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So, you know, fuck Congress.
Obama needs to furhter secure more people on the right and attempt to move them to the center.. he will be able to do that by saying I hear you but we may disagree... how can't change minds if he cant get their attention...
the word i selected in my email to the transition office (as if anyone there will give a shit about it) was "disposable," but my wind-knocked-out-of-me feeling at this selection seems precisely the same as yours. i'm sad, hurt, pissed, and sick to death of the mood-swingly nature of our importance to democratic party leaders depending which side of election day we happen to find ourselves.
parag.mehta@ptt.gov (Parag Mehta is Obama’s LGBT liaison in the transition team.)
dnoble@barackobama.com
bbond@barackobama.com
shidebrand@barackobama.com
fred.hochberg@ptt.com
You can also contact Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office. She chaired the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and made the announcement.
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Los Angeles
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 914-7300
Fax: (310) 914-7318
The following counties are served by the Los Angeles office: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura.
San Diego
750 B Street, Suite 1030
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Phone: (619) 231-9712
Fax: (619) 231-1108
The following counties are served by the San Diego office: Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, San Diego.
Fresno
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4290
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: (559) 485-7430
Fax: (559) 485-9689
Yeah, you're right. We just need to wait until Obama's second term.
I would like a refund.
Sincerely,
Ben
Change....bwahh ahh ahh
Honestly. I leave the net for a couple weeks and come back to find a bunch of people going to pieces over marginal crap like this? Really? Half a million people thrown out of work last month but Blago and Rick Warren are more important?
ANYTIME is always a good time. It's called f#cking multitasking. Obama said he was capable.
Is he willing? Doesn't seem like it, with this jackhole on board.
"I believe marriage is a union between a man and a woman," he said. "Now, for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union. God is in the mix."
DJ Obama remixin' my rights. I am starting to hate him as much as I hate Bush.
Joe, it does no good to just not go to the inaugural events. (Warren would love that.) You have to go -- and protest.
I saw what gays did to that restaurant in LA. All that for a $100 donation? What about this -- no money involved, but TONS of publicity.
PROTEST that skank. Scream so loud outside, it drowns out his Prayer to Nazi-ism.
the gay community needs to take the quest for equality in all aspects of life to the supreme court.. Barack can't do that for us...
When I get material from the HRC and other gay organizations, it looks more like a brochure from a society magazine... seeking equality isn't a party...
I layed out a plea that a gay individual/couple could make in the court system and not one person commented on it... not even someone from the legal field...
gay marriage means nothing to me...gay marriage isn't a priority in the Obama administration... he's nominated a lesbian to show us he's fair...
he's got a nation on the brink of another great depression to save.. .
leave him alone..........
Disgusting.
I agree that we need to get religion out of marriage, in the sense that marriage license from your state is a civil contract, not a religious document.
But laws requiring and proscribing many things are formed -- at least in part -- from and through religious sentiment ("Thou shalt not kill") and are championed by members of the religious community. And often, religious people are on both sides (abolition, women's suffrage, gay rights). There is not a chance that the Supreme Court is going to strike laws down on First Amendment grounds because supporters of the laws have expressed religious reasons for supporting those laws. I don't want to strike down the Voting Rights Act because people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Joseph Lowery were (are) ministers ("Thank God Almighty, free at last").
I think we (including heteros like myself) need to challenge the supposed religious underpinning of the opponents of same-sex marriage. If the Bible is one's model for the institution of marriage, then we will have to accept polygamy (including situations such as Jacob marrying two sisters, Leah and Rachel), and forcing young girls who have been raped to marry their rapist. Most "Christians" really haven't a clue what the Bible says about marriage. When people like Rick Warren point to the Bible as their support for Ozzie and Harriet marriage, we need to make it clear that if you want a screwed up model of marriage, just look to the Bible.
I think we have a case somewhere between the 1st and 14th amendments.. or weve got to have the supreme court tell us that the bill of rights doesnt apply to us ... we should force the courts to tell us we are not human beings worthy of equal access... then they can assign a percentage of our bodies that meets their standards and we can reduce our tax burden accordingly... force them to say we not equal because we cant reproduce so that straight infertile couples can also be categorized as unequal, as well as people who choose not to procreate... make them say that only straight people who make babies are whole citizens.
Do unto others as you would have them do onto you, could be applied easily to "thou shall not kill", "thou shall not steal". "thou shall not covet thy neighbors goods", etc.. etc., because you wouldnt want someone to do those acts upon you. How does your position that religion is part of laws and therefore not a viable challenge as I put it in my original plea when applying the golden rule to the homosexual relationships? How could "do unto other as you would have them do unto you" apply in terms of enacting anti-gay legislation...I just don't see how religion based laws can be used against us, when no one is being harmed except the homosexual who is being treated less than equal.....
So, how can the Supreme Court claim that laws are often times based in religion because its a remedy for harm one party has done to other, when the only harm that can be proven in Prop 8 is that gay people are not receiving equal treatment based on selective interpratations of biblical versus, and that can be tangibly proven... How can straight Christians prove that Steve and Gary's marriage down the street has harmed them? It just seems to me that anti-gay laws based in religious doctrines are unconsitutional? Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion.... Isn't that what Prop 8 just did?
How many times have we said, or been told "oh calm down" only to get reamed?
Frankly, I'm tired of calming down. When we calm down, we LOSE.
"Bear, I think the golden rule plays a big role in how many of our laws were founded, which has some identity in the religious doctrines as well as in common law.. And to take this perspective further, it supports of my use of the 1st amendment protections in challenging anti-gay legislation when it is driven by biblical quotations and religious organizations with the tax free money theyve acquired.... I think this challenges your position that religion played a role in many of our laws and the Supreme Court would be reluctant to not be in support of that premise.. Or at least thats how I understood your response...
Do unto others as you would have them do onto you, could be applied easily to "thou shall not kill", "thou shall not steal". "thou shall not covet thy neighbors goods", etc.. etc., because you wouldnt want someone to do those acts upon you. How does your position that religion is part of laws and therefore not a viable challenge as I put it in my original plea when applying the golden rule to the homosexual relationships? How could "do unto other as you would have them do unto you" apply in terms of enacting anti-gay legislation... I just don't see how religion based laws can be used against homosexuals, when no one is being harmed except the homosexual who is recieving less than equal treatment.....
So, how can the Supreme Court claim that laws are often times based in religion because its a remedy for harm one party has done to other, when the only harm that can be proven in Prop 8 is that gay people are not receiving equal treatment based on selective interpratations of biblical versus, and that can be tangibly proven... How can straight Christians prove that Steve and Gary's marriage down the street has harmed them? It just seems to me that anti-gay laws based in religious doctrines are unconsitutional? Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion.... Isn't that what Prop 8 just did?"
why? did the riech-wing secure the far left during the last 30 years? did FDR secure the 'far right' during his 16 years of building the middle class?
I just don't think they need to be 'secured' nor will they probably ever go away. I think they need to be defeated, destroyed, and continually guarded against. If through education and engagement, ok. But, 'securing' them, or 'gettting them on your side'. No.
He's not our friend.
my first disappointment from someone who I thought valuesd the LGBT community...I'm sure glad we cancelled our plans to attend the innauguration....
so sad
This decision should piss off alot of people w/o regard to one's sexual orientation.
It's only childish to you because it doesn't affect you, and yet AGAIN, there's the clarion call to "not bother with it" because there are always more important things to worry about.
Guess what honey, gays lose jobs too. A lot of the time simply for BEING gay.
God, the ignorance. Astounding.
I'm going with toots.
The left has to wake up and realize that Obama is from Chicago. He's cut from the right. Cheney said a couple of days ago "how pleased" he was at Obama's cabinet. Look at the bright side. At least Obama isn't a lying scum bag like the rePig currently leaving office.
He is definitely someone I want to watch or listen to. I avoid these guys like the plague on their 20+ cable (cabal) channels... why would I want to subject myself to him for an inaguartion of a guy I helped get elected.
Maybe I'll have to tune in late. Now I'm hoping that my kids don't see it while at school.
Calm down, people!
http://punditkitchen.com/2008/09/05/political-p...
Indeed, lost in the hubbub about Warren, is the fact that the man tasked with overseeing the benediction is a icon within progressive politics. Rev. Joe Lowry, a hero of the civil rights movement and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King famously called out President George W. Bush during Coretta Scott King's funeral. He also is a supporter of same-sex marriage. But he is not garnering the same attention as Warren for his inauguration role.
It's vintage Obama, several observers say -- bringing the spectrum of the religious/political experience together for one event. And yet, it is also a big source of frustration for progressive leaders, many of whom aren't interested in legitimizing viewpoints antithetical to their message.
But the joke is on this blog, which despite McClurkin thought Obama was the second coming. Was it worth it to repeat a string of false smears during the primary (e.g. the blackface ad)? Was it worth it to paint Democrat after Democrat as racists, to unsure that Obama would win?
The man is a centrist, not unlike Hillary.
The joke is on you, AmericaBlog.
2. false choice. why not health care without an arch homobigot praying you into office? how are they mutually exclusive?
Good grief.
What? The bloated old corpse of Falwell couldn't be exhumed along with his words?
http://change.gov/page/s/yourstory
Shame on Obama and shame on anyone that tries making excuses for him.
In my admittedly somewhat limited dealings with the Obama people, I have not been struck by their egalitarian spirit.
Yet another example.
Could have been such a lovely inauguration.
And why is there even areligious invocation AT ALL?
However turn this into the biggest Prop 8 event and lots of people will probably notice. As I've posted on DKos, it might be a good idea to start a campaign to have people turn their backs when Warren speaks. Maybe hold signs too. The inauguration is going to have the world's attention, if we can get progressives to work together we could make a point about Warren and Prop H8 at the same time.
won't care about our support until he is up for re-election.
He promised us "change" and now we have only to "hold his feet to the fire". The media will be relentless! The Righties will be horrid! We just need to be a steady voice for change.
1) Rick Warren is Obama's friend. It's not a totally political stunt.
2) Gays went stronger for McCain this year, but about 10 points compared to Bush/Kerry. I believe they were the only group with a statistically significant drop in support for Obama compared to Kerry.
I plan on Inauguration Day to change my registration from Democratic to Independent and plan to only vote in local elections until the Democrats do more than just give lip-service to LGBTs.
I can't participate in a process that doesn't represent me at all.
and I'm sorry but I don't agree with any of you. By the Way
I didn't vote for Obama, but this is probaly the best decision
the man has made. Person I could care if someone is gay.
Not my lifestyle, but then Again, I'm not the one to judge anyone,
and you all aren't either. Any of you understand what it means to be a Christain and Born Again. Purpose driven Life got me close to God and Understanding what I am here for. It's time to stop being so self centered, and more tolerant of others views.
Obama on the news, made a good point about agreeing to disagree. We aren't all go to see things the same way. But hey, that's okay. More then every we need to Trust in God. United We Must Stand, Or United We will Fall. It's Not about Your or Me, you see it's About Our Maker and Using Our Gift's To Help Others.
It's time to Wake Up America, and Smell.. God, Remember Him,
the One whose not a Clod, with the Heavenly Bod. Our Maker
Whose not a Taker. Our Boss, the One Who Loss His Only Son at the Cross. Am I gettng my points across.?
Gay bashers appears to be one of them.
You have to put pressure on him.
Non of these politicians give a damn about faggots unless they can use them. And they do! I expect nothing from these people so I am not generally disappointed. And that includes this Obama guy.
I want a president WHO WILL DO THE RIGHT THING, BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT AND FAIR!!!! THIS IS NOT CHANGE I BELIVE IN!!!!
I wrote to Obama's campaign and I was told, Obama is "fair" so he allows everyone to speak, even if he disagrees with their point of view. I was told that whether i liked it or not, many people in south carolina harbored anti-gay religious views and that Obama had to "respect" their point of view and be "tolerant". and I said fuck that. a lot of people in south carolina are also racist so i asked if Obama was going to have someone up on that stage representing the Klan as an act of "tolerance". Of course THAT was offensive but inviting homophobes to speak isn't?
I posted the same thing here. my posts were deleted and I was banned. No one was allowed to post anything, even facts, that cast a negative light on Obama. The whole s.c. disgrace was swept under the rug and dismissed as unimportant, but to those of us in s.c. it was HUGE.
after some time passed, and Obama spoke out about churches being anti-gay, I believed (hoped) that Obama really was the real deal and the hope for change we had all been waiting for. my entire family ended up working hard for Obama's campaign. To read this tonight makes me feel sick. I am so disappointed. If Obama can't support the LGBT community after all they've done to help him get elected, then he isn't the man that I thought him to be.
If Obama or his campaign committee is so keen on allowing ALL points of view to be represented at the inauguration, and they don't understand or care why the LGBT community and their allies are upset, then they should think about how they would feel having a representative with a racist point of view on that stage. trot out the Klan at his inauguration and let them be a part of celebration.
One minority is no more important than any other. EVERYONE is equal whether Obama wants to admit it or not. I am SICK of religion running this country. EVERYONE should have equal rights. You don't pick and choose which minority is more deserving based on religion. We had that with Bush. I WANT CHANGE.
You can change it back at a later time if you think the Democrats are really making change.
There's been a lot of electronic ink spilled about how he'd better not be too accommodating of the right or it's straight back to the "Clinton Rules" as Digby calls them. Don't imagine for a moment other parts of the fracturous "coalition" that put him in office will be any different.
For me, any prospect of support in the future is now dead (and no, I didn't vote for him or McCain). I honestly don't care at this point if he goes to the mat against DADT or not. If he does, it's pure selfishness because he needs the bodies in the boots to do whatever he's planning to do in the Middle East, not because DADT is bad policy and morally reprehensible.
I wish I could say I was disappointed, but I thought he was a hack all along. Sometimes, being correct sucks.
Who said I didn't vote? There were several other choices on the ballot.
Don't delude yourself. He knew this was coming down, and dang our girlie, sweetie hides if Obama cares one whit about what we would think.
Oh, I can hardly wait to hear this invocation: "Dear Lord, we ask your blessing today over the unborn children being slaughtered in abortion dens all over America, that this President will have the power to give life to. Dear Lord, we ask your blessing on the holy ritual of marriage that this President will have the power to protect. And Dear Lord, we ask that our nation's weapons seek out the lives of those leaders around the world who have the Satanic audacity to withstand the will of this Christian nation, America. In the name of Jesus, the only God in America, Amen."
This is looking less like non-partisanship and just the same old "shoot ourselves in the foot" Democratic position we've all come to despise over the years.
How many people that follow Rick Warren voted for Obama?
I've been disgusted with Obama since the LIEberman fiasco. Then Salazar, now Rick Warren.
It's beyond me how these spineless DLC type of Democrats interpreted the last two elections to mean that America is not progressive. Every poll and the last two elections show that America is more left than right. I guess he's hoping that we will forget how the left is being dissed when he needs help being re-elected. I won't forget.
Also, how come they can't find a job for Howard Dean? God forbid that they may hire someone who the "blogoshpere" likes.
When you're inaugurated, you can invited whomever you like.
There's been a tradition at the Inagural that the invocations are done by someone that's not a political figure - many were done by Billy Graham, who kept his distance from politics.
I'm sorry - Warren's spewing much of the same misinformation and junk that you hear and heard from Dobson, Jerry Fallwell and others. This was not a politically neutral choice.
Being insulted isn't the "change" I signed up for.
I'm so pissed, I can't even type.
My big worry is over health care. I'm afraid he will cave to the insurance companies and mandate health insurance. All the experts say that now is not the time for massive change in the health care system. With recession and high unemployment, many people will lose insurance or have to pay higher rates -- as far as I can tell, now is precisely the time to make a dramatic change toward a national health care system.
were still fighting for your rights berry just tosed one more group under the bus go pumas
Mr. President-Elect:
I'm writing to encourage the removal of Rick Warren from your inauguration-day ceremony. Mr. Warren is an outspoken advocate against gay rights, has used your name to back his anti-gay positions, and is a huge insult to the large LGBT & LGBT-friendly volunteers who worked so hard to get you elected.
I wasn't your biggest donor, I wasn't a great volunteer. I did believe in your message from the beginning. I wrote you in on my Green-party ballot during the primaries in California.
Mr. Warren is from a faction of Americans that would impose segregation and unequal status on other Americans. Is that the way to create one America?
Mr. Warren is from a faction of Americans that equate homosexuality to incest and pederasty. Is hate a family value?
Please Mr. Obama, do not let that man speak the invocation on the day you take office. Hate is not the change for which I voted.
Sincerely & with deepest respect,
Andrea
=^..^=
...and you're right! Don't feed the trolls!
Proposition 8 was fair and it was right. Proposition 8 was about protecting the rights of married heterosexuals; the gay mafia wants to destroy those rights and demolish the dignity of traditional marriage.
If you worked hard to get Obama elected, then this is exactly what you deserve for voting for such an incompetent phony. I fully expect that BO will be a far worse President than G. W. Bush.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/StopRickWa...
Would you discriminate against pedophiles if they want to marry small children?
I welcome your answer.
Bravo drpirritano.
Still not willing to answer my question eh?
Those age limits are in place because children, in general, are considered not developed enough to make adult decisions about marriage, life, love, etc.
Once a person reaches the age of majority, which may be different in each state, one is considered able to make such decisions for themselves. Thus. the decison to marry ANYBODY below a set age is based on other objective considerations of development - not subjective judgments such as sexual orientation, color, etc.
Now, let's turn to your position: that it's okay to deny law-abiding American citizens the right to marry the person of their choice simply because they're queer. Is your belief rooted in basic, home-grown bigotry or are you afraid that you're queer, too? Go see the new film on Harvey Milk -- MILK -- and maybe you'll find the courage to come out, come out, where ever you are!
For you to compare the two makes YOU seem to be MUCH more of a "hater" than anyone here "attacking" Rick Warren. Or perhaps you are just a genuinely ignorant asshole.
So on what objective basis do you discriminate against the pedophile?
You apparently didn't understand my question.
I simply asked whether you would discriminate against pedophiles if they want to marry small children.
It's a fairly straightforward question that can be answered with a yes or a no.
Shall we talk about predatory priests in the Catholic church? Farms of young girls all married to extremist Mormons? Underage young Baptist girls knocked up in the South? Hmmm?
Little Aaron, children are not legally allowed to marry anyone... now go to bed and pray that Rick Warren doesn't turn out to be gay like your other evangelical leaders...
Consider Warren an Obama tip of the hat to those CA Prop 8 supporters, especially those of color. They said he supported it and it seems they were right. What do they know that we don't?
LGBT are good for money and support during the primary. After that we are baggage. Even our votes in the general election probably don't mean much. We in large part live in states that will go Blue anyhow. A Democrat who needs the GLBT vote to win the General is going to lose.
Obama threw the gays under the bus at the begining of his campaign. I was always surprised by the ferocity of the glbt supporters of Obama and their lack of knowledge about his lack of support for them. I assumed that they just wanted to be on the band wagon and were ok with being ask to sit quietly at the back.
I am more than a bit surprised by the degree of betrayal some are feeling. Obama's expressed views on gay marriage are identical to Warren's.
If you think he is going to allow a bunch of queers the same rights as him and Michelle.... try again.
So what do we get from the Dems in exchange for our money and time. We don't get compared with beastiality. Which ain't equal rights but it ain't nothing either.
Please elaborate on this:
"due in no small part by the misuse of religion to attack homosexuality by people such as Pastor Warren, made me question just how the people of this state could be so blinded by the misuse of God's words by these religious bigots"
How is God's words being misused?
Thank you.
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
Bigotry is bigotry. Warren worked to deny basic civl rights to a group of people who have been subject to bigotry through the millenia. Christ came and taught that we should love one another as he loved us. He NEVER spoke against queers. Warren twists the word of God to foster hatred. he is anti-queer, anti-woman, anti-choice. His selection is a slap in the face.
I strongly encourage our President-Elect to consider this speech given by Coretta Scott King in November 2003 at the opening session of the 13th annual Creating Change Conference, organized by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. (King made her now famous appeal linking the Civil Rights Movement to the LGBT community): "I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people. ... But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, to make room at the table of brotherhood and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people."
Shame on Obama. Right this "wrong" now.
PS - we actually make up a MUCH larger percentage of the population, but bigotry like yours is so widespread that few of us come out. It's just not safe around haters.
Then you were fooled; or as has been said, are disingenuous. It is not a surprise, *but* it's also not acceptable.
We must hold his feet to the fire and counterbalance all the pressure he has to go rightward with pressure of our own. FDR understood that to effect change, pressure from the ground needed to be exerted to give cover for any such moves. Beyond rhetoric, Obama is not of a change mindset, he's firmly establishment, but he can be effected by events and by people effectively voicing their needs. He is at least not the out-and-out enemy that we've had to deal with for so long and can be made to move if enough people demand it. He has a relatively good record in Chicago and there is an openness, but again, there are many forces at his ear acting against the interests of gays as well as that of the majority of citizens.
But this is the same old-same old. After 2006, they were surprised at the Dem sweep, but not convinced the netroots power was real. There is no excuse now. Yes, I see that the GOP has a clue, but know the DC Dem politicians -- how wimpy they are. And stupid, too. Doesn't Rachel and Keith having prime-time viewers give them a clue? Doesn't the ratings of right-wing TV hosts (including Fox) and the dwindling newspaper sales give them a clue?
I guess they assume that, even if the netroots isn't going away, they have plenty of time to get on board, if need be. I say DON'T FORGET. All too often, the netroots forgive and forget. If a Dem does something bad, we get all mad, but then all is forgiven when they do one thing right. Remember. Even if Obama does something we like, remember all the bad he has done and put it in perspective. I am not saying throw him under the bus now, but just don't forget.
Look at LIEberman -- we never forgot 2006 (and afterwards), even though the Senate did. Face it -- the pols won't be scared until they are thrown out of office AND are not able to join some high-dollar "think tank." Just look at yourself -- what would get to you? Losing your plum job? Not being able to make beaucoup bucks in DC? In other words, THINK -- if you were in that situation, what would make you change?
And something which could have been expected of the outgoing President, not the incoming.
Boodes bad for this Administration.
Obama's main message throughout his campaign was that he was tired of all the divisiveness in American politics and was interested in bringing us together.
"We are not a collection of red states and blue states, we are the UNITED States of America!"
I am not surprised in this pick at all.
Let me also remind everyone that, for the first time ever, an all gay and lesbian marching band will be marching in the inaugural parade.
I hate to burst your bubble but, by nature and natural evolution, homosexual behavior isn't the norm hence human reproduction doesn't occur and those who practice and continue to promote and justify this behavior are destined to remain a minority.
We are all Americans; period; end of story.
I have friends who happen to be gay and happen to coexist very happily in everyday life. Their lifestyle is privately theirs not a "cause".
If you happen to be gay, god bless you; I have the utmost respect for you; just don't attempt to justify or force acceptance of a lifestyle which is emotionally and biologically contrary to the laws of nature.
I have a suggestion for a replacement for Warren that would go even further in your desire to make this "the most open, accessible, and inclusive Inauguration in American history."
Dr. Thomas Robb. Another pastor who I don't personally agree with, but certainly one who gives you the opportunity to put more people on stage with you that represent a wider America.
If you go to his website, there are plenty of quotes about his charismatic speaking and his ability to recruit people to his mission is a testament to his skill as someone like yourself - a community organizer. And after reading through his information, I think you may very well be convinced in the validity of his Biblical arguments - in fact, he claims that his message is about love, not hate - and we all know we need more love in this world.
To quote from your press release:
* As he's said again and again, the President-elect is committed to bringing together all sides of the faith discussion in search of common ground. That's the only way we'll be able to unite this country with the resolve and common purpose necessary to solve the challenges we face.
* The Inauguration will also involve Reverend Joseph Lowery, who will be delivering the official benediction at the Inauguration. Reverend Lowery is a giant of the civil rights movement who boasts a proudly progressive record on LGBT issues. He has been a leader in the struggle for civil rights for all Americans, gay or straight.
Since you have also invited Dr Lowery, Dr. Robb will be a perfect counterbalance from his stances on the civil rights movement - and how better to show how inclusive you are being by putting these two together on such an historic, national platform.
Now I'm certain you'll disagree with Dr. Robb on some of the issues, just as you state that you do with Rev Warren. But the important point here is that many would claim that Dr. Robb, just like Rev Warren, has also been an activist "on behalf of the disadvantaged and the downtrodden" for well over 30 years.
And like you, he has a lifelong "commitment to renewing America's promise by expanding opportunity at home and restoring our moral leadership abroad.". Obviously, you two have a lot of common ground to begin a dialogue from, it's just the type of thing that's needed to unite all of us.
There's even an added bonus for the TV viewership that will visually hammer home your message of setting a place for everyone at your table, no matter how great the contrast - in case they aren't familiar with Dr. Robb.
Chief Justice Roberts will be there in his traditional black robe. Simply request that Dr. Robb wear his traditional white one.
Your parenthetical is correct. During the primary and general election campaigns, the Obama team made it pretty clear that they didn't give a shit about women, and they didn't give a shit about gays.
Now that they won you seriously expect that to change?
Your real problem now is: who you gonna turn to? You and this blog so trashed Hillary and her supporters (I was one of them) that you have a long way to go.
Fair weather supporters want what they want and will bitch and moan when they don't get exactly what they want.
So much for 'inclusion' and 'diversity' and 'open discussion' spouted by the liberal far left.
Being against Gay Marriage, or believing that it is forbidden by the Bible does not make him a 'Homophobe' - I sincerely doubt he 'fears' gays - it makes him a man willing to stand up for his beliefs. He is not Anti-American, he is not a bad person: He has beliefs. He has opinions. He has a value system.
Remember - Obama claims Christianity as his belief system. He doesn't have to 'hate' gays to be Christian. He has his own beliefs. They are not mutually exclusive.
Come on. folks... u protest too much.
the MAGNITUDE of disgust among his supporters for his choice of this
religious charlatan as a spokesperson at the inauguration.
Nowhere in the Bible does God endorse multimillionaire bookselling
hucksters.
Oh well....