Something else to whine about

Last week it was all about not wanting to pay taxes and throwing Tea Parties; this week it's all about how Miss California was robbed of the Miss America title for her answer on gay marriage. Where to start?????

Let's get it out of the way that the Miss America pageant is dumb. GIVEN.

I also should say that I'm no fan of Perez Hilton. Obviously he sucks and is no kind of respectable source for blah blah blah. Nobody is saying this guy is correct or stands for anything.

So then this Miss California was behind anyway. Her scores were all on the low end compared to Miss North Carolina (raise up!, etc) before this question business.

And, point #4, her answer was stupid. Not "politically incorrect," just stupid. Stupid how? "We live in a land where we can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage"-stupid. Opposite marriage???!! She went on to add "no offense." I think any criticism directed at her response has more to do with the wtf-ness of the whole point of the question, which is to jump through the hoop of being "articulate" and "thoughtful" in a basic way. The idea wasn't for her to have recited the Bill of Rights or say that she was pro-gay marriage, just for her not to sound like somebody I went to middle school with. "No offense!"

Here are some excerpts from her hilarious interview with Fox:

FOXNews.com: How are you feeling today?

Carrie Prejean: Honestly, happy. This happened for a reason. By having to answer that question in front of a national audience, God was testing my character and faith. I'm glad I stayed true to myself.

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FOXNews.com: Did your stomach sink when you first heard you picked Perez Hilton's question?

Carrie Prejean: I had a gut feeling. I knew he was controversial, and so was the question. Out of all the topics I studied up on, I dreaded that one, I prayed I would not be asked about gay marriage. If I had any other question, I know I would have won.

Of course you would have. Or maybe you should think your opinions through (you "studied up on" the other ones--why not this one?) so that when somebody on a nationally televised pageant stage asks you about them, you don't come off like a fool. Easily you could have said "I don't believe in gay marriage...sanctity of...one man one woman..." and so on. It's not like there aren't enough talking points to fall back on! Instead, you winged it with something about"opposite marriage"? P-lease.