{"id":7,"date":"2007-12-02T18:43:11","date_gmt":"2007-12-02T22:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2008-12-24T21:46:54","modified_gmt":"2008-12-25T02:46:54","slug":"duh-a-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/02\/duh-a-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Duh&#8230; A mind is a terrible thing to waste!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered why so many Europeans think Americans are  idiots?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a good example of why&#8230; Meet <a title=\"http:\/\/www.kelliepickler.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kelliepickler.com\/\">Kellie  Pickler<\/a> country music star and someone who is dumber than a 5th grader. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img168.imageshack.us\/img168\/700\/4617690iconnocz9.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ANTDkfkoBaI&amp;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ANTDkfkoBaI&amp;hl=en\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> After watching this clip a second time and reading some comments associated with it I feel compelled to say something to the people of Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry; we&#8217;re not all as ignorant and ill-informed as Kellie Pickler&#8230; She&#8217;s an idiot and she&#8217;s not representative of the majority of Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered why so many Europeans think Americans are idiots? 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Update: After watching this clip a second time and reading some comments associated with it I feel compelled to say something to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[384,385],"class_list":{"0":"post-7","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-culture","7":"tag-hungary","8":"tag-kellie-pickler","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1176,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/23\/the-cutest-christmas-video-ever\/","url_meta":{"origin":7,"position":0},"title":"The Cutest Christmas Video Ever","author":"Jeff","date":"December 23, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Here a little something that's guaranteed to brighten your day. :)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Humor&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Humor","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/humor\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2766,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/23\/u-s-france-germany-and-others-walk-out-during-ahmadinejad%e2%80%99s-israel-bashing-un-speech\/","url_meta":{"origin":7,"position":1},"title":"U.S., France, Germany and Others Walk Out During Ahmadinejad\u2019s Israel-bashing UN Speech","author":"Jeff","date":"September 23, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"It's time for me to eat a little crow \u2013 feathers and all \u2013 here... 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