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Honestly, I couldn't have given a good goddamn about her moral beliefs, such as they were (although Perez Hlton deserved every spitball lobbed his way for calling her a cunt on the Internet). What chapped my ass was the hysterical Nellie Oleson–style mentality she embraced after others had the temerity to criticize her for expressing said beliefs—"WAAH, the librul meanies are impinging on my free speech." Nobody was doing any such thing, sugar plum. Free speech is a two-way street—just as one has a right to express it, so do others have the right to criticize it in kind.
If you have somewhat controversial political beliefs, the gold standard of how to express them is Erika Harold, Miss America 2003. A proud Republican who was active in her party, she ran on a platform of abstinence-only sex education. Now, aside from some very minor kerfuffle over her socio-political stands, she handled herself with grace, poise, elegance, and intelligence (she is a Harvard grad), and she proved to be a well-respected queen during her reign.
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