Every time I watch this my IQ drops another 10 points.

[starrylizard]

This is Miss South Carolina answering a question at the Miss Teen USA pageant. I thought everyone had seen this because it made the news even here in Australia, but my parents hadn't seen it, so I thought I'd link.

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[mistojen.livejournal.com]

...and she's proved the point that Americans are, in general, fucking stupid. Awesome. *pretends to be Canadian*

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

*pets you*
I believe, like, only some US Americans are that bad at answering, like, pageant questions, and that south africans and Iraq has just as many and we all have to get a long. *smirks*

[mistojen.livejournal.com]

*sigh* ...I hate you, Lizzie.

lol

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I know you really love me!

[mistojen.livejournal.com]

...yeah, I really do lol

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

That poor thing. She looks like she crammed for questions on Iraq and got all tangled up when it was -- oh no! -- something else.

Icarus

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Yeah I know. It just makes my jaw drop though. Stage fright, I guess, but it makes no sense at all. I can see someone coaching her about Iraq etc and what to say and then she can't think of anything else.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

She made no sense at all. It was somewhere between hilarious and watching a bunny being kicked. I couldn't decide whether I should cringe or laugh.

(I laughed. And replayed it. Several times.)

[angelsdee.livejournal.com]

Well this American cringed when I saw this clip but laughed hysterically because it was on Bill Maher. He completely tore her apart but even worse, played an interview with George Bush right after. She actually looked smart compared to him.

*Packing bags and throwing a dart at World map for a destination...any destination will do*

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Your icon! :P

God, anyone looks smart next to GWB. *shakes head* Makes out PM look saintly! :P

[simply-cw.livejournal.com]

Oh ... oh god. That's just ... on behalf of teen girls in the U.S. I would like to apologize for that. That's just .... oh god, the shame. It burns.

*points to icon*

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! We do get a lovely skewed perception of Americans over here. :P I feel kinda sorry for her every time I watch it. You can see her freeze and go "oh shit, but I practised for questions on South Africa and Iraq!"

[lark_ascends]

Oh, dear lord.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Ha! So you missed it too. I thought everyone saw it on the news. Poor thing will prob be living it down forever.

[finmark.livejournal.com]

Oh..... Yeah, I have no words.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I'm stuck between feeling really sorry for her and just rolling on the floor with laughter. :P

[mcalex22.livejournal.com]

Hee, she reminded me of Britney Spears ...

I read that she got a chance to make up for it... though it still makes her look very stupid. I think the man holding the mike was trying very hard not to laugh! :)

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Well there's an interview on Youtube where the interviewers are very nice to her and she obviously feels very silly and talks about stage fright. Looked like a morning show sort of thing. It didn't really make her look any more intelligent, but she obviously feels sheepish.

[brighette.livejournal.com]

Well, that's one way to put it! Thanks for posting, I hadn't seen that and wow...that was really something, rofl!!

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

yeup! It's like watching a train wreck. You just can't look away.

[lsketch42.livejournal.com]

OMG I had seen this on the news the other day and lmao!

But hey...gotta give the girl some credit. I mean she was in front of all those people, that question probably caught her off guard...and let's be honest...

Her answer still made a hell of a lot more sense than some of George Bush's.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Her answer still made a hell of a lot more sense than some of George Bush's.
Oh yeah. I'm always watching Ledderman when I can't sleep and they have that bit with great moments in presidential speeches. OMGWTF! Makes our PM look so damn good. O_O

[martoufmarty.livejournal.com]

*blink*

*loves being Canadian*

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Teehee! :P

[lightz474.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's soooo embarrassing. I'm so ashamed for her that I can't even force myself to watch all of it. *also pretends to be Canadian with mistojen.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Hee! You kinda want to lead her off the stage and go "Yeah that'll do, hon."