As if Sarah Palin's disastrous interview with CBS Stepford wife Katie Couric wasn't enough, the network reportedly has more footage that is even more damaging to the Alaskan governor. One of the tougher questions Palin faced? Discussing Supreme Court decisions, which was met with awkward silence.
Not to worry though, a Palin aide is clearing it all up for us:
The Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether saying "fuck" on the air should earn a FCC fine. [AP]
With the Jessica Cutler/Robert Steinbuch case raising wide-reaching questions about a blogger's protection under First Amendment rights—which, in Jessica's case, means the right to publicly document her romps in the sex and potentially ruin her bedmates' reputations with particularly damaging details about their bedroom—everyone is waiting with bated breath to hear what the Supreme Court has to say.
And if Justice Samuel Alito's recent remarks are any indication, then the fate of the First Amendment has never looked better.
• Good Morning America is once again biting at the heels of Today.
• After canceling the O.J. Simpson special, it doesn't make much sense for Fox to have reality programming chief Mike Darnell sit on a National Association of Television Programming Executives panel in January.
• Fox News bestows Keith Olbermann the high esteem of "Turkey of the Year." But we all know how Decemeber superlatives turn out.
• U.S. Supreme Court says NYT must hand over phone records of two reporters. Not so interested in their YouTube clip viewing data.
• The deets on MSNBC anchor Alison Stewart's wedding to the network's primetime programming VP Bill Wolff make no mention whether guest Tucker Carlson spent the night Dancing.
• First CNN Pipeline asks you to cough up the bucks for exclusive video. Now CNBC Plus wants to charge you a monthly fee to watch the network — right on your desktop!
• BlackBook editor Steve Gabarino is exactly what you'd expect when you hear the term "microeditor."
Suddenly, Anna Nicole Smith asks that you not take her picture. She's in D.C. on business, folks, and she can't be concerned by your obsession with power or fame.
But money? Yeah, she'll do a sit-down for that.
Supreme Court to Hear Ex-Playmate's Case [Gina Holland, AP]
With the Supreme Court so busy allowing old folks to kill themselves by OD-ing on pharmaceuticals and letting teenage girls get their fetuses ripped out from their uterine lining without parental permission so long as their health is at risk, they just don't have time to waste on silly little matters like BlackBerrys.
The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Research in Motion, the Canadian maker of BlackBerry e-mail devices, to review its patent dispute with the holding company NTP.
The court's decision means that the case is now back in the hands of Judge James R. Spencer of Federal District Court in Richmond, Va. He is considering a request from NTP to impose an injunction banning the sale and use of most BlackBerry hand-held devices in the United States.
And just when we figured out how to get Dodgeball working on our BeeBs. Assholes. At least we know we've got Mariah Carey and Naomi Campbell on our side.
Supreme Court Refuses Review in BlackBerry Patent Dispute [Ian Austen, NYT]
BLUE OVER BLACKBERRY GALS [Page Six]
Truth be told, it doesn't look like Sandra Day O'Connor casts much of a shadow at all, let alone a long one.
(Seen here at the funeral of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist in about the only photo we could find of her casting even a hint of a shadow.)
O'Connor Casts a Long Shadow on the Nominee [Adam Liptak, NYT]
We're just throwing names around, but .. Peter Braunstein? If only solving crime were so easy.
What's missing?
Oh yeah, the nominee's obnoxious toddlers running around. Finally someone had the brilliant idea to bolt the wife and kids to the wall.
Nomination Likely to Please G.O.P., but Not Some Democrats [NYT]
And, more significantly, at 9:03am, Matt Drudge has yet to report it.
You know headline writers are busy when they can't find the time to squeeze "Dick" into this punchline.
And other tales in alliterated legalese.
When she's not confusing both liberals and conservatives a like, now-former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is taking on Madonna. Well, not exactly, but she is penning a children's book that sends the message of protecting those who can't protect themselves.
O'Connor's 32-page book Chico pits her childhood pony of the same name against a rattlesnake. (Whew, finally we get the long-awaited follow up to Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest.)
As the snake moves in on Chico, ready to bite, young Sandra must think fast.
"She gave Chico a big kick and pulled the reins hard to the right," reads one excerpt.
"Chico jumped to the side and began to run. 'Hurry, Chico! Faster!' she yelled."
"Hurry up or you'll never secure my bench replacement before the court resumes!"
Oh, wrong children's story.
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