I can't help but be intrigued by the striking resemblance between Miss South Carolina 2007, Lauren Caitlin Upton's response to the 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?" and Sarah Palin's response when Katie Couric asked her, "Why isn't it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle class families who are struggling with health care, housing, gas, and groceries, [to] allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?" Here's a transcript of Upton's 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, uh, education...
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