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Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:00 AM

Miss dumb blond USA?

Our national embarrassment over a South Carolina teenage contestant's world knowledge.

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  • Monday, September 3, 2007 05:50 AM

    None...

    None of us are perfect, but to have such a spectacular fall from such a high place in such a way is comical.

    In the grand scheme of things, she 'blew it'. She blew it in a venue that is a disgrace to young women a peep show that should have ended decades ago.

    Beauty contests are what the Tour de France is turning in to: a display of what modern pharmacology, surgery and well placed money can provide.

    Pushup bras, padding, lifts, Vaseline, rouge in the cleavage. It's all part of the sideshow of humanity... Get your tickets...

    In the end, Bush and the corporate media will do more damage. This just reinforces how shallow and inept Americans are to the rest of the world...

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