So, Tara Conner admitted to trying cocaine
Miss USA Tara Conner, who nearly lost her crown for hard-partying in New York nightclubs, says in the upcoming issue of People magazine that her recent stint in rehab was a wake-up call.
"I didn't think I had an issue – but I was willing to do anything to save my job. … I've realized that I suffer from the disease of alcoholism and addiction," says Conner, who logged in 31 days at the Caron Foundation rehab center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania.
"I was an equality-opportunity (user) – I would try anything once," Conner, 21, tells the magazine in its February 12 issue.
Now, most know about the spat between The Donald and Rosie "Cow" O'Donnell that started because The Donald said he would give her a second chance. You know, one of those great American principles. And there are many, on both the left and right, who thought that was a bad idea. There are many on both the left and right who are outraged to find out that she tried coke, and think she should be stripped of her crown. Not me, though.
Why? Look, many youngsters do many things, often in rebellion, that aren't very good or smart. How many of us can honestly say we didn't do dumb things, even up through our college years? Heck, adult years. I can't. I did some dumb things. I bet you did, too.
She states that she's an alchoholic. Alchoholism is, in fact, a disease, with both mental and physical needs. She needs support, not condemnation.
She appears to be trying to get straight. Getting her life in order. If she messes up again, sure, can her butt as Miss USA. In the meantime, I say The Donald did the right thing, offering to help her turn her life around, rather then firing her, which could have led to worse activities for this wild child. It would not have been Trump's fault in the least, and no one could have blamed him, but, again, he did the humane and decent thing.
You want to blame someone for her actions? Try her parents
Her mother, Brenda Johnson, tells the magazine that Conner once showed up to school drunk when she was 14 – the same year she won her first beauty pageant and her parents divorced.
14. And her parents did what, exactly, about this?
Conner, who now lives with a chaperone, says she spends time reading instead of running around town. "I thought I needed to be around people, that I needed that acceptance," she says.
She's itching to return to her Miss USA duties.
"I just can't wait to get back to work – `I'm Miss U.S.A., my name is Tara Conner, and I'm happy to meet you,' you know? Life is good."
Good for her. I say, good luck, Tara, fight the urges, and take advantage of the second chance you have been given.
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