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"Sooner or later, he just might have to stand for something."
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] Richard Cohen does have a point there. I don't agree with most of the rest of the column, which is on Rick Warren, but that is true. He's gotten away with the above-my-pay-grade stuff, for instance. It's where a little disappointment may come in. Someone's bound to be. ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up
Daily Kos —
Your one stop pundit shop. E.J. Dionne Jr. is all for Rick Warren's role in Barack Obama's inauguration and prays that it works out. Richard Cohen comes out strongly against Warren, saying that: But what we do not "hold in common" is the dehumanization of homosexuals. What we do not hold in common is the belief that gays are perverts who have chosen their sexual orientation on some sort of whim. What we do not hold in common is the exaltation of ignorance that has led and will lead to discrimination and violence. ...
Cohen: Inspirational Obama Just Another Political Hack!
Riehl World View —
... Rich ... even for the WaPo's Rich Cohen writing on the Rick Warren affair. It seems it's put a damper on his gay sister's party attitude. He is so sharp that he actually knew all this a year ago. I guess it served no good purpose to really hammer it home way back when? Maybe he was hoping Obama would change? ...
A Civil Rights Issue
TalkLeft —
Richard Cohen on the Rick warren affair: [Obama said] "We can disagree without being disagreeable and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans." Sounds nice. But what we do not "hold in common" is the dehumanization of homosexuals. What we do not hold in common is the belief that gays are perverts who have chosen their sexual orientation on some sort of whim. What we do not hold in common is the exaltation of ignorance that has led and will lead to discrimination and violence. Finally, what we do not hold in common is the ...
Transition News 12/23
The Stump —
Hillary wants more power at State, NYT reports, and she is out $13 million from the neverending campaign. All aboard, as Amtrak increases services to and from D.C. for the inauguration. D.C. residents hope Obama will bring change to the city's streets, schools, and other needy areas. Richard Cohen says that because of Rick Warren, the inauguration party's off. How the economic crisis is an opportunity for Obama to build a more progressive nation. What does the Third Way mean now? ...
Now The Washington Post Is Whining About Rick Warren
Pirate's Cove —
... Seriously, the graphic with the crying baby really is a perfect representation of the Democrat Party. Richard Cohen: Warren On? Party Off ...
Now The Washington Post Is Whining About Rick Warren
Stop The ACLU —
Seriously, the graphic with the crying baby really is a perfect representation of the Democrat Party. Richard Cohen: Warren On? Party Off Not that he was planning to attend, but Barack Obama should know that my sister’s inauguration night party — the one for which she was preparing Obama Punch — has been canceled. The notice went out over the weekend, by e-mail and word of mouth, that ...
"Change" not living up to expectations?
QandO —
When you live by identity politics, you are likely to suffer because of them. And that’s especially true when you throw nebulous terms like "change" around and allow others to project their meaning of the word back on you. That’s admittedly what Obama did during the campaign. And he’s seeing what I’d call the expected, even anticipated, results: Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are disappointed President-elect Obama did not appoint more African-Americans to his Cabinet. Obama tapped four blacks for Cabinet posts, including Eric Holder. If confirmed, Holder will be the first African-American attorney ...
Oh no!
Stubborn Facts —
... How will Barack Obama possibly recover from the crippling blow of losing the support of Richard Cohen's sister? Honey, the election is over. Don't you know the old story? A dead politician arrives at the pearly gates and is offered the choice between heaven and hell. Shown around hell, it appears to be a golf course, with all his friends, happy, rich, well-fed and relaxed; heaven, by contrast, consists of the traditional depiction with angels, harps, clouds and a whole lot of sitting around. The surprised politician decides he'd rather go to hell, but when he arrives, he finds a ...
Who Knew? The Gay Is the Rational One!
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Not that he was planning to attend, but Barack Obama should know that my
sister’s inauguration night party -- the one for which she was preparing Obama
Punch -- has been canceled. The notice went out over the weekend, by e-mail
and word of mouth, that Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to ...
The Obama Party's Over
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen says his sister's Obama Inaugeration Celebration party is off. In Cohen's family, like mine, there's the factor of being sick to death of bigots like Rick Warren in the White House. There's also the undeniable fact that honoring a bigot is a stunning sign of exceedingly poor judgment. With leaders like this . . . ...
Rick Warren and Rev. Wright
AMERICAblog News —
Richard Cohen's piece in today's Washington Post is brilliant. It's also troubling for the Obama people, as Cohen draws a direct line from the Rick Warren fiasco to the Rev. Wright imbroglio. ...
RICHARD COHEN is unhappy with the Rick Warren pick. Dan Riehl is having too much fun….
Instapundit —
RICHARD COHEN is unhappy with the Rick Warren pick. Dan Riehl is having too much fun.
Lefty Anger At Obama
Dean's World —
I knew we’d be seeing it fairly soon, but I didn’t expect it to be so obvious even before the swearing in.
This and a bunch of cabinet picks (most of which I approve of, for the record) that the hard left despises, has got to be making many diehard Obama-ites very unhappy.
Once again, the man’s lack of experience has shown itself to be a strength; with no record of significant achievement or failure, there was nothing to vote for except his ability to convince you he was on your side during the election.
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CRAZY Over Rick Warren-- 326 Unhinged Warren Diaries At DKos
Gateway Pundit —
Anti-Christianists Unite! The Kossack kooks have reached a new level of nuts over the Rick Warren controversy. Since Obama chose pro-life conservative Mega Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration the Far Left has gone bananas. Obama's Far Left supporters are outraged that he chose a Christian who actually believes in Christian doctrine to participate in the inauguration. The nerve! They were hoping for someone more like Jeremiah Wright. The fascination with all things Warren has led D-Kos to create an astounding ...
Scarborough: Don't Read EJ Dionne, You Know He Supports Obama
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
Conservatives still licking their wounds over the results of the November elections finally have something to cheer about: you don't have to read Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne's articles anymore because you know he's supporting Barack Obama. So deliciously said MSNBC's Joe Scarborough to Post editorial writer Jonathan Capehart on Tuesday's "Morning Joe" with the latter actually not disagreeing. The context of the discussion was another Post writer's Tuesday column in which Richard Cohen came down strongly on Obama's decision to have Rick Warren give the invocation during the upcoming Inauguration. This led to the following fabulous exchange ...
This Is A Good Thing
Balloon Juice —
... firing squad. When I think of that, I think of the kind of idiocy we have experienced the last few weeks, when DiFi gets butthurt because her ring was not kissed enough about Panetta and says things that she will have to walk back from in the future. Or when a bunch of people get upset at the number of vaginas in the cabinet and we are told we might as well have elected Rush Limbaugh. Or Rick Warren speaks for 3 minutes at the inauguration and Democrats everywhere shriek that Obama hates gays and some idiots go so far as to cancel their inauguration parties. Or anything ...
Kick it Root Down
Obsidian Wings —
... When I think of that, I think of the kind of idiocy we have experienced the last few weeks, when DiFi gets butthurt about Panetta because her ring was not kissed enough and says things that she will have to walk back from in the future. Or when a bunch of people get upset at the number of vaginas in the cabinet and we are told we might as well have elected Rush Limbaugh. Or Rick Warren speaks for 3 minutes at the inauguration and Democrats everywhere shriek that Obama hates gays and some idiots go so far as to cancel their inauguration parties. Or anything Harry Reid has done ...
Kick it Root Down
Newshoggers.com —
... When I think of that, I think of the kind of idiocy we have experienced the last few weeks, when DiFi gets butthurt about Panetta because her ring was not kissed enough and says things that she will have to walk back from in the future. Or when a bunch of people get upset at the number of vaginas in the cabinet and we are told we might as well have elected Rush Limbaugh. Or Rick Warren speaks for 3 minutes at the inauguration and Democrats everywhere shriek that Obama hates gays and some idiots go so far as to cancel their inauguration parties. Or anything Harry Reid has done ...
