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Obama’s Rick Warren Invocation Pick Sparks Left And Gay Firestorm
The Moderate Voice — ... conservative blogger Glenn Reynold’s there is another issue dealing with elections: … Obama To Gay Rights Progressives: Drop Dead. You know, as I’ve noted before, the reason not to get too excited about elections is that the guy you like generally turns out to disappoint you, and the guy you don’t like generally turns out not to be as bad as you feared. A lot of Obama voters are encountering the downside of this phenomenon. . . . The Huffington Post sees a real rift with progressives this time: Ever since ...

Purpose Driven Barack?
blonde sagacity — ... I thought keeping Gates on as SoD was the first Obama booboo in the eye's of the Left, but HuffPo claims asking Warren to say a prayer is the "first real rift with Progressives."

With Rick Warren, Has Obama Gone Too Far as Co-opter-in-Chief?
David Corn — ... homosexuality to incest and pedophilia. (Warren also has said that nonbelievers are indeed going straight to H-E-double hockey sticks.) It's no surprise that some progressives are mighty ticked off. ...

Barack Obama is a major league asshole...
The Reaction — ... to be married? Should married, childless couples be stripped of the rights granted them when they tied the knot? The honeymoon is over, Mr. Obama. Time to start acting like the forward-thinking leader this country and planet so desperately needs. Embracing Rick Warren lends legitimacy to his intolerance and is a huge step in the wrong direction. Hat tip to AmericaBlog, go there for more on the topic. Update: Huffington Post weighs in, says nothing. Update II [12.18.08]: Obama's defense of ...

Newsom Calls Warren Invocation An Opportunity
News — ... San Francisco Gavin Newsom (D), a strong backer of gay marriage rights, said that President-elect Obama's inclusion of gay marriage opponent Rick Warren at the inauguration can serve as a chance to bridge differences. Newsom, taking a more conciliatory tone toward Warren than gay and liberal activists , told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Thursday that Obama could use the inauguration to bridge differences with social conservatives. Warren, in addition to backing an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative in California last month, is also pro-choice and has opposed lifting restrictions ...

Hullabaloo — ... It's a good thing we have a new President who would never validate anyone with beliefs like we see here with the conscience rule or criminalizing homosexuality. Oh wait... ...

Joe Biden Explains Rick Warren Choice: "This Is a Time to Reach Out." Not Reach Around.
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily — ... Joe Biden is never at a loss for words. Clearly this former stutterer is making up for lost time. So when George Stephanopoulos asked Biden why Obama had chosen Warren--a man who compares homosexuality to incest and pedophelia--to deliver the invocation, Biden got ...