Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Dana Perino: History Buff



This is just too funny.


Appearing on National Public Radio's light-hearted quiz show "Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me," which aired over the weekend, Perino got into the spirit of things and told a story about herself that she had previously shared only in private: During a White House briefing, a reporter referred to the Cuban Missile Crisis -- and she didn't know what it was.


"I was panicked a bit because I really don't know about . . . the Cuban Missile Crisis," said Perino, who at 35 was born about a decade after the 1962 U.S.-Soviet nuclear showdown. "It had to do with Cuba and missiles, I'm pretty sure."


So she consulted her best source. "I came home and I asked my husband," she recalled. "I said, 'Wasn't that like the Bay of Pigs thing?' And he said, 'Oh, Dana.' "


I can imagine the conversation.

Perino: Wasn't that like the Bay of Pigs thing?

Husband: Oh, Dana. It was a Kevin Costner movie. You silly willy.

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At December 11, 2007 9:28 AM , Blogger tas said...

Not having a rudimentary high school education in American history should be an inexcusable offense for one who speaks for the White House.

 

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