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Fox News’ Gretchen Carlson Overjoyed About Inclusion Of Lesbian In Miss USA | Last night, self-proclaimed Independent Gretchen Carlson — one third of the friends on Fox News’ morning show Fox & Friends — told Bill O’Reilly last night that the “breakup of the family” will be the biggest cultural story of the 2012 presidential election and accused the media of persecuting Christians who believed in “traditional” families. Carlson, a former Miss America, also discussed the inclusion of an open lesbian in this year’s Miss California USA competition, calling the development “fantastic.” She joked that the erosion of “traditional” values could eventually lead the competition to admit people who are not “women.” Watch it:
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