What Next: Having been ravaged by earthquake, cholera and political chaos, the suffering people of Haiti have now had to endure an obscenely opportunistic 48-hour visit by Sarah Palin and her perfectly coiffed hair. She went with an evangelical group that's been criticized by aid groups for offering cholera victims not much more than Bible readings. In Haiti, Palin was said to ask a lot of questions that began with "why," as in, "Why doesn't Haiti have proper sanitation?" We have one: "Why don't you go away and take your inane ignorance with you and leave these poor people in peace?"

"They are so full of joy." - Palin after visiting a refugee camp housing hundreds of thousands of homeless, destitute, traumatized Haitians.

http://www.commondreams.org/further/2010/12/13

Is a new reality series? See Sarah and family visit places she cant find on a map! Watch her go Elephant hunting!

I think she is a bit loopy myself

but whats up with this MAP thing, why are MAPS such a qualifier of anyones ability or intelligence anymore?...lol

were there no brilliant people before world maps were published?,,its a big place ya know,,,,lol

Seeing as how maps have been published for thousands of years, and that there has always been a correlation between the regions frequently mapped and the political and economic significance of those regions to the culture producing the maps....well yes. We did not have people brilliant in regional politics before we had maps.

Edit: And if you want to talk about pre-literate tribes - well I'm pretty sure they at least made sketches in the dirt or markings on a rock to communicate their political brilliance.

I think its fair to say that knowledge of geography is a necessary (not sufficient) condition for deep knowledge of regional politics.

You ask about brilliant people in general terms... Einstein, Laplace, Newton, Maxwell, Curie - if they didn't know **** about maps, it wouldn't matter.

But to work in the white house? Yes, I want every person of any importance in the white house to know world geography. Its not much to ask.

Would you really want someone in the whitehouse who couldn't tell the difference between Alaska and Russia?

I would expect an american to have an IDEA of the countries of america of course, but I dont really understand what is so significant about finding a country on a map,, unless you happen to be en route there,,,,

I would expect an american to have an IDEA of the countries of north america of course, but I dont really understand what is so significant about finding a country on a map,, unless you happen to be en route there,,,,

and even then, considering we have gps and pilots and ship captains, I still dont see the intrinsic value in being able to point to things on maps,,or places,,

Shes hot

This Palin bashing is getting old.You don't like her fine.Don't waste everyones time by posting this useless piece of information that nobody cares about.


Maybe tomorrow you can post another useless Palin story.Something along the lines of...."Palin demands bottled water on flight back from Haiti".People need water in Haiti and Palin is drinking it on the airplane!



For someone who seems to think Palin is one of the most useless people on the planet you have to be one of her biggest fans.Because you seem to watch her every move no matter how small it is.If you really thought she was useless you wouldn't be worrying about what she is doing 7 days of the week and boring us by telling us these useless stories like these that only you care about.



By the way since here is more complete article....


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/13/world/main7145071.shtml


Sarah Palin urged Americans on Sunday not to forget Haiti as she wrapped up a weekend visit to an aid group's sites in this country vexed by a cholera epidemic, earthquake reconstruction and political crisis.

Accompanied by her husband, Todd, daughter Bristol, and a Fox News crew, the former Alaska governor arrived in Haiti during a respite from the riots and violence that have followed the Caribbean nation's dysfunctional Nov. 28 election.

At least four people were killed in unrest, which has dimmed international hopes that the U.N.-backed elections held on November 28 could create stability for Haiti as it struggles to recover from a devastating January earthquake that killed 250,000.

The 2008 vice presidential candidate was a guest of Rev. Franklin Graham, whose aid group works in the impoverished country. Palin visited Samaritan's Purse projects, including cholera clinics where people are being treated for extreme dehydration.


More than 2,000 people have died of the disease, which scientists believe was recently reintroduced into Haiti, and nearly 100,000 have fallen ill.

"I do urge Americans not to forget Haiti," she said at a Sunday afternoon news conference.

Palin's tightly stage-managed trip was largely closed to the press. She declined to take questions at the news conference.

Noting that severe problems afflicted Haiti even before last January's devastating quake, she said her fellow citizens should "get out of your comfort zone and volunteer to help."

She traveled in part by helicopter, and the aid group declined to share her itinerary, citing security concerns. The U.S. State Department reissued last week its travel warning for Americans considering visits to Haiti.

At the news conference, Palin created some confusion when she referred to a potential drawdown of U.S. assistance to Haiti.

"I know that there's been some discussion of U.S. aid perhaps being lifted from this area," she said. "Again - not to get political - but if some of the politicians would come here and see the conditions, perhaps they would see a need for, say, a military airlift to come bring supplies that are so needed here."

It was not clear what she was referring to, and a Palin spokeswoman declined to elaborate.

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, who is chairman of a Senate subcommittee that oversees appropriations for Haiti, recently called for the suspension of direct budget support to the Haitian government until a solution is found to an electoral crisis that has sparked riots in recent days. But his spokesman said Sunday that he was not referring to humanitarian aid or reconstruction money.

Palin spoke about seeing firsthand the challenging economic, political and environmental conditions in which Haitians live and advocated "fundamental changes," including the need for job creation in agriculture and tourism sectors.

"Thank the media for keeping a spotlight on this country and on the conditions that the people are living in. That they are trying to survive amidst and to be here and to see firsthand the conditions and what it takes for the people who are living here, in such adverse conditions, what it takes just to survive their daily lives are so challenging because of economic and political and environmental conditions," Palin said.

Exclusive access during the trip was given to Fox News, whose Greta van Susteren traveled with the group to Haiti. Video and pictures posted online by the aid group show Palin holding hands with Haitian children, visiting cholera patients and handing out Christmas presents, and laughing with Graham and van Susteren.

"I've really enjoyed meeting this community. They are so full of joy," Palin was quoted as saying on the organization's website. "We are so fortunate in America, and we are responsible for helping those less fortunate."

Here's some nice quotes I found by obama! Here:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobama/a/obama-isms.htm

"I've now been in 57 states -- I think one left to go." --at a campaign event in Beaverton, Oregon

Yeah forget palin! Obama is WAY smarter! I never knew there were more than fifty states! Thanks obama!

"In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died -- an entire town destroyed." --on a Kansas tornado that killed 12 people

WOW this guy is WAY smarter than palin!

He was referring to
Puerto Rico.

Yep, he be knowin' his way around a US map

In Kenya, they must have taught him Canada and Mexico were US States.

more than likely, he misspoke,,,,the first is obvious as he had been to forty seven states

and certainly, if he is supposedly reading a TELEPROMPTER whenever he speaks, the teleprompter must have gotten it wrong right?

he speaks candidly and passionately and eloquently, and sometimes he is tired enough to make a gaffe but

its the exception , rather than the rule, obamaisms could never rival the PAGES of bushisms floating around,,,

and his one on one speaking is years beyond what Palin has learned as a broadcast journalist, small town princess,,,

That's another interesting topic. Obama's addiction to that stinking telepromter! Can't he think for himself? I doubt it.

You say he misspoke but that's beside the point. He said something stupid all I'm doing is exposing it.

Yes I will admit Palin is not the brightest bulb in the box. She does not speak as elequently as Barrack husein obama (Who may I ad IS a muslim) But I think she makes some good points.

you may add that he is an alien too, wouldnt make it anymore true.

my statement about a teleprompter was cynicism because a teleprompter would certainly have KEPT him from making those errors in speech,


I have seen him speak three times in person now, all three times interacting with the audience with his own brain and no teleprompter or script or rehearsal,,and we have all seen his unrehearsed town halls and broadcaster interviews as well,he is in a different league of 'intelligence' than Palin

Please lets keep this thread on topic.


Sig Rogich
, a Republican operative widely seen as influential and who worked on former President Ronald Reagan's 1984 reelection campaign, took aim at Sarah Palin's qualifications to run for the White House in the next election cycle.

"I'm not overly enamored with [her]," he told the Nevada News Bureau on Monday. "As a candidate nationwide I don't think she is electable for a presidency, and I think that over time you will see reasons why."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/14/sarah-palin-sig-rogich_n_796267.html

I just dont think she understands much about government, not enough to lead the nation anyhow, and I dont want her to be the representative of our best and brightest(which is generally the worldview of a president)

I am going to vote for her before I imigrate to Lithuania. I think some people DESERVE it.

I am going to vote for her before I imigrate to Lithuania. I think some people DESERVE it.

I would agree that some people take this way too far - and blow small things way out of proportion. (He didn't know where .... was on the map! He's worthless!) Knowledge of geography isn't the final measure of a person's political knowledge - its simply one of many indicators.

I see geography/politicians much like spelling/editors. You wouldn't fire an editor for misspelling a single word, and you could argue that the modern-day editor has no real need for this knowledge (spellcheck!), but in practical terms, what kind of editor would be completely ignorant of proper spelling?

There is more than one country called America?

Damn... I better get out a map.. Seems as though I'm not up to date on my countries..

Sorry Ms Harmony I couldn't resist..