Palin erroneously calls Kodiak largest US island

[IDemo]

Source: Associated Press

By HOLLY RAMER (AP) – 6 hours ago

CONCORD, N.H. — Sarah Palin incorrectly calls Alaska's Kodiak Island the largest island in America in a Facebook post endorsing a Senate candidate in New Hampshire.

The Big Island of Hawaii is about 440 square miles larger than Kodiak, where Palin and her family were headed Monday.

In endorsing Republican candidate Kelly Ayotte (AY'-aht), Palin also strayed a bit from the facts in praising her for having "won" a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

As state attorney general, Ayotte defended a law requiring parental notification for teenagers seeking abortions. But it was repealed after the U.S. Supreme Court sent it back to a lower court.

Ayotte is among seven candidates seeking the GOP nomination for the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Judd Gregg. Rep. Paul Hodes is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcel6e7YhvOC311uwQQR4kJOtByAD9H2BSNG0

[Warpy]

1. So she's still ignorant and provincial

You'd think she'd know better, having actually been to Hawaii. But no-o-oo.

[Moonwalk]

19. You'd think she'd know by now that geography isn't her strong point....

We're back to seeing Russia from Alaska.

[davidhilton]

39. Doesn't Ms Pay-lin have handlers, staff and consultants to fact check her posts?

Seems like she just throws stuff against the wall to see what will stick. Imagine her as POTUS, she'd probably invade the wrong country - or worse yet, declare war on California or some other weird Palinistic krazyness.

[old mark]

45. I'm trying to understand just what her "strong point" really is... I can only conclude

that she appeals to the dumbass/ignorant faction of our population, who are actually a force to be reckoned with...those who find the intellectualism of Glenn Beck to be...challenging.
Those who are terrified and suspicious of anyone with an IQ over 110...

mark

[saigon68]

52. You're wrong---- its an IQ over 85

LOL

[old mark]

56. Hell, I was trying to be polite.......

mark

Former Sp4, 1st 504 PIR
1968-1971

[saigon68]

59. LOL

[Lil Missy]

2. That woman is an idiot.

[DumbBassRepublicans]

43. I'm not sure, that she even qualifies as an

I-D-I-O-T any longer.
She has "refudiated" all common sense...
Of course, I guess you'd have to have common sense, to have it
"R-E-F-U-D-I-A-T-E-D...!!!!"
LOL...!!!!
:evilgrin:

[RKP5637]

3. Can't read/listen to her anymore, it's causing brain cell loss! n/t

[Art_from_Ark]

35. That's how a lot of us felt during the Reagan years

Listening to that jackass for any length of time could have led to an IQ loss of 20 points, or a blood pressure increase of 30 points!

[Earth_First]

4. Such a perfectly gift-wrapped 'candidate'...

You really could not ask for anything more.

[msongs]

5. to be fair, palin doesn't count the island of Hawaii. Too many not white people there lol nt

[Cleita]

8. Actually, too many not white people in Alaska too, but

evidently she hasn't noticed them even in her own immediate family.

[uppityperson]

33. 2000 census #s by wiki shows Kodaik @>3% pop of Hawaii.

Hawaii 148,677
Kodiak 3,913

http://www.to-hawaii.com/ethnicity.php
"The majority of the Native Hawaiian people, however, have less than 50 percent pure Hawaiian blood. As of the 1990 U.S. Census, there were 1,108,229 people living in Hawaii. Of those people, 369, 616 were Caucasian, 247,486 were of Japanese descent, 168,682 were of Filipino descent, 138,742 were of Hawaiian descent and 68,804 were of Chinese descent."

There are more white people living in Hawaii than all people on Kodiak.

OK, call me a nerd

[Cleita]

6. The first time I went to Alaska back in 1966 Kodiak

Island was considered the largest island in Alaska. I don't know if it really is. There is the Aleutian chain and other islands, but surely she knows Alaska isn't the whole United States?

[IDemo]

12. "surely she knows"....

I wouldn't bet my lunch money on her knowing anything, but she certainly can repudiate when the misoccasion arises.

[boppers]

28. *refudiate

[IDemo]

76. Eye gnu that n/t

[RKP5637]

21. I think she believes Alaska is the center of the entire universe, well, after all, her

knowledge is not very expansive beyond Wasilla.

[Bette Noir]

23. It would be, if her husband had his way.

Alaska Independence Party, y'know.

[tuckessee]

7. Why is this news?

Call me when she gets something right. That'll be "stop the presses" type news.

Let's give her some credit - at least she knew Kodiak is an island and her first thought wasn't of chewing tobacco.

:)

[Cleita]

9. I doubt if she's even been there. I don't know if there

are many nice designer dress stores, beauty parlors and SPAs there that would meet her bendy straw criteria.

[704wipes]

68. if there are wolves or seals there

I am sure she has hunted them from the air or with clubs.

[mitchum]

13. I'm surprised that her first thought wasn't of cameras and film

[sce56]

10. Shows you how smart she was as gov she did not even know her own state geography!

[LisaL]

11. The question is, can she see Putin from there?

[Tx4obama]

14. She probably doesn't consider Hawaii part of HER 'real America'. n/t

[DBoon]

29. Obama is from Hawaii

therefore it is part of the country of Africa!

[SnakeEyes]

31. Geographically it's not

:)

[Yeahyeah]

15. Maybe they could run her as an idiot savant.

[Bette Noir]

24. I'm still waiting for the "savant" part to show.

[David Zephyr]

16. Batshit crazy. She is truly a freak. Give her a microphone and put the camera on her.

The more she batshits, the better Democrats look.

[Shallah Kali]

17. Time for a Thinker amendment to state consitutions

Instead of catering to the delusions of those who desperately do not want an black man as president states should have Thinker amendments where candidates have to prove they have a functioning brain by passing a test, maybe something like a GED.

[tclambert]

47. Stupid people have rights, too!

That's what makes democracy such an adventure. You want smart people running a competent government ALL THE TIME? Bo-o-o-o-ring! Look at the history of America. The most exciting parts depend on massive stupidity. That's what makes the moments of smartness shine so brightly.

[Moonwalk]

18. She can't count Hawaii as an American Island, if she did....

...she'd have to admit that Obama, who was born there, was a legitimate president. :eyes: No Teabagger candidate worth their salt is going to admit that Hawaii is really part of the United States.

[Canuckistanian]

20. Evidently, Hawai'i is just too painful a memory for her

Just like Jake was with Chinatown.

[Pirate Smile]

22. They are going to be very busy if they write an article pointing out every time Sarah says something

stupid and ignorant.

But I'm OK with that - as long as I don't have to listen to her. :)

[Zoeisright]

25. That woman can't open her mouth without making some stupid mistake.

Of course, everything she says is a stupid mistake.

[MilesColtrane]

26. I'll take "Slack-Jawded Grifters" for $400, Alex.

[Demeter]

27. Obviously, Hawaii ISN"T a Part of the US, and Therefore, Neither is Obama

It's all quite logical and consistent---if you are ignorant and/or crazy.

[rpannier]

30. Palin was wrong??? Impossible

I'm sure that after hearing what she said, George Soros used his billions to fill around the island in Hawaii to make it bigger and try to embarrass her

[NYC_SKP]

32. In her world view, the big island of Hawaii is not a part of America...

But then neither is San Francisco, Berkeley, Austin, and any number of other places.

[Loudmxr]

46. Yes and Cokie Roberts agrees. Hawaii just isn't "American" enough.

[eppur_se_muova]

34. Palin needs to start using "maybe" the way some people use commas ...

or the f-bomb. :evilgrin:

[Zambero]

36. And she can see the island of Russia from there too

It's out there in the Caspian Sea somewhere.

[alp227]

37. This gets a rare unrec from me; Palin ignorance is as common as gravity!

Why the HELL is this on the frontpage? Because it's late at night and people would like some laughs? Tomorrow morning I'll check the front page to see if the oil well in the Gulf is gonna blow. G'night!

[robcon]

38. Unrec for me too.

who cares?

[Raschel]

40. More Stoopid Gate from Miss Refudiate.

[Arrowhead2k1]

41. Another day, yet another Palin fuck up. nt

[Hekate]

42. See, if Alaska was its own country, that wouldn't be a problem. Gaaah, is she ever provincial!

:argh:

[Historic NY]

44. Will she have an audience with the Hawaiian King?...

foreign country and all.

[tclambert]

48. You mean Hawaii isn't part of Kenya?

[superconnected]

49. Crap like this is why Republicans will vote for her for president.

She's sufficiently dim.

[Vinca]

50. Palin's response: "Hawaii's a state?"

[waronbanks]

51. Isnt Palin's stupidity and lying old news by now?

So now the AP picks up a story as if its a new set of charges.

A stupid, lying political whore is all she has ever shown herself to be.

[onecent]

53. I'm still in shock that MANY of my close relatives believe

Sarah Palin will be the next Pres. of the United States. I marvel at their persistence that she is the answer...it's quite stressful...because I am outnumbered...
But I will persevere!

[callous taoboy]

54. I guess that would make Kodiak a "goliaisland."

[Jennicut]

55. This is easy to explain...Hawaii is not a state to her, it doesn't even exist. After all,

that guy that pals around with terrorists was born there.

[livetohike]

57. The depth of her ignorance is still being tested

How can so many "hockey moms" be in love with this stupid woman? She's not a role model in any respect.

[Brother Buzz]

58. "Me fail Geography? That's unpossible."

[CoffeeCat]

60. Will Sarah Palin now REFUDIATE her own statement?

...or will she suggest that other historical greats like William Shakespeare didn't recognize Hawaii as
an island?

:rofl:

[NoGOPZone]

61. She's only counting islands she can see from her house

Apologies if that's been said already.

[golddigger]

62. The bacteria in the crack

of my ass is smarter than her.

[paparush]

63. But, but, but..she reads every paper and magazine. I mean, she reads them ALL! nt

[Ignis]

64. "I can see Kodiak Island from my house!"

She's a real winner! :rofl:

[kiranon]

65. Her followers do not care that she mixes up the facts. She is one of them.

Her followers fear those "pointy headed intellectuals" who look down on them. In their world "stupid rules" and this is their chance to take over and make the world a safer place for them. It doesn't take too much brain power to solve every problem with force and conjecture and to attack every problem literally. Think of all the savings the government will have when no one needs to study any issue/problem ever again.

[Jim Lane]

66. Indeed. One of them tried to edit the Wikipedia entry so that it would take Palin's side.

Before Palin weighed in, the Wikipedia article about said that it was the second-largest in the United States. Someone edited the article to say it was the largest, citing as reference about Palin's error -- a story that, of course, refutes Palin's claim rather than supporting it.

Quickly realizing the problem, the same anonymous Palinista editor then deleted the reference to the AP and substituted a reference to... wait for it... endorsing Ayotte.

Now, think about this. The Palinista editor had to affirmatively remove an AP story giving the facts, and substitute a link to Palin's own blatherings. As icing on the cake, he or she had to do this while ignoring a wikilink (link to another Wikipedia article) in the same sentence, titled , which of course put Hawaii first.

This goes beyond carelessness, or consulting an outdated reference (let alone something like a legitimate question about what the facts are). This is willful denial of the real world in favor of what's politically expedient. (Incidentally, the nitwittery lasted less than 40 minutes before being reverted.)

[No Elephants]

67. Ain't no thang. After all, Shakespeare didn't know about Hawaii, either; and

he was probably plenty smart enuff to be POTUS.

So there.



:silly:

[Joanne98]

69. LOL

[savalez]

70. Stupid is as stupid says.

[Xenotime]

71. What an idiot

[TEXASYANKEE]

72. "Palin strayed from the truth"???

Really, that's how the media is framing it?? We're doomed.

[Zorra]

73. You know you're living in a full blown idiocracy when a moran like Sarah Palin

is taken seriously by anyone, particularly the press.

[Arugula Latte]

74. Oh, come on. Everyone knows Rhode Island is the biggest.

:P

[Scout]

75. ROFL! good one! n/t

[IDemo]

77. I thought it was Thousand Island? n/t

[Old Troop]

78. You're all being unkind. It DOES look really, really big when you're

standing on it.

[TerribleLarryDingle]

79. Well in her defense

Hawaii was way too Asian for her liking. :sarcasm:

[missheidi]

80. Has she refudiated this yet?

;)