A gaffetastic new Miss USA
She nearly tripped over her gown.
She called birth control a “controlled substance.”
She argued that contraceptives should be covered by health insurers because they are “expensive” — and then said you could get them for “free” from your OB/GYN’s office.
And now she is the new Miss USA:
Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich., won the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip after swimsuit, evening gown and interview competitions. When asked how she felt about winning the crown, she said, “Ask me after I’ve had a pizza.”
Fakih nearly fell while finishing her walk in a long, strapless gown because of the length of its train, but she made it without a spill and went on to win.
During the interview portion, Fakih was asked whether she thought birth control should be paid for by health insurance, and she said she believed it should because it’s costly.
“I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it’s a controlled substance,” Fakih said.
Imagine if those words had come out of the mouth of Carrie Prejean or Sarah Palin.
Between the NYTimes, MSNBC, Jon Stewart, and the late night talkers, we wouldn’t hear the end of it.
Does this woman know what a “controlled substance” is?
More importantly: Does she even comprehend the concept of insurance? The purpose of insurance isn’t to cover every last medical expense. It’s supposed to cover events that are beyond your control. Should auto insurers now cover oil changes and satellite radio installations? I mean, hey, they’re “expensive,” too!
Fakih’s cheerleaders are too busy tooting the identity politics horn to care what comes out of her mouth:
Arab Americans across metro Detroit cheered as Rima Fakih of Dearborn was crowned Miss USA tonight in Las Vegas.
“This is unbelievable,” said Rami Haddad, 26 of Livonia, one of Fakih’s biggest supporters. “It’s a dream come true. I can’t express my feelings.”
Fakih, of Lebanese descent, is believed to be the first Arab American and Muslim to become Miss USA.
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Meanwhile, Miss Oklahoma lost out after expressing support for Arizona’s immigration enforcement law and celebrating states’ rights:
Miss Oklahoma USA Morgan Elizabeth Woolard was named first runner-up after handling a question about Arizona’s new immigration law. Woolard said she supports the law, which requires police enforcing another law to verify a person’s immigration status if there’s “reasonable suspicion” that the person is in the country illegally.
She said she’s against illegal immigration but is also against racial profiling.
“I’m a huge believer in states’ rights. I think that’s what’s so wonderful about America. So I think it’s perfectly fine for Arizona to create that law.
Looks like the Miss USA pageant didn’t want to risk the wrath of the open-borders mob.
Or of that ranting, conservative woman-bashing nutball and former Miss USA judge, Perez Hilton.
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Did she have her head covered in the swimsuit portion of the contest?
She is a good looker, and apparently her family of both Chrsitian and Muslim background are relaxed enough she hasn’t been beheaded.
No doubt, as Black women seem to win in numbers beyond what the percentages would suggest, being ethnic helps. But she is easy on the eyes.
And it is about as worthless a thing to worry about, a beauty pageant, as anything. Its Monday Night Wrestling but with women and less fake violence.
You would think such gaffes would have blown up her chances…
Why? Its all about her face and body. The end.
By “gaffes”…you mean her 2007 pole dancing…?!!?
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/05/miss-usa-rima-fakih-is-a-champion-pole-dancer/
Ummm….
Is that last phrase a double-entendre?!
Sorry…couldn’t resist….
Can’t wait for this air-head to hit the talk shows.
The problem with this entire affair is that it distracts from the concept of a beauty pageant when it ventures into hard core political correctness. Maybe Rima is the concensus prettiest girl on stage, but the controversy, which aides the sleaze Trump, distracts from her win in much the same way that controversy distracted from the gal who beat Prejean. (By the way, anyone remember who the winner was after the creepy homosexual hit Prejean with a question that was intended to attack her moral and Christian positions on marriage. As with Prejean, the great majority of American citizens support Woolard’s answer. So the controversy is obviously “Trumped” up.)
Apparently being an arab muslim is more important than having a working brain cell.
is he the one who runs the mini mart on Baseline? Pleasant enough lad-always says “Good Morning Infidel Dog”.
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Let your sidearm be like Master Card:
Don’t Leave home without it.
It’ll be fun to watch and see whether “tolerance” and “political agenda” will collide when her stripper pics hit Donald’s desk.
Donald doesn’t care, he knew already knew.
Why do we even have this stupid contest anymore? To each their own, I suppose.
We could increase the IQ rating of the contestents by making it the Miss Conservative America Pagent. The swimsuit event would be held at a shooting range.
Barefoot and in the kitchen not worrying her pretty head about book learnin’.
Not much of a change though from the current version.
Didn’t take long for that fatwa to be issued did it?
Since when are “beauty pageant” winners chosen for brains? Oh, yeah, freakin’ never. Duh.
And hey, she is a hottie. Way.
HAHAA
Choice …
RWR
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I just watched the interview Miss Oklahoma had on Fox and Friends, what a beautiful young lady she is inside and out. Her parents gotta be busting with pride.
Another political correct abuse by the left. What BS!