Thursday, October 2, 2008

Palin on the Supreme Court: So Much Worse Than Bush

I'll admit it. I've basically been avoiding Palin's Couric interview segments because they're too awkward and frightening for me to take, but I was curious about her comments on the Supreme Court, which I'd heard rumored as being the worst of the lot.

She doesn't even understand basic Roe talking points, i.e., she doesn't know what the 'right to privacy' is about, and she can't even name any other Supreme Court decisions. At first, I thought, well, Bush sort of did the same thing in a debate in 2004 when, asked what case he disagrees with, he said Dred Scott. I'd thought that sounded retarded, as in, 'I went to high school and am obviously against slavery.' But it turns out that he was being smart when he cited Dred Scott. Palin, by contrast couldn't even think to say something like Dred Scott. I feel bad for all the beauty queens whose reputations she is ruining.

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