....perhaps one of the most astounding and previously unknown tidbits about Sarah Palin has to do with her already dubious grasp of geography. According to Fox News Chief Political Correspondent Carl Cameron, there was great concern within the McCain campaign that Palin lacked "a degree of knowledgeability necessary to be a running mate, a vice president, a heartbeat away from the presidency," in part because she didn't know which countries were in NAFTA, and she "didn't understand that Africa was a continent, rather than a series, a country just in itself."
The Huffington Post has the video.
While it can be argued that some people, average citizens, don't know whether Africa is a continent or country, or can even name all the partners in NAFTA, this is yet another signifier that Palin was - and still is - out of her element.
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