She Answered That Like a Dem in a Presidential Debate

I think the 2032 Dem presidential candidate is on her way:

Was it nerves, pressure or just a plain ol' case of "the lights are on, but no one's home"?

Many today are questioning the state of American education after Lauren Caitlin Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina, suffered an apparent and oh-so unfortunate "extreme blonde moment" during Friday night's NBC broadcast of the Miss Teen USA Pageant in Pasadena, Calif.

When asked about the reason why some Americans could not locate the U.S. on a world map, Upton provided an answer that some call moronic and hilarious, while others say it's painful to watch and typical for young people in America today.

The 18-year-old Upton, who hails from Lexington, S.C., made it to the final five round where she was competing against contestants from Colorado, West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey.

As part of the competition, Upton was asked what host Mario Lopez called a "thought-provoking final question" selected at random.

Upton selected judge Aimee Teegarden, an actress from NBC's "Friday Night Lights," who asked her this question: "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?"

The South Carolina beauty gave this strange, grammarless response:


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, uh, 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., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children.

Throughout the response, host Lopez stood alongside Upton, and appeared to be stifling a chuckle, reminiscent of comedian Harvey Korman's inability to control his own laughter when appearing in skits with Tim Conway on "the Carol Burnett Show" of the 1970s.

What some people may mistake for utter stupidity is just a budding young future politician honing her debating skills. As in all Dem debates, you never answer the question that is asked, but immediately launch into your talking points if any of the words in the question match words used to trigger your prearranged statements. What she said makes as much sense as anything you've ever heard from Dennis Kucinich.

I think she has a future in the Democratic party.