Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Well it looks like we can all sleep well now. Poor little Miss "I support regular marriage" Carrie Prejean just lost her job. <a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b128511_donald_trump_miss_california_youre_fired.html" target="_blank">http://www.eonline.com/uberblo...red.html</a> Apparently Shanna Moakler, the pageant official who originally called for her dismissal and then resigned in a huff after Trump gave her a pass, is relieved to hear that Carrie has been given the boot. <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/06/shanna-moakler-could-not-be-happier-about-carrie-prejeans-firing.html" target="_blank">http://latimesblogs.latimes.co...ing.html</a>
Originally Posted By mele I think Carrie was trying to get fired. She was (most likely) just using the pageant to gain fame and she's got it. Who needs to have a pageant title?
Originally Posted By DAR Wow all for just voicing her opinion. Not exactly one I agree with, but still.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones People get fired for voicing their opinion all the time. Go to any job and see how many people are willing to talk about their true feelings to the boss.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Wow all for just voicing her opinion.<< That's what she'd like to have people believe. But she was very publicly supported by Trump in regards to expressing her opinion. But it seems that she didn't fulfill the job requirements, public appearances, PR type work for the pageant, and now she's out. It won't matter to her, she got the publicity she was after. And a gig on Fox News, too, for starters. Not bad for just stating her opinion.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Wow all for just voicing her opinion. Not exactly one I agree with, but still.<< And that's exactly the problem right now with the gay marriage debate, and shows how far we still have to go. It's framed as if both sides have a valid "opinion." "We may not agree with it, but hey, they're entitled to it." But I think very few people would take that view if Prejean had said she didn't think black people should be able to get married, or Jews should be able to get married. It wouldn't just be a "She has a right to her opinion! Free speech and all!" Of course, she does have a right to free speech. Which means the government can't imprison her or stop her from saying what she wants. But it doesn't protect her from being fired by an employer, or being disagreed with by other Americans.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "Wow all for just voicing her opinion. Not exactly one I agree with, but still." Yeah, not really. Donald Trump gave her a pardon even, but apparently even he's had too much of her blowing off her duties. It's not about her opinion anymore, it's the simple fact she can't even do the job she is supposed to be doing.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It's not that she can't. I mean, the job isn't rocket science. It's that she won't. She's embraced the whole martyr thing and is making a run with it 'round the conservative road show. If Bob Hope were still alive, she'd be in a sketch right now in one of his specials along with Joe the Plumber.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF From the looks of these e-mails between Silicone Spice and, I guess, her handler at the Miss California office, she's a real snot. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525726,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0...,00.html</a>
Originally Posted By Ursula I'm so glad. I was ashamed she was seen as representing my fair state. We expect our bubble-headed beauty queens to attend functions and point at the new shopping center and pet homeless dogs in shelters.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 So I read through those emails, and I really can't stand her attitude. Nothing to do with her stance on marriage, but from a personal standpoint, she's such a jerk. What does she not get about the responsibilities of being a pageant winner? She seems to be completely annoyed that they might schedule appearances for her and make her do the things THEY want to do. This chick must have been a real handful growing at home too... I guess it's the entitlement this generation seems to have about everything...it's very annoying. Not to mention she probably shouldn't be using internet shorthand in professional correspondence. I know I am probably just cranky about it, but I can't stand seeing things like "UR" for "you are", or "U" for "you". I just don't think that shorthand should appear in business...
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I just don't think that shorthand should appear in business...<< I agree. GMTA
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Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I had a mural once. It was beautiful...<< LOL! Now it's gone and you're immural.
