It's Not Just Miss South Carolina

46. Perhaps if the next attack on our soil happens on the west coast, they'll care enough to remember what year it occurs in. I think I can safely say that those of us living in NY could tell you what year, hour and moment that atrocity occurred. We will NEVER forget where we were, and what we were doing when we first learned the Trade Center had been hit.
This generation coming up is truly the ME, MYSELF and I generation. Selfish, self involved, lazy, and wanting everything handed to them on a silver platter. They all talk about getting respect, but seem to have a hard time showing it. Truly sad, for them and for this country.

Posted at 8:57PM on Aug 30th 2007 by nativeny'er

47. You say "author and Christian activist," I say "conspiracy-theory nutjob and rabble rouser . . . why give this goof any more attention by promoting his video and the rest of the trash hosted on his site?

Posted at 9:12PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Nate

48. i take it Nate didn't know what year the 9/11 attacks occurred either, huh?

Posted at 10:02PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Americas in trouble

49. What's even more sad, is that guy believes in the 9/11 conspiracies.

Posted at 10:06PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Alex

50. Anyone can point a microphone into people's faces and get some of them to say stupid things or expose their own ignorance ... hell, Jay Leno's been running his version of that schtick for 20 years. The fact that people who are old enough to be in college can't remember which year 9/11 occurred is unfortunate, but it's hardly groundbreaking news. By linking to the site of a 9/11 conspiracy theorist, TMZ is helping promote his ridiculous theories about the Illuminati, the Catholic Church and the Freemasons being responsible for the attacks. To me, that seems pretty lame and irresponsible even for a tacky gossip site.

For added fun, you should check out the video where this guy harrasses kids buying the latest Harry Potter book and calls them Satanists. He's a moron, and offering him any attention or credibility is a mistake.

Posted at 10:11PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Nate

51. As a young college student. i am saddened that people, my age cannot remember such a horrific day, there has not been a day like 9/11 in my lifetime. the country stopped to remember to dwell on the loss. the country, as a whole not just politicians but also citizens all wanted to fight, we did not want to lose our freedom. but watching/reading this just shows how todays teens/young adults really do not care about the reality of our past. we were shocked when our country was attacked, and we should still be shocked as our battle for our freedom is not over yet. Thousands of our men and women are out there fighting, and more and more are shipped off everyday, each leaving a family, friends and other loved ones at home, worrying everyday about the lives, their lives could end everyday. I just do not know how my generation has become so selfish, life is not all about soroities, parties, and friends, though social lives are good, we need to remember those lost and those who are fighting for our right to be free, and to have privleges like being able to go to college, because even in America we are not free.

Posted at 12:55AM on Aug 31st 2007 by if we only knew

52. Uh oh, California is being invaded by women from South Carolina

Posted at 2:07AM on Aug 31st 2007 by Jon

53. That's why I think you should be at least thirty years old to have the privilege of voting. And then an IQ test should be administered, along with a mental stability test.

Sometimes I wouldn't mind if we had a "benevolent dictator" rather than allow the "masses" to rule. The great unwashed, unlearned, irresponsible. However, the odds of having a benevolent, all-wise dictator for life aren't very good, so the system we have is probably the best.

Posted at 5:50AM on Aug 31st 2007 by x

54. I've always known that Americans are not the brightest. It doesn't shock me that theyhave no idea that 9/11 happened in 2001 - the majority DID vote the man we call "President" so clearly, they are dumb.

Most people in other parts of the world know US politics better than most US citizens. Don't even bother asking them what's happening in other countries.

Americans are leeches on society. They pollute the earth, overeat, are unproductive and arrogant. For such a large country, we have very little to offer. I am embarrassed to call myself an American.

Posted at 8:57AM on Aug 31st 2007 by Racheli

55. Well maybe it could be the fact that some of those "tomorrows leaders" were only around 12 or 13 years old and many parents tried to keep that tragedy away from their children at the time!! Any thougts on that!?

Posted at 8:58AM on Aug 31st 2007 by bananac

56. sorry #55 the majority did NOT vote for the man we call president

that election was rigged

don't forget about mr jeb bush and the florida voting count fiasco?

Posted at 10:35AM on Aug 31st 2007 by Mari

57. We're in desperate need of help. 9/11 should have been a wake up call....what will it take??

RIght HERE

Right NOW

We're screaming

COME AND GET US

We're FATTER

and DUMBER than ever.

Posted at 10:35AM on Aug 31st 2007 by MsKnowsItYahll

58. what will it take you ask?

well if the terrorist attacks had occurred in hollywood where americas royalty lives, then no one would ever have a problem remembering the day, month, year, hour, second, what color underwear they wore that day etc.

Posted at 11:26AM on Aug 31st 2007 by blank

59. I wish this had been done at Harvard or Princeton, because I think there are a lot of Ivy Leaguers who would miss these answers, too. (Of course, with their high-status degrees as tickets to power, they don't HAVE to know these things, do they?)

Posted at 12:24PM on Aug 31st 2007 by Vincent

60. Blowing California off the map would up the IQ of the nation by at least 20 points.

And Racheli - If this country sucks so bad, why are you still here? I hate to sound like a "Love it or leave it" person, but you really seem to have a lot of bitter towards your fellow Americans. You must be a joy to be around. Seriously, people must run from you at parties.

That said, how shameful it is to think that anyone who was over the age of 10 at the time would NOT remember what year 9/11 happened.

Posted at 12:29PM on Aug 31st 2007 by Kate