The Story: Carrie Prejean became extremely flustered while on-air with Larry King. OneRiot breaks down her interviewing tactics, and helps her further her public speaking skills.
The Search: Larry King & Carrie Prejean
With all the pseudo-celebrities emerging over the past decade or so, we at OneRiot have grown increasingly concerned that people are getting famous for being stupid, as opposed to the days of yore when they became famous for having skill or talent. Because most people try to avoid doing or saying stupid things for the sake of an antiquated concept that our forefathers called ‘dignity’, we rely on live TV to hand us these candid moments. Former pageant winner Carrie Prejean has had several of these opportunities, the most recent of which occurred when she walked off the Larry King show.
Prejean was clearly wary of falling face first into yet another of her now famous ‘incidents’, refusing to answer King’s questions and repeatedly calling the man ‘inappropriate’. While we agree that wearing suspenders during prime-time is extremely inappropriate, that still didn’t take away from Prejean’s knack for making a scene. It became clear to us in this most recent incident, the seemingly simple Prejean may actually be a genius taking cues from the greats of live TV blooper-makers, and not just the old lady who makes a sexual reference on a game show, or a swear word that made it past the censors. We’ve broken down her tactics by influence.
Mangle an Expression
Prejean had to have taken something from the rant-swer to a moderately simple question by Miss South Carolina in a pageant some time ago. In said response, the southern belle used the phrases ‘Such as’, ‘US Americans’, and various references to the war in Iraq in ways never before imagined or comprehended. Prejean displayed on Larry King that she had just learned the definition of ‘confidential agreement’, stating and restating the basic meaning and snubbing King when he tried to explain that he wasn’t asking how much she got, but rather why she settled. Carrie pleaded the 5th.
(Miss South Carolina) http://bit.ly/3fWeQp
Be Inflammatory
On Larry King, Prejean displayed a new found awareness, preventing her from ever being caught off guard again. Now, no one can fool her into saying something stupid. If she’s going to do it, it will come straight from that void in her skull. No prompts necessary. This is classic Kanye technique. Act now and apologize on Oprah later. Don’t bother understanding the question and never, ever stick to the script. Hey, do you like fish dicks?
(George Bush Does Not Care About Black People) http://bit.ly/uEjBO
Disrespect Goes a Long Way
They can’t make fun of you if you ridicule them first. Prejean made herself the innocent beautiful woman being prodded by an ‘inappropriate’ old man. What can a guy say to that? Nothing, that’s what. Humiliation causes even the most confident person to recoil. Prejean is learning quickly how to find a weak spot and exploit it. Before we know it, she’ll be playing it off as naturally as this guy.
(Laughing TV Host) http://bit.ly/PYWwb
Incorporate a Call to Action
Carrie Prejean expressed her views on gay marriage in response to a question from Perez Hilton, receiving widespread criticism despite her ‘No offense’ disclaimer. We feel that that was her very mistake. If you’re going to say something controversial, stand behind it. Don’t mince words. I mean, these are your beliefs you’re talking about. Say them loud. Say them with some gusto!
(I’m mad as hell and im not going to take it anymore) http://bit.ly/e7FSU
Plow On Despite the Obvious Stupidity
No matter what’s coming out of her mouth, Prejean continues to flash that pretty smile. If you’re committed, you can talk your way out of anything; or at least those of us eager for more bloopers are hoping that’s her mentality. Being pretty outweighs any kind of actual skill, talent, or even verbal coherence. Just ask Contessa Brewer.
(Jesse Jackson/Al Sharpton) http://bit.ly/a3HoA
