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Oh god. This.
Carrie is a real winner, in my opinion- regardless of the outcome of the pageant.
I think it is awesome the way Carrie stood up for her beliefs and how she is handling the very public repercussions of her courageous choice.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news...174?source=rss
By Randy McMullen
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 04/21/2009 04:00:02 PM PDT
Updated: 04/21/2009 05:07:05 PM PDT
Still the center of a raging debate two days after her anti-gay-marriage remarks at the Miss USA pageant, Miss California Carrie Prejean went on the "Today" show Tuesday and maintained she was proud of what she had said.
During Sunday night's compe ion, Prejean was asked by openly gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, a judge in the pageant, if she felt all states should move toward allowing same-sex marriage.
She said, "I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman ... that's how I was raised." Besides setting off a firestorm of pro- and con-gay-marriage/freedom-of-speech twittering and blogging, the remark was widely believed to have cost her the crown. It also prompted Hilton to later post a nasty and unprintable rant about her on his massively popular Web site perezhilton.com.
"I was ready for my question, and when I heard it from (Perez), I knew at that moment after I'd answered the question, I knew that I was not going to win because of my answer," she said. "Because I had spoken from my heart, for my beliefs and for my God. ... It's not about being politically correct, for me, it's about being biblically correct."
Earlier in the day Prejean went on MSNBC's morning show, where she was asked about Hilton's attack on her.
"I can only say to him that I will be praying for him. I feel sorry for him, I really do," Prejean said. "I think he's angry, I think he's hurt.
Everybody is en led to their own opinion. He asked me specifically what my opinion was on that subject and I gave him an honest answer."
Oh god. This.
I saw Carrie's interview with Sean Hannity and heard her say that.It's not about being politically correct, for me, it's about being biblically correct."
She is an amazing woman- self assured and at the same time incredibly gracious.
Ms. Prejean's personal integrity is totally respectable IMO, but what she said apparently wasn't.
C'est la guerre. She whacked the hornet's nest and she (probably) knew it.
I applaud her for standing up for what she believes and not taking the "easy" route. that is the problem with most phony liberals today .... especially in Hollywood and show business. they are so concerned about what the trendy political views are that they would rather sell themselves out just to fit in with the crowd.
for many examples .... go look about 95% of Hollywood actors and actresses.
The way she said it was problematic- not what she believes. That quote intentionally left out part of it where she said "IN MY COUNTRY."
My bible teaches compassion and the example of how Jesus dealt with those brought to him in sexual sin displays that.
I don't really have a problem with her saying that. I also don't have a problem with other people wacking her for it. Go tolerance!
I agree to an extent with you on the "my country" part. She could have left that out, but it was probably just nerves talking there and her stuttering to find the right words. who knows..... HOWEVER. ... if it would have been the OTHER WAY around and she was SUPPORTING gay marriage and said "in my country", no one would have gave a damn....... oh and she would have won the compe ion.
Right. It's freedom of speech, not freedom from speech, or more accurately, freedom from criticism.
I'd have to agree. But the news cycle beast must be fed.
Bigotry Forum.
I knew better than to put this in the Club.
blah .. go back to jacking off to re-runs of Bill Maher
I personally believe that if we just gave U.S. Americans a bunch of maps this would all work itself out.
I guess standing up for your beliefs is admirable, but she's dumb if she wanted to win the pageant. I thought all these girls attended the same PC training camp for answering those questions.
I have to give her an "F" for her pageantry skills.
I wonder if that worthless realizes he's just given the anti-gay marriage movement a new hero. Good job, moron. Stick to the tabloid .
son that goes back to what I said above .... she chose to be REAL and not another phony show business liberal. She said what she truly believed instead of selling herself out just to give them what they wanted.
Why do you hate gay people? I don't see why gays marrying is such an issue. Do you think they are any less gay if you stop them from getting married? Maybe they will stop being gay all together if we don't allow them to marry.
What if someone singled you out and said you couldn't get married because you are a nut job? It's dangerous for crazy people like you to get married because you usually marry other crazy people, and everyone knows how scary it is when two crazy people get together..
We're all US Americans, after all.
I sincelrely hope Perez chokes on a sandwich.
How exactly is opposition evidence of hate?
And since I'll undoubtedly have to submit to the gay inquisition my views on the matter, I think the state should get out of the marriage business altogether and people legally free to enter into a marriage contract between whoever and however many individuals they wish.
Gays are just plain Americans. They only wish they could be US Americans.
Before I forget, why is it that Mav Fan is consistently the worst poster in this forum? I've seen Mav Fan on the right and left distinguish themselves in this forum. Got damn the Metroplex is a ing hole.
Hate - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
I think of a better word to describe the anti-gay-marriage movement.
I see no evidence of said emotion.
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