Is Lake Superior Overseas? Over a Lake? Or Over Michigan? Ask Paul Ryan~~~

No really. This is not a joke.

So, I rewatched the debate and Paul Ryan said something that sounded like the following:

.....In my town, Overseas is crossing Lake Superior....

Okay but not really, I thought. Janesville, WI is near Lake Michigan as MOST of Wisconsin is except a tiny bit. I know this because as a lifelong Michigander, one of my first lessons in grade school geography was the four lakes that surround my lovely state.

Then I had to check this on twitter to ensure that Ryan made the comment I thought I heard him say. Sure enough....my ears were not fooling me.

@Fox_Noise:
RT @anamariecox: RT @anamariecox: That Lake Superior joke usually kills! Poor Ryan.
2 hours ago

@shteyner:
Paul Ryan thinks Lake Superior is a sea so there's that.
2 hours ago

So, check this. Paul Ryan who would be a HEARTBEAT AWAY from the BIG RED BUTTON thinks Lake Superior, which is nowhere near his town of Janesville, Wisconsin, is a SEA ---you know, like the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, that needs to be crossed to get overseas?

And Republicans want to CUT and GUT education. It's seems as if they might want to educate their V.P. Candidate that Lakes Superior and Michigan, are LAKES and not SEAS. Also the only international land that can be accessed by Lake Superior is Canada.

At this point, I guess Mexico is international also to Ryan since Texans can cross the Gulf or just drive a attached boarder to get there (depending on location and all)....