Palin Claims New Hampshire Is Part Of The "Great Northwest" (VIDEO)

Sarah Palin drew some boos and shouts of confusion today, when while speaking in New Hampshire she mistakenly claimed that the Granite State was part of the "great Northwest."

"I like being here," she told the crowd in Laconia, "because it seems like here and in our last rally too -- other parts around this great Northwest -- here in New Hampshire you just get it."

It's tough video and an innocent mistake, to be sure. But it certainly doesn't help the preexisting image of Palin as being intellectually incurious. For the record, she hasn't been in the Northwest for quite a while, if at all while on the trail. On Sunday, she campaigned in Ohio; on Monday in Virginia; on Tuesday in Pennsylvania; and tomorrow she is heading back to Ohio, according to the McCain campaign public schedule.

Comments

[anney]

Sarah Palin must have failed Geography in grade school. She thinks Russia is right outside her back door and New Hampshire is located in "the great northwest".

Why is this an "innocent" mistake? Why isn't it a stupid mistake?

[andvoodoo2]

Her "self reported" high school g.p.a.: 2.2.

[BannedInBoston]

On a scale of 1 to 10?

[DixieMelody]

She exaggerated in order to look "smart."

[BannedInBoston]

She also referred to Afghanistan a couple of weeks ago as, "Our neighboring country Afghanistan." Made you wonder if she wasn't seeing THAT out her kitchen window....

[old lady]

SMALL MIND SMALL MAPS

[whoizit]

I don't get the "innocent mistake" either. It seems like a pretty big "I've got no idea where all the states in America are because they're not Alaska" mistake to me.

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[watchingthings]

This makes me wonder asto where she places Mexico in her own little world.

[old lady]

west of Japan,South of Monaco

[kadene]

America doesn't need another idiot in the White House!

I don't think she gets it. She is so enthusiastic and spirited in her ignorance. I guess when you're a dunce -- and bold with it, it may be mistaken for "spiritedness"

She just saw the expression "great Northwest" and fell in love with it I suppose.

[Tammie]

That's what is SCARY about Palin she is just loud and wrong and chipper about it

[joannericec]

Well, she just lost some more votes.

[Rapid Ray]

You bet she did.
My wife was all for Palin and McCain until she saw the gaffe.
She is a very forgiving person, but even this one chapped her backside, not because of the slip up, but because Palin never acknowledged the crowd's reaction.

"She isn't talking to anyone. She's just reading to them. They aren't people to her, just votes. What a phoney."

Today Sarah Palin has done the impossible. The woman I love is no longer going to cast her vote based on a single issue and now hears the voices of reason.

Thank you, Sarah.
By your actions today, not your words, you have lost the one person I was certain would cast a vote for you and Mr. McCain. I can only imagine how many NH residents you have alienated simply because you did not hear us when we spoke up.

Since our voices are of no concern to you, we will speak for ourselves on November 4th and give you something to listen to closely....Senator McCain's concession speech.

[osusana]

Ray, good for you for sticking with your beloved wife and holding her hand through this difficult, but life changing moment!!! I will think of you both when we listen to that concession speech.

[TN]

Have you seen where Alaska is on the map? Hello, everyone that lives in Canada lives closer to us than Alaska. She knows nothing about the US or foriegn affairs, she has said she doesn't keep up with Iraq and she sent her son there. People, half the women on my street know more about america and foriegn affairs than this woman. Please, this is not funny!

[andvoodoo2]

It will be even less funny if she gets elected.

[Leslib]

Geez...just when I thought that she couldn't get even more embarrassing. This lunatic takes the cake.

[Fromageball]

Llets see if the repubs jump all over this like they did when Obama talked about the 57 states.

Somehow I think they'll just let this one go...

[yesyesyes]

She could be pResident soon. Who gets to vote? Who counts the votes?

[kelvinstinks]

And to think it took her 5 years and 5 schools or was it 6 years and 6 schools to get a bachelor's degree. I assume she was on the Dean's list every semester.

[TN]

No offense to the journalism majors out there, especially since I can't write or spell. To be the VP you need either a law degree or a business degree. If you don't know the fundamentals of either, than you are not qualified to run the country. Period.

[geobushono]

empty suit...........no hat, no cattle.
hopefully she'll go home to face some Grand Juries.

[Mowogg]

Wow, she seemed really off her game, kind of deflated. I wonder if someone explained to her that "did abuse her power" was really a bad thing.

[anaicram]

What's sad is that everytime you see a video of Palin messing up, the only thing you can do is give a big old 'HA!" loud enough, hopefully not to wake your neighbors in the southeast!

[Shozen]

I enjoy saying this. The "Barracuda" sounds more like Scrappy Doo........

[jacjacsmom]

Oh scrappy doo! I like:-)

[spambrando]

First off, glad to see more and more people get to see just how stupid she really is.
Secondly, is it just me or does she look totally uncomfortable up there and probably not doing too well?

[Bluejay00234]

what a bloody i-diot.