Vanity: Fox News Says Palin Did Not Know Africa Was Continent, Not Country

Fox News | 11/05/08 | vanity

[SalukiLawyer]

Carl Cameron just said McCain campaign shocked to discover Sarah Palin did not realize Africa was a continent, believing instead that it was a country. She did not know the countries in NAFTA. She refused offered preparation for the Couric interview and threw temper tantrums over adverse press.

Wow. Dumping on Sarah in a big way. Shep asked how on Earth the McCain camp could have ended up picking such a dope (not exact words, but sense of what he said).

They did point out she seemed to help the polling numbers.

I knew this was going to be the template, but I was surprised at the level of nastiness on Fox News. Looks like elements of the McCain campaign is determined to make her the scapegoat for the loss. (Couldn't have been anything about the man at the top of the ticket.)

Fox News: Palin didn't know Africa was a continent You Tube

[mojo114]

O’Reilly has Cameron on now blabbing his gossip. Name sources Karl.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Don’t forget that FDR went on TV in 1929 to explain what happened in the crash on Wall Street and we drove Hezb’allah out of Lebanon but then didn’t keep them from coming back in despite Joe Biden and 0bama warning us. You remember seeing or learning about those events, don’t you? Don’t you?

[Murp]

OKAY, SOME OF YOU FREEPERS POST THE VIDEO OF AL GORE AT MR. VERNON WHEN HE WAS RUNNING FOR VP WITH CLINTON. HE WALKS IN AND LOOKS AT THE BUSTS OF FORMER PRESIDENTS AND ASKS THE GUIDE “NOW WHO IS THIS ONE.” THE POOR GUIDE MUTTERS, SIR THATS GEORGE WASHINGTON AS BILL CLINTON ROLLS HIS EYES AND WALKS AWAY!!!

[bluecollarman]

“Whatever. What about their judgment or their character? That’s what’s important in a president.”

So true, intellect has little to do with wisdom/judgment. And absolutely nothing to do with morality/character.

[Heart of Georgia]

“Anyone else e-mailing them to tell how petty this little gossip season was?

I’m done with the media in this country.”

I with ya! I couldn’t find their e-mail addy so I sent a note to FOX on their news tip link regarding Carl, Shep and BOR! :)

[CARepublicans]

Plus that interview was EDITED.

[CARepublicans]

Plus that interview was EDITED.

[SalukiLawyer]

She came out in a bathrobe!

Cameron is really excited about this story! Bill, to his credit, is acting a little underwhelmed.

[Sudetenland]

What I do know is that I do not know her personally. I must therefore take everything at face value and not just launch into a knee-jerk reaction vis-a-vis Carl Cameron is trying to destroy her or Mitt Romney is trying to destroy her, etc.

I like Sarah Palin, but I am not stupid or blindly loyal to the point that I will not openly and honestly examine what is said about her.

I also know that her performance during the debate, which was not "sliced and diced," was less than stellar in the knowledge she evinced. She was evasive in some of her answers and that disturbed me as it was happening.

I also know that she had more qualifications than the top of the Democrat ticket. That alone however does not make her automatically a REpublican messiah. She must prove her bona fides. There are legitimate questions to be asked and shouting them down because they are uncomfortable doesn't make them any less valid.

I will adopt a wait and see attitude. If these stories are fabricated, we will find out in due time.

I believe in finding out the facts, not in shooting the messenger simply because I don't like the message.

[NOBAMA in 08]

Queer Carl now is freakin out on BOR! He really is freakin out! Its lke his boyfriend just jilted him,he is really babbling, a true Idiot! Billy just cut Queer Carl off!

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

We need the Reagan Party with a bear as our mascot.

[uncbob]

If you want to find something to attack Romney with, maybe you could find a fact, an event, a quote you could use?

Milt in 1994 ahead by double digits early in his run against Teddy " I don't want the votes of the extremist NRA types or Christian Conservatives"

[timestax]

[mojo114]

Cameron is giddy describing Sarah errors in judgment. This is a terrible hit piece by Cameron.

[SalukiLawyer]

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[Belasarius]

Well if true she didn’t know Africa is a continent- what is the problem? The man who was actually elected thinks we have 57 states. He also thought that we could go to the UN and do something about the Russian invasion of Georgia without realizing that Russia had a veto over anything the UN might do. An educated man who doesn't know how the UN works.....And doesn't seem to have much of a grasp of American history.

[donna]

All big government RINO’s.

I’d like to talk about conservatism for a change.

[EyeGuy]

I know that I am going to get flamed for this, but my estimates of the Candidates IQs are this:

Sarah Palin = 116
John Mccain = 122
Joseph Biden = 122
Barack Obama = 125

Cindy McCain = 120
Michele Obama = 115

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WilliamReading = 1.045 E-37

[bray]

How could she not be frustrated w/McCain?? Claims he is going to take off the gloves and never does. She was chained to a dead guy. She was the only star in the race.

Pray for W, Gov Palin and Our Troops

[rightwingintelligentsia]

What’s the big deal about the bathrobe?

This is a tempest in a teapot. These staffers who leaked the stories should never work in any GOP campaign EVER again.

(Maybe they’ll end up as Obama aides.)