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Miss California USA Carrie Prejean will keep her crown despite her nude photo scandal, Donald Trump has announced.
Trump said, “We reviewed the pictures very carefully. We are in the 21st century. … Carrie’s a model, she’s very successful. … Some were beautiful, some were risqué. … We’ve determined the pictures taken were acceptable, fine, and in many cases they were very lovely pictures.”
Carrie also addressed the answer she gave during the Miss USA pageant when she said she believes marriage is between a man and a woman.
“Three weeks ago I was asked a politically charged question with a hidden personal agenda,” Carrie said. “I was given a question asking for my opinion and I stated my personal belief. Immediately after the pageant, judge no. 8 began a cultural fire storm in the media … he was trying to be self promoting and hateful. On April 19 on that stage, I exercised my freedom of speech I was punished for doing so. This should not happen in America.”
Yesterday, Carrie proclaimed that Satan had tempted her when asked the marriage question.
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No but she’s BRAVE!!!!!!!!!! and HONEST!!!!!
And that’s rare today………
If she feels she has a right to her opinion and is proud of speaking her opinion so be it but if that is true why the need to keep dragging Obama’s name and other’s into this? And, it seem like you were being forced to continue repeat your opinion on interview after interview nor did it look like you were caught in between poses as you say in 2 of the photos - or any of them…what does it matter why the pictures were taken you posed for them willingly so why no just say that instead of trying to play the victim and place blame elsewhere? Donald Trump is doing what he does best…promoting his business interests and controlling a situation to his advantage.
I don’t think Perez is being anal about this at all. He and so many others are passionate about protecting the civil rights of other people.
I know I will never watch apprentice again and I hope that no celebrities join his cast in protest of keeping a person against the civil rights of others as a pagent winner.
BTW I think President Obama is quite capable of defending himself and his beliefs and has bigger issues to worry about right now.
Perez Hilton was promoting himself and his website with all his hate and intolerance of Carrie P.. I am glad he was finally put in his place. I use to go to his site but have decided not to go there any longer because of his hate messages.
Carrie, I love your speech. Keep up the good work.
Best Wishes to you.
and
May God be with you always.
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You are so right…..so be sure that you hold the same standards for Carrie AND Perez……otherwise you sound like a hypocrite
Carrie as asked her opinion. Carrie stated her convictions. Carrie was slammed fo her beliefs! NOT an American ideal! Right ?
robins 3 @ 05/12/2009 at 3:03 pm Ekaterina
You are woefully ill-informed…..Iowa was forced to do that NOT because it was a unanimous decision but the gay legal community found a technicality in Iowa State law by which they could slip it through.
So Ekaterina your personal agenda is very obvious but you are giving out false info on what happened in Iowa. The Iowans were unanimously AGAINST gay marriage.
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Exactly !!!
California, one of the big and populous state voted AGAINST gay marriage !!!!
I’m one of the those who voted against gay marriage.
Perez revealed his true colors ….he’s a BIGOT!
Tolerance ONLY if you believe what he believes
It’s so easy and basic to see that if you don’t believe what he believes he’ll trounce on your rights of freedom of speech and thought.
Very interesting!
I bet he did examine the photos ‘very closely’. She wants to be a sexualised piece of meat and is willing to do very un-Christian things to make money. Hypocritical girl.
She is right, whether you like it or not. I do not like it but she is right. Donald Trump did the right thing and Perez Hilton should be tending to his website and seperate himselft from beauty pageants, he doesn’t havethe qualifications and is not capable, otherwise he would never have gotten so emotional over nothing
Toni
You are missing the larger issue here……about freedom of expression
Do you ONLY support free speech if the speaker expresses ONLY your opinion on things or do you support it for all?
She answered honestly and courageously .
If you have a gripe with her because of her conviction take it up with God. Ever think to do that?
technically the government should not recognize anyone as legally married…we’re all in civil unions and should be recognized as such…as a secular state, everyone should be entitled to civil unions…all this marriage talk actually means nothing since no one should be recognized as “married”
Gay couples should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual couples, but no one (including hetero couples) should be called married by the state…this would solve the problem…everyone could be recognized in this country as a civil union and “marriage” could be left for those who claim it as a religious ceremony (but not recognized officially by the state)…
It is funny that barack Obama is so silent on this issue, I guess someone hasn’t set the teleprompter yet, he is a good reader.
@robins3
No, she is not brave - she lies about the pics and the boob job.
And I still believe she only hold her crown for being blond.
But it looks like when you are ranting against marriage for everyone you can lie.
Oh, and I am Caucasian.
@Melissa: Why would he even address it? Or even care? It’s a beauty pageant for crying out loud.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/05/12/ent.miss.california.usa/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
Carrie’s speech.
She’s right, FREEDOM of SPEECH.
Perez Hilton has a personal agenda. Shame of you, Perez, you only make your cause WORSE !!!!
Gaia
You have some serious racial issues……like being a racist. Listen to yourself speak honey.
BTW I know some white people who have been so brainwashed by the “liberal” media and have bought into feeling guilty about being white but…….
I don’t believe you’re white. It irks you that she’s a white woman. Speaking of lying. Pot and kettle?
GAIA
She never “ranted”……..you shouldn’t misrepresent people and your way of writing does NOT point to you being what you say you are. You are foreign which is ok. You are not an upholder of truthfulness and maybe that’s why it bothers you so much.
can someone pls explain to me why she always have those multiple lines at the sides of the mouth whenever she smiles??? she’s just 21, too young to have botox, no????
the issue here is no longer gay marriage. it’s about hypocrisy. gay marriage is wrong, but is hawking tits and ass also biblically correct?? puhleeze.
See post # 67 for the link on her speech.
Some of the pics were PHOTOSHOPPED.
dude, the lines at the sides of her mouth ain’t photoshopped. it appeared on every single smiling photo i had seen of her.
Go Carrie! You are such an inspiration! So happy for you!
@Giselle:
THANK YOU! I was thinking the exact same thing! Vanessa Williams had her title taken away from her just like that. And to even say, those pictures are of her modeling it hilarious. I recognized those Victoria Secret underwear with the little crystals on them. She’s no Victoria Secret model…and you could easily go to the store and buy them. I think its total bull ****. You dont believe in gay marriage but you believe in taking your top off for a buck or two. Can we say hypocrite?
Gee. am I surprised? That Bastion of morality Donald Trump again takes every opportunity for publicity. Forget about the nude photos, she has not fulfilled her responsibilites as Miss CA since she has been crusading for traditional marriage. It’s just a shame the american public is so superficial and has let Trump make this pageant so big and important while the real role model orgnanization, Miss America, is dying.
Oh, and I’m supposed to emulate and admire the business knowledge of a man whose casinos are going bankrupt!? How do you loose money in a casino? it’s next to impossible - he never talks about that on his shows does he!!!!!????
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