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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Aug 29, 2007 12:48:42 GMT -5
Maybe I'm giving her a little too much credit and sympathizing with her since she's now the laughing stock of the nation for the time being, but perhaps she's just not a good speaker and/or prone to stage freight? I don't know where she was going with the South Africa and Iraq stuff, though. At first, when I thought she said "Osama", I was thinking, "oh, great, here we go..." When she said Osama i thought she was going to claim he'd stolen America's maps or something!
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Post by Waluigi on Aug 29, 2007 13:48:55 GMT -5
What in the hell was that?
I feel stupid now just watching that clip.
She really doesn't have to worry about making a living with her knownledge, she will just marry some old guy that has millions of $$$.
edit: I am stupid because of this video, I miss spelled knowledge (fixed now)
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Post by (busdrivertohell) on Aug 29, 2007 14:01:16 GMT -5
Like oh my god! Everyone knows that if your beautiful you don’t need to be smart. DUH. Totally. Tee. Hee.
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Post by mystyfan on Aug 29, 2007 14:22:29 GMT -5
I heard she can speak French though because she's bilateral.
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Post by Skyroniter on Aug 29, 2007 17:28:50 GMT -5
A few years ago I was approached by a friend of mine, who was a camera man for a local television station. I was in line to vote. He asked me if I was willing to tape a segment for the local news broadcast concerning the elections. Give my thoughts and opinions.
As the camera started to roll, I began to speak. I heard the most stupid crap I could imagine coming from my mouth. After about 15 seconds I gave up. Thankfully it wasn't live and I was able to convince him not to air it.
I think I know how she feels to a degree.
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Post by Katie on Aug 29, 2007 21:11:07 GMT -5
I think she was just freaked out.. and to be fair, thats a freaking weird question... what is she supposed to say "uh because one fifth of our nation is completely stupid."?
I mean she definitely made no sense, and I have no flipping idea what Iraq and South Africa have to do with OUR population not knowing where we are. But at the same rate, I can sympathize a little.
Only a little though.
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Post by klickitat on Aug 29, 2007 21:22:46 GMT -5
Just like skyroniter and katie said. I think she was honestly trying to say something articulate but her mouth was completely disengaged from her brain. If she was truly that brain-dead how could she have advanced in the competition to that point. Well, aside from those.
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Post by Hugh Beaumont on Aug 29, 2007 22:51:30 GMT -5
Yeah, you say that now. Go watch her on the Today show, after the fact. She doesn't sound anymore intelligent there. When they re-ask her the question, she clearly memorized a proper answer beforehand. She's got some screws loose, one way or another.
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Post by Torgo on Aug 29, 2007 23:19:14 GMT -5
I think she was just freaked out.. and to be fair, thats a freaking weird question... what is she supposed to say "uh because one fifth of our nation is completely stupid."? I would have said that. It's true it was a horrible question, but the way she trailed off was the ditziest thing I've seen in recent memory. I don't care how offguard she was. BTW, she didn't win did she? I left before I found out.
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Post by Hugh Beaumont on Aug 29, 2007 23:36:51 GMT -5
I think she made third place. Somewhere around there.
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Post by Waluigi on Aug 29, 2007 23:56:26 GMT -5
I understand that was weird question to have been asked, but her answer is just out there. I know the feeling when you are put on the spot, I have said not the smartest things sometimes, but never anything like that.
Yes there were a lot of people watching that, & she might have been scared, but I doubt it. She is what 18 years old, she doesn't strike me as the type that is very smart.
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Post by Skyroniter on Aug 30, 2007 17:00:14 GMT -5
... If she was truly that brain-dead how could she have advanced in the competition to that point. Well, aside from those. Well now... it ain't exactly Teen Week on Jeopardy! ;D
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Post by Broadsword on Aug 30, 2007 17:45:50 GMT -5
If she was truly that brain-dead how could she have advanced in the competition to that point. Well this might help.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Aug 30, 2007 17:48:08 GMT -5
That dies make her seem more intelligent.
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Post by Waldo Jeffers on Aug 30, 2007 18:02:15 GMT -5
I thought she was very profound.
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