An example of the problem with beauty contests.

[kstewart33]

Go to: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

Scroll down to 'America in the World.' Watch the video.

[iamjoy]

1. Our New White House Spokesperson

never thought I'd see some one make Dubya look articulate.

[rzemanfl]

8. She did remind me of a younger Dana Perino. n/t

[The Vinyl Ripper]

2. Her response was idiotic ..

But quite frankly it was an idiotic question which deserved the response it got.

[fasttense]

3. I saw her on Olbermann last night.

Some people in our nation don't have maps?

She certainly can't think very well on her feet.

[leftchick]

4. She was on the Today show this mornng to rehabilitate her Beauty Career

and Matt and Ann did their damn best to help her. It was frightening to see this. All I could think of was how the world laughs at the idiocy of americans.

[endarkenment]

5. If we torture this woman until she commits suicide

will we then be satisfied?

Every day somebody else discovers that Miss Teen South Carolina is an airhead, and feels compelled to publicly ridicule her for her traumatically awful performance. When will the blood lust be satisfied?

[rzemanfl]

7. I agree. But there are probably thousands of guys who would

like to marry a girl that hot looking and dumb. The way the media has treated this is just awful, K.O. included unfortunately.

[CrispyQ]

12. Agreed.

Let's put everyone's worst moment on national tv.

If only the media were as half as harsh on boosh. I still cannot believe this did not make national tv:

"We got an issue in America. Too many good docs are gettin' out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their -- their love with women all across this country."

:wtf:

[Frank Cannon]

6. There was no way she could answer that question honestly

"Because frankly, Aimee, our schools suck and No Child Left Behind is a joke." That one would go over real well with the judges.

She was nervous, on the spot, and just had to make shit up.

I love Mario Lopez's expression, though.

[Bitwit1234]

9. They know the winners before hand

My niece entered a beauty contest in a county in the East. I am not prejudiced but my niece was and still is a knock out. Of course, there were a lot of other nice looking girls in the contest. Well at the grand finale my sister and brother in law and the family went to the hall were they were holding the contest. It was early but the crowd had gathered. There were quite a few seats up front. They preceded to go down front to sit down and one of the ushers ran to stop them. My brother in law asked why they couldn't sit there. He was told it was for the family of the contestants. He told the guy, well we are a family of one of the contestants. But they still were told to seek a seat further back.

Just then some stuffed shirt and his family came in and were escorted to the seats. Guess what, his daughter, who was one of the plainest contestants and shapeless girls there won the contest. You can tell me all you want to that some of these contests are not fixed and I'll tell you I know better.

[depakid]

10. So she choked- I've seen much smarter and more experienced

people choke on the spot on any given day.

Seems to me that some of her deriders ought to take a good long look in the mirror....

[rucky]

11. That made me squirm.

the same way I react to Steve Carell in The Office.

entertaining stuff!