How unqualified was Sarah Palin? Let's ask Fox News

[GoldcardAsia]

by age 10 I've traveled to six continents, except Antarctica....I could name every major cities in Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe. ....so I could be tutored and become a U.S. President. Wow. Amazing.

[usmcholmans]

Well, Fox doesn't seem to mind her gaps in intelligence now. They're paying her handsomely to showcase it. Egad.

[jwh30385]

"you can tutor people"

Yes, Bill'O, you can tutor an 8th grader in geography for 2 months. Does that qualify them for vice presidency? Bill'O, you make me laugh.

[pdormody]

My guess is that repubs knew the country was headed to hell as far as the economy went,so they decided to throw the election so they could sit back and blame obama for the state of things.After things are on the road to recovery they get back in the drivers seat.Palin to me was a clear sign that they werent serious.

[HolyDiver8000]

@desmondbeem1988 There isn't 250 countries.

[lllburgundylll]

"History, Geography and current events"... i dont want to tell my son that those aren't 'required' to know by our leaders.

[mef75baby]

I could name all 7 continents at age 10 but then again I was a product of a school district in academic emergency and had to be taken over by the state!

[squippy117]

At age six, I could name all 7 continents.

[aliu12]

6 continents or 7

i think 6

[shmuli9]

@aliu12 No, there are seven: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica...

[flumplestiltskin]

you can tutor a possible leader of the free world, are you mad bill??? .

[broadbent48]

Bill hates hearing all the crap from one of his own- however true it was.

He even tries to spin it but the reporter is just the messenger.

[dcrasta]

Department of Law! Loawls!

[iworkwithdeadppl]

HAHAHAHA. She is going to run in 2012? Well there is another four years for Democrats.

[SawViking]

that's what i was thinking. i was also thinking if i should start campaigning for palin, to ensure barack obama 4 more years(?)

im pretty sure if obama had not known about africa, bill o'reilly wouldn't simply say "we could just tutour him."

[xetlive]

Hi, my name is Carl Cameron and I have a really good buzz. Just look at my eyes.

0_O

[beaumiller81]

.."Heres the government...heres the world map...heres our interactions.." So she needs a tutor, bombs interviews due to lack of knowledge and blames everyone else but herself for not knowing the answers she already should know...and thinks you should be forced to have a baby if a man (even if family) gets the worman pregnant!!! WOW!!!!!

[beaumiller81]

I CANT BELIEVE OREILLY SAID "SHE COULD BE TUTORED''.....!!!!! AMAZING!!!!! What would he say if Obama did and said what she does and says????

[shotta0121]

'she can be tutored' , 'here is the world map' !!

I would expect a potential VP to be smarter than that. I mean even my 8 year old sister knows that Africa is a continent and not a country.

[b20jdmintegra]

Our tax payers don't want to pay a tutor to teach our vp about 4th grade geography.

[effyleven]

Sarah Palin was dumber than Bush, and that takes some doing!

[samayman]

she could have ruled the world........ why are people *cough... bill O'Riley...cough* so blind

[jaack456]

2nd that

/high 5

[JerryRSun]

Hey, I want to be tutored to be vice president. It's just the person waiting to possibly be the most powerful person in the world. She doesn't even know the countries of North America. Bill O'Reilly is so stupid for trying to downplay this whole thing. If it were a Democrat he would be quick to say she's not qualified. Why did McCain pick her? That is just stupid.

[jaack456]

mccain picked her because people kept accusing him for being to old

[jfan2000jfan]

Someone isn't smarter than a 5th grader.

[rancorslayer184]

just proves how stupid sarah palin is

[Eaglesfaninca]

A democrat on fox news??? Wow, somebody needs to lay off Rush Limbaugh.

His sources were her own campaign people sooooo. Get over it.

[Eaglesfaninca]

I wonder if Bill O would suggest tutoring Barrack Obama? I doubt it. Does anyone still doubt that he is a republican.

[darkfox43]

anybody else know that sarah palin was on TNA Impact? not like working there but if you watch TNA Impact on spike thursdays at 9:00pm you can sometimes see sarah palin with a diva group called the beautiful people. sarah is trying to make them look governetorial....whatever that means?

[sharktrinity]

I think that "tutor" guy is missing the point that I could "tutor" a monkey to fly a spaceship... but why should that monkey be considered QUALIFIED

[chaplen45]

tutored? what

[Rightbrotha]

tutor my ass just like mccain said we have no time for on the job training.

[sagbag]

"So her frame of reference in history geography and current events was weak, [...] but she can be tutored." ... WHAT?!? Tutored! She is an ADULT! She didn't know federal government responsibilities and what countries made up North America!

First off, Fuck O'Reilly for making up excuses for her. Second: Obama may not be the best president, we'll just have to wait and see, but at least you guys made the right choice not voting McCain in. Hopefuly things will start working out for America.

[keohal85]

Palin is so f*cking fake! I can't stand that fake smiling whorish B*TCH!!!! She cares nothing about society!! Hell, she makes Bush look good. And that's a bad thing...

I love Hillary though.

[qLadyJane]

Yeah Bill we'll tutor the VP with 3rd grade geography.

He clearly cares more about his ideology than the country.

The woman is stupid

[aussiedownunderman]

So is Bush but Americans put him into the office TWICE?!?!?!?!!!!

It seems the only difference is that Palin is a woman, is that the reason why people are picking on her so much more then they did to Bush???

[piffonthecampus]

the fuck are you talkin bout, you dont know shit about u.s politics, worry bout ur own shitty country.

[Rightbrotha]

NO NO NO she is being picked on because she is a fucken idiot and a liar as well a very good circle talker. she doesnt know shit. how the fuck can you be a person in politics and cant name 1 political newspaper and or magazine she cant name not even 1...

[jokedejojo]

Shitty country? I've visited both the US and Australia and i know which one comes closer to shitty.

[kentjepson]

O'Riley " you could get her up to speed on this knowledge" ,, wow ,where do I sign up for this job... free healthcare , secret service protection ,a big house limo service,etc . Why do Republicans look at leading this country a job for simpletons ?

[djhaitiano]

fuck bill, she suck

[MikeInterpreter]

Riley says she can be tutored....ummm I guess it's back to 3rd grade!

[turboforreal]

ha ha, hopefully now sara palin can start doing something else. and stay up there in alaska!

[BlackBaron7]

Ohohoh what's this? Bill O'Reilly defending the republican dumbass candidate? Never have I seen Bill O'reilly get so owned! Haha "Well she could get tutored!" Hahaha we're not just talking about some random fucking chick, we're talking about the could-have-been 2nd in command of the US! And yet, while she has the missle launch keys and shit, she's still in school learning how Africa isn't a country! ahahah GOLD!!!!

[markvanni]

Guess the news media was being sexist for keeping this quiet.

[fomastephanovitch]

I wonder how many republicans have slipped through the stupidity identification dragnet by being tutored prior to being interviewed about how to do their job?

[newmark401]

"Gaps in her knowledge." What knowledge?! I'm amazed that so many millions of Americans were willing to vote for McCain/Palin anyway. That crazy O'Reilly guy obviously has a soft spot for her and is utterly biased towards the Republicans, it's almost unbelievable. And notice how he compliments the other guy on his good reporting at the end, without any trace of irony whatsoever!

[odawgg1]

More than Biden?? I think not,

1. Biden claims helicopter was "forced down" in Afghanistan

2. Called Obama campaign ads "terrible" that mocked Mccains ability to use a computer (I agree)

3. Said that his ticket would not support clean coal, yet Obama does

4. Said that Hillary would have been a better running mate.

5. Asked Sen Chuck Graham to stand up (who was in a wheelchair)

6. said "You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."

[3star2nr]

man a victory for knowledge over ignorance rare

"she can be tutored?" REALLY ORIELLY REALLY?

You were smashing obama about "experience" so obama cant be "tutored"

man STFU noob

[LBFFM]

Sarah Palin is plain stupid

[MyLifeRules76]

I feel bad for her. People are really mean to her!

[MoPapparani]

She was mean to Obama, and I don't know if you've noticed, but she was *RUNNING FOR VICE PRESIDENT*

You're supposed to know this shit if you're gonna be that high in office! Son of a bitch, do you think that she wasn't gonna get any flack if she's gonna have that much exposure? Fuck no, you take *EVERYTHING* that comes with it, even the bad. There's none of this special treatment here. Fuck off with this protection bullshit.

[orangetigger73]

Thank god, thank god....

I didn't think it was possible, but I'm even happier that Obama has won now!

[akg2016]

she could be "tutored"

she wasn't going into government test the next day....

she was running to become second in command of the United States...

really McCain????

REALLY??

[MemphisAhn]

Wow I've always heard about Bill Oreilly but now I understand why hes always talked about.

How can he sit there and try to defend her? How can he try to dumb down her short comings. This is something people should be outraged about!

This could have been your VIP OR President.

Is no one else terrified by that?

[Resolution2007]

No, we are.

[odawgg1]

Problem is, the aides are saying this stuff anonymously and there could be reason to believe they are putting all the blame on her for losing the campaign (in order to save their own butts). I agree that if what they say is true, then yes it is very scary. If it turns out to be a lie just to pass the blame, then I hope the truth comes out loud and clear and Palin can restore her credentials. Come forward cowards!

[Blafin]

She'll do it live!!!! she'll do it live!!!!!

[than217]

Well yea O'Reilly I could teach my dog to point to South Africa on a map... that doesn't mean he knows what he's pointing to.

[mattxcarter123]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH­AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

thank jesus Obama won!

[Blafin]

Well said, thank god he won, it is unbelievable that she came so close to being the VP of the USA.

Thank god Obama won

[dantethepilgrim]

I love how O' Reilly calls a woman who thinks Africa is a country "not stupid."

He would be rupturing blood vessels screaming so loud if that was Biden or Obama.

[Blafin]

It really is true. O'Reilly really is a hypocrite.

WE WILL DO IT LIVE!!!! WE'LL DO IT LIVE!!!!

[odawgg1]

Actually, how about when Biden said FDR came on television after the stock market crashed in 1929? Television wasn't introduced to the public until 10 years later and FDR was not president when the stock market crashed! Do you think Biden is stupid as well? Seems like both VP candidates had trouble with some of the same issues. It's just that the media  gives a pass to Biden....to be honest, I'm not sure how O'reilly reacted to this one.

[Childrenscneterh]

O'Reilly's soul belongs to the devil.

[AwosAtis]

Did I hear Carl giggle a couple of times?

McCain is not the standard bearer of the Republican Party. The campaign was run ineptly and they are blaming, through Fox news, the one person who nearly brought the Republican base to pull this out for McCain.

Watch out pundits, Governor Palin may be as big an idiot as Governor Reagan.

[DURkeith]

Palin is an idiot. She had you Republicans fooled. LOL!

[BLACKJEFF]

WOW! Faux news is dissing her. That's funny.

How lucky for those McCain staffers to see her all wet and wrapped in a towel.

[nubian123]

wow.

[catherineweiwei]

GOP

= fiscal conservatives + religious conservatives

=Super Rich + Super Hillbillies

=Extremely Conning + Extremely Ignorant

= John McCain + Sarah Palin

[posavea]

I actually feel sorry for Gov. Sarah Palin. She wasn't very smart of course, and I did find her very annoying. But, NOW that election is over, I really think FOX shouldn't assassinate her character...Clearly MSNBC have already done it a month ago.

Oh Bill O'Reilly, Stop using Sarah Palin as an excuse! If anyone to blame, blame your nasty self. Check your ratings for confirmation...

[posavea]

Oh the betrayal!...FOX is a complete Soap Opera

[DDORNE01]

I absolutely agree. They are throwing this woman under the bus!! Clearly she was a last minute (thoughtless) decision by the McCain camp. She was meant to be a tool to manipulate disappointed Clinton supporters and Republican women into voting for McCain. His camp chose her and because it backfired, they are defaming her intelligence and character in the media. That is shameful.

[DDORNE01]

I completely agree. They are throwing this woman under the bus. The McCain camp made a poor decision and ran a terrible campaign. I am a staunch Obama supporter, but I am disgusted at how she is being scapegoated for McCain's failure. That is shameful.

[skydogz1]

History shows that the banking crisis brought Palin down, and only that.

2012 will be a different story.

[prim8667]

Where are you getting your info?She brought herself down.She did't know basic civics!!It should be brought back to the classroom!!

[greenman3610]

this is what the republican party has become.

The amazing thing is that millions of people were

comfortable with her potentially becoming president.

explains a lot about George Bush. Republicans just can't tell

when someone is a moron.

[XXXSDESDEXXX]

The question is, would Fox News have done this story if McCain/Palin won?

[catherineweiwei]

Doesn't matter. Newsweek could have done it no matter what.

[odawgg1]

question is, would the McCain aides have leaked this story if they had won?

[MahbubBD]

Can't believe republicans picked such an low IQ person as a vice president candidate