crooksandliars.com - 12/18/2008
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(h/t FDL) Here's what Obama had to say about Rick Warren: Mr. Obama himself responded to the growing controversy when prompted by a question during a news conference today designed to announce a trio of financial regulators. The president-elect stressed that he is a "fierce advocate for equality ...
thenation.com - 12/18/2008
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thenation.com —
Now it has officially gone too far: Democrats,
in their zeal to appear friendly to evangelical voters,
have chosen celebrity preacher and best-selling author Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration. There was no doubt ...
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What's the Matter With Rick Warren?
guardian.co.uk - 12/18/2008
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guardian.co.uk —
If nothing else, Rick Warren is a miracle
worker in the realm of public relations. He is
a man who compares legal abortion to the Holocaust and gay marriage to incest and paedophilia . He believes that Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and other ...
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Michelle Goldberg: Inviting Rick Warren to deliver the ...
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Question of the Day
Suburban Guerrilla —
Should “reaching out” by the Obama administration include:
* Asking a gay-basing preacher to deliver the convocation at Obama’s inauguration?
* Putting a right-wing Democrat who’s eager to sell out our national lands to industry in charge of the Department of the Interior?
Or both? Discuss!
How Do I Fuck My Base? Let Me Count The Ways.
Jesus' General —
... fuck them by reaching out to homophobic pastors and the bigoted throngs they represent. I fuck them by embracing war-mongering apparatchiks and the neo-con wet dreams they blindly followed. I fuck them by allowing war-criminals and torturers to escape the punishment they so richly deserve. I fuck them by endorsing domestic spying and allowing the telecoms to profit from their complicity. I fuck them and smile as I reach out to everyone but them.
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