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

[radarrider.livejournal.com]

Having read your discussion with unix_jedi I think there's something that he missed.

You said, "Her selection as VP is insulting to the voting public because it assumes that they care more about how folksy she is than about her ability to govern."

What you have done is make an assumption about what her selection assumes. In other words, you're saying that McCain chose her for that reason and not because of her success as the first female governor of Alaska and other accomplishments.

Assuming (there's that word again :-]) that this is correct, I have to say I disagree. While her folksy charm was likely *one* reason why she was selected, there are many other things about her that recommend her. I don't see how the argument that the McCain campaign assumes that said folksy charm is the characteristic that the voting public considers paramount over all others is supported. (Whew, how's that for a sentence?)