Ladies and gentlemen, introducing your next Fox News hostess:

[Rage for Order]

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20110116-us_miss_america

A 17-year-old aspiring politician from Nebraska captured the Miss America crown on Saturday after beating 52 other young women from across the United States.

Scanlan, a recent high school graduate from the western Nebraska town of Gering, planned to study American politics at Patrick Henry College in Virginia after her reign as Miss America.

She also hoped to attend law school, become a judge and eventually a politician, according to her pageant biography.

Scanlan won after strutting in a black bikini and a white evening gown, playing "White Water Chopped Sticks" on piano and telling the audience that when it comes to the website Wikileaks, security should come before public access to government information.

"You know when it came to that situation, it was actually based on espionage, and when it comes to the security of our nation, we have to focus on security first and then people's right to know, because it's so important that everybody who's in our borders is safe and so we can't let things like that happen, and they must be handled properly," she said.

[Lucian]

1. She's just as stupid as the Miss South Carolina from a few years back.

Except she can put words together coherently.

[la la]

2. ...she's only 17--

i'm certain she's spent many hours thinking about our country and wikileaks....

where's that sarcasm thingie.....

:sarcasm:

ah- there it is! ;>)

[Brother Buzz]

3. Thanks for posting a SPOILER alert

Not! :rofl:

I'm surprised Fox let Miss West Carolina slip through their fingers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUE1Cu04Jzo

[MrModerate]

6. "West Carolina." Devastating and disturbing at the same time. n/t

[Historic NY]

12. They should get a GPS.....

then they won't need maps.........:think: :crazy:

[Kurovski]

4. Fox News hostess cupcake.

:rofl: :rofl: Your headline made me laugh so much, it'll be another hour before I get to bed. Thanks.

K&R

[MrModerate]

5. They've added public flogging to the Miss America competition? I may have to start watching again.

The report did say "beating 52 other young women." Perhaps the (barely literate) author of that article is also a former pageant queen (the "Oskar" given name notwithstanding).

[glinda]

7. Yup. A perfect fit.

[Scottybeamer70]

8. Heh

She'll probably be on the ticket with the
victim from Wasilia.......one first place,
one second place.......both losers!!!

[Edweird]

9. 17? Either that's a terrible pic or she's had a hard life.

[Sinistrous]

10. Patrick Henry College !

:banghead:

Third strike.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Damn! Good catch. More info:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=97706&mesg_id=97706

[Kurovski]

25. Thanks for th link. (nt)

[blondeatlast]

29. "...aspiring politician..." Good Gawd. nt

[last_texas_dem]

13. Miss Arkansas was robbed!

I didn't even watch the thing, but anyone with the ability to do this deserved that crown.

[kestrel91316]

15. WOW. Robbed, indeed. But she's not white enough or blonde enough

or conservative enough, apparently.

[Ghost in the Machine]

16. That was awesome! and I don't even *like* country & western music

What did the bubble headed bleach blonde do for talent?

[polmaven]

21. WOW is not nearly a strong enough word

for that performance! That was fabulous!

[rusty fender]

24. I was channel surfing when I caught the talent

part and saw Miss Arkansas' routine. At first, you think: how kitschy, but then you realize that the unbelievable skill it takes to do what she did is mind-boggling! I kept checking back and when there were only two left, I was actually rooting for Miss AR.

[hyphenate]

14. She must not have heard of Benjamin Franklin eom

[SoCalDem]

17. I thought Miss America Pageants were held in September

:shrug:

No matter when they are held, it's still just a "show"..

[onethatcares]

18. she "strutted in a

black bikini and a white evening dress while playng chopsticks on the pieanner"???

I wish I would have knowed about that, I'da not hung out on the internets so much last night.

Gaud, the look in her eyes, it's like she has seen the light or something.

[Selatius]

19. Nancy Pelosi was way hotter at 17 anyway. nt

[Vinca]

20. What is it with "beauty" queens? She looks like 17 going on 35.

[hunter]

23. It's the "Ronald Reagan" look.

Vacuous.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. Conservatism must make one age prematurely, except the mind

[Jeffersons Ghost]

26. Here is what she would have said if she was a true patriotic American...

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

[blondeatlast]

27. I wanna see the birth certificate. Hell, I want to see DNA evidence that that contains carbon, nt

[blondeatlast]

28. "...aspiring politician..."

Gawd.