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This May Shock Some

by John Cole|  April 13, 200411:30 am| 4 Comments

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But Jesse makes sense (to a degree- before he starts hurling grenades again) on this one.

I personally do not care what the new Miss USA thinks about Iraq, anymore than I care what Barbra Streisand or Alec Baldwin think about Iraq. In fact, after watching the Q&A portion of the contest, I would make a firm argument that conservatives and pro-war partisans could find a better spokesman for why the War in Iraq is a good thing.

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  1. 1.

    Chris

    April 13, 2004 at 5:39 pm

    As an Oklahoman, I had the misfortune of stopping down for a few minutes of Miss USA and heard Miss Oklahoma say that of all the people in the world she could have dinner with, in a giggly voice, it would be Justin Timberlake.

    Please accept my apology on behalf of all the non-giggly Oklahomans.

  2. 2.

    John Cole

    April 13, 2004 at 5:41 pm

    I thought Miss Oklahoma was beautiful- and I don’t hold her to her remarks- she is just a kid.

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    Chris

    April 13, 2004 at 5:59 pm

    She was beautiful.

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    Ricky

    April 13, 2004 at 8:06 pm

    Miss Tennessee was one of the most beautiful women that I’ve ever seen (Mrs. West tops the list of course). :)

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