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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The Blonde Moment That Just Won't Die
Y'all heard about Lauren Caitlin Upton, the Miss Teen USA contestant from South Carolina who had a bout of mental regurgitation during the Q&A portion of the pageant, right? Well, her 15 minutes of infamy isn't quite over yet.
In case you missed it, she was asked "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?"
Here'sher answer... uh... what she said.
But lets see what's happening with Miss Teen South Carolina since her "Third Runner Up" finish in the pageant.
I'm not really making fun of her. Really. Everyone has moments like this. But it's like watching a car wreck- you don't want to watch, but... you can't help yourself.
UPDATE: (4:30pm) Dang, now I really am starting to feel sorry for her. The press isn't letting this die. Poor thing. (Granted, her 2nd chance at answering the question wasn't all that great, but it was a whole lot better than her first try. In a nutshell, she came up with "everyone I know can find it on a map, and if 20% of Americans can't find it, maybe we need to work on better geography education" or something like that. )
In case you missed it, she was asked "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?"
Here's
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because uh some people out there in our nation don't have maps and uh I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and the Iraq everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for. (If you want to watch the train wreck, here it is. If you want a... up... map to figure it out, try this. )In her defense, everyone gets nervous from time to time, and every once in a while we simply draw a blank. It happens. And it didn't help that she wasn't expecting that question. And, in all honesty, I would have had to pause and seriously consider my answer, because I'm pretty sure that "20% of Americans can't find the United States on a map because our education system is broken beyond repair" probably wouldn't have gone over all that well.
But lets see what's happening with Miss Teen South Carolina since her "Third Runner Up" finish in the pageant.
- She supposedly appeared on The Today Show this morning. I didn't see it, but I really hope it went better than the Q&A did.
- We also have a little background on Miss South Carolina. Evidently, Miss Upton started competing in pageants to improve her communication skills. Supposedly she's a lot smarter than her... answer would suggest, and she just wanted to work on her communications skills in preparation for college interviews. I'm not sure that beauty pageants were her best option- what about a debate team or maybe even Toastmasters? Just a thought...
- And now you can get in on the fun. Mo Rocca is doing a "word scramble" where you can try to make something coherent out of her drivel. um... good luck with that.
I'm not really making fun of her. Really. Everyone has moments like this. But it's like watching a car wreck- you don't want to watch, but... you can't help yourself.
UPDATE: (4:30pm) Dang, now I really am starting to feel sorry for her. The press isn't letting this die. Poor thing. (Granted, her 2nd chance at answering the question wasn't all that great, but it was a whole lot better than her first try. In a nutshell, she came up with "everyone I know can find it on a map, and if 20% of Americans can't find it, maybe we need to work on better geography education" or something like that. )
