They've done it. The McCain campaign has gone and pissed off Miss Virginia!

[Are_grits_groceries]

When McCain senior adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer divided Virginia into the DC suburbs and "real Virginia," Kristi Lauren Glakas felt extremely disappointed. Glakas, a recent three-time Miss Virginia title holder and whip-smart University of Virginia scholarship honor student, said the comments were divisive.

"What offended me and made me sad about those comments," said Glakas, a resident for many years in northern Virginia, "is that I've been to every county, every part of this state. What's best about Virginia is its diversity. The people, the geography. We have every class, every race, an amazing immigrant population... Virginia is the birthplace of America. To say that part of Virginia is not part of the real America is just offensive."



The witty Glakas had the line of the day. Saying she was doing her level best to push back against the stereotypes set by other former pageant contestants Miss Teen South Carolina and Miss Alaska entrant Sarah Palin (formerly Sarah Heath), she pointed out that Palin's hiding from the press was a giant turnoff and gave beauty queens a bad name.

"Even I've been interviewed by Chris Matthews."

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

Don't piss off Southern beauty queens. They will bitch slap your head off so politely that it will be rolling down the road before you know it's gone.
She tweetied Palin!!

[Schema Thing]

1. It would not be a stretch to catagorize that woman as "right fetchin'"

[Roy]

5. Yeh..... and she looks great as well n/t

[tavalon]

6. Yep, she's purdy and she clearly has the southern ability to hand one their head,

before the person knows it's been knocked off.

[Hekate]

2. 5th Rec. LOL.

[alsame]

3. Good for her.

[Cerridwen]

4. Oh, heavens. Beauty Queens against palin.

What HAS this country come to?

:rofl:

[madokie]

8. her senses

:rofl:

[Cerridwen]

9. Touche. Oh wait...

that's French.

LOL

[here_is_to_hope]

25. *snicker* n/t

[yardwork]

7. I love her.

[Z_I_Peevey]

10. Well, bless her heart!

And in a good way, too!

[youthere]

11. But she didn't give Palin the death blow by adding...

"Bless her heart."

You GO Miss Virginia!

[rvablue]

12. Two death knells: First Obama surges in the VA polls and now

they've lost the Beauty Queen vote. Uh-oh!!!!!!!!!

[Jack_Dawson]

13. Will Barack really win Virginia?

I thought that would be impossible 6 weeks ago. Part of me is saying it's still impossible.

[rvablue]

14. Part of me doubts it too

just because there is a lot of latent racism here.

But Jim Webb won the Senate seat, Mark Warner is double digits up in the polls to take the second Senate seat and Obama has lead in the polls.

The other factor besides N. Virginia is that thousands and thousands of Blue Staters have moved here due to a very healthy economy and lower than average housing costs (in central and southern VA), of course it's not as good right now, just like the rest of the country but that's only as of late.....

[Mind_your_head]

19. Hey, if my 85 y/o mom can put aside her blatant racism and vote for the

"best man for the job", b/c she knows who has most likely got her "Best Interests" on their agenda, I would think Virginia would be able to 'come to their senses' and vote for the candidate who TRULY will have their best interests at heart.

Need it be said, my mom voted, by absentee ballot, for Barack Obama - even though she told me several weeks ago that she would "stay home" ~ couldn't vote for mcCain, couldn't vote for a black man....

[rvablue]

31. It's so heartening to hear news like this

you should give yourself a pat on the back, it probably has a lot to do with you talking with her!

[Lisa0825]

15. Look at that grin on her face! You can tell she's a spunky one!

Way to go Beauty Queen! I'm sorry I ever stereotyped y'all! :yourock:

[FLyellowdog]

16. Now, here's a Beauty Queen we can believe in!!!

[onenote]

17. wahoo-wah!!

Uni-V-Virgini-A. Hoo ra ray. Hoo ra ray. Ray ray. U-V-A! ...

Sorry, alumni pride.

[Dr Fate]

18. Wow- I like this Miss VA! "Even I've been interviewed by Chris Matthews."LOL!

Priceless...

[SalmonChantedEvening]

20. Beautiful inside and out :)

Bravo Kristi! :loveya:

[Baldameer]

22. Man, she is soooo beautiful...

And what's more she is truly beautiful because she actually has decent character. :)

[Indenturedebtor]

21. Bwahaha I'm picturing Palin getting backhanded by this woman at a Debutant Ball

I love it :D

[progressoid]

23. "Even I've been interviewed by Chris Matthews."

:rofl:

[pirate_satellite]

24. Do you know what they call folk dancing in Roanoke?

The Real Virginia Reel

[Wednesdays]

26. OMG...it's like they're trying to lose EVERYBODY

:dunce:

Is there anybody left they haven't offended? (Except maybe some schizoid nazi biker thugs, or something?)

[Lerkfish]

28. when you base a campaign on vindictive diviseness, your share of the pie keeps narrowing

its a lesson politicians would be wise to learn.

[Jade Fox]

27. The GOP should have picked her for Veep.....

She sounds like she actually knows something about political history.

Glakas is clearly a lot smarter than "Glad Rags" Palin.

[no limit]

29. "Even I've been interviewed by Chris Matthews." Holy shit!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Blue_Tires]

30. wonder if she'd go out with another proud virginian?

:applause:

[DinahMoeHum]

32. I hereby nominate this thread and Are_grits_groceries for the DUzy Award !!

Love your quote at the end about pissing off Southern beauty queens!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[rateyes]

33. I can see why she's a three-peat:

Kristi Glakas for MISS AMERICA!!

[wildeyed]

34. No fair!

To be that smart, soulful *and* that beautiful. I guess some people have it all :)

[Disturbed]

35. Brains & beauty are not mutually exlcusive.

Education

George Mason University; 20th Century English, Pre-Medicine Concentration.

George Mason University Dean's List Scholar; Portfolio submission and board review earned credits in English curriculum; Hoya Crystal Scholarship.

Career Ambitions

Her future plans are to continue her education and earn a Doctorate of Medicine. To become a medical doctor and continue advocacy for children, and to act on their behalf as a community and public leader