Er, wasn’t the original pretext for firing her that she posed “semi-nude”? And now, according to her, the pageant itself wanted her to do a semi-nude shoot in Playboy? I’m skeptical.

“I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” and Playboy. Prejean says Lewis told her Playboy offered $140,000 for her to pose semi-nude. She rejected both offers. A few minutes ago we talked to Lewis who said he was not pushing her to take either gig — but merely passing the offers along.

AP, you do read what you write? Don’t you? I’m skeptical.

The teen extra’s camera should have been destroyed; he had no business taking unauthorized pics on the set.

You conveniently left out the fact that I noted when the “ratio changed to 60% female/40% male on the second day of shooting and Tom Cruise was all smiles, glad handing with anyone that made eye contact, posing for pictures with women of all ages, etc.”

You agree with the actor’s decision to destroy one of his fan’s private property (the teenage boy’s camera) for wanting to take a picture with the star on one day. You must then also agree that it’s acceptable behavior for the same actor to smile for photographs on the set of the same movie–photos often taken with disposable cameras similar to the one smashed earlier and would result in photos that were also unauthorized by the production company and the studio–because an actor can arbitrarily tell certain fans their “interaction is unnecessary.”

in my line of work I am so pressured that at times I can be curt, which could be misinterpreted as being dismissive. At such moments, I am prone to be sarcastic and impulsive. If I take too much time to consider the way others see my actions, it distracts from the task being completed. In a moment sometimes, I have to decide whether or not it’s worth it to put the progress of the project on hold to clear up possible misunderstandings on the fly, or if they can wait until everything is done

I work as a project management consultant for a multibillion dollar and therefore I’m also “pressured.” In that kind of organization if I was sarcastic, impulsive, inconsiderate of others, I would not be contributing to the overall success of the enterprise.

Then again I’m not an actor or a well-known celebrity… I’m also not a jerk.

When asked to go through the proper proctol…

Sounds to me like something “Perez Hilton” would be more familiar with than Carrie.

We should be happy a hot girl is down to represent conservative views in front of the nation

Conservative women are usually attractive because intelligence, confidence and happiness results in an attractive person.

peacenprosperity on June 11, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Excellent point…just look at the different networks. Fox easily has the best looking women. Look at MSNBC, they only have the “butch” component in a two woman set.

SC.Charlie on June 11, 2009 at 12:27 PM

We’ve already forgotten who the Miss USA 2009 winner is. Quick, tell me her name or even the state she was from without Googling her Binging her. This is what’s absolutely ridiculous to me about this whole situation: Outside of ogling the swimsuit competition, it’s hard to find people who give two spits about either the Miss USA or Miss Universe competition, and even fewer care what she does after her teary walk down the runway and before showing up to crown her successor.

The last time I saw Miss USA on the news before earlier this year was when the reigning titleholders slipped on their evening gowns on their behinds during consecutive Miss Universe competitions 2007-2008. On the big night in 2007 in Mexico City, when Miss USA Rachel Smith made the semifinal round and stepped forward to answer a question by a Miss Universe judge, she was booed mercilessly by attendees chanting “Meh-hee-co! Meh-hee-co!” (Of course, the NBC News freaks blamed America for that.)
Now, because a big gay ox was gored, it’s a national scandal all of a sudden if a state beauty queen is deemed unfit to be a member of the State Department. I was relieved when Prejean was retained after Lewis & Moakler’s backstabbing act so I could quit caring about Miss USA, just like I always have in-between swimsuit competitions. But now, it’s been turned into another front in the cultural wars.

Just when I thought I was out, they’ve pulled me back in.

Perez Hilton said “I would have gone up on stage, I sh*t you not, [and] snatched that tiara off her head…”

Pretty interesting that a guy who’s existance revolves around his and his friends alimentary canals would still use that as a derogatory reference.

We should be happy a hot girl is down to represent conservative views in front of the nation

Conservative women are usually attractive because intelligence, confidence and happiness results in an attractive person.

So why does Allah and trolls have in common that they swallow the one side’s version hook-line-and-sinker?

Fixed it for you.

Unless you’re performing surgery on an eye or brain, or disarming a nuclear device, no one is too busy or too pressured to act decently toward other people.

You just come off sounding smug and condescending.

Jeff from WI on June 11, 2009 at 11:36 AM

And you come off as someone who has somehow never worked with an individual so hypersensitive, s/he didn’t fly off the handle in a manner disproportionate to the situation.

IMHO, Prejean — rightly or wrongly — believed she was being sabotaged. She continued to insist on security at her events, which makes perfect sense considering that she is a target of the Gay-stapo, people who are known for elaborately planned, telegenic, and violent protests. Perez Hilton said in his infamous vlog that “If that girl would have won Miss USA, I would have gone up on stage, I sh*t you not, [and] snatched that tiara off her head…”

Despite my nick, I am not in show business. But even in my line of work I am so pressured that at times I can be curt, which could be misinterpreted as being dismissive. At such moments, I am prone to be sarcastic and impulsive. If I take too much time to consider the way others see my actions, it distracts from the task being completed. In a moment sometimes, I have to decide whether or not it’s worth it to put the progress of the project on hold to clear up possible misunderstandings on the fly, or if they can wait until everything is done.

L.N. Smithee on June 11, 2009 at 4:10 AM

Unless you’re performing surgery on an eye or brain, or disarming a nuclear device, no one is too busy or too pressured to act decently toward other people.

You just come off sounding smug and condescending.

I don’t know how long you’ve been visiting the site, but I recognize your name from other posts. You’ve ben here awhile.

I’ve been visiting for at least 3 years, and I can tell you that AP has become less objective and more blatantly left-leaning with each passing year. Not sure if he’s becoming more liberal, or if it’s just becoming more obvious.

He’s also become less tolerant of dissenting views from commentors, and I’ve witnessed him yank their access for less than stellar reasons.

Those of us who’ve been coming to this site for the rare comraderie of Conservatism tend to avoid his posts, if at all possible, because of the reasons I’ve listed above.

If I wanted to read his set of views consistently, I’d go to Huffington Post, as I’m quite sure there are bloggers there with similar dispositions to AP’s…the female lawyer I’ve seen on the “Great American Panel” blogs on the Huffington Post, and I think she’s very logical in making her arguments, and doesn’t discount one side outright unless stating it as her opinion, unlike this particular post from AP, for example.

Not saying I think people should trash each other unnecessarily, but you have to see that we’re getting frustrated with this progression AP’s been making to the left, as well his attitude towards those who are very Conservative, very religious, etc. I’m being nice here when I say it borders on condescension…and I don’t fit in half the categories of those he derides.

So let’s see who tries to trash me for stating my opinion as rationally as humanly possible, all because I disagree with AP and his supporters…I even look forward to seeing if AP can handle honest criticism that has not resported to ad hominem attacks of any kind, and will be highly amused if he can’t and yanks my access.

Well, I’m waiting…

In the background section at the movie’s website, it provides some history regarding a seminar addressing becoming more tolerant of gays (not sure how long the seminar’s been held, but long enough to be quoted as the basis for this movie…several years?).

An LA talent agent, Keith Lewis, is quoted as saying: “If you look at the evolution of gay awareness in this country, the whole idea of gay identity is really brand new. Only in the last fifty or so years have people in all walks of life started to realize that they have gay friends and relatives. Our country is so faith-oriented that this seminar made me realize that a lot of straight people really needed these kinds of tools to grapple with a whole new social era. Robin and I left that seminar convinced that the time for such a tool is now.”

I agree with OxyCon…this guy’s been behind the issue for awhile, and wanted someone who’d answer the Question the way he thought it should. I applaud Carrie for standing her ground, given what’s happened since (the backlash, leak by pageant officials about her surgery, etc.)

BTW, do we recall who Shanna Moakler is? (new to the Miss California USA group) HINT: Playmate in 2001 and was married to Travis Barker from Blink-182…you all know d-mn well that gal was gunnin’ for Carrie after her answer (and she & Perez were HARSH on this girl after her anti-gay marriage answer). Why else would she spill the implant news to Perez Hilton, of all people????

Conspiracy…I think so.

a devoutly Christian creationist prolife mama.

Mommypundit on June 11, 2009 at 8:47 AM

caveat: old earth

Because it fits his intolerant, elitist agenda and allows him yet another opportunity to snark at people who don’t adopt his twisted world view.

SKYFOX on June 11, 2009 at 8:20 AM

um. stop being hostile toward Allah. He could possibly be socially moderate/libertarian leaning, but, c’mon. He is perfectly accepted by Ed and Michelle who differ from him on various things so I think you need to lay off. I have never understood the Allah bashing…seems a little misplaced. Not everyone is going to 100% agree with you. I think he is a good man to have on the right, and this is coming from a devoutly Christian creationist prolife mama.

notagool on June 10

Because it fits his intolerant, elitist agenda and allows him yet another opportunity to snark at people who don’t adopt his twisted world view.

Seems that ever since Donald Trump got his mitts into it, he has turned it into a virtual three ring circus.