WE'RE the intolerant ones?

It amazes me how the left continues to get away with attempting to absolutely destroy any private citizen who dares to publicly express opinions they might disagree with. While this has always went on to some degree, it really seems to have gotten out of hand lately, starting with 'Joe the Plumber' , and now Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean.

Weeks after DARING to publicly express her opposition to gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant, then having the AUDACITY to appear in the commercial below for an organization that defends traditional marriage, the left cannot be satisfied that her boldness surely cost her the chance to win the Miss USA title. Instead, now they are doing everything in their power to publicly humilate her, and strip her of the 'Miss California USA' title as well.

Yes, it appears that Ms. Prejean may have made a bad decision in her past to appear in some racy photographs, but lets be honest...at least with the pictures that have been released so far, I have seen more 'revealing' pictures walking by a 'Victoria Secret' store in the mall...I am quite sure that had she instead chosen to EMBRACE gay marriage, or some other liberal position, she would have been celebrated as an 'empowered' woman, should these same pictures have emerged...Of course, does anyone believe these pictures would have ever seen the light of day had she chosen such a path?

Having made a mistake in one's past should not preclude that person from expressing their views. We are to a point in this country where it is crucial that Conservatives rally around people who have the courage to stand up for our views publicly, and then stand behind them and defend them when the attacks begin. If not, fewer and fewer people in the same situation will be willing to exhibit the courage shown by Ms. Prejean, and our views, already RARE to hear in such public forums, will be heard even less....