Roe v. Wade Only Supreme Court Case Palin Knows?

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by Amie Newman

September 29, 2008 - 6:18pm (Print)

UPDATE: On CBS Evening News Wednesday evening October 1st, Katie Couric spoke with Sarah Palin and Joe Biden about Roe v. Wade and the separation of church and state.  Watch video and read Scott's post.   

Politico reports that in a remaining clip from the CBS interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin has yet another embarrassing blunder.

When asked to discuss Supreme Court discussions other than Roe v. Wade, Palin had no response:

Of concern to McCain's campaign, however, is a remaining and still-undisclosed clip from Palin's interview with Couric last week that has the political world buzzing.

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.

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.

 

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The Problematic Framing of Abortion as an Issue of Privacy

by Marianne Møllmann
Jan 22, 10:34am
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One key reason for the success of state legislatures in restricting women's right to choose might be that the fight over abortion in the United States historically has been framed as an issue of privacy. And the right to privacy offers poor protection for what is also an issue of life, health, and—above all—discrimination.

The Onerous Toll of the Helms Amendment and What Obama Can Do To Change It

by Jessica Mack
Jan 17, 10:23pm
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As we celebrate the nearing anniversary of Roe v. Wade and President Obama's repeal of the global gag rule another matter deserves our attention: the Helms Amendment is still alive and well. The president has it within his power to lessen the toll on women. Will he do so?

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Bitter Scribe Not even Brown v. Board of September 29, 2008 - 8:17pm

Not even Brown v. Board of Education? Dred Scott, for pete's sake?

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Michele G. Amie, I love you September 29, 2008 - 8:25pm

Thanks so much for posting about this! But I want video . . . when you find it, please-please-please post.

So happy to have found you at rhrealitycheck, and I'm glad to see you're doing such awesome work.

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Brady Swenson The video September 30, 2008 - 7:48am
has not yet been aired by CBS.  The Huffington Post is reporting that  these responses (or non-responses) about the supreme court are not unaired portions of the Couric interview but actually part of the "Vice Presidential Questions series with Palin and Joseph Biden which was always scheduled to air in the days before the vice presidential debate."  As soon as video surfaces we will post it.  Thanks, Michele.
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Sabia video about the interview October 3, 2008 - 4:23pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/03/palin-on-fox-news-couric_n_1316...

This article has some...haven't watched it yet, as I can't at work and just ran across it today.

Cheers,
Sabia

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Sabia ...active link to video October 3, 2008 - 4:24pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/03/palin-on-fox-news-couric_n_131655.html

let's see if this one works :)

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tristanheydt Oh, come on... September 30, 2008 - 2:40am

Not even Gore v. Bush?

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MaryOGrady Sarah Palin is a disgrace. October 1, 2008 - 7:54am

Ignorance compounded with baseless self-confidence-- that is Sarah Palin.
She could not pass a high school civics class. If she were not already a US citizen, she would never pass the test to become one.
As vice president she would be a menace, as president a complete catastrophe.

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Anonymous Palin & the Supreme Court October 1, 2008 - 10:29am

How about Gideon v. Wainright (Court appointed free attorneys)
Brown v. Board overturning Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison

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Timothy J. Frohlick Should Sarah Palin Be A Legal Scholar? October 2, 2008 - 2:44am

It is quite humorous to view the smug responses about Sarah
Palin's lack of knowledge of Supreme Court cases. As we all know, it is unlikely that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be cognizant of any specific cases. Furthermore, the fine points of the cases such as Marbury vs. Madison, Plessy vs Ferguson or Brown vs Board of Education could not be discussed by any of these pompous posters.

A governor of the Great State of Alaska has lawyers to deal with legal questions. Similarly, the Executive branch of the US government while involved with the Legislative branch and also the Judicial branch does not specialize in the formation of laws.

Show some respect for a great lady.

T.J. Frohlick, ret. USAF

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cmarie At least she doesn't think October 2, 2008 - 6:58am

At least she doesn't think FDR got on TELEVISION in 1929 (three and a half years before he was sworn in) to address the market crash.