THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XI, Issue # 112, April 29, 2009
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
MISS USA & THE UGLY COUNTERCULTURE
By Christopher G. Adamo
BEAUTY CONTESTS, HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS, THE POLITICAL & CULTURAL LEFT, IDEOLOGICALLY BIASED MEDIA, &
PERSECUTION OF AMERICANS WHO UPHOLD TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES: THE 2009 MISS USA PAGEANT AS A
WAKE-UP CALL FOR TRADITIONAL AMERICA TO RALLY TO THE CAUSE OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY -- THE NEED TO DEFEND
THE INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN AGAINST THE LIBERAL LEFTIST & GAY ACTIVIST JUGGERNAUT
FULL STORY:
It may seem odd that the profundity of Martin Niemoller could find a fitting
application in the unlikely venue of a beauty pageant. But such is the
depths to which America has descended, as prominent members of its
counterculture exercise ever-greater influence on society.
Niemoller, the German clergyman who warned of the consequences of passivity
in the face of evil, lamented that he had done nothing while Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich
attacked and oppressed one target group after another within the overall
population. Eventually, he became a target, but, by then, nobody was left to
intervene for him. So it is that every concerned citizen must take note of
the abominable proceedings of last week’s “Miss USA” pageant, and rally to
the support of Carrie Prejean, the intended victim.
Americans have not regarded beauty contests with any real seriousness for
decades, usually dismissing them with wry cynicism. Noble sounding purposes
notwithstanding, contestants are subjected to mass ogling, often clad in the
material equivalent of a couple of handkerchiefs. And, of course, each will
offer the customary hopes for world peace, along with a statement of the necessity of
feeding hungry children.
Claims that they are judged on their “character” and “poise” when rendering
such platitudes are recognized by even the casual viewer as euphemisms for
the requirement that they maintain seemingly perfect smiles throughout the
ordeal, without showing any outward sign of the facial cramping that is
surely taking place.
Yet something very different happened at this year’s “Miss USA” affair.
Mario Lavandeira, a homosexual activist pageant “judge” who goes by the
pseudonym of “Perez Hilton,” asked Carrie Prejean, Miss California, a direct
question about her views on same-sex “marriage.” She returned an equally
direct and honest answer that was well thought out and expressed, but not
“politically correct,” explaining that marriage is between one man and one
woman.
In response, he vindictively scored her with a zero, thereby costing her the
competition. Since that time, all of the hounds of Leftwing Liberal Hell have been
loosed upon her. The people of traditional America had better wake up to the
sobering ramifications of this sorry episode. For, unless such atrocious
actions are confronted and rebuffed, even in so trivial a pursuit as a
“beauty contest,” her plight will eventually become our own.
For starters, consider the outright fraud and condescending sanctimony with
which the news and entertainment media monolithically report the incident.
Headlines and “news” accounts invariably characterized Prejean’s answer as a
“stumble,” “gaffe” or “mistake,” insinuating that her response was wholly
and inherently wrong. In this manner, the media Mafia once again inserted
its jaundiced Liberal Leftist opinions in place of accurate reporting. The only
“details” considered newsworthy focused strictly on those homosexual
activists who claimed to be “offended” and outraged by her comments,
portraying Lavandeira and his minions at the event as innocent and virtuous
victims, rather than victimizers.
As is typical of the counterculture, the truth stands in stark contrast to
all of this. Lavandeira has subsequently hurled profane verbal attacks
against Prejean, and posted obscenely doctored pictures of her on his
website. Even a brief look at his blog reveals an offensive and belligerent
mindset, hardly the picture of alternative “family values” that he and his
kind claim to be normalizing in America. Certainly his thinking would not be
conducive to a healthy environment in which to rear the next generation of
children.
Though outrageous, dishonest and intellectually indefensible, none of this
ghastly circus comes as a surprise to the groups of sincere family advocates
who, in recent years, have endeavored to preserve the culture of the country.
Though the media steadfastly refuse to report them, accounts are numerous of
citizens throughout the country who, while attending legislatures to lobby
in defense of traditional marriage, have been subjected to similar assaults,
insults and intimidation, both in legislative chambers and from protestors
out on the street.
Those who demand tolerance from traditional America reveal themselves to be
wholly intolerant of any opposing viewpoint. And, as they hysterically decry
as “hate” even the mildest form of disapproval on the grounds that it
supposedly denies them their “right” to engage in every form of aberrant
activity, it is they who employ hostile and hateful behavior to cow all
opposition and thereby advance their agenda.
Clearly, Lavandeira’s atrocious conduct, and, more significantly, the total
lack of outrage or even embarrassment among the rest of the movement in
response to his abominable attacks against Prejean, reveal the unbridled
malice that motivates such individuals. Lavandeira and his supporters will
not be content to silence all opposition. The goal is not merely to ensure
the allowance or even the tacit approval of their chosen lifestyle. Their
ultimate demand is for complete validation and even praise. And any
“heretic” who dares to deviate from the party line can expect to share the
intended fate of Carrie Prejean.
In this, they are abetted by a biased Liberal media that maintains a
deliberate propaganda front on behalf of the “gay” activists, suppresses any
negative reporting, and studiously maintains their facade of meekness and
affability.
Admittedly, among their own media/pop culture circles, this strategy has
often met with success. In the immediate aftermath of the Prejean
controversy, Kristen Dalton, the contestant from North Carolina who took the
Miss USA crown, dutifully drank the rancid Kool-Aid during a television
interview by asserting her support for same-sex “marriage.”
Such monumental theologians as Heidi Montag (a noted MTV personality) and
Miley Cyrus (the latest “Lindsay Lohan in waiting”) have loudly decried
Prejean for involving the arcane notions of Biblical right and wrong in the
discussion of what it means to be a modern “Christian.” For this, they
castigate Prejean as “judgmental.”
Since that time, a host of other mental giants of the entertainment industry
have weighed in, concurring with earlier demeaning “news” stories of Carrie
Prejean in an effort to marginalize everyone who espouses support for
traditional marriage. In their minds, they maintain the philosophical and
populist “high ground,” despite the fact that the people of America and even
California, the very state in which she resides, stood with her when they
voted decisively in favor of protecting the institution of marriage last
November.
Total success for the counterculture might have been assured, were it not
for one problematic point. It turns out that Carrie Prejean is hardly the
empty-headed “pretty face” that typifies so much of the pop culture. Rather,
in the midst of this ugly controversy, she has proven herself to be
intelligent, articulate, principled, and courageous.
She did not crumble, recant, or beg for forgiveness. But, on every occasion
in which she has been confronted with her beliefs, she has reasserted them
with conviction and confidence. As a result, many of her detractors were
subsequently forced to back-peddle and soften their criticism of her. Thus
she has demonstrated the true character of a worthy role model. It is to the
shame of so many Americans, from members of the clergy to those supposedly
Conservative politicians, that their own examples fall so far short of hers.
The effort of Carrie Prejean’s critics has been to drag her down to where
the Miss USA pageant has sunk, and where it will probably remain
indefinitely. Instead, because she remained true to her faith, she has risen
far above it. America needs to decide now to rise with her, not only in
recognition of her own plight, but also from the necessity to effectively
engage the enemy in this ongoing battle for the soul of America.
The alternative is unthinkable. In the end, Pastor Niemoller was left with
the regret of something far more terrible and tragic than the loss of a
beauty contest.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Marriage, Family, & American Society
Morality, Decency, & Traditional American Family Values
American Nationhood & American National Sovereighty:
The United States of America as a Single Sovereign Nation-State:
Potecting & Preserving American National Independence,
America's Common National Culture & Identity,
& American National Interests
The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, Marxists, & Other Leftists:
The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
The News & Entertainment Media: Political & Ideological Bias
Liberalism Versus Conservatism in American Politics
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Conservatism
Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism: Intellectual Foundations
Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New
Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern Wyoming. He has been active in
local and state politics for many years and is a managing partner in Best
American Buy (www.bestamericanbuy.com), an e-commerce business that markets
products exclusively made in America. His contact information and archives
can be found at www.chrisadamo.com
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