Setting the record straight

[unixronin]

There's this meme going around that calls for you to write about a Supreme Court decision you disagree with.  But it didn't start out that way.  It started out just as, "Write about a Supreme Court decision other than Roe v. Wade."  Because, after all, "that's the only Supreme Court decision Sarah Palin's ever heard of."

Except that's not true.  The actual question put to Palin (wording not guaranteed to be exact) wasn't "Do you know any Supreme Court decisions other than Roe v. Wade?"  It was, "Do you know any Supreme Court decisions that you disagree with, other than Roe v. Wade?"

I think we can all agree that's a very, very different question to answer "No" to.

Fer crissake, people, NONE of these candidates are paragons.  Doesn't any one of them have enough flaws worthy of criticism without people just making up extra ones to bash them about?

Comments

[fair-witness.livejournal.com]

It is a different question, but I wish she'd given a better answer to the question Couric asked her. Palin could've responded with a discussion on the Supreme Court hearing regarding the Exxon Valdez punitive damages. That's something that affected her state, and she'd already gone on the record as disagreeing with it. It would've been a great opportunity for her to talk about corporate responsibility, or as a chance to display her credentials as a politician who hasn't been afraid to go toe-to-toe with Big Oil.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Gotta agree, yes, she missed one there.

[fair-witness.livejournal.com]

The more I think about it, the more I think she missed a huge opportunity there. It's the sort of Supremes decision she really could've used to appeal not only to the GOP base but to independents/undecideds.