[Vision2020] Brotherly love and Palin (was Palin Thinks Africa)

[lfalen]

If it were true, you may be right. This in an reconfirmed anonymous statement.
Roger
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From: Chasuk chasuk at gmail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:44:21 -0800
To: lfalen lfalen at turbonet.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Brotherly love and Palin (was Palin Thinks Africa)

> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:03, lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:
> 
> > What I dislike is for people to belittle Palin over what I think is a false rumor and don't do the same about Obama lack of knowledge on geography (57 state) . For the record I think this was a slip of the tongue and he knows full well how many state there are.
> 
> Except that people did belittle Obama for his slip of the tongue,
> which is how you know about it.  Palin not understanding that Africa
> is a continent is an entirely different matter -- not a slip of the
> tongue, but a gap in knowledge that would appall me in any minimally
> educated adult.
> 
> For the record, I've had adults ask me why I didn't drive back from
> the United Kingdom, and who didn't realize that it was possible to
> drive to South America, yet were somehow under the impression that you
> could drive from Argentina to South Korea.
> 
> So geography is a weak point for many.  But it shouldn't be for a
> vice-presidential candidate.