That sums it up very well. Why did this attention grabbing  pseudo celebrity need to embarass this young woman?

What's next, questions about abortion?

...and that awakening is not going to come in a peacefull manner.  The moral decay that has been taking place over the past decade+ has been much more than the average person can expect to take without rising up to revolt. 

Used to be that non-conformists to the norms we've established over our country's life span have been accepted with a "live and let live" attitude, as long as how they lived was lawfull.  But, this peacefull co-existance has been shattered because the gays in this nation have taken an in your face attitude and no longer want our acceptance, they DEMAND our acceptance.  You cannot demand anything from free people, most of all how they think.

The TV networks have become so in the camp of the gay rights type individuals, that TV is hardly worth watching anymore.  A case in point is the show Brothers and Sisters, which stars the Flying Nun.  This show has degraded into at least half of it's air time showing, or should I say encouraging, a gay relationship with one of the family members.  Rather than just an occasional reference to the fact that brother so and so is gay, the writers have deemed it necessary to launch large blocks of air time to his vivid sexual actions with his partners.  This non-sense has become more and more prevasive as the season progresses.  It's getting to the point that the show should be retitled, Bothers and Their Lovers.

I believe the vast majority of Americans are becoming more and more outraged with this attempt to ramrod their dispicable behavior into the minds of our young, so as to make them think that this life style is quite acceptable and just another option they can choose.

You can only push people so far until they strike back and that time is coming.

Perez Hilton (aka. Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr.) wants to have his cake and eat it too.  It is an impossible feat for those whom he expects to find a way for him to be able to this, yet it is easy for him to state his own solution to the problem....one in which he was not asked for his input.  How did Mario manage to come across in this manner?  He did so by stating that he wished that she had left 'her politics' and 'her religion' out of her answer, while asking her a very loaded question.

I think that anyone who has ever heard of Mario, read his blogs or seen him screaming his opinion at the top of his lungs knows that to him there was one and only one correct answer to that question.  The only answer that he wanted to hear was that Miss California (who represents ALL Californians, key word ALL) thought that gay marriage should be a given in every state, without doubt attached.  What a coup it would have been if he could have gotten the girl that is a representative of her ENTIRE state, to say that she believed gay marriage was the right thing for everyone especially given the fact that her state is the one that has been battling the legalities of this very subject for so long. 

I think that Mario saw Miss California as the PERFECT propaganda tool in light of last year's Proposition 8 voting controversy and the fact that litigation is still ongoing regarding this very subject.  I mean, if you can get the hometown girl next door who is supposed to be a mantle of the state, to say that gay marriage should be allowed the question would then be asked...why should ANYONE object?  No, unfortunately Miss California has principles which she did not compromise for a crown and a title.  She is secure enough in her own skin to not make an attempt at being someone else in order to please the populist crowd...which really ISN'T that populist in CA after all.  If it was, then Prop 8 would have been defeated and that would have been in end, well the end in CA at least and it would have set precedent elsewhere.

I think that is it is a shame that Mario (who apparently isn't that comfortable in his own name, much less his own skin) can't respect an individual's right to their own beliefs and opinions if they contradict with his own.  I also think that it is ridiculous to ask a question which is steeped in religious morals and political controversy and then say that one's own religion and politics should be kept out of an answer at the risk of 'alienating' others.  The fact is, no matter how Miss California elucidated her answer she would have "offended" or "alienated" a cross section of the population.  State yes, gay marriage should be allowed in all states and offense will be taken by moderates, evangelicals and those that identify themselves as religious.  State no, gay marriage should not be allowed, the definition should remain traditional in nature and a majority of the gay population plus the liberal and populist sectors will be offended.  And worst of all, answer the question as Mario suggested (48 hours after the fact) that the decision should remain on the state level and accusations of political posturing, political correctness and populist mentality will be thrown...and would have stuck as well because that wouldn't have been an answer at all, at least not as the question was phrased.

So either way you have it a yes or no answer would have offended in a religious and/or political manner.  The only solution that I believe Miss California had to this quandary was to answer the question, as asked, to the best of her ability while staying true to herself in the end.  Who would you rather represent you....a lying populist or an honest black sheep?  I would take the honest black sheep any day.  I am not a fan of Mario's.  I am not a watcher of the Miss USA competition (or other pageants for that matter), avid or otherwise.  Honestly I am one of those chicks that really still doesn't know the difference between Miss USA, Miss America or any other Miss...in fact the only differentiating factor that I know of comes into play when you add the Mrs. in front of the title rather than the Miss.  I claim complete ignorance on the matter of this type of competition, not even knowing that one was being held at the time...the only reason this one came to my attention was due to the fact of this absurd "controversy".  That being said, even though I am not a Mario fan or a Miss-Whatever watcher, I do have an opinion on the behavior exhibited by both judge and competitor in this case. 

I believe that the competitor's answer should be taken in the spirit in which it was intended....an honest answer a loaded question on a hot button subject.  I believe her kept her dignity and maintained her poise throughout, even going so far as to apologize to any that might have been offended at her candor.  On the other end of the spectrum I believe that Mario used a harmless beauty pageant as a vehicle to further his own beliefs and causes and more importantly to create and stir controversy which is his stock in trade.  I am sure that his web site is booming following this incident and of course a booming site equals more advertising dollars and more publicity for himself. 

Not only was it despicable behavior on Mario's part to promote his own personal agenda in a forum such as this, but I find it absolutely disgusting that he would insult, degrade and smear ANY individual for being honest in their answer, no matter how unpopular that stance may be.  I congratulate Miss California for a job well done throughout, but more importantly I have enormous respect for Carrie Prejean...the girl without the tiara and sash, for maintaining her self respect and not wavering from her values in the process.

The underlying assumption these creeps are making is "queer marriage is ok -- and the entire world agrees -- except for one single dumb bitch". And now he wants to invite this dumb bitch out for coffee -- so he can work on brainwashing her.

Sound a lot like global warming? "Global warming is occuring -- and it's entirely caused by mankind -- and the entire world agrees. The science is settled, and if you disagree, you need to lose your job".

I really am getting tired of these jerks and jerk-offs getting the kind and unquestioning publicity they are getting. Miss California should sue the ass off this dispictable person.

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The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech

So, in the end honesty doesn't pay in liberal land.

Exactly.  And every event is infused with political correctness. .  In spite of the fact that Americans differ in their opinions on issues such as this, there is only one "correct" view.  

Does anyone think she didn't win this for any other reason? As Donald Trump said, this guy's score was probably so low (can they score with negative numbers?) that it wiped out whatever higher scores she may have received from other judges.

This is a perfect example of a case where both the highest and lowest scores should be discarded before calculating the result.

They might say "Wow, that sucks!"  But at least they'll say "Wow!"  -Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes

Aren't these questions supposed to measure the ability of the constestants to think on their feet and formulate an exemporaneous response?  When did they become a tool for judgment of someone's personal views as accpetable or not?

Of course the producers wouldn't criticize his rant....that would be homophobic!

Gays can call anyone who doesn't agree with them "dumb b!!ch" and that's OK....

As for Larry King partly alive (he's only "mostly dead") when has he ever done anything but nod and agree?

They might say "Wow, that sucks!"  But at least they'll say "Wow!"  -Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes

Oh, it went COMPLETELY his way.

This most vile of all possible deviant POS's was invited to do just this, in a putrid attempt to revitalize and politicize the pageant and make it newsworthy in some sick way. If you know anything about Perez, then you know he LIVES FOR THIS.

If it wasn't Prejean, it would have been another contestant.

He was a plant, pure and simple.

What really gets me is homowhores like Hilton really don't give a flying whatever for the sanctity of "marriage"; they just want it to be codified so they say they did it and then move on to the next men's room "partner". This pageant should die, and die right now. Put it out of it's misery if this is how they think we should celebrate femininity. Get rid of all of them; I could care less.

And may the pageant producers die a slow and painful death for setting this up. 

I have noticed that there are some "liberal gays" with a high public profile in the news lately. Here is the problem, people like Perez Hilton, Janeane Garofalo, Rosie O'Donnell, Davis Geffen, & Barney Frank are all excelent examples of what passes for a"liberal gay". They don't seem very open minded or tolerent, nor are they very happy. So they are not "liberal gays", or "gay liberals". Bitter & pissy homosexuals, I would accept that term.

For the record, I could care less how you do, who you do. Does'nt matter to me, but don't bother me with it either. The problem you run into is that by trying to jam the homosexual agenda down the throats of America, & by reacting like this bully Perez Hilton did when he did'nt get the answer he wanted, America will take it out on your group. Kinda sad, but true. When public figures like Hilton, Garofalo, O'Donnell, Geffen, & Frank are the leaders of a "gay mafia" of sorts. They try to use the power of their position to get what they want, & to punish those who won't go along. That makes you nothing more then a facsist.

"The Fairness Doctrine = Jim Crow laws for Conservatives".  Jim Quinn from "Quinn & Rose"

it was instantly divisive and alienating to gays and lesbians and friends and supporters

Good. As it should be. Queers themselves the world over are divisive and alienating. They don't deserve respect. They certainly don't deserve access to stolen "rights" that have been pre-defined by society over millinea to support, defend, and promote society's moral values. That's all queers want to do -- tear down our moral standards for their own perverted purpose. And what is that purpose? Perverted sex, nothing more. Men want to bugger men and claim that's normal. Well, it isn't. But with PC, we normal people aren't supposed to say that anymore, are we? Well, I'm saying it -- it's not normal, no matter how you look at it. And its not "equal", no matter how much they try to push that wrong idea.It's time to stop supporting this nonsense, and I'm glad Miss Calif put them in their place. It's time for the rest of us to do the same. No, queers aren't equal to the rest of us. That's the simple truth. Prove otherwise.

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The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech

BPB...

Once again she was attempting to be ridiculed by some guy on BOR that is head of some gay group, calling her Anita Bryant.

What screeching little drama queens these people are who are not happy they haven't got their own way with the terrible idea that marriage is between a man and a woman and we had all better be intimidated by it and keep mum and vote differently next time or else we are going to be prosecuted for hate-speech or some such.

By the way, what the left did to Anita Bryant was beyond disgraceful, and I was just a young gal back then, but remember it well...the leftist using the msm hasn't changed a lick, they just are more brazen and have more channels to screech on.

Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart