Sarah and the Supremes

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In the latest installment of Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin, Katie asked Sarah besides Roe V Wade, what other Supreme Court decisions she had disagreed with. She gave a rather long, drawn-out answer in which she named one Supreme Court decision - Roe V Wade! Initially I thought I shouldn't make too much of this; I mean, while there have been many famous Supreme Court decisions that most of us probably learned about in school, I could see myself drawing a blank if I were asked a question like this out of the blue on nation television. Granted, while I did wait by my phone for the call from Barack Obama that never came, I'm not running for Vice President of the United States, but what the heck - even as Governor of Alaska, what effect did anything the Supreme Court did really have on Sarah Palin? I first thought of Bush V Gore, but then I remembered the keyword "disagree", which she probably didn't. So, what's the big deal, what Supreme Court decisions would she have even given a thought to... OOPS: http://gov.state.ak.us/archive-64028.html No. 07-213 Governor Reacts to Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Appeal October 29, 2007, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin today expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to rule on the legality of Exxon Mobil’s appeal of the $2.5 billion damages award from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. It was like a kick in Alaskans’ collective gut, said Governor Palin upon hearing of the decision. “It seems to be a case of justice delayed is justice denied,” said Governor Palin. “I believe this has gone on too long. We know that our price of fish and our coastal communities still have not recovered. I think we should invite the Exxon personnel to kick over the rocks on our beaches in Cordova and see first-hand the devastating effects of the worst oil spill in our history.” The Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound in 1989 when the tanker hit a reef. Hundreds of thousands of seabirds and marine animals died as the crude oil spread throughout the sound, and the region's fisheries were financially devastated. “We have had 6,000 victims who have passed away who have never seen any real justice,” said Cordova Mayor Tim Joyce. “The spill tore the social fabric out of this community.” The case is expected to be heard in the spring. (End of excerpt) Hmmm...it happened in her state of Alaska while she was Governor, she spoke of it publicly and it only happened less than a year ago... Am I overreacting here or is this a real, honest to goodness gaffe? Annie