Before I start, I want to establish one thing – If a contract was broken on the part of Carrie Prejean, yes, the crown should be taken away from her. Trump determined that this was not the case.
Trump regarding Prejean’s comments and views on gay marriage:
“If she were a very nice looking young woman, if she were an average woman, if she were an average man, if she were a great looking man, it wouldn’t have mattered, nobody would have cared because this subject has been discussed by everybody from politicians, presidents, everybody. If Carrie weren’t so beautiful, this would never have come,” said Trump. “Carrie is totally beautiful, and her answer, because of that, took on greater importance. Unfortunately, that’s the way the press works. You should be ashamed of yourselves.”
Trump also defended the answer Prejean gave at the April 19 Miss USA pageant. She was asked her view of marriage by blogger Perez Hilton. Prejean said she believes marriage is between a man and a woman.
“It’s the same answer the president of the United States gave,” Trump said. “It’s the same answer many people gave. She gave an honorable answer. She gave an answer from her heart, and I think for that she has to be commended.”
Look past the beauty comments and you’ll see Trump is right – it IS the same answer that the President of the United States gave. Frankly, if the answer was such a political hotcake, and if there was ever a person to go after for making such a comment would be the President, wouldn’t it?
Oh, no, that’s right… the media doesn’t go after people they favor.
Bottom line – All along I’ve maintained that the attention Carrie Prejean has received was based on her views on gay marriage and nothing to do with semi-nude photos. The media/people with agendas were making attacks while hiding behind guise of “freedom of speech” in order to limit Prejean’s freedom of speech. Yes, Prejean is a public figure and is open to the attention that comes with such a status, but there is questioning what one has and then there is attacking…
I asked it before and I will ask it again – Do we want to let a segment of the population rip others apart simply because they do not agree with what was said? If what someone says isn’t criminal speech, why do we, the general public, allow such behavior to take place?
While I do not support Prejean’s views, the manner in which the press acted, in my view, is deplorable.
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