Do YOU know where the US is on the map?

We are proud products of the South Carolina public school system. Kids such as in South Africa and the Iraq, uh, wish they were as smart as we is, uh. For our children.

--Cinonymous

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Cedric here... Here's a transcript I pulled from rickey.org:

Question: “Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?”

Miss South Carolina’s Answer: “I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the US should help the US, uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us.”

She got Third Runner-Up... seriously?

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Wow, Miss West Virginia must have sucked to come in Fourth Runner-Up...

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What The Buck!


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Today (8/28/07) from the Associated Press:

COLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) This time, the question was a little easier for Miss Teen South Carolina. After being stumped by a Miss Teen USA pageant question on live television Friday night, Lauren Caitlin Upton's confused, mangled response has been drawing a lot of attention.

The 18-year-old got a chance to redeem herself Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show when she was again asked why one-fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a map.

"I would love to re-answer that question," Upton said. "Well personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don't know anyone else who doesn't. And if the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography."
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