Originally Posted By peeaanuut I love how people instantly equate the ability to speak publicly as being equal to intelligence. One has nothing to do with the other. I give it up to the stress of her position and being on national TV. But I will admit that I laughed at first because I was trying to follow what she was staying and got stuck on a layover in Saudi Arabia.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight She had to have some brains to get that far... but it's still just a funny embarassing moment in time.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal ^^^This is exactly how I feel. I am sure she's smarter than that answer made her look. It is definitely nervewracking to speak in front of a large group like that and it looks like she just froze. That said, it's what she does - participate in pageants. It's not as if she's any girl off the street and asked a question. She should have been more together than that. I think she got way overflustered. Either way, it's still funny.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan As convoluted as the answer was, it still was clearer than many George W. Bush responses. : )
Originally Posted By DlandJB I think she's brilliant. She has figured out a way to get hours more exposure in the media than the girl who actually won the contest.
Originally Posted By JohnS1 I remember how I used to laugh when Jay Leno would do his bit where he walked around Hollywood and asked simple questions which the majority of people couldn't answer. At first it made me feel all superior, which I am guessing is the whole point of it - laughing at other people and all that - but after a few times, it just made me sad that in this country, we are not only stupid, but we know we are AND we laugh at the fact. I think I'm getting a headache.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Agreed with JohnS1, Everytime you see something like this, the rest of the world just laugh at us (and they all seem to be on Youtube at this very moment ). ALL Americans should know where the hell their country is at and while they are at it, every NATO country, Canada's and Mexico's capital city, all the places our armed forces are based and every country we are at war with or had major skirmishes in the past . I found it odd people talk about Iraq on a daily basis, see it on the news, etc and still can't find it on a map???? That is a minumum what every American should be taught. That girl who gave the answer was obviously nervous, but ironically reenforced the entire point of the question. Americans ARE dumb!
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I say we elect this girl President. It's not like her response is much different that what you'd expect from the current resident of the Oval Office. I wonder if she got some coaching from Karl Rove?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I just want to know how Mario didn't just bust out laughing?>> Kindred spirit... he probably doesn't understand the question either.
Originally Posted By jonvn We didn't used to be this dumb. The poor girl did just sort of lost track of what she was saying, but people in this country are not exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer anymore. And it is getting worse every year.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling LOL @ post #9! Yes, Inspector I will try to lighten up. You and people such as like yourself are so right about that kinda thing. People per se just really need to like, ya know, lighten up about just like everything. I think that would really help the little children and even the bigger children all across the country. Maybe even the whole entire world. I feel very confident that it would help the U.S. American children who don't have world peace like in their homes or even in their schools because the education system in this country and in other countries don't have the money that they deserve. I also believe that it might even lead to world peace which me myself thinks is a very, very, very important goal for the world. To be at peace. Peace is a good goal and we as a country world should do everything in our authority to achieve that very important goal. You may might need to synchronize or hypnotize or whatever it's called me again though because I like totally have a lot of brains up here like in my head and it so like might be hard for me to just, you know, pretend like I'm *not* a brainiac because I like soooo am. Such as the time when I um showed everyone how smart I really was when I was able to explain that thing to that guy that time. Remember? That made me feel so proud of myself. All joking aside... Doesn't ANYONE remember doing ANYTHING at 17 (or some young age) where they looked like a total ignoramus?! Imagine it being taped live and broadcast across the country. I feel sorry for the poor girl and it is not even because she's pretty.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Doesn't ANYONE remember doing ANYTHING at 17 (or some young age) where they looked like a total ignoramus?!<< Yes. And 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45. I miss being 14. When I was 14, I knew everything.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Hey guys, You should watch this video on youtube on the 'parents' reaction as she was giving her answer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQc6oBCuDXk&NR=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =RQc6oBCuDXk&NR=1</a> Hmmm, I guess not only were they in on it, the apple doesn't fall from the tree lol.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<All joking aside... Doesn't ANYONE remember doing ANYTHING at 17 (or some young age) where they looked like a total ignoramus?!>> You mean like the night I gave away my virginity? Oh wait, that was 12 years later, so I guess it can't be that .
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Hey, at least when you gave your virginity away you were with someone. I was alone when I lost mine.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 < I was alone when I lost mine.> That counts? Wow, I lost mine a lot earlier than I thought.
