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"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps."
As in inadequately funded public schools? Sounds reasonable.
"And I believe that our education, like, such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere, like such as, and I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., or should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children."
You mean education should give Americans some sense of the rest of the world, should imbue us with a sense of public service, and make us realize our future is tied to the future of other countries?
Yeah, I can see why it's so embarrassing.
Really, does it matter whether this woman is ridiculed by people laughing at their work desks or by finger-wagging editorials?
Get over yourselves.
