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

[Jamaican-Democrat]

I admit, I envy Tina's salary that she takes home from SNL this season.

[roybattyjunior]

Northwest, Northeast.­..whatever­, it's all the same to her...But ask her about shooting a moose from a helicopter and she'll really school ya...

[Kay72403]

No, no, no they hunt wolves from helicopters not moose. New Hampshire and the great northeast have a good moose population. I don't recall if they hunt moose for food and would be impressed by a VP who can field dress moose.

[izAriver]

It's difficult to laugh at her any more. She's just such a sad example of someone out of their league.

[GUESSWHOITSME]

Watch this,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jepkb0iFZL0&feature=related

and then, read this

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/palin-prods-mcc.html

Hypocrite much?????

[eus]

Ooooooo, shes Horrible! She'll drag this country down into the lowly muck where she lives her life. Sounds like her family should be on the Jerry Springer Show!

[anaicram]

I understand why she made such a simple mistake. She didn't read enough to understand where she was. Given that Russia is her backyard, I wouldn't be surprise that NH is her front.

[corsair1917]

They might get it Sarah, but do you?

It does prove to show that she clearly doesn't listen to her crowds because you hear every scream out correcting her, she just keeps going on as if nothing happened.

[redhed515]

If the unthinkable happened and McCain won, she would spend the first year in office holding a White House map upside down, wandering aimlessly looking for the VP office in the West Wing.

[columbia72]

No surprise...just Sarah being Sarah!

[Zyzzygowski]

I was prepared to make a comment before veiwing the video. I assumed it was just a minor slip, one that all politicians make because they are weary, tired and often tongue tied from giving too many speaches. I was going to give her a pass.

The thing is, she was reading from prepared cdomments. Watching her closely she deviates from the text and goes ad hoc. Yeah, well it was still only a minor slip up. No biggie. But, Gov Palin please stay on script!

[GJKBEAR]

Someone get that lady a gosh darn map & teach her to read it too!
If she is elected; let the dumbing down of America begin.

[Gary47]

Hello! It started eight years ago under Bush.

[MyVoiceHere]

I watched a little of her speech on MSNBC this morning and I grew tired of listening to the same speech played over again- when she said Obama voted 94 times to raise taxes ( the same lie debunked long ago) I turned the TV OFF. I wish the ratings would show how many people changed the channel or turned off the TV during her speech.

[Dandywalker]

How can she be so uneducated? This more than scarier, it is appalling.

[wagthedog1001]

*In her mind* "Hmmmm....Lots of pine trees... gee.. golly, gosh it must be the NW! The rest of the country sucks!"

[BMS]

I'm from Massachusetts, another fine northwestern state. Yup yup, you betcha.
She must have lost the map Schmidt & Co gave her when she was cramming for her final exam.

[rdipent]

I live in NH but I can't see Oregon or Washington from here. I guess it is because I am in the eastern part of the state.

[rfa3232]

you're not quite as close to Russia as Alaska is, that's why

[KeithMayass]

who is that woman? how could she be elected anywhere ?

[CBS]

The bar must be very low in Alaska.

[BMS]

The bar in Alaska is located in the sub-sub-su­bterranean basement.

[Gary47]

Are you unfamiliar with our current president?