I enjoy watching all the hipsters running scared of Palin. I guess a strong, independent woman is a frightening thing to some people, eh?

She's debating like a dizzy bitch running for Prom Court. I can't believe I'm watching this. If McCain wins, we are so fucked.

Go Hockey Mom! Time to show America that you're more than glasses and pumps! Wipe the floor with Biden!

Palin/McWho? 2008!!

To 39: Hilarious and I totally agree!

To 65: Not quite sure what you're getting at...what do you mean give Palin "the nod?"

Dingbat! dingdongdingdongding!

Yesss! Let her keep talking... the more she talks the more people will realize what a complete buffoon she is. Can't wait for tonight!

McCain's not deaf. He's heard the gripes about Palin's unsuitability to be next in line to be president. And he agrees.

So he's telling friends--like me--that following their election he'll wait for the first opportunity to appoint a worthy to the Supreme Court. And give Palin the nod.

He's not even waiting. McCain's nodding already.

She is overly prepped but that's still no excuse for responses like this.

Ok.

I lean right and I'm pretty appalled at Palin's public speaking gaffes and apparent incompetency. I cannot and will not even defend her, and even though it would completely destroy McCain's cred, I wish he would retract his VP nomination and send her on her way. This is getting to be way too much. The illusion of ignorance is staggering. Please make it go away.

I'm voting for Christopher Walken.

News item: John McCain says he's turned to Sarah Palin for advice many times over the years.

SISTER SARAH

"Should I ask Dad tonight for the horseless carriage?

Does dating fast girls spoil a guy for marriage?"

"Think joining the circus beats a hitch in the navy?

D'ya like my hair straight and long or wavy?"

"I know you hate the thought of abortion, of course,

But what about becoming rich through divorce?"

"Is running for the Senate something for me

Seeing's I know zip about the economy?"

"Party leaders say I'm much too slick.

Shoot! What's the meaning of maverick?"

"Sarah, if the voters cook my goose

Will you show me how to hunt for moose?"

@Thespis, comment #55.

That was my initial reaction as well. The woman thinks Roe is a bad decision, but can't justify her position without contradicting herself.

This is the opposite of the sort of leadership this country needs. God save us all from another "Joe Six-pack" in the White House. Wasn't Bush enough???

I don't even think she's qualified to vote in an election.

"Apparently, many Alaskans are mad at the recent Exxon v. Baker decision. Does their governor support it?"

She issued a statement at the time saying she did not support it.. guess she forgot about that.

#56 -- she went on TV and talked about how disappointed she was in the decision -- I guess it's too much to remember a case you've already publicly disagreed with...

The funny thing to me is how GOP and other Palin supporters frame this thing as unfair and if pressed we couldn't name a case etc.

Well guess what, we expect more from a person running for Vice President. We expect them to be the ones who have a firm grasp of the issues. This woman doesn't have a clue. She never really has, even as Guv of Alaska. She surrounded herself with her high school buddies.

She may be able to give a snarky speech but if you can't answer such basic questions, your the wrong choice. And America is responding... check out the latest state polls http://www.electoral-vote.com/

Apparently, many Alaskans are mad at the recent Exxon v. Baker decision. Does their governor support it? Mrs. Joe six-pack doesn't have to be a lawyer to know a case that affects her state.

Sorry, #49, but Palin was not "ok" on her con law for Roe. She said that all Americans have a constitutional right to privacy. When I heard that, my immediate reaction was "my god, she hasn't actually READ Roe v. Wade."

But, ok, I thought -- maybe she's going to draw some creative distinction; maybe she's going to say that the constitutional right to privacy exists but does not lead to abortion rights. But, no, no, nothing intelligent like that. Instead, when Katie pointed out to her that "privacy" was the cornerstone of Roe v. Wade, Palin said that the constitutional right to privacy is a...state issue.

Ummm...

Well...

Ok...

So then what she doesn't believe in is that federal constitutional rights apply to the states? Could that possibly really be her view? Well...ok, then...that'd be scary, and contrary to 130 years of Supreme Court jurisprudence, but that "anti-incorporation" view is theoretically defensible on some level if that's what she really believes.

(Or maybe -- just throwing it out here -- she just didn't know that Roe v. Wade relied on a "right to privacy" and was furiously backpedaling. Because maybe -- again, just throwing it out there -- the only thing she knows about the case is "Abortion!".)

And, sorry, but spare me the "average Americans don't know law" argument -- if she's going to potentially hold enormous power to enforce the laws, she needs a better-than-average understanding of what she's enforcing. If I were having surgery, I'd demand my doctor know anatomy -- and damn what the "average" American knows, I want the guy cutting me up to know what ALL my parts do.

Breathtaking.

She couldn't come up with ONE other case she disagrees with. She wouldn't even have to cite a case by name to excite the GOP base. All she'd have to say is "I disagree with the Court's stance on flag burning," or whatever. Heck, they'd probably love her even more if she didn't know the case by name. "Hooray, she's ignorant just like we are!"

Couric should have asked her to name a case she did agree with. If she whiffed on that it would have been even more classic.

Oh for the love of Pete! I'd be able to answer this question more intelligently and that's not saying anything! Is she so arrogant that she doesn't even bother to study up on issues? Doesn't she know she's going to be asked questions like this? Just give an example! Like the way she answered the question of what things she reads--she reads everything!

Total embarrassment. Alaskans should be ashamed.