisions aside from Roe v Wade, she also had some blather about decisions being made at the local level.  Well, that's how they get to the SC - they start at a lower level and make their way up to the top court.  It's bad enough that she has no knowledge of the roll the SC has played in our country's history, but she doesn't seem clear on the concept of how the whole thing works.  That's one-third of the governmental structure of the United States that she does have a clue about.



Yes, she did (Dan - 10/2/2008 1:52:45 PM)
Palin spoke publicly about the disappointment over this ruling.  She held a press conference!  Now, I know she isn't a student of Supreme Court history, however, how could she forget about the one case she disagreed with publicly?  If she  can't remember that in an interview, what does that say for the debate?


Does crystal meth affect the memory? (FMArouet21 - 10/2/2008 3:38:03 PM)

Wasn't Wasilla the Alaskan capital for crystal meth production?

Just wonderin'.

(Footnote: I have a cousin who is a psychiatric nurse in the Midwest. Most of her patients in recent years have been crystal meth addicts. That stuff really burns out brain cells at a rapid rate.)



She was confused perhaps (Teddy - 10/2/2008 3:44:10 PM)
by the talking points drummed into her; this might be one of those times when the National Republican point of view collided with hers, and she was trapped. I think McCain said a little earlier that they were just going to let Sarah be Sarah, showing some regret for the relentless programming to which she's been subjected as the staff tried to do an honest job of making her appear to be ready for national office.

They may have learned their lesson; she wasn't picked because she was good for Vice-President, she was picked because she appealed to a certain part of the base.  Once picked, they promptly tried to make her into something she was not. I wonder if that remark means they are simply going to turn her loose for the debates, allow her to show all that passion, special humor, and (to be frank) nuttiness which fired up the Convention masses... let it all hang out, the hell with the rational rest of the country, just keep the base enthusiastic. Sort of like throwing in the towel, but another example of McCain's risk-taking.