Did you know Africa is a Continent? Palin didn't.

I know it isn't. She thought it is a country, not a continent. Sorry I typed it wrong.

I figured it was something like that.. but I had to have my fun with you. :~D

I'm looking foward to the Obamaisms calendars that are sure to come out soon. ;~D

yes, reported in mainstream media, but reported as HERE-SAY.

And, it was reported on Fox as well, another known right-wing news outlet. No smear here - just plain stupidity on the part of the GOP in choosing this airhead.

Jerz, I see you've fallen for the myth that Fox News is right wing. NOT SO. It simply allows BOTH sides to air views. I can't tell you how many far left libs I've seen there. Maggiepie.

There are quite a few things that are a bit hard to believe when it comes to things being said about Palin. What I find funny is their continuous need to repeat it now that the election is over. What's the point?

Thank you!!! I was just thinking the same, but felt I would read more comments first...:) I AGREE!

My guess is that they're going to make her a scapegoat for their loss. So, get the dirt out on her to justify their own blame of her costing them the election.

No, of course it doesn't make them stupid, but I wouldn't want someone representing me or my country that, at her age, didn't know basic stuff about the world or our country. My 12 year-old knew the answers to those questions - it's very pathetic that she didn't. Not knowing that Africa is a continent or what countries are in North America is bad enough, but not knowing what the role of the vice president is? A job she was campaigning for? How would she even know that she wanted the job if she didn't know what the vice president does? And you say she's a fast learner? I think not. A fast learner would have figured out what the vice president did after the first time that she made the mistake of not knowing, but not Sarah Palin. She couldn't be bothered as shown by the fact that she made the same mistake more than once.

I don't know how old you are, but I think the only country whose name has changed was Congo. It used to be Zaire. Maybe I'm wrong there too, but your teacher made you learn something even I didn't know when I was in the 9th. I had never heard of the country Cameroon until I was 22.

When I was in the 6th grade we had what was called "Geography" and we had to learn the countries in all of the continents. I'll bet every one of the 5th graders on the tv show knew that answer correctly. Now we have to remember, she went to 5 colleges and got her degree in Journalism, not science, not math, not history, not social studies. Even her handlers said they couldn't control her spending habits when she went on that spending spree. She even charged an additional 30k on her handler's charge cards. There's no question that the RNC is making her the "scape goat" and maybe she deserves it. They only picked her to run so they could pick up the votes left hanging that were going to Hillary. To their dismay it didn't work. I doubt that it was McCain's idea to pick her, maybe I'm wrong though. Regardless, they got clobbered!

That is only a quote from Fox. This does not mean anything without an example or a video of her saying it.

That is where the quote is from. It's at the bottom of the article.

You are right....I watched the video that the link led to as well, and in my opinion, it was a positive video for Palin....that she was strong after the results of the election by saying that she is moving on and continuing her journey in her state. Nonetheless, it had NOTHING to do with the subject of this post. I guess Palin isn't the only one who makes mistakes, huh?

Thankfully it doesn't matter now but we might have REALLY dodged a bullet! Annie

It matters if she goes on to run for other political offices beyond governor of Alaska.

Is knowing that Africa is a continent what you think one should know to be a politician? By the way, Sarah Palin has been in the city council, a mayor, and now the governor of Alaska. That doesn't exactly make her new in politics.