[pnh102]

Good thing she has her looks.

[Lazamataz]

I'm willing to cut her slack. She was probably just nervous.

(if I suck up, can I get a date?)

[netmilsmom]

This poor girl.
We watched the video and she just rambled. It was so sad.

At least she is gorgeous and will do well in life.

[Wolfie]

The only thing she should be worried about is slinging that rig at the right rich guy.

[Philistone]

We need a new “Post Pictures” rule for any thread containing this girl!

[reagan_fanatic]

With that body and those looks, she could have just stood there and drooled and it wouldn’t have made any difference.

[wastedyears]

I’ve also seen women that I think look better than her.

[RexBeach]

Well, speaking as a functioning US American, I’m mighty proud of this little gal and her genuine gibberish.

Genuine US American gibberish is really difficult to find!

Almost as difficult to find as America on a map of the world!

Shizzam!

[SlowBoat407]

Maybe she’ll have mercy on the next poor schlob who gets tongue-tied when he tries to talk to her.

[JamesP81]

I heard her answer four times, and I still have no idea what she said.

[TruthConquers]

Public school education on display. How pathetic.

[mysterio]

I’d like to see how those who criticize her handled themselves in a high stress situation in front of a lot of people when they were her age.

[facedown]

“I am sitting here laughing at myself,” she said good-naturedly. “Is that really me? It’s like I’m not in my actual body.”

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[FatherofFive]

The spoof of “Miss West Carolina” on youtube is very funny. Talking about maps.

[Tax-chick]

Her answer, in its entirety, was: “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 U.S. should help the U.S., 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.”

The question clearly caught Upton by surprise.

What an idiotic question! It would have caught me off guard, too. With time to consider, though, I'd have come up with a great response, such as, "Twenty percent of Americans are either drunk or on drugs at any given moment, and our public schools don't teach geography even to those who are clean and sober."

[Uncle Miltie]

RULES, gentlemen. What has happened to following the rules?

[Polybius]

Miss South Carolina Teen USA explains herself...

No need to explain herself. She is 17, was essentially "taking a test" on national TV and had a Major League case of stage fright.

When speaking in public without a script, some people have a really hard time putting together a coherent sentence.

[april15Bendovr]

Her response sounds much better than most replies I have heard from liberals, Democrats and the Ron Paul crowd when asking them to describe their knowledge of Iraq including our troop Surge.

[Kirkwood]

Sorry, I wasn’t listening.

[Publius6961]

She finally answered the question on the Today Show; Acceptable, brief answer, cute, but not intellectual.
Typical aspiring graphics designer; or "reporter".

Just saying.