Palin didn't know Africa was a Continent (Video)

06 November 2008 @ 10:12 am EDT

Following Sen. John McCain's failed bid for the presidency, his campaign are going over possible causes for the loss which has caused fingers to be pointed at Gov. Sarah Palin for her political gaffes.


Gov. Sarah Palin
Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, is seen during an election night rally in Phoenix Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Fox News reported on the internal strife, saying "There was great concern in the McCain campaign that Sarah Palin lacked the degree of knowledge-ability necessary to be a running mate, a vice president, a heartbeat away from the presidency."

"We are told by folks that she didn't know what countries were in NAFTA ... We're told that she didn't understand that Africa was a continent, rather than a country just in itself."

Palin responded to the claims in Arizona on Wednesday morning, saying that "there is absolutely no diva in me."

Later in the day, she refused to address the strife within the campaign. "I have absolutely no intention of engaging in any of the negativity because this has been all positive for me," she said, adding that it was time to savor President-elect Barack Obama's victory and "not let the pettiness or maybe internal workings of a campaign erode any of the recognition of this historic moment."

Watch the Fox News piece:

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