That is a major No No to the Religious Right.  Not only does that affect Roe, but it also affects Lawrence v Texas and Griswold v Connecticut.

I don't think this woman has any clue as to what she believes in.

Holy smokes.  This needs to end.

I don't care what her performance in the debate will be tomorrow, this woman, as every thinking person is crying from the mountaintops, needs to be removed from this contest.

It is embarrassing, on the world stage, to have someone like this on a presidential ticket.

I can only hope we get more of this tomorrow night, so we can just put the whole election to bed.  A performance like this tomorrow night (which is actually unlikely given the format) will end McCain's bid for good.

yeah, how's that "culture of life" worked out for you in Iraq?

Does anyone notice the remarkable similarity between her response to this and Ms. South Carolina's response when she says "such as..." and then fails to list anything?

I want to just add to this that my favorite line (that, as far as I know, I came up with and would like to make millions on a bumper sticker with) is:  "Republicans:  In support of life up until birth."

I don't understand why Palin isn't doing more interviews in America. In her hourlong appearance on Canadian TV, she engaged in a trenchant critique of Samuel Huntington's clash-of-civilizations theory, identifying the western Balkans and central Asia as but two significant outliers. She acknowledged Syrian secret service involvement in past unrest in Lebanon, but said to craft a Syria-focused US policy vis-a-vis Lebanon for that reason alone would be "reductionist." I didn't understand the second half-hour very well, when she was answering the questions in French. But I think she gently corrected the interviewer's imprecise use of the word "geostrategic."

1) Dred Scott

2) Plessy vs Ferguson

3) If you're a conservative Kelo, but I didn't know that one by name off the top of my head, just knew it as the eminent domain case in CT

I haven't studied any social science issues in two decades and I came up with the first two by name off the top of my head.  How could someone who might be able to APPOINT SC justices not be able to do that?

What's sad is that she has mentioned one Supreme Court decision she disagrees with in her stump speech! Hello? Habeas Corpus?

Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America, and [Obama is] worried that someone won't read them their rights.

This proves that she doesn't understand the words that she gets fed. Most of us suspected that anyway, but this proves it.

Each passing day it looks like the only qualification that Palin has is that she decided to not go for abortion. A courageous decision, but please, is it enough to be Vice-President.

Here was my courage campaign entry:

"Who's keeping an eye on Russia right now?  God help us!"

http://www.adn.com/exxonvaldez/story/422 949.html

This year, Billions of dollars to her state

Come on...that is un-frickin believable!

If anyone has seen the videos of her debates from the governor campaign, you'll think it's a different person. She's pretty well versed in Alaskan issues and politics (dirty as they are), but she has no sense at all of the national or global issues most politicians take for granted.

WHO HERE IS FROM ALASKA? HOW DID THIS PERSON GET ELECTED TO ANYTHING?????

Selecting her was a disgraceful act that will forever tarnish John McCain. By what possible logic did he come up with this person???

She may, in fact, be the dumbest, most clueless person I have ever heard. This is their game changer????

I don't care if Biden shows up naked and barfs on the stage. I don't care if she's the best debater since Cicero. The hole she's dug is too deep to get out of. This isn't gotcha journalism, this is give me a break you idiot journalism.

Think the Russians will take Alaska back?

I have to say, I'm as much of a happy warrior as the rest of us who read and post on these blogs, scrutinize every poll, track every rumor and trend... I am unabashedly partisan and passionate about the issues and the stakes in this election.  I expected this clip to fire me up with disgust and righteous indignation like all the other clips of Palin, and McCain, and Steve Schmidt, and all of them.

But this one just made me really sad.  As a lawyer, as a former student of constitutional law, as a former law clerk to federal judges in two countries, and especially as a citizen, for some reason this just made me want to cry.  The US constitution is one of the great works of intellectual and moral genius in human history, and for the most part the manner in which it has been protected and nurtured by the federal courts for two hundred years is one of our greatest national achievements.  The last eight years have put a strain on that history to be sure, but the Constitution is resilient and is reasserting itself even now.  To see someone put forward for the penultinate political office in the land who cares nothing for the Constitution or its history is shameful and is an insult not only to Democrats but to all Americans.

McCain's pick destroyed ANY chance he had at the White House.  What started as a "bold," "maverick," pick has turned in to a Fucking DISASTER!!!!  This is a joke.  Even people who may unfortunately choose to vote AGAINST Obama on the basis of his race alone, will Look at her LACK of knowledge and say, "I'll pass and sit this one out."  WHICH WILL BE FINE BY ME AND THE OTHER 90,000,000 Democrats in the United States.

the other video - on separation between church & state is even more revealing

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4 493091n

she's such a bull shit artist, she has that low form of intelligence called cunning, but she just tries to run the clock out. But she used to make her teachers eyes glaze over.  Of all the irresponsible things John has done in his congressional life, this is worst than the savings and loan bail out that was the result of one of his earlier 'economic ideas.'  He wants to be president, someone asked him, why are you running, and he answers he wants to be president, that's it, pure name, not desire to do anything great, just get to be called Mr. President.  OMG

If you listen just to the first answer -- and can suppress your visceral dislike of Palin -- she comes off quite well enough. Even if you don't agree with her position, she at least frames her opposition in reasonable terms (states rights vs. federalism) and sounds like she knows what she's talking about. [Okay, she's not a federalist and screwed that up -- but that won't take away from an average voter's impression of her first answer.]

Only when she is asked to "show her work" and explain her answer does she get into trouble. Which means that in a structured debate, with limited time for answers and likely little probing follow-up, she'll come off quite well. And given all the completely lowered expectations for her, that's quite unfortunate.

How the ** McCain could put the country in the position of having this woman as second in command is quite beyond me. But I'm so afraid that first impressions will carry her through the debate and give McCain the bounce he picked her for.

Man, Obama could just run those two interviews back-to-back as an ad.  The contrast between Biden's clearly knowing things and Palin's agonizing silence on things other than Roe is painful to watch.