Monday, July 14, 2008

USA trips and falls

Miss USA, that is, and it was at the Miss Universe contest. And, two years in a row. An apt metaphor for a country that, sadly, seems to stumble and fall, instead of winning year after year. Have we all become Gerald Ford, who tripped and fell enough times for Chevy Chase to mercilessly lampoon him on SNL?

From the Times (London):
For the second year in succession, the American entrant in the Miss Universe pageant failed to meet the crucial challenge of walking and smiling at the same time.
Crystle Stewart, from Texas, tripped and fell on stage at the global beauty contest today, just as Miss USA did last year.


Watch it happen:


Compare it with the fall in 2007:

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