Miss California Wows Conservatives

I actually supported her right to speak her mind at the pageant….The problem is she hasn’t shut up since…She just needs to fade away before someone suggests she would make ideal candidate for Governor following the example of the other bimbo who just resigned…

God told me that Prejean will go to hell for bearing false witness and misrepresenting herself as a virtuous child of Christ.

You think she is a real blonde?

“Even though I didn’t win the crown that night,” said Prejean, while pausing to fight back tears, “I know that the Lord has so much of a larger crown in heaven for me.”
No wonder, you’ll need one for that huge head you’re getting being worshiped by the far-right Palin crowd….

I find this hoopla odd. Considering she got fake breasts, lied on her application, got caught doing naked photos, and paraded on TV in the bathing suit. I had no problem with her answer, and support her right to have said it. I just find it odd she’s the big hero of Christian conservatives while they ignore the other stuff.

Rock on Prejean! I’m supporting you! Don’t let the ad hominem attacks distract you! Meanwhile your detracters will be “poisoning the well”, by making accusations about your personal character without just discussion your position on this issue.

The only thing worse than a self-righteous nut job is a “summit” full of them. God chose you for this? So the right-wing wacko’s are God now? Blasphemy!

What absolutely slays me is that these are the fruit-loops the Republican party is calling their “base.”

Leave her alone, she has a right to her opinion just as the gays do. She should have not been denied the crown because her belief was different than some gay judge. She is being used as the poster girl for the conservatives because of her beliefs and sacrifice. If you believe strongly (and are most likely gay) that she is a crusader for the right, so what? The conservatives do not bother you, we just let you be and sometimes I think it was better when gays were in the closet. Now they want to marry and have babies (go figure) and act like it is the natural thing to do or be. Being gay is an illness much like alcoholism that can not be treated, just monitored and allowed. I believe that you should be able to do what ever you desire as long as you do not hurt (this does not mean offend) others. This includes a straight girl as much as a gay anybody. … Oh my god she posed nude, I was born that way and would love to see her is this condition. My god she has fake breasts, well at least she isn’t trying to use them in a way that they were not designed and they work for me.

Kudos to Prejean! Morally gutless individuals that refrain from speaking their mind are as dangerous to this country as the extreme conservatives and extreme liberals. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing up for what is right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

“We need more people who stand up for the truth!”
Apparently, someone feels that this beauty queen type knows the objective “truth”

Well, another beauty for the dems to put down just like Palin. Palin and Prejean will take this all the way to the bank! LOL

Uh, wasn’t she fired for breach of contract — not because of her views on same-sex marriage?
And I wonder if God told her to go to a doctor and have silicone surgically implanted into her breasts in order to prepare for this moment?

1man, wow, “all liars go to hell?” Even including the Messiah?

People who have evidence and rational arguments for their opinions don’t fall back on “I have a right to my opinion.”

The truth is: we heterosexuals have done far more to ruin the marriage institution. Why don’t you fight against divorce, Carrie? Why single out the gay minority many of whom enjoy a more lasting and serious love relationship with their spouses than we do? Until you do so, I will continue to call you nothing but a hypocrite.

She needs to put on some clothes and cover that scrawny body. All blonde and no brains

another Republican loser

She can say whatever she thinks, whatever she believes. That’s what makes this place pretty nifty (and I’m a liberal who thought John Kerry aka ‘Lurch’ was a joke, Archie – in fact, I’m somewhere left of Ghandi and MLK Jr. but a jackass is a jackass).
She didn’t lose the contest because of what she said or believed, remember? She got the crown. She lost in when she decided she wouldn’t do any of the press events or grocery store and mall openings *per her contract* and was fired, *per her contract*. By the time she was fired, her stance on gay marriage was old news. She was already opening her trap for stupid on other items.

Social Conservatism is great for adhering to personal religious beliefs, but it shouldn’t be a litmus test to be a star of a political party. If that’s the “real American” standard, then do NOT sign me up, theocracy always ends up great i.e. Iran.

She sure is self-righteous, isn’t she…

We’d love to leave her alone, but she won’t let us

Who’s more delusional about their place in the world, Palin or Prejean?

Prejean sure brought out the shallow trash talkers!

Why doesn’t God talk to smart people?

She sounds more intelligible than Sarah. It is a step in the right direction.

Standing up for what is right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.
Out of curiosity, do you also give kudos to people who stand up and defend gay marriage? In most parts of the country, it’s wildly unpopular, too.

This young lady is now speaking for God(whatever that may mean to her.) She seems to know the mind of this God. She will do well by putting on some clothes and covering that scrawny body.

I thought pageants were about “natural” beauty and not that which was created by a plastic surgeon!

Republicans would not know the “truth” if it bit them.

God chose her? How does she know? Is this pure arrogance, or is she having conversations with invisible beings? I want to know exactly what god said when he chose her.

Where are my posts?

She had every right to speak her mind. She was asked what she believes and she answered honestly. Apparently the only free speech the the left believes in is the freedom to agree with them.
Right on Carrie! Honor your faith, honor your God. The reason your critics hate you is because they hate the things you believe in. That is their choice.

Maybe before hoping for “A crown in heaven,” she should hope for more coverage for her breast implants.

What is wrong with these people who cannot tolerate this young woman having and expressing her convictions? They seem threatened because she does not think exactly as they do. It is a free marketplace after all and we do allow freedom of expression. As I view it, she did not propose to seek out and punish; instead, she expressed a view and apparently paid a rather high price for it because of the intolerance of a homosexual judge, so who is the bigot here?

A person who justifies and encourages bigotry is neither displaying moral character nor expressing the wishes of God. She is bringing evil into the world and blaming it on her God. If history remembers her at all, it will be though the same prism as those who championed inequality towards other groups. Her perspective is cruel and unloving and brings no good into our world.

God told me barf after hearing this woman!

The Christ Conspiracy, a book, includes 3 decades of research and translations from the Egyptian hieroglyphs which are the basis of the ENTIRE myth of salvation, by a murdered cult figure.
Every single story in the N.T. is taken directly from Egyptian astrology fables.
Read the Christ Conspiracy. Its on-line, entirely.
Free.
Check it out, and pass on the url to your friends and loved ones. Stop the fundamentalists use of ‘biblical’ proof to prevent others civil rights.
All the bible, old and new, is based on Eygyptian astrology fables.

Republicans are easily impressed.

She should just disapear, shes a public train wreck. She tries to use god for everything. Sad thing is god tells everyone different things and she thinks people are going to fall for it. just shows she cares more about her image that what god really intended for her. Her image is broken and she should just disapear before god wont even forgive her for using his name in vein.

Posted by: john | Sep 18, 2009 2:38:48 PM – “….all of you apparant liberal democrats who seem to be looking down your snouts at the rest of the world, I never really hear any of YOU say anything of substance. You just seem to do nothing but send out insults. ….. I’ve noticed is that most liberal democrats don’t really say anything that meaningful just a bunch of insults.”
Well then John, you must be looking through rosie colored god filtered glasses when you read all the trash that the far right republicans say. How is it that you don’t notice when they look down their snouts at the rest of the world or wonder why you don’t hear any of THEM say anything of substance when they just seem to do nothing but send out insults? Goes both way John.

Thanks God for Prejean .If we still have someone like you then America still got hope.
The present govt stance is not favourable to this

This girl needs to go away. Ok, she spoke her mind. I don’t agree with it but she’s entitled to her opinion. But where does she get off acting holier than though and the spokesperson for God. Get over yourself. As a Christian I believe the only person who should judge is God (though shall not cast the first stone).

“God chose me for that moment because he knew that not only would I be the one to stand up for him and for the truth….”
Beware those who presume to know God’s truth….they are either delusion or trying to sell you something.

As a Christian myself, I really don’t think God chose her for that moment. A judge with a political agenda chose her for that moment, and she came through with flying colors.
You did a great job, Carrie. You stood up for the truth, and I expect you’ll be better remembered than Miss Whatshername that technically won. Just please don’t cross that line into narcissism, k?

It’s about time believers realize they’re trying to turn a cartoon into truth.

Posted by: Bruce Becker | Sep 18, 2009 4:37:09 PM – “She has not read the Christ Conspiracy, which indicates both old and new testaments are merely restated Egyptian astrology myths and fables. Myths and fables.”
It goes even farther than that Bruce. The Egyptions and the Babylonians were just copying the Sumerians. These myths have been around a lot longer than most people understand or care to know.

Um, I hope she gets a big crown in heaven…she needs something to cover up her scantily clad body when she meets the Maker..

God will surely have his way in the United States. He has started with Prejan. No matter what they call you dont listen to them . It is time to deliver our nation from the hands of the evil ones . It is higher time we stopped gay marriage, gay sex, etc and allow our country once again to be GOD’s own country
Isnt it so clear to us now that when we neglected God , he too neglected us and this caused the present situation we have found ourself. Return to righteousness America Return Return. God bless you Prejan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know that some beauty queens are self absorbed but Prejean takes the cake! Billions of people around the workd are suffering each and every day but God calls a time out to specifically chose her to explain his position on same sex marriage? Get real Prejean and please get over yourself ’cause it ain’t about you.

Let’s see what this does.

Hah I guess to “wow” conservatives you just have to speak out against gay people and pose for nude photos? Ohhhh republicans you always put a smile on my face with your stupidity =)

What makes Carrie and all of her fans think that God is going to let bigots into heaven???

What’s really crazy is how a beauty contestant became such a lightening rod. She answered a question the same way our President did.
What happened next is just bizzare. The judge who queried the beauty should have never been a judge,and used that job to create publicity for himself.
Who really cared about Miss USA before all this hoopla? A very select few. The ratings had been dropping, so perhaps the whole thing was staged.
At any rate, everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, no matter where they are. This nonsense about a pageant winner representing everyone rich! They aren’t making laws, or enforcing them. They get their picture taken at events. Woo Hoo.
No big deal.

Carrie Prejean for president. Palin for VP.

PLEASE SOMEONE — MAKE HER GO AWAY!!!! You would think she would have learned her lesson after her idiotic ramblings in the pagent. PLEASE–FAKE BEAUTY QUEEN WANNABE– QUIETLY GO AWAY!!!!

What an opportunist! She’d say anything to feed her blind ambition. All the talk about morals; have you seen the photos? I am so tired of conservatives holding up their brand of “Christianity” like a shield only to be forced to eat crow later when their dark side is exposed. So now she’s made herself God’s point person against the evils of homosexual marriage? Good luck with that, sweetie…

It seems that some people must always judge others unfairly, over something they obviously do not understand, at all.
Sorry, Carrie, but you aren’t that beautiful in my book, and I certainly don’t think you represent the people, much less the state, of California, as after all, you aren’t “Miss California” any more, because you failed to meet your obligations, in that capacity.

Please stop the madness. She has gotten way to much publicity. For someone parading in her swimsuit and so upright. Please.

Way to go Carrie. You shine more than the rest

judge not lest ye be judged…. what a world…..

Less face it, Christians love to hate.

Has anyone ever read the Bible?
From cover to cover? When you do -
that’s when you should be making a comment about what’s right and wrong.
Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven. The Bible says,
‘The preaching of the cross is foolishness to them that perish’.
btw, per Almighty God – it is not ok to be gay – look it up for yourself.
Posted by: Summer | Sep 18, 2009 5:54:04 PM
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It also covers things like Jesus saying “But I did not know you?” In other words, lip service is one thing?
I believe it mentions lust as well. What does this promote?
I’m sorry but where I come from? A sin is a sin. A liar is no worse than the gay guy. If gay is a sin. Then we could go into that whole love thy neighbor thing. God meant the gay guy, not your BFF next door that was so easy to love.

“God chose me for that moment because he knew that not only would I be the one to stand up for him and for the truth, but because he knew I was strong enough to get through all the junk that I’ve been through,” said Prejean.
So what exactly is all the junk she’s been through. Has she ever gotten her hands dirty, has she ever worked a day in her life, has she ever been homeless, has she ever experienced a serious illness, has she ever had to decide between food or medical care, has she ever really, truly experienced tough times? I think not.
Losing a beauty contest and having people bad mouth you does not a martyr make.
Is this really all someone has to do to be a hero for the Republican party? Look pretty, walk on stage, make one statement about your beliefs? BTW, she has every right to take a stand on gay marriage and speak her mind, but does that make her a political genius?

The funniest thing to me about all this is that nowhere in her original speech did she actually “take a stand” on the issue of gay marriage. In fact, she specifically said that she would not want gay marriage to be made against the law, she just disagreed with it. If anything, this is a center-left position. It was only after the ridiculous reactions from both the right and the left, the former calling her a hero and the latter calling her a bigot (and many other words that I won’t repeat) that Ms. Prejean CHANGED her stance on this issue by joining up with NOM, whose goal is to outlaw same-sex marriage.
Mattwoods44, your post makes zero sense. First you say conservatives leave gays alone, then you say homosexuality is an illness that should be covered up. Then you imply that gays should be allowed to marry, but you apparently don’t think conservative opposition to that is a bother to gays?
Also, there is zero evidence that Prejean’s opposition to gay marriage is what cost her the crown. Again, that’s sort of disproven by the fact that she actually said gay marriage should be legal at the pageant, and only changed her stance later.

Why do so many of you make comments like all christians have to be perfect???

For real change: let Prejean and Palin go on Saturday Morning Wrestling.

It’s tough, because I do think it’s not fair to only reward people for saying politically correct things. On the other hand, I think these pageants are absurd in the first place, so what do I know. On the other hand, there’s just no way around the fact that she’s a bigot. She seems like a very nice and sincere bigot. But simply saying that you were raised a certain way and that your religion teaches you certain things doesn’t change the fact that those things make you a bigot.

I also question this firing. Donald Trump supported her in the beginning so I can’t imagine he’d then turn around and fire her for nothing. So somebody is lying about that as well. They’re saying it’s because she failed to meet the contract. She says something else.

I do not believe that the Miss USA/Miss Universe padgent is a “Godly” padgent so I don’t think God had anything to do with Miss Prejean losing even if she did honor God in her statement regarding man/woman marriage. She and all the others surely were not honoring God stepping out in those skimpy swim suits! While I support a man/woman marriage as she does, I feel that I would have answered the question in some way like “Personally I believe in a man/woman marriage but I realize that there are those in this country that believe differently and I am not here to judge them” and maybe that would have been the end of it.

MAN IT IS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY TO FIND SOMETHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT SOMEBODY.ARE WE ALL SO FULL OF HATE OR JUST BORED.? LIGHTEN UP PEOPLE, GET A LIFE, ONE WITH SOME HEARTFELT LAUGHTER IN IT. SO, KEEP ON SMILING ,TRY IT , IT’S NOT HARD TO DO.

I winced when she started her sentence,at the pageant with the words ..”in MY country, uh state” in her answer to the judge who was not born in the USA. It was clearly condescending and elitist. After that, her answer to the question was immaterial. This is the same mentality shown by Former Miss Alaska contestant Palin on the campaign saying she was glad to be in “real” America.
There are 300 million of us and we will never agree on anything but I resent those who think their views or any state or region are morally superior to the rest.

“Miss California Wows Conservatives”…As in “Wow, she looks almost as good in clothes as she does without clothes.”
Now if she would just shut her mouth for just a single minute…

Ah,the sweet smell of Liberal tolerance towards Christians.
I’m so glad liberals are out there is this world promoting tolerance for all.
Oh, I’m sorry I’m just getting in a a news alert.
My apologies, that’s liberal tolerance for everyone but Christians. I forgot.

I was under the impression that Christians were to dress modestly. She does anything but dresses modestly. American Christianity is morally bankrupt. Value voters my foot.

J.C.:
What ever happened to open minded tolerance of others with divergent views. You can disrespectfully choose to disagree, but why demean?
You are “progressive,” aren’t you?

Ever notice that the most hate-filled comments come from the side that tells us to “stop the hate”.
I read their comments about Prejean and remember that this is the same group of people who thought voting for Obama was a good idea and that Carter was a great President.

Example of a fairly mindless comment:
Republicans would not know the “truth” if it bit them.
Posted by: Sentinel

Another example of a foolish generalization:
I was under the impression that Christians were to dress modestly. She does anything but dresses modestly. American Christianity is morally bankrupt. Value voters my foot.
Posted by: dw | Sep 19, 2009 11:41:07 AM

This observation seems to have some legs:
Ever notice that the most hate-filled comments come from the side that tells us to “stop the hate”.
I read their comments about Prejean and remember that this is the same group of people who thought voting for Obama was a good idea and that Carter was a great President.
Posted by: GT | Sep 19, 2009 12:13:17 PM

As a social and political conservative, I am saddened to see a movement (which used to be inspired by intelligent leaders of substance like Ronald Reagan, William F. Buckley, and Barry Goldwater) now turning to the likes of a topless porn model whose thinking has been so distorted by the trauma of her family’s dissolution over issues of homosexuality (she even testified in court against her own father).
No one begrudges her her religious convictions. She can adopt whatever beliefs she chooses and apply them in HER OWN life. However, it isn’t her privilege to advocate the hijacking of the civil law (which belongs to everyone) to force her own narrow religious dogma on those who believe differently. What she is doing is thoroughly un-American.
She is now being exploited by extremist groups and hatemongers like Maggie Gallagher as a shill for bigotry. She has even deluded herself into thinking that God has chosen a boob-job bikini bimbo to deliver the truth to America. It would be laughable if it did not threaten the legal rights of millions of other Americans.
She should be vigorously denounced by all decent people as the ridiculous fraud that she is: signing false statements to secure a job, failing to honor contractual obligations, and posing as someone who could actually understand any important legal issue.

john posted “Reminds me of John Kerry during the 2004 elections. You’d ask him about his position on the facts and all he ever seemed to do was put down President Bush. ”
It reminds ME of McCain. When you’d ask him about his positions on the facts, all he ever seemed to do was to tell us why we should be afraid of Obama. But I guess as an independent you knew that already? Right?
Or, are you one of those “independents” that are really Republicans who are so ashamed of their party that they can’t even admit being one anymore? I know a number of those.

she had a right to her opinion and she answered the question honestly. i applaud her for that. i dont support gay marriage either and i’d have answered the question honestly. Perez Hilton got offended because he’s gay. I didnt lose sleep over him being offended by her answer….he should talk for all the negative gossip and evil things he writes about celebrities on his terrible website.

Gays and aethists beating up on this pretty and kind woman is only going to make her far more popular.
Straight men especially will reject leftist attacks on her regardless if they are religious persons or not.
The clear fact that she has remained respectful throughout her controversial answer and to those that have attacked her since, will win over all rational people regardless of background, or views on gay marriage or religion.

I hate how the media depicts Christians. Football players point to heaven thanking God and the media only says the player is reacting. I am a liberal Lutheran and was suspicious of conservative Christians believing how they are depicted in the press. After working on Habitat for Humanity, homeless shelters and in reading programs with Evangelicals, I have found them to be dedicated to service, quiet, unassuming but also very strong in their faith while respecting others. Compare that to the liberals who talk but don’t serve. I was one of those once.

“It sounds like so many people here are used to being politically correct that they can’t tolerate diversity at all.”
Nothing to do with political correctness, James. Equal rights for gay people and gay couples is MORAL correctness.
For all those talking about how gay people should respect her opinion if they want their own to be respected, you need to understand that for gay people this isn’t a matter of abstract opinion – it’s a matter of their actual, real lives, and whether others get to smash those lives up to feel good about themselves.
Equal rights for gay people costs heterosexuals nothing. It costs Christians nothing. It costs the right nothing. Unless of course, they hate gay people.

“I find this hoopla odd. Considering she got fake breasts, lied on her application, got caught doing naked photos, and paraded on TV in the bathing suit. I had no problem with her answer, and support her right to have said it. I just find it odd she’s the big hero of Christian conservatives while they ignore the other stuff.”
That’s all the GOP is good for anymore. Ignoring FACTS.

FIRST: It was everyone wanted tolerance FOR the homosexuals AND acceptance! Now that the homosexuals are getting acceptance they don’t have acceptance OR TOLERANCE for any other point of views! What happened to freedom of speech?? It isn’t JUST for homosexuals!! The ad hominem attacks are used because they can’t refute the basic claim of the MESSAGE and instead attack the messenger. YAWN, so juvenile! Just look at these responses…. LOL Look like a bunch of third graders. My apologies to third grader HOME SCHOOLERS!.

“God” told her to say that? Is this the same God that chose to create the Earth with unstable tectonic plates and gave us malaria, polio, Ebola, AIDS, influenza and tobacco? Gee, what is stupider: believing in God in the first place, or believing that her homophobia is demanded by a malevolent, mass-murdering maniac?

Apparently you liberals who hate Carrie Prejean just don’t get it and you didn’t read this article very carefully. She spoke to a packed room of HUNDREDS. We conservatives are NOT a small fringe group as many of you think. We number into the hundreds of thousands and we are growing in number everyday. We showed that in the recent townhall meetings. We made our presence known and made it known LOUD AND CLEARLY! We lost the last election but it will be an entirely different story in the next election. We are going to take this country back in the name of the Lord. Get ready for it! You liberals and atheists are not going to run this country any longer!

One question for all the liberals out there. If you could choose your parents — all things being equal — would you choose gay parents?
Honestly, now…

She’s really strange….is this all you had, Donald? YOU”RE FIRE. Another dumb blond. Ivanka is very smart. SEE the difference. Dumb is NOT BEAUTIFUL.

I believe people have the right to form bonds with whoever they want. Even legally. If there’s an entitlement due to a married spouse, why not a partnered gay person?
I think we have the obligation to be real. Opposite sex pairs are not the same thing as same sex pairs. One is a relationship of polarity and the other is one of parallel direction. You have to force opposite sex people to stay together. You have to link them firmly. The parallels need to stay bonded by staying in the same direction.

I am all for homosexuals getting married.Then they will be as miserable as the rest of us.

“She didn’t lose the contest because of what she said or believed, remember? She got the crown” – Ro
She did not get the Miss USA crown, and it was because of her answer to Perez ‘i’m such a flaming gay, no not really, i need attention NOW’ Hilton.

Reading through these comments, it doesn’t surprise me that this is the ABC News blog/website. What does surprise me is the number of posts here sticking up for Carrie. Like many have already noted, its interesting to see the hate spew forth from those with an opposing view point to hers. It reveals your heart and your true nature. I post on many liberal blogs my opposing views. But have never resorted to the kind personal, vile hate speech I see secular liberals use. Good luck winning anyone’s heart or mind with that approach.

This is what the Republican Party has come to….

“Best to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

Her story has changed over and over. She’s previously said that she didn’t know who Perez Hilton was until later; here she says she knew he was an “openly gay man.”
Also, you can tell from the video that she didn’t have some divine moment.
She is nasty.