Miss Louisiana USA Brittany Guidry is just the most brilliant person we can think of, and it's a damn pity she only made third runner-up in Miss USA. Noted pageant correspondents Talking Points Memo have a hilarious rundown of her onstage interview. You really need to read this, if you care about America or enjoy chortling with delight. And yeah, we've got video.
"The U.S. policy is to leave no soldier behind. Do you think it's fair to sacrifice or swap lives to uphold this policy?" a judge asked.
“I am glad that we got our guy back,” Guidry answered. “However, I do not feel it is right that we subject ourselves to these acts of terrorism. I do agree with our guy being back but, however, I do not think we should subject ourselves.”
Brittany Guidry is now our Official Terrorism Heroine forever, amen.
To be fair, the Baton Rouge audience did hold their applause until she said something completely unintelligible.
Whenever this happens I wonder: how did the rest do on their geopolitical question? Or was the fix in from the Mississippi mob so their girl didn't look the dumbest? Does anybody actually watch the whole of these ludicrous exercises that couldn't raise a boner even when National Geographic was the hottest thing around?