Miss Teen South Carolina For President?

I've seen that - it was on our national news :)

Americans aren't the only ones that need to crack open a book.

Well personally, I feel that with all due respect, and given the situation of what we have to deal with, that it's entirely possible that she, of all people, would have had a grasp of that which needs to be grasped. In other words, where there's a need to be filled, then blue jays and paprika Honda Civic pinata, especially with Chinese shoes.

BTW rumor has it she's related to Donald Rumsfeld.

Does anyone else think that this girl has taken more than her share of {censored} over this? I mean, c'mon. It's a teen beauty pageant for god sakes. Who really cares about the question/answer segment? Bring on those demeaning bikinis!

They hit her with a bizarre question, and she did her best to make up a credible sounding bull{censored} answer off the cuff. It sounds like she recited everything her coaches told her to say;

"I personally believe" makes it sound sincere. And she mentions Iraq and South Africa, and how something should be done to help them, which makes her sound compassionate. Now figure out a way to tie it in with the original question. Politicians do it all the time; answer the question by changing the subject.

Regarding her answer, the reason why one fifth of the US population can't find the US on a map is because they don't have maps, is probably as good an answer as any other. A better answer might be to ask, "which recent polls are making this claim?." CNN at least couldn't find any credible study.

She certainly is getting the attention though. I'll bet Tay Zonday never thought his star would fade this fast. That dude didn't even have a chance to get his merch online before someone else stole the spotlight. Sorry Tay, but it's too late...

Anyway, I say give her a break. These kinds of girls are incredibly sensitive to how the public perceives them. Cut her some slack before she dies at a young age from binge drinking or bulimia.

^ Well said.

I'll be voting for Patty Paulsen this time to honor her almost president late grandfather. She's already been endorsed by famous Chinese shoe entrepreneur, Wang Dang Vanderbeck of Dutch wooden shoe fame. His company will be absorbing the Chief Sam Birdwater Clown shoe company in January, so she has a good financial backing.

And what the heck... she's hot!

Name recognition + Cash + Good looks = Slam dunk