O’Donnell’s Palin Moment? -- "I will put it up on our Web site".

[jefferson_dem]

O’Donnell’s Palin Moment?
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Was it a Sarah Palin moment?

Christine O’Donnell, the Republican Senate candidate in Delaware, stumbled during the debate tonight when asked for a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that she disagreed with.

“I know that there are a lot,” she said. But she couldn’t come up with one, evoking memories of Katie Couric’s 2008 interview with Ms. Palin when she could not identify newspapers or magazines that she read.

“I will put it up on our Web site,” O’Donnell promised.

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer suggested Roe v. Wade, the case which legalized abortion as a possibility.

“She said recent,” Ms. O’Donnell said, but then seized on the case to rescue her from the awkward moment, noting that overturning Roe v. Wade would not make abortion illegal but would give the issue back to the states.

Clearly thinking about court decisions, Ms. O’Donnell then added that “there are several when it comes to pornography. Federal court decisions to give terrorists Miranda rights.”

Given the same opportunity to name a case he disagreed with, Chris Coons, the Democratic candidate, quickly cited the Citizens United case which legalized political spending by corporations.

“The free speech rights of corporations, I don’t think deserve the free speech rights of living breathing humans,” Coons said.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/odonnells-palin-moment/

[golfguru]

1. What she really meant was

her handlers will put it up on the web site.

[Kdillard]

4. Yep.

[livetohike]

2. Shame on Wolf for feeding her an answer. He's despicable

He must have felt sorry for her, but that doesn't make it right. Let it be an awkward moment for her.

[TheBigotBasher]

3. She was trained.

However you can not train stupid.

[jenmito]

5. I made the same comment about that answer on another thread. And just now,

Lawrence O'Donnell played a clip of that on his show while interviewing Coons.

[Lisa0825]

6. That doggone gotcha journalism! nt

[LiberalFighter]

7. Would overturning Roe v Wade really turn it back to the states?

Or make all abortions illegal? I would think the latter. Or am I wrong?

[LynneSin]

9. It would turn it back to the states to make that decision

and for about 50% of the states in the US they are already to make it illegal should that happen.

I'm glad I live in a blue state where I have that choice.

[lunatica]

8. I thought she was only going to talk through FOX

See what happens when you stray from your safe zone Christine? The big bad wolves getcha.