I say she ratchets up the stakes, and actually slaps Helen this time. It won’t matter what she says next — she will enter the Hall of Washington Fame unscathed.

Dana Perino: “I was panicked a bit because I really don’t know about… the Cuban Missile Crisis. It had to do with Cuba and missiles, I’m pretty sure.”

Compare and contrast. And weep mightily.

WWRND?

Mr. Bingley on December 10, 2007 at 3:19 PM

You nailed it. We can’t expect our population to know history if we no longer teach history.

I’d still hit that so hard that whoever could pull me out would be named the next King of England.

Blacksheep on December 10, 2007 at 3:28 PM

Best comment evah!

I was born in ‘78 and only have a vague idea of what went on without looking on wikipedia or something.
Darksbane on December 10, 2007 at 4:23 PM

Jesus wept.

Granted…, she was foolish, careless, and irresponsible…, but I’m willing to bet that this will prove to be just what she needed to be catapulted into the mind set she needs to maintain if she’s going to succeed in the ‘adult’ political realm. I expect that Bush, being who he is, will let this roll off his back and stand behind his choice of Dana. …Rugged Individual on December 10, 2007 at 7:21 PM

She should have been catapulted before she got the job which is an adult job and paid for out of my pocket, to boot

Those guys were toying with her and she was running at the mouth thinking it was all a big success.

The Cuban missile crisis is not dead history. It is a defining moment, that has not been apologized for by our government, which means we still stand by our actions and hold the old tyrant Castro responsible for what happened at that time. It affects all decisions related to Cuba which is still run by the facilitator of that crisis.

Contrast this loser, who should go on a speaking tour with Brownie, with a well spoken gentleman I had the honor to meet who was involved in that crisis. Who took injuries to help obtain the photos that were used to prove the Russians had set up in Cuba. We did not have surveillance satellites, cell phones, pc’s, or any of the electronics that idiots (yes idiots) like the lady above take for granted. It was a hand held camera, and danger in the skies to obtain with no rewards the proof for the world to see

Sigh. How we have dumbed down.

She is proud to be ignorant and too ignorant to know she is being laughed at.

It’s not like we actually got to nuke them Ruuskies for real, or anything.

The WH Press Secretary should know what the Cuban Missile Crisis was. End of story.

Its only one of the top 5 foreign policy crises this country has ever faced.

Now, if someone asked her who Moe Greene was, or Frank Pentangeli, or the Rosato Brothers, and she didnt know, that would almost be excusable. Or if for example she didnt know that Questadt belonged to Hyman Roth. Almost.

But to not know the story behind the CMC is in my view evidence of some serious ig’nance.

And the grandmother of twins.

…a GMILF??!?!?!

Otherwise, she needs to do a report for Cheney, by next Monday, on the reasons for and results of the three Punic Wars.

If she doesn’t know the meaning of:

Carthago delende est.

by then, she’s canned.

Cute only goes so far.

Granted…, she was foolish, careless, and irresponsible…, but I’m willing to bet that this will prove to be just what she needed to be catapulted into the mind set she needs to maintain if she’s going to succeed in the ‘adult’ political realm. I expect that Bush, being who he is, will let this roll off his back and stand behind his choice of Dana. Personally, I’m more concerned that her admitting to having a bad hair day might cause SOME to think Helen Thomas wasn’t out of line after all. Let’s see what happens.

If she was asked to comment on the Cuban Missile Crisis in an official capacity it might be an issue. As it stands, it’s just a funny story.

Sheesh.

As for “how it would play,” these aren’t the Clintons. Political calculation doesn’t control every second of their day.

It’s bad enough not knowing what the Cuban Missile Crisis was but then not knowing enough to never tell that story in public?

Even more so considering that she changed topics to bring it up! It’s not like they pressed her about “embarassing episodes.” She was all like “I didn’t know what the Cuban Crisis is, isn’t that funny?!”

Yeah, I was thinking that too. To be ignorant is one thing, but to be ignorant of how your own ignorance will play?

Allahpundit on December 10, 2007 at 3:17 PM

I dunno. Considering what’s running Congress right now, seems to me that she fits right in in that regard.

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Entelechy on December 10, 2007 at 5:52 PM

S’Okay, mine was easy to miss, since I forgot the “And such.”s. Nice to be appreciated.