TYT: The 'Australian Sarah Palin' Embarrasses Herself

[Turborama]

"If you need to know the differences between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, you probably shouldn't ask Australian nationalist politician Stephanie Banister.

The 27-year-old One Nation party candidate for parliament proved herself ignorant on key facts while discussing her policy beliefs with a 7News reporter Wednesday evening. At one point, she declared "Islam" to be a country; at another, she suggested the Jewish religion follows Christ; and another, she asserted a federal disability program was working quite well despite not going into effect for three more years."*

Is Stephanie Banister the Australian Sarah Palin...or is she even more of a joke? The Australian nationalist politician is now trying to ban halal foods, based on hilariously bad religious misinformation. Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadaorla, and Wes Clark Jr. discuss.

*Watch the video from Yahoo Australia/ News 7: http://au.news.yahoo.com/election/a/-/article/18429781/australian-sarah-palin/

She's now withdrawn from the election: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014561773

[pacalo]

1. This is priceless. Too bad she withdrew so quickly.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Makes Palin look a full 10 cents.

[Douglas Carpenter]

3. having lived abroad most of my life and being at times the object ribbing about common American lack

of knowledge about the world - I am only slightly comforted in knowing that the U.S. does not hold an absolute monopoly on ignorance - it is just in the avant guard.

[Blue Owl]

4. The resemblance is uncanny

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