Posted on 04/20/2009 8:18:07 AM PDT by lewisglad
Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA on Sunday, but the big story to come out of the normally politics-free telecast was Miss California's comments regarding gay marriage.
When asked by judge Perez Hilton, whether she believed in gay marriage, Miss California, Carrie Prejean, said "We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite. And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised
Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, tells FOXNews.com that he was "saddened" by Prejean's statement.
"As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman," said Lewis in a statement. "I believe all religions should be able to ordain what unions they see fit. I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family."
Co-director Shanna Moakler told FOXNews.com that she fully supported Lewis' statement.
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Miss California's answer sparked a shouting match in the lobby after the show. "It's ugly," said Scott Ihrig, a gay man, who attended the pageant with his partner. "I think it's ridiculous that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience. Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are."
Charmaine Koonce, the mother of Miss New Mexico USA Bianca Matamoros-Koonce, argued back.
"In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!"
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Of course it was. This is a beauty (*cough* scholarship! *cough*) pagent, not a political debate.
And someone needs to tell Nancy-boy the co-director that 80% of the country is AGAINST gay marriage and the only time is succeeds is by judicial fiat. And Miss California is reflecting the views of the MAJORITY in California.
To quote your Messiah and his minions: “You lost. Get over it.”
I happened to see her response and how crestfallen the questioner seemed when she opposed gay marriage. I admire her courage, because she knew what the "expected" answer was, yet she chose to answer honestly. It may have cost her the title.
"Oh I WISH THEY ALL COULD BE CALIFORNIA GIRRRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLSSS!"
“As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman,” said Lewis in a statement”
Right Lewis. Somebody should even be able to marry their own horse if they want to in America. And that must be exactly what your mother did, because you are a real horse’s @$$!!!
Someone have a thrill running up their leg? lol
Seems to me that the question did what it was supposed to do, weed out potential “problems”.
“So ... why did they ask her the question in the first place?
To put future beauty pageant contestants on notice about the correct range of responses to this question. They range from whole hearted acceptance to very mild and limited “personal reservations”.”
Correct. She probably would have won if she had given the acceptable response to the question.
So do I
Really, the director of the Miss California pageant is saddened that Miss California and her family agree with the MAJORITY of Californians?
Kudos to her for standing up and speaking her mind regardless of the consequences!
So does the majority in Caleeeforneeeia. Someone needs to clue Scotty in....
lol..ewwww, I hit reply by mistake too soon
I support both of their rights to make statements, but I agree with Miss Calif.
Good for Miss USA.
“As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman,” said Lewis in a statement. “I believe all religions should be able to ordain what unions they see fit. I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family.”
Someone asked her, she told, and this jerk is upset...LOL.
The sexual degenerate who posed tghe question should have been silenced before he violated the pagent rules by asking such a question of the contestant. The asker is a degenerate activist and this is illustrative of how these sexual degenerates have infected every aspect of American society.
I turned it off once they showed the loonie-toon judges.
I turned it off once they showed the loonie-toon judges.
If we should ever manage to take control of the fashion industry from the homosexuals, that poor thing might actually get to eat a meal.
Isn’t it stupid that she was asked for her opinion but is then excoriated for giving it?
:)
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