Miss California, In Her Own Words
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Watch (above) Carrie Prejean's speech at the press conference today where Donald Trump allowed her to keep her title as Miss California.
Thoughts???
Posted: May 12, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Perez, you've got a much bigger target now that Trump is covering for her. I think you need to start hammering on the fact that his values really suck.
1. If, according to Carrie's comments, Miss USA is about female empowerment, then how does Trump's willingness to ignore pageant rules help empower the contestants who honestly adhered to those rules?
2. What kind of role model for young women is someone like Carrie who lies and cheats in order to get to the top?
3. What kind of message is Trump giving young men and women when he clearly indicates that a woman's physical beauty is so important that it negates all other traits, even personal honesty?
Combined with Carrie's intolerance of gay people it sounds like Trump is part of a corrupt power structure that curtails the potential of women and gay people in society.
How many times did she have to let Trump squeeze her fake titties this weekend to keep her crown?
Mr. Hilton, you need to consider that you may not be accurate in your beliefs. However whether or not you can think outside your own views or not you need to remember that this country is comprised of all types of people, and if we are to accept you and your beliefs into a mixed culture than you sir, should be willing to do the same.
Quote "I may not believe in a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
I wonder if you would be willing to do the same.
The question you posed during the pageant were a form of mental masturbation to satisfy your own addenda and torpedoed someone's dream and advancement opportunities, which is probably what your you were going for I guess.
Oh boo hoo. Damn she is such a fake!
WOW, hate wins over love once again.
What a lying, hypocritical bitch
Re: laura49142 – It's called the liberal media and it's not multiple mindsets. It's basically one news source calling all the shots. Instead of a free-thinking media, it's all unilaterally run by biased left-wingers. Why do you think Fox News constantly wins in the polls? Because they don't have any other conservative news stations to contend with.
Perez, I've been a fan of the site for a long time. I've never been a fan of you simply because you are irritating. Now you and the site are becoming more and more synonymous. I see your hate and lack of acceptance through your pictures, your comments, and others mistakes yet you expect tolerance. You seem to be selling your soul and joining the ranks of certain politicians, corporation heads, drug addicts, professional poker players, and paparazzi…. 1,000,000 wothwhile causes can't undo the major bad karma coming your way…. you are so sad and I feel so sorry for you… it's not hate, mario, just fact. you're sad…. I wouldn't trade five thousand dollars to be you….
She might have kept her tiara, but I can tell you from many gays I know who work in Hollywood, she will not be welcomed. Jobs will no longer go to her. Let her keep her "opinion" … others will too. I wouldn't want to eat at any restaurant near the gays if I were her.
Re: Puffin –
wow, Puffin, you're really angry that someone with beliefs that differ from yours has WON!!! You heard it: SHE WON!!!!!!! and MOST Americans agree with HER. So go back into your closet, stop your immature name calling and leave the decent, God loving, man/woman = marriage believing Americans alone!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
You go girl!
Perhaps you will finally let this go and have learned a lesson, Mario? I know you have your degree in drama, but this tactless, over the top crusade of yours went way out of line. The next time you wish to further your agenda, do so in a respectable, mature way.
I may not agree with her views, but I think she is very well spoken. She was right when she mentioned how you have been malicious and vindictive. You have not done your fight for gay rights any good. You probably should have preached education and tolerance instead of personally attacking this girl!
she drives me nuts, BUT, i found the part about her grandfather touching. i believe in gay marriage, i believe in her right to express her beliefs and perez' right to express his. HOWEVER, i cannot stand how hateful everybody is being - poor form indeed!
I'm sorry, but she's right about you and your self-promoting ways, judge #8!
Re: CoDy A – please grow a brain…one that actually functions
thanks
She makes me want to vomit.
Re: commercial hate – Mr. Hilton, you need to consider that you may not be accurate in your beliefs. However whether or not you can think outside your own views or not you need to remember that this country is comprised of all types of people, and if we are to accept you and your beliefs into a mixed culture than you sir, should be willing to do the same.
Quote "I may not believe in a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
I wonder if you would be willing to do the same.
The question you posed during the pageant were a form of mental masturbation to satisfy your own addenda and torpedoed someone's dream and advancement opportunities, which is probably what your you were going for I guess.
a good christian will repent but all she did is defend. yeah right carrie, hawking ass and tits are biblically correct! defend, defend, defend!
I'm over Miss California. Does anyone even watch beauty pageants any more?
However she still should be dethroned. I doubt she'll even get any ad campaigns and her modeling career won't take off especially with the fashion industry being very liberal.
She really scares me… She sounds like she's in a cult.
How are you in any way shape or form better than this woman you keep bashing?
Not only is she beautiful, but she is smart and eloquent.
Just because you are gay, PEREZ, does not mean equality.
Fat ass who likes it up the ASS!!!!
Re: commercial hate – Easy to say when you and others of your ilk have nothing to show for morals. When you cling to nothing, you can't be judged.
CARRIE LACKS PROFESSIONALISM. SHE IS A PUBLIC FIGURE FOR GOD'S SAKE. AT WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DONT AGREE WITH EVERYONE OR EVERYTHING, BUT IN ORDER TO REMAIN PROFESSIONAL WE BITE OUR TONGUE AND STAY NEUTRAL TO REPRESENT OUR JOB AND ENABLE A HARMONICAL ENVIRONMENT. AS A PUBLIC FIGURE, SHE NEEDS TO LEARN TO BE SO. I THINK SHE IS SLOW
Although I don't necessarily agree with the fact that she didn't get stripped of her crown because in the past it's happened to other girls making it completely unfair. However those other girls were not under the rain of Donald Trump, and he'd look like a crazy hypocrite if he took away her crown because of some side boob action and not the Miss USA for snorting blow, because let's face it one is harmful, dangerous, and illegal, the other is not.
The thing I don't get is why all of the sudden she is playing the victim card. So much for being a crusader for biblical marriage. Her of all people should now understand how it feels to be ostracized for their beliefs, and morals. Hopefully this experience will make HER a more OPEN and CARING individual. Cause the fact of the matter is she's a giant hypocrite, slamming Perez for using his freedom of speech, because whether you agree with either of them, that's what their both doing so stop playing the blame game. Not only that but she's still an advocate against FREEDOM OF RELIGION, so much for fighting for rights, because she's negating all the work done by her grandfather for that privilege by supporting an anti-gay establishment. To bad she can't seem to open her eyes and take things in full perspective to understand that maybe, just maybe, she's put herself in this position.
This dumb bitch…she fucking claims that her freedom of speech was denied to her, because she was "punished" for speaking her mind. UMMMM no. you have the freedom to say what ever the fuck dumb shit u want. and the public as well as perez hiton has the right to speak out against you and ur bullshit beliefs. I've had enough of people saying "Oh. This is how i was raised. These are my beliefs" why do we have to respect them any longer?! Do we respect the beliefs that black men should not merry white women? do we respect the beliefs that jewish people should not be given full rights? NO! being gay is no more of a choice then being black or being jewish is and it's about time people realize that. Fuck Ms. California. makes me embarrassed that she's representing my wonderful state.
Hahahahahahaha!
Freedom of speech!
I think this whole speech is so dumb:
1) She chose to address the photos, but she failed to address the unauthorized media appearances.
2) She thanked the Miss California USA organization even though Shanna Moakler and past Miss California contestants and winners disagreed with her views regarding gay marriage. The fact that they've made so many statements and media appearances regarding it shows that they disagree with what Carrie has said.
Whatever. There's a new Miss USA and it's not Carrie Prejean! YAY! Carrie is a POOR representative of her (and my) generation!
I saw the new photos she was talking about. What a CROCK. Does that actually look like she was unaware they were being taken? NO. Now if I saw her picking her nose or eating a sandwich I MIGHT believe her.
Carrie Prejean is just another self-righteous moron who is, once again, making REAL CHRISTIANS look bad.
Once again, Carrie takes the high road and shows some dignity and humility. Surely, you'll continue to target her, spewing hatred and bigotry, and setting the gay movement further and further backwards every time you open your mouth.
Re: LAisavapidwasteland – Empowerment of women has EVERYTHING to do with it you moron. She is a woman and she has been targetted by the main stream media and perez hilton. Those pictures only came out recently because people were wanting to capitalize on her newly found fame. They wanted to make a buck off the pictures while taking her down. With her being allowed to keep her crown, she has triumphed over the evil people who choose hatred… like yourself.
bitch.
I think she's sweet.
and just like she says mario.. agree to disagree.
of all the people, the gay should'nt critisize her for what she says
Carrie Prejean's a whore!
and Donald Trump is clearly getting some California love on the side.
=)
hey she doesn't deserve it she is saying one thing then doing another… she doesn't represent me!!! you go perez put her in her place
STUPID WHORE!! SHE DOESN'T DESERVE THE CROWN, DONALD TRUMP IS AN A$$HOLE.
Some of those comments were directed right at you and even Trump insinuated you so now are you going to let this go once and for all, Perez??
You know Perez, you remind me why capital punishment is wrong, you can't justify a killing with another killing!
Re: katherineash54 – well said !
Re: JonzeyWTF – Why do you go on Perez's site if you don't like what he has to say?
For someone who is apparently afraid of going by his real name and hides behind a false persona, you have no room to talk about another person being a liar. Don't you agree Mario?
Re: lumpy2 – You have a thing or two to learn, it seems. There are Protestant denominations which ordain gay clergy and sanctify gay marriage.
We all have the right to free speech, if you don't like it then get the fuck out of the United States. The problem with the majority of people is that they think everyone has to accept their ideals and beliefs or they themselves are wrong.
While I personally don't agree with what Prejean says/said she has the right to say whatever the hell she wants to say… just as Perez has the right to say whatever the hell he wants to say.
We don't have to listen to her nor do we have to read/listen to Perez if we choose not to…
get over yourself Perez — you're a blogger for crissakes.. no one is openly attacking you for your beliefs..
IMO everyone should just agree to disagree and move the fuck on….
HAHAHA. PEREZ = LOSER. PREJEAN = WINNER! WAY TO GO CARRIE FOR STANDING UP FOR YOUR RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH. DON'T LET PEREZ'S GAY ASS KEEP YOU DOWN. STEP DOWN PEREZ! YOU'RE 15 MINUTES ARE OVER!!!!
IN YOUR FACE PEREZ!
WELL SAID MISS CALIFORNIA!!! This means judge "number 8" can now move along!
I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion even if its wrong or right BWTF Not even an apology to all the Gay and Lesbians she offended?? She’s a universal Fiqure. She needs to get real with her responsibilities!!!
Re: JaiSellers – Stop trying to take away something the church created: marriage. Seperation of church and state applies only when you want it to, huh? Civil unions are just as good, if not better.
what about the FREEDOM to marry jesus freak !
Re: TX_independence – wow i fell so sorry for you
she deserves to keep her crown because of the way she was attacked. had she not been attacked so strongly maybe her dark side would have come to light on its on and she would have lost her crown. As it stands now, Trump made the right decision.
WONDERFUL!
So, far, TWO STRIKES OUT for the Gay Mafia.
1) Race War with Blacks went nowhere.
2) Gender War with Bathing Suit Contestants goes kablooey.
Re: Darlena Flamedancer – completly agree, well said
Re: SoCal reality – Does Christ compel you to use the derogatory term 'fa_g'?
OMG! This Bitch can talk….seriously SHUT THE FUCK UP Prejean! It her right blah blah blah good thing her opinion wasn't the other side of the issue or she would REALLY have been persecuted for it!
Homophobes are idiotic.
now can you stop the nonsense with this girl and move on? i'm sure now you will go after Trump. i have news for you, not everybody in the country sees gay marriage the same way you do. i can't imagine balls on my forehead like you prefer, but i don't think you are a bad person for it. it's just a difference in opinion and in this case you exposed yourself for the drama queen you are. you truly looked like a 15 year old girl throughout this campain…
btw, victoria beckam is not hot, and jeremy piven is funny and nobody cares about heidi montag and whoever her boyfriend is.. just a heads up
just because you say.."no offense to anyone" doesn't mean you can say hateful things and it be alright. She's a poser. does God think it's okay for her to flash her ass nude all over the internet? so she picks and chooses her sins. typical. she needs to crawl back under her rock. As a spokeswoman for our entire state…..her beliefs are not the way we all feel…she needs to keep that in mind. i just want to punch her. If she doesn't believe in gay marriage…then she should marry a man….and call it good.
Intolerance is intolerance. You asked a question and you didn't like the answer so you shot the messenger. How are you any different from Rush Limbaugh?
HAHAHAHAHAHA YOU LOOSE MEDIA WHORE, IT LOOKS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND A ANOTHER SCANDAL WHERE YOU CAN BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION, BE A REAL GAY RIGHT FIGHTER NOT A MEDIA SELLOUT BIIIIITCH!!! YOU SUUUCKKK
Aaaahhahahahah. Excuse me I need to go change my pants cause I just pissed myself… This chica is loca! Putting aside the marrige issue, she just does not make sense. She is constantly contradicting herself. I'm so glad there are stupid people in this world like her, it really helps boost my confidence!
i love you perez! the steps toward equality have just begun. i definitely think this woman should have been de-throned. or at least she should have stepped down. bottom line is that she did lie and she does not represent equality or freedom. in fact i think she just is creating more barriers and hate. i don't know anyone personally who would ever look up to this woman. the fight goes on though. this isn't the first time some idiot was given a second chance and it won't be the last time.
poor dear is nothing but a whore and she thinks her thoughts and opinions actually matter. She is pathetic and she knows it….obviously Donald Trump is anti gay because even though she has tainted the pageant he has decided to allow her agenda to continue. Gays need to make Donald Trump suffer now
Poor poor little victim. Notice she doesn't address any issues about breaking the beauty pageant contract or lying on her application about nude or compromising photos.
Poor Carrie. But Jesus (and Donald Dump) loves her.
Let it go, Perez. So she doesn't have the same belief system as you…BFD! I don't agree with her belief system but that doesn't make me want to run a hate campaign against her. As Americans we are given the freedom to have our own individual opinions and to voice them. She was merely using that American right and boo hoo…you didn't like it. Well get over yourself. You've also used that freedom but you're never going to make every person in the country share your opinion so stop the hating and move on.
You can say what you want but what kind of Christian gets almost butt-naked for money?! Shes always preaching about her religious beliefs. Well what about showing your body to everyone with just panties on? Why should anyone look up to her??? Im sure thats not the Christian way!
How can I take your story and apply it to my own life?
If one day, my daughter (who is currently one and a half yrs old) asks me if I remember the Miss California controversy in 2009, I will tell her that I do remember it, and I remember how disappointed I was in America for their tolerance of Prejean that day. I hope that my daughter grows up with a sense of evolution and modernism, where everyone is doing their part in making the best of what we have here in the amazing USA.
What a GREAT representative for Conservative America: a blonde bimbo who has flashed her boobs for magazines!
i agree with her. she was propelled to this position by the question she was asked. she stood by what she believed in, she's not here to make a group of people happy, she's here to show people that you should stand up for what you believe is right.
Does she realize it was blown up in the media because of how dumb she sounded as well? ok…she did make a controversial political statement on tv (and by the way perez, you can't blame her for sticking up for her beliefs, no matter how much you or i disagree with them…) but why isn't anyone addressing the fact that she sounded like a complete IDIOT when she said them? hmmmm
A panel of gay women came to my Women's Health class today to talk about their lives as members of the gay community.
When it became time to ask the panel questions, I asked "When public figures such as Miss California say gay marriage is illegitimate, do you find that as a source of oppression among the gay community?"
The women answered "YES! With every revolution, there will always be people who knock others down. This is another instance where the gay community was knocked down. However, this time, we will rise up higher!"
I am not gay, but I believe that everyone has their own right to love whoever they choose - a man, women, a rock, etc.
This country is based on separation of church and state, however, the religious beliefs of the people are deterring us from moving forward.
Miss California has the right of speech and to believe in whatever she so chooses, however, she is an oppressor of the gay community.
CONGRATULATIONS PEREZ, WITH YOUR HATE AND INSULTS, YOU HAVE MADE MISS CALIFORNIA A HERO. AND YOU HAVE SET BACK THE GAY'S RIGHTS 20 YEARS….
YOU CAME FROM A TOTALITARIAM COUNTRY IN WHICH PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT DIFFERENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT YOU WERE TRASHED AND PUT IN JAIL, BUT YOU CHOOSE TO ACT LIKE A DICTATOR WITH MISS CALIFORNIA. YOU HAVE LEARN NOTHING FROM YOUR COUNTRY'S PAIN. NOTHING.
MY HEART GOES TO MISS CALIFORNIA WHO HAD THE "BALLS" TO SPEAK HER MIND. CONGRATULATIONS FOR HER STRENGH AND HER WONDERFUL FAMILY.
PEREZ YOU'VE BEING ABUSING WOMEN IN THIS SITE FOR TOO LONG. THIS TIME YOU MESS UP WITH THE WRONG GIRL . YOU ARE A LOSER.
haha you didn't even get a name slip Judge number 8
Perez - let it go. it's not your battle. your harsh words hurt more people in your gay community than it did good. i support gay relationship/commitment, but you are just wrong to call this girl a B, C, and etc. that's not how anything will get worked out. They way you talked about Miss Cali is the way Whites talked about slaves over 100 years ago. you are more the biggot than she.
get some help.
Someone needs to shut this stupid whore up, seriously. Trying to play the WW2 card for sympathy? Puhleeze.
Carrie Prejean should be fucked with a rusty chainsaw.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
It's what we all want, let's respect each others opinions now, ya hear?
This has made Perez Hilton look like a giant intolerant jackass.
Don't ask the question if only "your" answer is acceptable.
Everyone is so sick of these bullying, pseudo intellectual, liberal freaks.
Go eff yourself, your not going to dictate how I think. Go eat a donut.
you guys are all haters! she had a right to say what she wanted and it wasn't hurtful, that was her belief. i'm glad she stayed…shame on you perez.
She is a hidden bigot! She does not represent CA at all! Good luck to her with all her meet and greets at church functions! Perez YOU ROCK!
ive got to give miss Cali. credit. she stood up to that fag paris. hes the instigator of all this. Just because we dont agree with thay gaybird paris does not make it wrong. Kudos for miss California for not only standing up for her rights but standing up to that "girl" perez. as far as im concerned she deserves to keep her crown. now only if she could bitch-slap perez with it in the head. or better yet hit perez in his chonch.
Go Carrie! What an amazing role model she is! Perez, you are a hypocritical person, you speak out for what you believe in all the time and scrutinized Carrie when she did the same! You need to think about what you do and say before you lash out on people, because you were truly wrong in this situation. Hopefully, you ar enot a judge next year.
Mr. Labandera, if you have remained professional and mature during and after the Miss USA pageant, then you should not have been slapped on your face with the retention of Carrie as Miss California.
Someone shut her up with your dick plz!
Who wrote her speach?
That's bullshit. They need to remove Trump from the board or something to get rid of him. These last 2 bitches gets to keep there title but women like Vanessa Williams and others loses their title. That straight up bullshit. But this bitch flashes her tits and gets to keep her crown. The other hoe got drunk and high. What the fuck, I hope little girls in the country don't see these bitches as role models.
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HOMO!
some of you are lame for making fun of God
too bad one day you'll learn that wasn't the smartest thing to do
Hm. Well. IDK. Her speech kind of moved me, and I was definitely anti-Carrie Prejean. She had some good points. I guess if Donald can forgive someone for snorting cocaine as Miss USA he can forgive some pics and some campaigning for her own personal purposes.
Go Carrie!!!!!
Perez, YOU SUCK!!!
Way to go Carrie…Perez who? don't worry he's a nobody
Great! Perez, You lost! Now F-off and Shut for fascist mouth….
She's BEAUTY PAGENT contestant/title holder….NOT AN POLITICIAN POLITICIAN!
Quit acting like she's beholden to the gay community just because she's from California.
And yes, she is supposed to represent Californians…which is what she did…
there are plenty of Californians who agree with her.
Lemme see….artificial boobs paid for by pageant…OK! Semi-nude photos, steeped in pure sin…..OK! Lying about aforementioned (sinful) photos…..OK! Serving as spokesperson for HATE GROUP…..OK! Exercising the right to free speech and shirking responsibility for the consequences….OK!
Permission to vomit?
I'm so happy for Carrie!
Perez, don't demand tolerance while practicing intolerance and hatred.
Freedom of speech means people are free to express their views and opinions without fear of being persecuted for it. Perez, you tried to deny Carrie Prejean her constitutional right to freedom of speech. You were wrong.
Okey honestly this bitch is deluded…
There was no false rumors it was all true.
Moron…
Well i hope that she does her work as Ms Cali and that you stop trashing her perez..
Heyyy Perez, I am too Cubanita from Hialeah like you!!!!
there was no hidden agenda about the question that was asked, to me she had the easiest question. the question did not ask her weather or not she believe marriage should be between the same sex. her response was off of the topic. She lost fair and square. Roll the tape. The Current Miss USA did a better JOB!! She is a Lying, stupid, slut that im not going to blog about anymore. Please let's stop giving her the attention she don't deserve. Oh Perez we love you!!
I do not believe she should still have the title of miss. california that is bull!!
This isn't really that surprising. You know he was thinking if he took the crown everyone would think "zomg, Donald Trump is defending teh gays = therefore, Donald Trump MUST BE GAY!!!" His fragile ego couldn't take it. Plus I'm sure the massive BJ from Ms. CaliWHOREnia helped too.
Time to stop this witch hunt!
yes. no gay marriage. gross.
And Trump has spoken! now lets move on.. Seriously it was a waste of time..
We are always going to be different in thoughts because were different people!