Something I just thought of which I wish I had included in the post.
Carrie Prejean had the misfortune of having the question drawn from a pile.
Had some other contestant gotten the question and had the courage to give the same answer, Carrie Prejean might be Miss USA right now, and some other girl might be under attack..
Perhaps, but it doesn’t make the reaction right. Besides, you never know how someone else may have answered.