Sad and Pathetic
by KnoxVow, Thu Dec 18, 2008 at 08:58:05 PM EST
Masslib over at alegre's corner made a great point.
Here is the link :http://alegrescorner.soapblox.net/
I have taken a peek at several progressive blogs today and am astounded at the number of morons who actually argue that the "Warren pick" for the inauguration ceremonies is some kind of brilliant move by Obama. It's not. It's cheesy and frankly, ridiculous. Rick Warren has a big microphone and I can sort of understand that Democrats participated in his events and debates. I can not fathom inviting him to your event. It's not just that Warren is an anti-woman, anti-gay zealot, though that is quite enough. For me, as a Christian, I abhor guys like Warren who corrupt Christ's platform to enrich themselves. But, whatever, Warren is a cheese ball mega-church clown. He's to religion as Oprah is to "women's issues".
Obama's choice of Warren juxtaposed against 20 years of Rev. Wright is one of the most utterly bizarre expressions of "judgment" I have ever seen from BO.
Underlining both choices is a Dire wolf.
It's teeth gnashing relentlessly at the carcass and bones of what was the moral fiber of this nation. From the Holocaust comments of Warren to AIDS comments of Wright.
What BO has done is never what he says. People went to the polls knowing this and voted for a Dire Wolf dressed in Democratic clothing. You know those folks that voted for party before country and common sense? Or the ones that said "Anyone but Bush!" (and Senator Clinton) Ouch! Reality hurts.
How about Obama who did not actively campaign against prop 8? Would Obama have lost California by advocating strongly against prop 8? I suspect he would not have. Leaders are supposed to argue for particular views, not simply get two opposing forces on the same stage in some faux show of inclusion toward the intolerant. It's the former that changes opinions, NOT the latter.There is nothing brilliant about Obama inviting Mr. Warren to give the benediction at his inaugural ceremony. It's just politics and its cynical politics at that. Finally, again, guys like Rick Warren have NOT been excluded from the debate about this generation's biggest civil rights battle, namely marriage equality, or frankly, any other. Indeed, for too long they have been the ones shaping the debate. A show of inclusion would have been to include Gene Robinson to preside over the benediction, not asking a chief excluder to conduct the event.
The Rick Warren pick is in many ways small potatoes in the battle for marriage equality, but it certainly sets the wrong tone, at a time when indeed, state by state, court by court, generation to generation, those on the side of tolerance and civil rights ARE winning this battle.
Would be great to see Rev Wright on the same stage as Warren!!! Maybe he'll jump out and say "BOO!" at the last minute. For the record, I don't disagree with most of what Wright had to say. That whole kerfluffle was the biggest bunch of baloney during the whole campaign. People that can see through the MSM bullshit know that Obama -by proxy of Wright and the charasmatic african american pastoral tradition- was sandbagged by the same folks that called for the impeachment of Clinton, the swiftboating of Kerry and the framing of Siegleman. They are the real enemies here, and the actual voices of hate that should be shut out.
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