What Nonsense????
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Presidential hopeful John McCain's campaign is strongly calling for an end to all the questions and news surrounding the background of VP nominee Sarah Palin.
Seriously??????
Campaign senior adviser Steve Schmidt wrote in a statement, “This nonsense is over."
The Republicans are crying sexism!
Says the McCain adviser: “This vetting controversy is a faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee for vice president of the United States who has never been a part of the old boys’ network that has come to dominate the news establishment of this country. The McCain campaign will have no further comment about our long and thorough process."
Are McCain's people sure they did adequate research on Palin and her background? And why shouldn't we talk about her, her life, and her career?
Seriously, McCain is OLD. We're not sure he'll last two, full terms. Maybe not even one.
So, if this lady might potentially be the first female President if McCain dies while in term, then we should know all we can about her.
We also have a feeling that if the same thing were occurring on the Democrat's side, they'd be plastering it all over the news.
Unfortunately for Palin, it turns out this little-known, first-term governor had a lot to be made public. And here are some of the juicy items that have been released, aside from the news of her teenaged daughter's pregnancy:
- A private attorney is authorized to spend $95,000 of state money to defend her against accusations of abuse of power.
- Palin sought pork-barrel projects for her city and state, contrary to her reformist image.
- Her husband once belonged to a fringe political group in Alaska, with some members supporting secession from the United States.
- She has acknowledged smoking marijuana in the past.
A senior McCain adviser, Tucker Eskew, tries to clean up Palin's image by saying that tonight “She will speak as a governor, a former mayor and someone with both hands on the steering wheel of America’s energy economy. She will detail her record of shaking up the status quo in Alaska and standing up to entrenched interests to put the government back on the side of the people.”
She's a former stoner????
Nice!
What do U think of Sarah P.?
P.S. Obama did coke. He's no saint either!
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A ) half of what you wrote is a lie, do more reasearch next time. she wasnt in the AIP.
B ) Her daughter is not a whore.
C ) NOBODY CARES.
D ) YOURE NOT A REPORTER.
I'm a dem and im sick of this. IF YOU SUPPORT OBAMA YOU SHOULD DO WHAT OBAMA SAID. DISCUSS POLICY, NOT GOSSIP.
One weekend at the Kennedy compound, on a dare Joe Biden fit 5 dicks in his mouth, one of those dicks belonged to Teddy Kennedy.
I think this country is seriously screwed.
Conservative? Oh Plezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Please research before you post! It's really annoying, as a democrat to be hearing these lies from a fellow democrat. LET'S TALK ABOUT POLICY - OBAMA IS RIGHT.
More of the same… are we really surprised?
Obama Biden '08!
Okay, the pot thing is the only piece of info about her that has made her in any way appealing.
what do I think? I think you're a fucking prick, and should stop calling her daughter a whore. So in the same logic, my parents are whores, for getting pregnant and married at 18. Barack Obama's mother is a slutty whore for having him at 18. Or is 18 the cutoff? 17 - whore. 18 - all good. By the way, my parents have now been married for 36 years. Pretty good for slutty whores, right?
is there no one else for us to dig up dirt on?
I think the Republicans are a bunch of whiners. Like you said, Perez, if the problems were on the Democrat side, the Republicans would be all over it!
Just like they were relentless on John Kerry last election. What a bunch of whining hypocrites. If they can't take it, they should have done their homework on Sarah Palin and NOT put her in as the VP. Their stunt is backfiring on them.
But Perez, you really should stop calling her daughter a whore. That's not cool.
First! and I hate this bitch and all the McCain crap.. Obama 2008 damn it. I can't believe there still republicans in this country after the past 8 years and still I cant believe there are republican who visit this blog. Can't wait to read what cutie Andrey is going to bitch about now.. lol
everyone needs to back their shit up about peoples personal lives-
dont they say keep your job and your personal life seperate? the american people only needs to know what someone would do IF they ran our country, policies, etc.
wether this lady has a daughter who had a baby or not- LISTEN TO HER POLITICAL VIEWS- SHES RUNNING OUR COUNTRY, NOT OUR FUTURE MOTHER- her mother decisions have nothing to do with foreign policy, so why dont people take an interest in what REALLY matters.. bash her for her political moves- not for her parenting
Obama admitted to trying cocaine… what's so big about the marijuana admission? I am not a republican, but I will stick up for her on this issue.
Alert the media, here is the real news no one is talking about!!!
Barrak in not black he used the system!
The breakdown is;
6.25% Black
43.75% Arab
50.00% White
His Father was from Arab decent not African American. His great great grandmother was black. That makes him only 6.25% black and in the US you have to be at least 12% to be legally considered black. Could this be true? He is really an Arab? Of course we can't call him "white" that would be an insult to him!
Oh NOOOOOOOOOO! She acknowledged smoking marijuana!!!!! Oh my Gawd! That's it. She's the anti-christ. I'm sure of it now.
tl:dr
What a hag :[
I think y'all should read THIS article: but google it as perez doesn't allow links.
Sarah Palin - A Note from Anne Kilkenny, 1 Sept 2008
why can't we ask about her life choices too?? you want to go into people's choices than expect the same to be done to you! you want to point fingers ok. so can we
wah wah marijuana isn't bad!!!! she didn't acknowledge still doing it, just in the past. lots of people experiment with marijuana, and it's not like anyone's ever died from it!
I am just hearing that she had a steamy affair on her hsuband that almost cost her her marriage, Us is reporting! What a hoe bag.
blah blah blah
cry babies
sick of hearing abiout her
Her daughter is a big whore.. and that's consequent to conservative family values in a modern society. She is a whore as many and for real, it's true nobody should care. But the fact is that this woman claims to live republican values, this women comes from a right view. If she claims so strong moral bases of course she deserves this and more. If you can't have a grip of your family how the f#@#@ u are going to be able to handle a whole nation?
I'm so sick of this!!!
If Hillary Cintons past 20 years were shoved down our throats in one weekend…..SHE NEVER WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ANY VOTES!!! She probably would be working at micky d's
Leave this woman the fuck alone already!!!
I THINK THAT ALL REPUBLICANS ARE CUNTS AND THAT IF YOU DON'T VOTE FOR OBAMA IN NOV , YOU TOO ARE A CUNT.
THANK YOU.
Who cares about the pot…..are we forgetting another candidate's admitted drug use IN A BOOK. Move on.
I think that this is complete bullshit and I agree with you perez. The fact that they are NOT disclosing EVERYTHING about her is shady. Of course the info needs to be available to us, she might be the next prez! Shady Shady Shady Republicans. GOBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: harrybalsac – I love you harrybalsac
Too bad you don't attack Democrats with equal fervor. You seem to love to attack the right even if your posts aren't accurate - such as your one about her 5th child not being hers. And you didn't criticize Clinton for smoking marijuana or Obama for using cocaine….how about some using equal measure?
How come the media does not look this deep into Hilly Clintons and these rest of her scumbag family. Those Kennedy's sure kn ow how to fuck things up, so how come the media does not shit on them any more. They deserve all the attention they can get.
Anyway, she's NOT a good 'ol boy and McCain wouldn't have touched her with his daddy's dick if he hadn't been running scared after the Democratic Convention, period. As is, he's stepped on his dick with this choice.
Perez-stick to celebrities because your stupid is showing.
i personally think mccain should have chosen better. this woman needs to concentrate on her family not help run the country. she has younger children including an infant with down syndrome and a 17 year old who is pregnant. i think her family needs her more than the country does. there were other better candidates out there for mccain to pick from.
Hillary wanted me to tell you, "SHAME ON YOU PEREZ!"
Oh come on Perez, you had to put "She has acknowledged smoking marijuana in the past?" in BOLD PRINT?? Put this question to 100 people under age 50 (or so) and if you get an honest answer out of all of them there may be between two and 10 who haven't, and a few of that number because they were asthmatic or some such reason. I think 10 would be reaching. If someone smoked marijuana 20 or more years ago exactly how would that cloud their judgment? I would think a candidate's average alcohol consumption would be a more legitimate question these days.
It's so funny how people here try to defend her and come up with 100 excuses to disguise the facts. The fact people is that the woman is a mess and she can't back up what she claims she is and her family and generations show it crystal clear. It's 1000 times better not to claim so much crap, not to be so righteous about life and defend so much so many values. Your personal life it is the reflect of what you work for and what you truly are.
Oh yeah, and if you are such an Obama follower, he has said to leave the kids out of it. If she is planning on marrying her boyfriend, that does not constitute her as being a whore- check your dictionary.
YEAH WE HAVE A RIGHT TO QUESTION HER… BUT ALL THE CANDIDATES HAVE A SHADY PAST TO THEM. ITS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE PEOPLE WE HAVE HAD IN OFFICE IN THE PAST. POLITICIANS ARE ALL SHADY HYPOCRITES, I DON'T TRUST ANYONE IN OFFICE AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHO TO VOTE FOR!
"This nonsense if over" was refering to the media questioning the vetting process of Palin - nothing more. Perez - you right about Celebrity Gossip - your sit it the "Hollywood's Most - Hated Website" You are not CNN or FOXNews. You are a gossip reporter and a poor one at that. Stay out of the mainstream news and politics. Stick to what you know - drawing little dirty things on pics. Also, where would Obama be today if his mama, who got pregnant at the age of 17, had decided not to keep him? Dems are such hypocites and the media is so one sided.
Re: Moluver – There ARE problems on the dems side. Fatass just doesn't post it because he's a fucking douchebag woman hater!!
I'm getting tired of visiting this website, tbh. Half the "gossip" on here is thinly veiled marketing and the other half is political junk. You are jumping the shark Perez, if you haven't already.
Did you notice that Obama has said that Palin's personal life should not be discussed, but only her political life?
Nice to know that even with our huge deficit and families in our country struggling to feed their children that we are paying $95,000 in tax dollars to defend Palin against accusations of abusing her power.
How about abusing our tax dollars?
Obama admitted to doing cocain. Why don't you report that?
I guess I'm gonna have to vote for her.
Great pick imo.
She lacks foreign policy experience yes, but she is known to creative positive change.
Not the 'best' pick in sense of experience and do no harm, but one that can shake up the race for the better or the worse. I wish her the best, and she has my support!
Re: Moluver – They have done their research and that's precisely why they chose her. Have you noticed that everyone is now talking about her and not Obama? (even though he gave a pretty inspiring speech at the DNR last week.) This was a strategic move and well calculated. It was perfect timing and just what John McCain needed to shake things up a bit.
ahhh, perez i love u but this has got to end, i know ur a democrat but u lowering urself to this level,
1st defamation of character is something u can get sued for.
2nd why is she a whore because she got pregnant, half of america gets pregnant at that age including britney's little sister, that doesn't make them whores, a whore is someone that sleeps around and has abortions at least she is admitting her mistake,
3rd if Obama was a good candidate his camp should call u and reprimand you for these absurd comments, the better candidate will win,
GET OVER IT!!!
P.S. you being latino more than 50% percent of latinas have kids at a very young age, how old was your mom when she had you? when u point a finger at someone you have four pointing back, just sayin!
just say NOBAMA!!!! McCain and Palin all the way.
She's hot!
SHE ADMITTED TO SMOKING WEED AND INHALING. SHE WAS PROUD TO ADMIT HER PAST! UNLIKE BILL CLINTON WHO LIED ABOUT HIS YOUTH DAYS AND WEED SMOKING. SHE ADMITTED IT! AND IT WAS ACTUALLY LEGAL IN ALASKA AT THE TIME SO… i think sarah will be a wonderful vice president. ask osama about his cocaine use..
What should Sarah Palin address tonight to prove that she is the leader of women and the free world? How about how her stance on issues like abortion and supporting the likes of John McCain who doesn't support equal pay for women makes her so? Then she can explain to the free world her plan to stand down The Russians and Terrorists. THEN and ONLY THEN can we stop digging for information on her. How bad is it when the potential president is asking America to not question his judgment, not hold his candidate to his own standards, just do what he says and don't look any further into Sarah Palin. I suppose this is his way of saying "bring em' on" or "stay the course". Sounds more like the ramblings of an arrogant jerk than a political maverick, and his "just do what I say and don't ask any questions attitude is sounding a lot like George W. Bush.
Obama said he's tried marijuana. And do we not remember Clinton's "I didn't inhale"?
If her daughter's a whore, Obama's mother was a whore.
And "What Nonsense?" For one, your blog and many others criticizing how she handles parenthood. You have NO IDEA what sex talks they may have had and whether or not the girl used protection. You have NO idea. So many people use protection and get pregnant. I'm sure her daughter had to go through enough, as the daughter of a governor, getting pregnant, and now she's front page news. Show some compassion.
OMG! She acknowledged smoking marijuana?
I don't like this lady and clearly I think she is unfit… but smoking marijuana and wearing a t-shirt saying she's got big boobs is SO NOT THE ISSUE!
Who cares if she fuckin smoked pot in her past….what politician hasn't embellished in drugs or alcohol too much or at one point?
You high-light the issues that are NON-SENSE. This woman has larger issues to fry and greater reasons to be cast out then t-shirts and pot smoking!
By the way Perez, McCain is old but have you seen his mother? She's like 150 and still as feisty as ever. If that's any indication, McCain will be just fine…
Re: sbee – u can't possibly compare bill with her, she sucks
McCain is punishing CNN??
By not appearing?
He has truly lost his mind.
Why doesn’t he punish the rest of us and drop out of the race completely?
— Don’t speak the truth or the Republicans will all disappear.
How about what do I think of you calling Sarah Palin a "former stoner"? Barack Obama admitted to using drugs in his auto-biography. Why is it that when he admits it, it's him being honest, but when Sarah Palin admits it, it is seen as a black mark against her? I really don't know why I am trying to write something intelligent to you, Perez. I think you chose your candidate based on foolishness and popularity. Why was it so easy for you to switch from supporting Hilary to the Obama wagon? That's a pretty big leap, but as soon as Hilary was out of the race and Obama was popular you were all, "Oh yeah, man. Obama's the shit". I think you should stick to what this site is supposed to be about - celebrities. Leave the biased opinion to CNN… you're unqualified.
You dumbass. Obama has admitted to both smoking pot AND snorting coke in the past.
And it just keeps getting better….
OBAMA/BIDEN 08 ppl!!!
Re: shelbz115 – What a bunch of CRAP!!! If she was a man you would not be making that remark.
I THINK SHE'S FUCKING AWESOME!!!!
And the list you have of the "bad" things about her are NOTHING compared to the insane amount of shit that the men in the running have behind them. Have you ever mentioned Obama's ties and friendships with known CRIMINALS and TERRORISTS?! Honey, you know NOTHING about politics, and on top of that I'm SO sick of men hating on her, saying dumbass things about her or her daughters being "slutty" or "whores" and saying she needs to just stay home and raise the kids. DOUBLE STANDARDS GALORE and it's disgusting.
Who the hell hasn't smoked a little pot? You're an ass Perez and I hope your site gets shut down. You are scum.
I think you should stop trying to sound like you know what you're talking about Perez
She's unqualified. Period. What a bad choice. Wonder what kind of other terrible choices McCain would make as prez.
THE DAY PEREZHILTON.COM DELVES INTO THE PERSON LIVES OF POLITICIANS…IS A SAD DAY FOR AMERICA.
I don't know what the fuck is wrong with this website. Obviously, he is a shock blogger…and he just posts fucked up shit to piss people off…but there's a line you cross. Her daughter obviously made a poor judgement call by not being safe enough…but do you know how many things can go wrong during protected sex? Birth control like pills and patches don't always work for everyone…condoms break…and damn just because you're a Democrat you're all over this shit. I am not into politics, although I may be registered Democrat. I used to think politics was a hard thing to understand and I refused to get involved in conversations, but now I see how quickly politics are turning into a fucking circus show. This is the reason why Americans get made fun of…Do you want our future generations to look in history books about our time and turn to the Chapter on the Superficial American? Just as the church and state are separated…so should pop media and politics. I really can't take either candidate seriously after seeing them mass posted on Perezhilton.com
Re: pearl_x – you sound really stupid about right now. I know that you are trying to justify that mccain fucked up. His choice for VP is totally fucked up. When Campbell Brown interviewed tucker, He stumbled over his words, I saw the interview. Brown was not unfair or rude. She pressed him to give an example of an executive decision Palin made as Chief of the Alaska National Guard and he couldn’t do it. That is what ticked mcsame off.
OMG she's a former stoner…alert the media! Your messiah was a former pot DEALER and COKE dealer!!! Dont see you bashing him though.
McCain/Palin '08
Re: Moluver – Thank you. Very true
There are millions of christians voting for this mess thinking that she has the moral values to run this country. Come on?? Don't tell me that the personal life of this bitch is not relevant.. It is!! so the hypocrisy blows on the face of so many suckers and see the consecuences of their restrictions, limited views and conservatism. Republicans are an extinguishing specie and this is for good of humanity and the whole world!
Re: pippin1 – AMEN! Stick to celebrity gossip… your stupid is showing.
I am so sick of the Republican party…they messed up when they chose Palin because they wanted to make history and get Hillary votes without vetting her properly…All the issues surrounding her are valid. Her daughter's pregnancy is valid because of Palin's political views on sex education; her legal woes are valid because we need to decide if caused someone to get fired and so on and so on. The American people have the right to discuss! He is the sexist one, he is the one who does not believe in equal pay for men and women!!!
seriously this has got to stop. u are so annoying with all of this hating on her and her daughter. you seriously have no idea how fucked up you can be and it is pathetic…really sad. your name isnt even perez. how much stupid shit have you done in your life? werent you taking drugs when you were like really skinny?/
i agree with obama shirts
YOU ARE NOT A REPORTER
SHUT UP
Re: Ms. Sugar Walls – An Excellent Comment!
Re: ItComesAndGoes – just like bush! He has had his records explunged. NOW isn't that the sign of a honest man, that didn't sniff or wasn't alcoholic?
Didn't Obama admit to doing coke?
This entire election reminds me of the Sean Penn flick 'All The King's Men'….where a political nominee is initially used to 'split the votes'. It would not surprise me, in the least, that McCain and his VP was set up, for a major fall.
I think Obama called for an end to the personal bashing as well. You claim to be so open minded, yet so quick to throw pointy objects. Let the politics speak for themselves. Wade through the bullshit and get to the issues. And if you do start trying to poke at policy…try your hardest to be mature about it. Let's not get tied up and influenced by double standards and such nonsense (as you call it). Please leave the political rants to educated analysts and journalists. Both sides have their skeletons. Leave the past in the past and let's focus on the future. Is this really the crap that we let divide our country? It's the true dumbing down of a nation, having crazy kids like you taking the mud slinging approach to influence young voters. It's really making your website a drag to visit.
I don't know who I'm voting for yet…but I find it endearing that both sides have presented potential canidates that are so relatable and real, and not ashamed by it. Obama on the dem side…and now Palin on the republican side.
The real question is…did she inhale?!
And to Moluver…let's not kid ourselves. Both Democrats and Republicans are whiners. No one is better than the other…it's all propaganda. Learn to see past it!
I think they are uncovering so much crap on her, people will get sick of it and just like her. They won't hold her accountable, and just think she's being picked on. Kind of like the Ah-nold….
But that scares me!!!! She SHOULD be held accountable for her past, she could possibly be the VP. But it's all kind of fishy if you ask me..
Why do any Republicans post or even read this website surely God.com is a better read for their narrow minds.
oh and how we were all over john kerry is NOTHING like this. the media who is left wing biased is attacking her FAMILY. john kerry fucked up because of the stupid shit he did after vietnam. a true soldier who loves his/her country would never throw away their medals. asshole
Re: Yourstruly – Sweetheart, through no fault of my own I'm living in a small, scary Southern town where they don't make these fine distinctions if someone who "looks black but is really white!!" would walk into their shit-kickin' hoe-down after midnight.
He's not Black PLUS a Muslim? Great. Any more nuggets, is he transgendered? Even more diversity, I'm all for it.
First of all, Barack did cocaine in college. Why even bring up that Palin smoked pot? Big fat deal! Get over it.
Second, her daughter is not a whore. I admire her courage considering the position she has been put in.
How can you bash someone like this and yet condone Clinton's behavior while he was in office with the whole Lewinski crap?
Third, in regards to the "if the same thing were occurring on the Democrat's side, they'd be plastering it all over the news" comment, What about the fact that Obama said he wouldn't run on a national ticket in '08? He's still running, despite saying, live on TV, that he wouldn't have enough experience by then. hmm…
I'm usually a repub, but thanks to McCain/Palin and the incredibly pathetic last 8 years - Obama/Biden all the way!
Obviously in an age where technology rules the population, the gossip factor is reaching an all time high. Even though it technically should not be this way with any sort of fame-whether it be political or in Hollywood- Americans are obsessed with finding out everything about those people in the spotlight. The political parties know very well that this is the case. Obviously Sarah Palin's daughter, as well as herself are going to be in the media's watchful eyes. There is no avoiding it. There is no erasing the "damage" that has already been done, and there is no going back to fix what "mistakes" have been made surrounding Sarah Palin's past and present. All that can be done is an attempt to shift the focus on to politics, where it once was. And this may just be impossible.
peace love and gossip, L
I don't think this matters.Since McDummy's pick for VP, the polls show that it has really hurt him.Obama's lead in 3 big swing states have widened significantly Iowa(leads by 15%),Minnesota(leads by 11%), Ohio (leads by 4% -McCain had been ahead).And he's now up overall by 7%.McCain made a big mistake and didn't do his due dilligence in vetting this woman he'd only met once prior to last week.
1. I don't dislike her. I wish her well personally.
2. I don't like her resume…PTA, Mayor, Gov., female VP puppet for Repubs.
3. Her daughter is not a whore, she's an idiot, but not a whore.
4. good luck finding someone whose never tried a drug.
5. Even with cute glasses she lacks VISION for our future.
6. Same Political Bullshit….Prettier Republican Package.
Re: HipGnosis – Thanks!
Who the hell cares if she smoked pot back in the day?!?! Who the fuck hasn't at one time?! I'm sure half of the politicians have smoked pot! This is just another stupid scandal to try to make the republican party look bad!! What a joke!
LMAO @ "our long and thorough process"
Another religious puppet of society that will not make a fucking difference in this country.
I think if she becomes VP I'm moving to Canada.
Aww shit… I ALREADY live in Canada. I'm moving to the Moon!
Maybe McCain can just go fetal and cry until the election.
I think we have a right to know Palin's background, the same as how we have the right to know about any other candidate. All of them have unsavory aspects in their pasts, and we should know about them to make an informed decision. Personally, I don't like Palin at all. This whole stunt seems like a ploy to sway Hillary's supporters. Team Obama! *Just my Humble Opinion*
Okay. A few things. Who fucking cares if she smoked pot before (in bold)…she lives in ALASKA! That's like…living in Vermont. Yes it beautiful, great skiing, but lets face it…theres not much else to do besides smoke the ganja. Great. Okay. Her daughter is pregnant. Sweet. Still not that huge a deal. We should be MORE concerned that the anti-gay, pro-choice whore might be president if whats-his-face kicks it (as Perez said). So the fact that they are calling for a cease to these "sexist questions" is absolutely fucking absurd. We the people have every fucking right to ask questions, and even point fingers at the people that may run our country, even if fucking Barbie got up there and put her name on a ballot. It's just how it works…you can't play the slander card here bitch!
I think you should stop calling her a whore. You're an asshole.
Re: Ms. Sugar Walls – I thought I smelled Valtrex.I guess it's time for the fun to end because I'm sure you'll camp all evening telling everybody how much you hate whitey, the GOP and Sarah Palin and how good you thimk Obama's Dick tastes.
If God hadn't meant for 17 year old girls to become mommies, why did he make them so darn sexy?
Seriously, Perez, I love you.. But you gotta stop talking politics. You have no idea what you talk about, and the only thing you say is what you hear democrats spew. Why dont you do some of your own investigating?? And WHO CARES if she has smoked weed before. WHO HASN'T atleast once in their life??
STFU, Perez. You have no idea what you're talking about and your barely-celeb status as a gossip blogger is seriously compromised at this point. Why don't get back to what you actually do know: who had sex with so and so and what drugs they were on at the time.
Let it go! Everyone has a past! mainstream media is just choosing her as the flavor of the week! Next week it'll be McCain's daughter's ex boyfriend's friend's mom! i mean please! All of the politicians out there haven't made mistakes! Everyone has! Just because she doesn't support liberal politics, doesn't mean she doesn't deserve respect like every other person out there!
This media-driven crap about her daughter is overshadowing what she could do for our country. Enough!! If you really want to know what she stands for, STFU and LISTEN, Perez.