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Yesterday was not such a great day for two of John McCain's biggest fans: Sarah Palin and Elisabeth Hasselbeck -- we've got video in a sec. Also, guess which one's approval rating is tanking?
In the Morning News Daily Palin: Sarah Palin fumbled (again) in her interview with Katie Couric. And as if to say, "no, she's really that unable to talk about big national issues," they edit in segments of Joe Biden answering, quite thoughtfully, the same essential questions. We should be totally used to this by now, yet, yet, we still couldn't help but drop our jaws that she couldn't name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with (though what do you want to bet she uses the line "legislate from the bench" in tonight's debate?).
Elisabeth Hasselbeck got all tongue-tied and pissy with Barbara Walters on The View yesterday when she was asked why she thought Sarah Palin would make a good president and then got all hysterical and head-shakey [via Jezebel] and said she'd been studying for that particular question on the pop quiz for a while. Tip to Liz: Take a page from Palin and get increasingly adorable when you're stuck!)
Sarah Palin's approval rating in Alaska has dropped significantly. She's not in George W. Bush territory by any means. But she used to be in the 80s. Now she's in the high 60s.
Judging from the polls, Obama's approval rating by voters is going up and he has taken a significant lead. Think Dems will settle down now?
Momcrat Liz takes us inside the world of political ice-cream and begs to differ with the candy red states in the Straight Talk Crunch, what will all the swinging that's suddenly going on.
Gwen Ifill, tonight's debate moderator, is having to defend her independent, fairness cred to the McCain camp. They've suddenly decided that Ifilll, who is writing a book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, won't be fair to Sarah Palin in the debate. If you've ever watched Ifill, and we're embarassed to say we have, you know she'll be so overprepared and fair it'll ruin half the fun (but only half!). And she won't smile at either of the candidates. And also, she's a good friend of Condi Rice's. And she has laughed plenty at Joe Biden.
Speaking of Condi Rice -- and really, it's been so long since anyone has -- she's had another personally troublesome trip to NYC.
The Senate did what the House wouldn't: it passed a bailout bill. $700 billion. We'll see what the House does today.
Finally, in personal health disasters: turns out some U.S. cereals are more than half sugar by weight. One serving of at least 11 popular cereals (Honey Smacks, for example) have as much sugar as a glazed donut. (And we all know no one eats just one serving.)
Also, was Heather Locklear set up for her DUI arrest?
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Video: CBSnews.com
According to the Roe decision, most laws against abortion in the United States violated a constitutional right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. en.wikipedia.org/.../Roe_v._Wade
COURIC (to Palin): Do you think there's an inherent right to privacy in the Constitution?
PALIN: I do. Yeah, I do.
COURIC: The cornerstone of Roe v Wade.
PALIN: I do. And I believe that --individual states can handle what the people within the different constituencies in the 50 states would like to see their will ushered in in an issue like that.
So...Palin just said that she believes in the cornerstone arguement supporting Roe v Wade but has stated (prior to becomming the VP nominee) is(personally?)against abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Ummm....I'll let my fellow Americans figure that one out.
Let's face it, she's no constitutional expert (or dare I say any other sort unless you include moose huntin). I think McCain's choice for her as a VP shows poor poor judgment on his part. I'm sorry, but she just cinched the deal in sending me to the other side.
I liked Elizabeth Hasselbeck a lot more when she was hosting "The Look for Less" on the Style Network. I would love to see her go back to do something like that. Actually, I would love it more if she just disappeared into pre-Survivor obscurity again.
Of course Palin's approval rating is dropping in Alaska -- she's never there governing them!
I mean, who's gonna handle the situation when "Putin rears his head" ?? We all know where he's gonna go -- Alaska!
I was mainly impressed that the woman couldn't name <i> a newspaper</i>. I can understand a SCOTUS decision - at least she was trained up to say "Roe" - but can't name a newspaper? Whoa.
Obama used to teach Constitutional Law. My sister, the lawyer, said it was her most difficult class in law school and that makes him a Braniac from Smartron 5.
@MomofBeans: I am so with you. I LOVED The Look for Less, and was so excited when Elisabeth moved to The View - until she started talking. Still love her style, though!
Also, thanks for pointing that out about Ifill. The Repubs were just setting things up so that if/when Palin bombs, they can say, "See, we were right! Ifill wasn't fair to her!". Since Palin did kinda okay, they will drop this battle.
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