You'll have to excuse the weird laugh sequence at the end: this was the only video on YouTube with an English translation (so far):

Politico's Ben Smith notes that NOM paints the scenario as Miss California being "immediately attacked." OMG who would attack a pretty, pretty beauty queen? A bitchy gay blogger, that's who. (Dennis Miller says she was asked harder questions than President Obama fields.)

Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese says of the ad:

The only terrible consequence of marriage equality they've demonstrated so far is a gay blogger disagreeing with a beauty queen.

As far as my cameo, I appreciate them emphasizing my point that when debating the merits of this issue they only have lies on which to rely. While we believe in honoring all relationships, their relationship with the truth could use some help.

As Videogum's Lindsay points out about NOM, "their new rationale for denying marriage equality…is basically 'It'll be so much paperwork, you have no idea!'"

Meanwhile, I am pissed. Because the National Organization for Marriage is not NOM. They are RUINING NOM!!! This is NOM:

And this is NOM:

But that organization is not NOM!

Miss California Stars In Ad Opposing Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Group Responds To Marriage Ad [Politico]
Related: Dennis Miller: Miss California Fielded Tougher Questions Than Obama [Brietbart]

Seriously, it's almost like this is a skit from SNL or something, it's so perfect. Prejean and Miss Hawaii (Aureana Tseu) obviously don't like a certain other pageant contestant but they mask this by feigning concern over her eating habits, explaining that Miss USA should be "healthy." However, then Prejean and Tseu decide that really, the problem with this other contestant is her lack of manners, insisting that she was rude because she didn't want to eat the food provided for her, and asked the waiter to bring her something more specific. Prejean — who has reportedly been dating Michael Phelps on-and-off for the last year — says, "You need to be adaptable. Even if you don't like seafood, eat the seafood." (According to them, this has something to do with cultural sensitivity. The irony is overwhelming.)

Miss California USA and Miss Hawaii USA [Miss USA]
Miss California: My Sister Is A Gay Rights Activist [Access Hollywood]

First of all, Prejean's answer is simply not true: we do not live in a land where its citizens can choose either/or. (Also, I love the idea of "opposite marriage." I imagine Paula Abdul exchanging vows with MC Skat Kat.)

The thing about Prejean's response to Perez is that she didn't really provide an answer. He asked the 21-year-old why or why not other states should follow Vermont in legalizing gay marriage. Instead of saying something diplomatic, like how each state has different laws determined by voters, she simply proffered her opinion on the matter, saying, "I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman," because that's how she "was raised." So basically, she's saying that our government should reflect the attitudes of pageant moms and dads.

Really?

Perez took to YouTube last night with his response to her response.

10:58 Miss Texas it is! My birthday is coming up. Maybe she can plan the party? I'd like to request someone to make balloon animals. Except instead of animals, I'd like x-rated balloons, like boners and stuff. I'm going to sleep!

10:56 This has been pretty boring. I guess I did miss a big part of the show when I was vomiting though.

10:40 Remember when beauty pageant contestants would talk about helping the impoverished and starving children? Now they want to help Britney Spears.

10:37 Donnie Osmond just gained my respect for saying "such as" to Lauren Caitlin Upton.

10:30 Miss Texas's company does motivational speaking and birthday party planning?

10:14 New Jersey's dress...oh my.

10:06 Are they just gonna play the whole Rihanna album?

9:57 Ha! Miss Tennessee just touched Miss Mississippi's boob by accident, and moved it.

9:55 I just puked. A lot. I missed the entire segment when the band was playing.

9:28 Loving that we're getting to know the different girls via glamor shots of them all.

:21 Miss Indiana was smiling so hard with her eyes! It didn't make me feel any less nauseated though.

9:16 So I had this horrible knot in my shoulder and went to get a massage at this shady massage parlor by my apartment, which caused me to be a little late to this live blog. Anyway, the guy, for some reason, put some kind of Icey Hot thing all over my back and it feels weird and horrible and the smell is killing me and I think I'm probably going to need to vomit very soon.

9:13 I don't like Donnie and Marie making sexual innuendo-y jokes about each other.