This morning as I waited for the Newport Beach Film Festival lounge to swing open its doors, I popped into McDonald's for a morning snack and piping hot cup of java.
Imagine that!
The upscale fast-food outlet in this tony neighborhood actually has an expensive wide-screen flat TV installed so guests may take in a morning news show or two.
Shortly after I plunked down in my comfy seat, the anchorman on a popular Fox Network show, launched into a news feature about the Perez Hilton-Beauty Queen scandal brewing across the airwaves.
At the drop-of-a-hat, fascinated diners turned their heads to catch every salacious detail.
Of course, the highly-charged subject matter arises out of an incident this past week which caused quite a controversy in a myriad of socially and politically-correct circles around the country.
Perez Hilton, top blogger, appeared as a judge on a Beauty Pageant and posed (what many thought) was an unfair question to one stunning blond beauty who was just about ripe for snatching up the coveted crown from her rivals!
"What do you think of gay marriage," the Queen of the blogs pointedly asked the startled contestant on the Nationally-televised show, out-of-the-blue.
When she innocently spoke from the heart - and confidently noted that she felt that marriage should be exclusive to a man and a woman - the old you-know-what hit the fan.
Perez summarily dismissed her as a stupid bit** - and quicker than you could say cat-fight - the war of words and insults began.
I started to giggle a bit over the caption that the news outlet was inclined to plaster across the bottom of the screen in bold-face letters.
"The Beauty & the Blogger"
I turned to a lovely couple next to me and offered up what I thought was an astute observation.
"Shouldn't that read "The Beauty & the Beast?"
They both laughed out loud.
Then, the well-heeled socialite uttered up the quote of the day.
"Perez shouldn't have been on the panel. After all, that's kind-of-like a vegetarian judging meat."
Queen of Blogs causes fur to fly!
