Hey, Sarah! Betcha Can't Name the countries of North America!

[AnnieBW]

It might be worth taking a gander at Billo the Clown's show tonight. Look what's coming out on HuffPo:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/palin-didnt-know-africa-i_n_141653.html

Cameron relates how McCain aides were terrified of Palin's lack of knowledge of international, national, and even basic civic issues. Cameron reports that Palin was unfamiliar with the concept of "American exceptionalism," and that not only did she not understand that Africa was a continent rather than a single country but also that during debate prep Palin was unable to name all the nations in North America.

Oh. My. Ghod. We really dodged a bullet here, folks.

[ColbertWatcher]

1. There's a NORTH America now! Looks like she needs a map!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NGXlsqPL2A

[tridim]

2. She's like one of those dumb people on the street that Leno talks to.

Yep, that's the new leader of the GOP! :rofl:

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Let's see --I'm pretty sure there's just three: USA, Canada, and

Alaska. Right????????????????????????

[pokerfan]

6. 23 countries in North America

Central America isn't a continent.

[kestrel91316]

7. Twenty-three? Hmmmm, let me work on this:

Greenland/Denmark territory
Canada
USA
Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Rica
Panama

23????????
Can't count Caribbean nations - they are not on the continent. Perhaps Greenland doesn't count either.

[pokerfan]

8. From wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America#Countries_and_territories

[kestrel91316]

9. I don't think of Caribbean nations as North American. I don't know anybody who does.

They are their own little group over there, lol.

[pokerfan]

10. Geopolitically, I would include the Caribbean and other islands

But it's all subjective.

[kestrel91316]

11. And they are definitely not part of NAFTA,, which was the original question.

[pokerfan]

12. Didn't realize this was about NAFTA

That's completely different...

Never mind. :)

[Art_from_Ark]

13. So Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka

are not Asian?

Great Britain and Ireland are not European?

Madagascar is not African?

[XOKCowboy]

4. Well I'm a little confused about Mexico....

North America - Central America?? I still know who the North Americans were part of NAFTA.

I can't wait for all of the Palin stories to come. :popcorn:

[NJPuggle]

5. "Sure I can, you betcha"

"There's... Mapleland, our good neighbors... they can see Russia from their house, too... and they love as much as hockey as I do, yew betcha... then there's... um... let's see... Iceland? Because it's real cold up here near Alaska... and Iceland is right next to Useland... no, Useland is down to the south. South of Russia. No, wait, I forgot one. There's Gorf, Brash and Prung."

"No, wait, that's the names of my and Todd's next kiddos..."