Miss South Carolina Teen USA explains herself

www.msnbc.msn.com ^ | 08/28/2007 | Mike Celizic

[WesternCulture]

The Miss Teen USA pageant contestant who became a YouTube sensation after butchering a question about why many Americans cannot find the U.S. on a world map says she was overwhelmed by her national television appearance and chalks up the experience to being “human.”

[Xenalyte]

What show was your friend thinking about?

[ASA Vet]

I too proudly declare dom status, however I know for a fact my parents were married prior to my birthing.

[Polybius]

Anyone who believes that they are articulate should read, just once, a verbatim transcript of a deposition in which one is the deponent. I have read my share over the years, and even the smartest folks don’t always come across that way when someone is typing everything you say.

That is why an ancient writer mocked even Cicero about appearing flustered with stage fright when giving speeches at a trail in front of the jury and crowd of onlookers and then later publishing extremely articulate versions of the same speeches.

But, don't take it from that ancient writer. Take it from Cicero himself.

"I turn pale at the outset of a speech and quake in every limb and in all my soul." ........... Cicero

[UCANSEE2]

“Let’s look it up.”

Well, at least the “yute’ in question would seem to be headed towards being “conservative” (open-minded), rather than “liberal”(all-knowing/closed-minded).

[Rte66]

Yeah, I noticed the transcript had several things my ears hadn’t heard. I don’t have video on my puter, so can’t see YouTube and haven’t been able to play it over again, but have seen it at least 9-10 times on regular TV.

Every time, I specifically listened to what she was saying in place of “Iraq,” because it sure wasn’t “Iraq” and each time it *sounded like* “Die-raq” to me.

I realize different pairs of ears hear different things, but that was just my take on it, time after time. I had a feeling she wanted to bring up Darfur and wasn’t sure of the name, so sort of combined “dying” and “dar” and “raq,” lol.

Heaven knows how her brain thinks. I also didn’t hear the word “maps” in the early part of her answer (which seemed like it lasted a whooole lot longer than that little transcript indicates!) - all I heard her say each time was “some Americans don’t have ‘those’” or maybe “that” - with no indication as to what “those/that” were in reference, except that “maps” had been in the original question.

If she had been in so many pageants before, in order to get to the state level, I don’t see how she was “flustered.” I think she’s just not very bright.

It all reminded me of these PSA’s they run now on the MSM about ADHD kids not having a disorder - that they will all *own us* when they grow up and we should bow to that. Ugh.

[A CA Guy]

I believe she could be a weapon of mass delusion, though a very pretty one at that.

[Rte66]

Maybe “D’Iraq” in esperanto or something - and she’s smarter than *everybody*?

[Rte66]

Sure it was - Beaver and Eldridge Cleaver, two brothers.

[marmar]

Good one........

[Polybius]

What show was your friend thinking about?

"..... and Jerry Mathers, as 'the Beaver'."

She had probably had Dy-no-mite memories of the show. :-)

The controversy was resolved by Netflix.

We watched:

*** Beaver getting locked in the Principal's office and pulling the fire alarm and then later getting his head stuck in a picket fence but being afraid to call for help and once again embarrass Ward. Ward told him never to be afraid to come to his parents when he is in trouble.

*** Beaver getting on the wrong bus on a bus trip on which Wally was to watch over him although things turned out right at the end. Wally confessed messing up to Ward and Ward told him they had to tell June ..... some time ..... in the future.

*** Ward telling Beaver stop crying about getting picked on and "do something about it" at which time Beaver goes out to the front lawn and wallops the bully Gilbert.

*** Beaver running away from his dog-walking job because he thinks that Mrs Cooper at the "haunted old Cooper house" is actually a witch and Ward had to explain Beaver's behavior to Mrs. Cooper.

"Ward, you upset Mrs. Cooper!"

"Well, June, there is no tactful way to explain to a lady that she looks like a witch."

I need to start renting more old shows. I really miss them. :-)

[marmar]

Your tax dollars hard at work.....LOL

[UCANSEE2]

Public Speaking is something that is, and has been neglected in public education.

Reading from script, or rote memorization, is what most are taught, if taught anything. Those methods are failure prone, and usually obvious to the audience.

These fine young women are brought together into a fast-spinning fantasy-world of competetion, and work very hard to win each and every contest they enter.

I imagine they all practiced their responses to the imagined questions, and shared their questions and answers.

I don’t imagine any of them guessed that would be a question.

Imagine, being 17................. and being asked “Why r kidz yur age sew dum?”

Or after winning a HS football game, the QB is given a microphone and asked, “Why does the water-boy sit on the bench?”

All the hub-bub is about a stumble over a piece of gravel on a path.

Unfortunately she will be remembered longer than the later contestant who ( given time to think about a response to that kind of question) returned an intelligent and opportunistic(humor-wise) response.

[UCANSEE2]

“but have seen it at least 9-10 times on regular TV.”

The MSM showcases any kind of carnage for the viewing audience to dine on.

And the general public slurps up the chum, chasing the guy in the cage with the camera .
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[Tax-chick]

It all reminded me of these PSA’s they run now on the MSM about ADHD kids not having a disorder - that they will all *own us* when they grow up and we should bow to that.

Another good reason not to have TV. Egad!

[Rte66]

I can’t even begin to describe how icky these spots are.

They have the children themselves (or little child actors, I suppose) saying “I may disrupt class now, but someday I’ll grow up to disrupt conventional thinking” and “Maybe I don’t obey the rules, but someday I’ll lead others to also think outside the box” and “Maybe they won’t pick me to be on the team now, but someday I’ll *own* the team.”

It goes on and on like that, asking for donations for an ADD-ADHD Foundation of some kind. I have to mute the sound now when I see it coming on. Bleeccch. So tasteless. What’s wrong with just being “you”?

[Dante3]

I agree. So far she sounds more intelligent than Paris. And this fluff story provided an excuse to skip reporting on the Clinton scandal.

[Tax-chick]

What’s wrong with just being “you”?

I think you get more addition if you can identify yourself with a group that's "special."

[FateAmenableToChange]

Anyone who believes that they are articulate should read, just once, a verbatim transcript of a deposition in which one is the deponent. I have read my share over the years, and even the smartest folks don’t always come across that way when someone is typing everything you say. I also suffer the discomfort of reading my own questions, which never sound as articulate as I recall them.

One of the most important things a lawyer can do in a deposition is treat the court recorder with respect. A friend did a deposition in which he made sure to enquire whether the reporter would like coffee when he sent an associate out to get some for the room, was extremely polite to her, gave her a hand with one of her cases, etc. Opposing counsel was an absolute jerk.

Needless to say, the reporter caught every single "ummmmm...", "ahhh....", and "uhhhhhh......" uttered by the opposing counsel while my friend's objections and questions and the client's answers look cleaner than any other transcript I've seen.

Transcripts look about 15 IQ points lower.

[FateAmenableToChange]

"I turn pale at the outset of a speech and quake in every limb and in all my soul." ........... Cicero

That's me at the beginning of every oral argument and hearing. Then amazingly the time to start talking hits and 15 minutes later you're done and wondering where the time went.

[Aggie Mama]

Boy did I need to read that. I had to give a short speech at a HOA meeting tonight and totally, completely choked. So bad I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. Ugh.