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The White House Press Secretary is an Idiot
On the one hand, at only a few years older than I am, she’s already risen as high as White House Press Secretary. But on the other hand, Dana Perino has absolutely no business being in that position. Who minors in Political Science and obtains a masters in Public Affairs Reporting without ever learning what the hell the Cuban Missile Crisis is? That’s, like, 9th grade civics. But, Perino — like her boss — seems weirdly proud of her ignorance.
Appearing on an episode of the NPR quiz show Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me, which aired over the weekend, Perino recalled a recent White House briefing when a reporter referred to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and she didn’t know what it was.
“I was panicked a bit because I really don’t know about…the Cuban Missile Crisis,” said the 35-year-old Perino. “It had to do with Cuba and missiles, I’m pretty sure.”
“I came home, and I asked my husband,” she recalled. “I said, ‘Wasn’t that like the Bay of Pigs thing?’ His response: “Oh, Dana.”
Mrs. Perino: You’re making good-looking blond career women everywhere look bad. Besides, everyone knows that Bay of Pigs was the prequel to Planet of the Apes.
Comments
Oh god. I was listening to the show and I wanted to slap her.
She seems so nice, but I don't understand how someone so educated can be so damn ignorant.
Hell. I'm 20 and I know what the Cuban Missile Crisis is. Age is no excuse.
Posted by Iriska | December 12, 2007 4:28 AM
Hmmm, yes, yes, it had to do with Cuba...or Cubans, there were some missiles involved, maybe some sort of....crisis?
Posted by BarbadoSlim | December 12, 2007 5:47 AM