Miss Virginia Offended By McCain Campaign Comments

FiveThirtyEight:

They've done it. The McCain campaign has gone and pissed off Miss Virginia.

When McCain senior adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer divided Virginia into the DC suburbs and "real Virginia," Kristi Lauren Glakas felt extremely disappointed. Glakas, a recent three-time Miss Virginia title holder and whip-smart University of Virginia scholarship honor student, said the comments were divisive.

"What offended me and made me sad about those comments," said Glakas, a resident for many years in northern Virginia, "is that I've been to every county, every part of this state. What's best about Virginia is its diversity. The people, the geography. We have every class, every race, an amazing immigrant population... Virginia is the birthplace of America. To say that part of Virginia is not part of the real America is just offensive."

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Comments

[CurtisEMayle]

In general, note the modern Republican, when criticized for their divisiveness, issues a dismissive retort which validates the criticism.

[CaliTLC]

This implosion is REALLY GETTING GOOD. Palin seems to be offending nearly every segment of the population. WOW!!

[CaliTLC]

Oops. Palin doesn't get the credit for this one. It was Nancy.

[GeorgeP922]

Man she is striking, I hope she does an ad for VA.

I know it sounds small minded but as Miss VA it sounds like she toured the state, kinda like alot of cheesy local incumbant politicians do.

She just needs to read her statement on a nice 30 sec ad, and play that ad all over VA, NC, and W.VA

[IForgotMyName]

Too bad for her that her IQ is above John McCain's threshold for running mates or she could be running for VP.

[bolingo]

lmao!!!

[albanaeon]

Someone please post her comment on diversity on a great big banner and take it to every McC rally you can find. Just need to substitute US for Virginia and you have the most "pro-American" statement you can make.

[jthornton21]

I know Kristi and this only goes to show others what I have known about her for some time, she is a smart, determined woman. She is a beauty queen yes, but more than that she is bright, inquisitive, and a genuine person.

[Floridagirl1972]

Failin could learn a lot from Miss V.

[standup2them]

Miss Virginia thankyou for speaking out on behalf on your state. Virginia you have a friend in Obama and Biden. My roots are from Virginia and my ancestors would roll in their graves! Thankyou and vote for the great state of Virginia to make a better tomarrow for all of us, all Americans all across this nation, we want our country back! Obama/Biden 08'

[redsongia]

Careful, Missy, he won't offer you the VP slot in 2012 if you keep that up.

[pilgrim7]

She's way too anti-American for his tastes.

[chronic]

LOL!

[roshni]

But then he belongs to the wrong party.

[mervr1]

Maybe she should be the Governor of Alaska, she's obviously smarter than Sarah Palin.

[JerryG1]

This reinforces some of the comments I've made about beauty queens over the years.
You Go Girl !!
-A fellow Virginian

[metogamekun]

Now there's an attractive woman---beauty AND brains.

[jeplanet]

I'll have to take back some of the comments I've made about beauty queens over the years.
You Go Girl !!

[KRayRPh]

Me too!

[bluguy8]

everything the GOP says is offensive--Sarah needs her mouth washed out with soap

[whit4brains]

Actually it was Nancy Pfootinhermouth that said the comment about "real Virginia". But they all say some s.tupid o.ffensive stuff.

[standup2them]

Sarah Palin please keep your feet off of Virginia! You are not welcomed there. Obama/Biden 08"

[SailFree]

Speaking of dishonesty in the campaign, one notes that the Democrats are perpetrating one of the more brazen lies in the history of politics, as noted by the Democratic Party member and famous author, Orson Scott Card.

http://www.linearpublishing.com/orsonscottcard.html

[whit4brains]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card

Oh please! This guy is a wack-job!

[fan4truth]

You're on a liberal website trying to smear, liberals?

Republicans have been responsible for the economic mess (6 years in congress giving the president a green light on every whim he had), and the socialism that has ensued (remember the wire-tapping? and the government buyout of AIG, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac??) . Republicans, using Karl Rove-esque ethics have driven campaigning into the ground with baseless attacks, smears, and race-baiting, and you want to talk about US being dishonest?

When your candidate stops being called out by places like Huffpo, MediaMatters.org & Factcheck.org amongst the FEW, then you can discuss the dems. Otherwise, please take your wild banter to Faux Noise.

[feo]

A Mormon who believes in science fiction? Gee, some surprise since the religion is, like Scientology, science fiction invented by science fiction writers. A Democrat who advises people to vote Republican? What kind of Democrat is that? Oh, now I remember, not a Democrat.