It's likely a tired story to many by now, nearly a week after the Miss USA pageant and the controversy that ensued over Miss USA runner-up, Miss California Carrie Prejean's answer to a question from same-sex marriage activist and gossip blogger Perez Hilton, who was judging the event. However, it took CNN host and Washington Post media columnist Howard Kurtz to ask Hilton some of the pertinent questions surrounding his curious rage over her answer.
Hilton appeared on CNN's April 26 "Reliable Sources" and justified some of his vitriolic insults hurled at Prejean by saying that was just part of the vernacular he uses on his Web site. He didn't address the point some have made that his use of misogynist language might have been as equally or more offensive than how he perceived Prejean's answer at the Miss USA pageant.
"I was very angry," Hilton said. "And it's almost insulting to me that people expect me not to be outraged, when I am told I am a second-class citizen and shouldn't deserve the same rights that heterosexuals get."
Kurtz explained to Hilton that Prejean's view was similar to most Americans, including President Barack Obama. Hilton told Kurtz his anger was aimed at Prejean for the way she answered his question, an issue of semantics and he gave Obama a pass for addressing it differently.
"Well, you mentioned President Obama, but when he says that, he says he believes marriage is between a man and a woman," Hilton responded. "However, he also says that he believes gay and lesbian couples should have the same rights that heterosexual couples [have]. If Miss California have said the same thing, then I wouldn't have had an issue with her answer because it wouldn't have been inclusive and it wouldn't have caused this wedge and divided the way that it did."
Hilton also credited Prejean for giving him the opportunity to capitalize on this controversy, as some have pointed out he's been all too willing to do.
"I thank her because if she had not answered my question the way that she had, we wouldn't have spent almost an entire week having the discourse that we've had about gay marriage, which is a very important one."
Still, Hilton ignored the double standard he was orchestrating with his media campaign against Miss California. He accused her of spewing hate, all while he is hurling his own insults at her.
"Well, she used the national platform of the Miss USA competition to spew what I think is hate," Hilton said.
Kurtz challenged Hilton, explaining he was the one who asked her the hot-button question raising the possibility of such a response.
"Correct, she answered it and I am happy that she answered it with her convictions," Hilton said. "In my opinion, I judged her as not answering as well as she could have, because like I said before, the next Miss USA should have given an answer that represented all Americans and wasn't divisive or perceived as offensive."
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I saw this segment, I was
April 26, 2009 - 14:18 ET by bigtimerI saw this segment, I was sickened that Howie and CNN gave the Drama Queen more of his 15 minutes of fame.
I am not wasting my valuable time after this posting about this waste of space on earth...and what he thinks about anything.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Drama Queen.....well
April 26, 2009 - 14:57 ET by motherbeltDrama Queen.....well said, bt....
And it's almost insulting to me that people expect me not to be
outraged, when I am told I am a second-class citizen and shouldn't
deserve the same rights that heterosexuals get.
That's right, Perez; it's all about you.
BTW you do have the same rights as heterosexual men....you can marry any woman you want!
I'm with you bt on not giving this guy another moment of my time or thoughts.
I'm sick to death of people who think that their desires supercede everything!
They might say "Wow, that sucks!" But at least they'll say "Wow!" -Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes
mb.... Ditto
April 26, 2009 - 14:59 ET by bigtimermb....
Ditto that.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
hey BT
April 26, 2009 - 15:05 ET by botgoff topic but, my Celts are in a good one and thats certainly more noteworthy than the on topic topic
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Hey Bruce... You got me
April 26, 2009 - 15:11 ET by bigtimerHey Bruce...
You got me smiling here....I agree.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
C'mon you two
April 26, 2009 - 15:23 ET by cocodrieDoesn't dog mess deserve your attention when you step in it?
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
why would i step in it coco?
April 26, 2009 - 15:29 ET by botgi don't associate with close-minded, intolerant, bigoted hypocrites
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
→ botg
April 26, 2009 - 15:35 ET by Cool ArrowSo what you're saying is that you're a bigot when it comes to bigots.
Not a bad policy.
It's hard to talk when you're teabagging - Anderson Cooper
Good evening botg
April 26, 2009 - 15:40 ET by cocodrieDog mess like him gets on us whether we associate with him or not.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
MOTHERBELT...
April 27, 2009 - 06:13 ET by danybhoyYou are right when you said it's all about "Perez Hilton". When the video of this @hole came out minutes after the Miss USA show ended, the part left out on almost EVERY news account is the part where he says "...I was the U-tube moment of the night...", that's right, this selfish idiot makes himself the story involving a beauty contest.
The other thing I heard him bitching about was that he felt she brought politics into the mix. Yep, that's right. He axed her a POLITICAL QUESTION & was pissy that he got a POLITICAL ANSWER. Her biggest mistake was she was'nt politically correct. God bless her for that, & piss on him for demanding that. Then again, he might pay for that sort of thing, so...
MORE ME NOW...ME MYSELF & I...I LOVE ME...WHAT ABOUT ME...That is all that "Perez Hilton" is about
My hope is that Ms.Calififornia, Carrie Prejean, becomes wildly successful, makes tons of cash, & is in a position buy & sell this Hilton jerk down the road.
BTW, there is an F word to describe Hilton, & it's not the British slang word for cigarettes. Facsist is the one that fits, because he hates EVERYONE who does'nt see things his way. Most of the other words have a U as the second letter.
"The Fairness Doctrine = Jim Crow laws for Conservatives". Jim Quinn from "Quinn & Rose"
Leftist Standard = the Double Standard
April 26, 2009 - 14:29 ET by GalvanicHilton: "Well, you mentioned President Obama, but when he says that, he says he believes marriage is between a man and a woman," Hilton responded. "However, he also says that he believes gay and lesbian couples should have the same rights that heterosexual couples [have]. . . ."
Of course, Hilton parses words to make it appear as though Obama supports same-sex marriage.
I've never heard Obama support it. Whether he privately supports it or not, I don't know. So as not to alienate potential voters on the campaign trail, he defined his position on marriage as being between a man and a woman, and left it at that.
Maybe I'm wrong. Has anyone heard him specifically endorse same-sex marriage?
In keeping with contemporary American journalism standards, I would've asked Perez Hilton if he thought the President had great pecs -- after the Washingtonian magazine photoshop job, I mean.
Your right...I mean correct. ;0)
April 26, 2009 - 20:15 ET by klchadwickYou're right in more ways than one.
Of course we all know that there is a double standard when it comes to the left on a huge number of issues. This is just the one that Perez likes to grab a hold of and run with. Ol' Mario used to work for GLAAD, so beyond his obvious flamboyant nature should say something about what he sees as his role as "activist" as well. Why he doesn't realize that people go to his site because he is a gossip queen and NOT the purveyor of an "activist" site is anyone guess.
As far as the double standard of Obama vs. Miss California, there are many points:
1) While Obama may never have publicly stated that he is for same-sex marriage, with his far left views it is not unimaginable to think that he does support it. Personally, I feel that when he gave his answer to that question, he was trying to appear as the evangelical Christian and pander to his audience. How can you go wrong with an answer that is both yes and no at the same time?
2) Obama is a liberal....Perez is a liberal. Miss Prejean is obviously a Conservative ergo the pass to Obama.
3) Obama is considered a minority, Perez considers himself a minority. Being a white and pretty Conservative does not entitle Carrie to any minority status apparently (and she probably wouldn't take it if offered, but that's just my opinion since that is the way I operate as well.) Me thinks that Perez believes that minorities should stick together....point Obama.
4) Obama is a man, Perez is a man. Carrie Prejean is a woman and Perez wants to be a woman....call it gender jealousy. What do most women do when jealous of another woman? Scratch their eyes out...literally or figuratively.
I think that no matter what one's gender, sexual orientation, race or beliefs are, it is easy to see that Perez had it in for Miss CA after that answer. Whether you agree with Team Carrie or Team Perez/Obama, if anyone is NOT willing to admit that fact, then they MUST be a liberal!
http://politicaldesert.wordpress.com
Perez: Back to the pit of
April 26, 2009 - 14:50 ET by RogerCfromSDPerez: Back to the pit of sulphur from whence you crawled!
You ugly little man, you are the one who unleashed the venom. May it poison your career as it has poisoned your dark soul.
A nation cannot be free without a free, unbiased media. We are not free.
I am just glad this hate-filled, flaming homofascist lives
April 26, 2009 - 14:56 ET by R D Helmin Hollywood.
That means that he is at least 3000 miles away from me at any given time.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
What do you expect...
April 26, 2009 - 15:04 ET by OneCleverCookiefrom Perez Hilton? He is neither a principled, nor courageous. He will shut up and sit in his closet when it comes to criticizing #44. Lest we forget his miserable parasitic existence is dependent upon a Hollywood Celebrity host. Just as long as the Geffens, Streisands, and Huffingtons of the world extols #44 vices; Perez will never come out against #44 even though #44's stance is directly opposed to his own view on the subject of Gay marriage.
Here's the problem. I think
April 26, 2009 - 18:38 ET by ThisnThatHere's the problem. I think the key phrase was "gossip blogger Perez Hilton, who was judging the event".
Judging.
Keep that in mind, because Obama is going to be selecting people like Perez to fill all the vacant judgeship slots opening up the next 4 years. And when these people get installed, they are going to have opinions and worldviews just like perez does, which is going to further tip our country over the edge. Mark my words. This is a scary, scary scenario.
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The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech
TnT... Yep...couldn't agree
April 26, 2009 - 18:46 ET by bigtimerTnT...
Yep...couldn't agree more...I've said as such myself.
One of the main reasons I held my nose and voted McC.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
because like I said before,
April 26, 2009 - 15:15 ET by bretzysdudebecause like I said before, the next Miss USA should have given an answer that represented all Americans
Um, no, but she gave an answer that represented the MAJORITY. And besides, Perez, how do you expect her to give an answer to represent Americans when the topic is already divisive? It was a leading question, it was full of BS, and you know it was.
Mz Hilton
April 26, 2009 - 15:23 ET by totalkaosdaveTotalKaosDave
Someone needs to tell this idiot that he has the same rights as heterosexual males; we can't marry another man either...
and . . .
April 26, 2009 - 15:31 ET by RevLawand I can't even marry a woman . . . because I'm already married. Why don't I have the same rights as a single person? Can't marry a pet. Can't marry a first cousin. Can't marry a family member . . .
"You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness." Ronald Reagan
Who is this?
April 26, 2009 - 15:40 ET by jed58Before last week had never heard of this clown
→ Jed58
April 26, 2009 - 15:42 ET by Cool ArrowAnd judging from his claim to fame, an A$$ clown, at that.
It's hard to talk when you're teabagging - Anderson Cooper
jed... Me either....and I
April 26, 2009 - 15:47 ET by bigtimerjed...
Me either....and I feel the luckier for that fact.
Sorry I ever heard of the sleaze-ball now.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Simple Answer to Problem
April 26, 2009 - 15:45 ET by Retired GeekAmerica was founded on the concept of 'Individual Freedom'.
The individual citizen is the smallest minority in any society.
The individual American citizen is the smallest minority in America therefore, individual rights must be protected at all costs.
Freedom and its pursuit requires that each individual American Citizen be afforded the 'exact' same rights and protections under the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights - no more - no less.
Gender, race, religion and ethnic background (collectivist groups) should not and does not matter when every individual citizen has the same exact rights.
Citizen rights is a zero sum endeavor as when a 'collective group' receives extra rights it automatically reduces the rights of all other citizens outside that 'collective group'.
NO Group should have 'Special Rights' like Homosexuals want, all citizens should have exactly the same rights.
Spot on Geek.
April 26, 2009 - 21:36 ET by pagg30This is why we should let them enter into a legally binding contract with their life partner. Now you're the same as EVERYONE ELSE, so shut the eff up and go home!
It just proves the point
April 26, 2009 - 15:46 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonMilitant homersekuals have no respect for other peoples values.
He's not despicable because of his bedroom choices, but because of his anti anything that doesn't cater to him.
http://gjresult.com
so How can Perex complain?
April 26, 2009 - 15:56 ET by sevenIt seems he needs to complain about his right to be born with a uterus.
Good luck if his hate speech gets him anywhere.
Why is an avowed homosexual
April 26, 2009 - 15:54 ET by TheHistorianWhy is an avowed homosexual even judging the "Miss USA" pageant? I think the fundamental premise is that this guy here is about like a straight guy judging a gay-pride contest.
double standards
April 26, 2009 - 16:01 ET by konoSo Perez "justified some of his vitriolic insults hurled at Prejean by saying that was just part of the vernacular he uses" ...
If he really is for equal rights, then he'll be fine with people referring to him as a Fairly Average Guy (or worse), if that's just part of the vernacular they grew up using.
But we all know he isn't okay with that, because the rules determining what's okay and what isn't change from moment to moment, and from person to person, all depending on how he feels about it. No nod to objective goodness or truth, and no uniformity for standards of acceptable speech or behavior. In his view, he's entitled to slam and slander others with profanity-laced tirades, but they're not entitled to even disapprove of his chosen lifestyle.
I might tell him to screw himself, but he's probably figured out a way to do that by now...
Instead of advocating and promoting women
April 26, 2009 - 16:08 ET by OxyCon...the Miss USA organization has now become a radical homosexual advocacy group in which women are second class citizens.
By choosing to support the atrocious human being Perez Hilton over Carrie Prejean, the Miss USA organization also now supports mysogyny and vulgar attacks on women.
I hope there is a tremendous backlash in store for the Miss USA organization and their sponsers. Instead of supporting and showcasing America's women, they promote vulgar attacks on women and the radical, unhinged homosexual agenda.
Hilton is an a-hole (not a
April 26, 2009 - 16:35 ET by eaglewingz08Hilton is an a-hole (not a slur at his 'divine' gayness). He states that if Prejean had answered like Obama then he would have given her a green light. But the fact is she did. She said for those states that have gay marriage that's great cause the people want it, for other states, that's also great because they made their decisions, but in her opinion marriage should be a man and a woman. I don't see how you can get less divisive than that on this hot button topic. To state falsely, as Perez does, that she should have given a non divisive answer, is ludicrous because the issue was divisive and he knew that and that's why he posed the question. There is no other way. If you support gay marriage and state that fifty plus of the American population will not support your position. If you believe marriage is between a man and woman, then a lot of gays will find that divisive. It would be like asking the contestants, do you believe that the criminal Bush Administration should be prosecuted and jailed because of their torture policies that were carried out in violation of law? I dare anyone to give a non divisive answer to that question.
Ms. California represented her people, the State of California ably, unfortunately she was judged by her inferiors, but that was a blessing in disguise.
The reason he spewed his venom
April 26, 2009 - 16:44 ET by Kat Outta the BagThe reason he spewed his venom at Miss California (a woman) instead of Barack Obama (a man) is simple: Perez Hilton has a raging case of vagina envy.
I see Corky is back on his hate box again.
April 26, 2009 - 17:09 ET by pahuberHe seriously is missing something upstairs.
Perez, you don't even rate
April 26, 2009 - 17:29 ET by KevpotPerez, you don't even rate as a 2nd class citizen and you certainly DONT deserve the same rights as everybody else.
There, I said it.Crawl back into your hole, hatemonger.
Poor Perez
April 26, 2009 - 18:31 ET by thelahunginjeetWith ugliness seeping from every pore, he’ll never be Miss USA.
[Sniffle]
tlj... Maybe he thinks if
April 26, 2009 - 18:42 ET by bigtimertlj...
Maybe he thinks if he 'clicks his heels 3 times' ...along with his little lap-dog Fifi.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Why does anyone care ?
April 26, 2009 - 19:09 ET by nwahsSeriously, I don't understand why anyone cares what that unstable drama queen thinks. Perez Hilton does more thorazine than males. His homosexuality seems to be the least of his problems. He's nuts.
"The cage sure looks awful empty, don't it, Pa? ... "But don't the trees seem nice and full?"
Ofcourse he gives Obama a
April 26, 2009 - 22:09 ET by mostlymoderateOfcourse he gives Obama a pass. To do otherwise would enable the left to label him a "racist" homosexual.
→ mostlymoderate
April 26, 2009 - 22:12 ET by Cool ArrowMaybe he believes the Larry Sinclair story.
It's hard to talk when you're teabagging - Anderson Cooper
Perez Hilton is not a second class citizen....
April 26, 2009 - 21:41 ET by jefflebowskihe's way on down the line...maybe a 10th or 11th class citizen. After his performance and vulgar criticism of Miss California we hope to have seen the last of this little poofter. A pox on Donald Trump for selecting that vermin to judge Miss USA. What a joke they both are.
Angry White Dude
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Yeah, any shred of respect I
April 26, 2009 - 21:51 ET by mostlymoderateYeah, any shred of respect I might have had for Donald Trump was lost in his choice of Perez.
I think you correctly placed the blame. donald trump is
April 26, 2009 - 22:31 ET by pahuberresponsible for this mess.
How can anyone trust This
April 26, 2009 - 22:06 ET by nadadhimmiHow can anyone trust This Hilton's judgement on anything when he can't even make the right decision on where to put his penis? Moron.
Please forget
April 26, 2009 - 22:38 ET by klchadwickabout his penis....the less I associate the two, the better. ;0) How about the fact that he can't even decide what his name is?
http://politicaldesert.wordpress.com
Second class @hole....
April 27, 2009 - 06:51 ET by adamsmithThis guy is lucky he considers himself a second class citizen. Thirty years ago homosexuality was considered a psychiatric disorder. Personally I view it as a birth defect, missing chromosomes being the culprit.
I'm tired of 1% of the population dictating to the remaining 99% what is right and wrong. Go back into the closet where no one bothered you to begin with. As I've written before, when in-vitro gene therapy progresses to the point of determining a homosexual in the womb, gays will become extinct, no one wants to birth a "gay" baby...
If I were the Hilton family, I'd sue this fag for use and misuse of the family name. He's a disgrace even among the gay community for outing Hollywood people who would rather keep that part of their life private..He's a disgusting ugly faggot.....
Let's get in line now
April 27, 2009 - 07:11 ET by AJBThanks, Perez. Now we can expect your FULL support of my agenda to marry who I want. We need to get rid of those stupid rules and let me marry my sheep, Bessie, my dead grandmother, my next door neighbor cub scout and my toaster. We certainly know from looking at you that you just can't help who you get in bed with and you're violating MY right by supporting the stupid laws that are not inclusive of ME and MY rights to marry. Let's get busy, Perez!!
typical fake indignation from a drama queen.
April 27, 2009 - 08:44 ET by mizflame98It's the same mentality that was brought out when prop. 8 passed. Who was called bigots, homophobes, and intolerant? The Mormons. What group was truly instrumental in making sure prop. 8 passed? The black community. This is no different. Hilton directs his vitriol towards a woman who has no power to change the law but gives a pass to the man who is capable of making gay marriage legal. Oh well. It causes people to know his name and that is truly what he wants since he's such an attention whore.
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds”
Samuel Adams
Maybe, just maybe...
April 27, 2009 - 09:20 ET by Paul AtreidesWhile people are sending Obama some teabags they can drop off some wedding rice to Miss Hilton.
"Correct, she answered it and I am happy that she answered it wi
April 27, 2009 - 09:18 ET by Paul Atreides"Correct, she answered it and I am happy that she answered it with her convictions," Hilton said. "In my opinion, I judged her as not answering as well as she could have, because like I said before, the next Miss USA should have given an answer that represented all Americans and wasn't divisive or perceived as offensive."
So, Miss Thang, if someone had asked her if she thought that homosexuals should be rounded up and deported she should have, in order to be "inclusive," agreed with it even though in conflicts with her convictions?
Please, tell me when homosexuals became the be-all, end-all authority on what we are allowed to believe, say, and think (outside of a hair salon).
Like her namesake, Paris, Perez is just as lowclass and trashy. She went in there with an agenda instead of going in to do what she was chosen to do.
To call "Perez Hilton"
April 27, 2009 - 13:23 ET by soulpileTo call "Perez Hilton" "miss," "she," and "her" is an insult to women. At least use the proper pronoun of "he/she." :)
"Hilton" was probably chosen because it was known that he'd ask a question like this. Why are these people of the gay community running these paegents, anyway? It's not just Hilton, but the organizers who've spoken and other judges on the panel. There's an agenda going on - one that will eventually end these paegents.
Imagine: the marriage of the century
April 27, 2009 - 09:23 ET by Paul AtreidesYou are cordially invited
to the exchange of vows
between
Miss Perez Hilton
and
Miss Mark Morford
Reception to be held
in the Bath House
I am afraid
April 27, 2009 - 13:00 ET by awffp1890I fear living in a country where I am being told, "You're entitled to your opinion, as long as it matches mine."
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity. But in simple obedience to duty." - From the barracks at Ft. Benning
This nasty VILE miscreant is
April 27, 2009 - 13:57 ET byThis nasty VILE miscreant is what you get when you "TOLERATE" perversity in your midst. This is what should happen to this degenerate.....
Leviticus 20:13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
The moment we strayed away from this simple truth is the moment we let these abominations change our world. This filthy BEAST is going to get what he deserves one day, however, until then, why don't we do what we can to put these freaks BACK IN THE CLOSET and then NAIL IT SHUT?
Don't ask someone for
April 27, 2009 - 14:04 ET by LSawyerDon't ask someone for their opinion if you can't handle it. Geez. Good for her, standing up for what she believes in. I think that's an excellent quality for a Miss USA.
www.endthebias.com
Petty Little Perez
April 27, 2009 - 15:17 ET by NorthCoasterPLP had a chance to act grown up, but only proved that he is an overgrown child. How childish to act in the manner which he has!
What bothers me....
April 27, 2009 - 15:57 ET by taocpaI am sure others have said this, but what bothers me is the absolute hypocrisy of "his gayness" here. On one hand, he calls her deragtory names, but heaven forbid she calls him a "faggot" and she would be the one initiating the "hate" speech. She would be stripped of her title and be banned from tv interviews everywhere. This guy gets on every tv show that will book him. What a disgrace.
Even my wife, who is a die-hard supporter of the gay community, was upset with him over him calling her a "b*tch".
What I do love is also is his "I want her to answer it my way" attitude. Sorry pal, we all don't agree with you, your lifestyle or your opinions. We have ours, you have yours and we have the right to agree to disagree. It's called freedom of speech, pal. Maybe you should learn about it sometime before you go off spewing your brand of hatred against people who don't share your views.
Tom
When will the madness end? Hopefully, January 20, 2013.
Tom
I wouldn't mind if he were
April 28, 2009 - 05:49 ET by Jack BauerI wouldn't mind if he were a remotely good looking homosexual one could appreciate in a strictly manly hetero fashion.
Unfortunately the Gay Toad is as ugly on the ouside as he is inside!
What's worse, is that he is such a cliched bore when it comes to insults. Is that the best he can do? The c word.
At least we'll be spared a sex tape to match the one that made his his sister famous. Who's going to want to leak anything showing them doing the nasty with that pasty flabby repulsoid!