tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post6803735391083826493..comments2023-10-19T12:25:15.143+01:00Comments on The Osterley Times: Warren and the Inauguration.Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-45981212761226451222008-12-19T22:55:00.000+00:002008-12-19T22:55:00.000+00:00The whole point is this; why pander to those intol...<I>The whole point is this; why pander to those intolerant, religiously rightwingers?</I><BR/><BR/>Ingrid, it's one of the problems I have with the whole notion of bipartisanship. I think Republicans think bipartisanship is when Democrats do what they want.<BR/><BR/>I think Obama is sincere in his determination to find a new way, as Clinton was with his triangulation, anxious to find "a middle way" that didn't alienate the right wing. What happened? They investigated him, hated him and hounded him.<BR/><BR/>What I love about Obama is the fact that he is not scared to articulate the progressive agenda.<BR/><BR/>Which is what puzzles me about him embracing this guy. He wouldn't invite a racist or an anti-Semite to speak at this event so why is this homophobe invited?Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-3576745557913926612008-12-19T22:21:00.000+00:002008-12-19T22:21:00.000+00:00The whole point is this; why pander to those intol...The whole point is this; why pander to those intolerant, religiously rightwingers? "We've" have do put up with them for 8yrs, giving them the a great taste of power and they still feel entitled to it. It was an enormous slap in the face for all who voted for Obama BECAUSE of the likes of Warren who actively sought to undermine rights and freedoms in the name of ... . As for Warren accepting this, it tells you he enjoys the company of powerful people and if he really stuck to his principles, he should've declined. However, power corrupts and he's no different. A purpose driven life my purpose driven A...! (hehe)<BR/><BR/>IngridIngridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543677729320023767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-53751662905877971102008-12-19T16:31:00.000+00:002008-12-19T16:31:00.000+00:00Cecilieaux, I'm sorry but I have to admit that I a...Cecilieaux, I'm sorry but I have to admit that I am with the BHC on this one.<BR/><BR/>Already many fundamentalists are complaining to Warren for daring to accept Obama's invitation. These folks are not going to won over simply because Warren speaks at Obama's inauguration.<BR/><BR/>And, once again, gay and lesbian Democrats feel as if they have been thrown under the bus.<BR/><BR/>Obama would not have invited racists or anti-Semites to talk at this event and I'm sure all of us would have been outraged if he had.<BR/><BR/>We should feel no less outraged that a man who compares gays to peadophiles should be given such a prominent role. <BR/><BR/>I think Obama will be a great president on gay issues, but I think, by trying to be clever here, that he is making a silly mistake.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-65930503681163826992008-12-19T15:47:00.000+00:002008-12-19T15:47:00.000+00:00Yes, FDR did do that, but catering to Rick Warren ...Yes, FDR did do that, but catering to Rick Warren is not what this is about. Obama certainly is not going to build an economic team for troubled times from the know-nothing wing of the GOP.<BR/><BR/>Further, if Obama thinks this is going to make Christian fundamentalists like him and Democrats more, he and you are sorely mistaken.<BR/><BR/>This faction of the GOP calls the Democrats the "Party of Death" for their antipathy toward criminalizing abortion, and that won't change just because Obama invites Rick Warren to the inauguration. <BR/><BR/>And how inclusive is inclusive, anyway? Where is the line? Is there a line. Well, actually there is obviously a line. But clearly Obama cannot go so far as to have some racist wacko in white hood swear him in. But that would be super inclusive, though.<BR/><BR/>Obama thinks he's being clever and cute here. And he is wrong. He is simply abetting the mainstreaming of bigotry. And that is not change I can believe in.<BR/><BR/>You might think jackasses like Rick Warren add something to society's dialogue. I do not, except perhcance that help us see just how ignorant we have been in the past. But they neither advocate nor demand progress. They are a regressive force in society, constantly resisting social justice and progress.<BR/><BR/>Eno' o' coddlin' these ignorant drips and drabs.theBhchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822148672764530941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-75600307947665549942008-12-19T11:56:00.000+00:002008-12-19T11:56:00.000+00:00I disagree. This is a brilliant move to rebuild th...I disagree. This is a brilliant move to rebuild the famous and very successful FDR coalition to build irretrievably foundational institutions, such as social security. FDR, you will recall, coddled the despicable, racist "Dixiecrats" to get their votes for the socioeconomic legacies that still endure. FDR reached out to everyone who would take his hand.Cecilio Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283375962527765787noreply@blogger.com