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Rick Warren, Warmongering Torture Apologist, to Usher in Era of Hope and Change
firedoglake.com - 12/18/2008
Rick Warren, Warmongering Torture Apologist, to Usher in Era of Hope and Change
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I really have no idea why Rick Warren was selected to give the invocation at the Obama inaugural . Maybe John Hagee was unavailable. The clip on the right is Warren cheering on Sean Hannity's call to "take out" those he deems "rogue dictators"-- as well as the ...
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 12/17/2008
Rick Warren, Torture And Bush
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Warren says he believes that the Bush administration engaged in torture, as is now indisputable. But in his many conversations with the president, he never brought it up : BELIEFNET- Did you ever talk to President Bush to try to convince him to ... (more) Rick Warren, Torture And Bush

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Obama Defends Rick Warren Choice
firedoglake.com - 12/18/2008
Obama Defends Rick Warren Choice
— firedoglake.com — From CBS : 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 ... (more) Obama Defends Rick Warren Choice

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Obama On Rick Warren
talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008
Obama On Rick Warren
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JammieWearingFool:  Rick Warren to Give Obama Invocation, Angry Left Meltdown Ensues

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Rick Warren to Give Obama Invocation, Angry Left Meltdown Ensues
JammieWearingFool — ... politics. Rick Warren will give the invocation at Obama's inauguration. Warren is a man who believes my marriage removes his freedom of speech and cannot say that authorizing torture is a moral failing. Shrewd politics , but if anyone is under any illusion that Obama is interested in advancing gay equality, they should probably sober up now. I'll refrain from further comment on the alcoholic rate in the angry gay community. Meanwhile, the always understated folks at one of the insane left blogs call Warren a Rick Warren, Warmongering Torture Apologist, to Usher in Era ...

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 12/17/2008 — Rick Warren will give the invocation at Obama's inauguration. Warren is a man who believes my marriage removes his freedom of speech and cannot say that authorizing torture is a moral failing. Shrewd politics, but if anyone is under any illusion that ...
The Warren Invocation
balloon-juice.com 12/18/2008 — Obama is going to have Rick Warren give the invocation at his inauguration , and this has a lot of people upset. A sample : This selection is clearly not about “change”—it’s about making a high profile decision to give ...
I'm shocked, shocked that Rick Warren will be Obama's invocation speaker!
correntewire.com 12/18/2008 — No one could have anticipated that a candidate who has signaled — since before his campaign officially started — that he was going to cater to the Rick Warrens of the world would give a God-exploiting bigot like, say, Rick Warren a bully ...
With Rick Warren, Has Obama Gone Too Far as Co-opter-in-Chief?
blogs.cqpolitics.com 12/19/2008 — A week and a half ago, I published an article in the Washington Post in which I reviewed the reasons for progressives to be concerned about Barack Obama's first rounds of appointments (Clinton, Gates, Summers, etc.) and noted that the president-elect ...
New vid: Rick Warren is hateful and ignorant. Gays need maturity -- and just want multiple sexual partners
americablog.com 12/19/2008 — I watched a jaw-dropping interview with Barack Obama's invocation speaker. Seriously, I was dumbstruck. This is the guy who Barack Obama wants on the stage at his inauguration. When asked if he would change his views if he thought being gay was ...
Rick Warren, Obama’s New BFF, Still Supports Iraq War, Gave W. Peace Award
firedoglake.com 12/18/2008 — When he's not using the bible to justify the murder of heads of state the United States doesn't like or refusing to condemn BushCo's torture , Rick Hagee Warren runs interference on that awesome war in Iraq : [W]hether or not they found ...
Obama Supporters Want Their Money Back (!) — Tennessee Guerilla Women
President-elect Obama hasn't even taken office yet, and already people want their money back. It's definitely getting ugly over at Change.gov . Obama supporters are so angry about Obama's endorsement of homophobe Rick Warren that they are demanding refunds: We gave thousands of dollars-- ...
Early Morning Swim — Firedoglake
It's about freaking time. Meet Obama's Secretary of Labor. Big Labor likey. Deep Throat dies. WaPost obit. Is Franken poised for victory? Nate is confused. Rick Hagee Warren issues a fatwah statement. Is there a constitutional lawyer in the house? Caroline Kennedy, ...
Warren: Nature Inclines Me To Have Sex With Every Beautiful Woman, But That Doesn't Make It Right — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Rick Warren had a surprisingly candid response to Ann Curry's question as to whether he would change his views on homosexuality if it were established that people are born gay. The pastor of the Saddleback Church, explaining why such a finding wouldn't cause him to change his position, ...
Cooling Towards Obama — JustOneMinute
Two top science picks for the incoming Obama Admin are touted by the WaPo as "advocates for a vigorous response to climate change". This should surprise no one, yet suddenly Rick Warren seems soooo yesterday.
Rick Warren, notorious anti-Science, homophobic hate monger — Corrente
Finally, many bloggers are beginning to understand what should have been obvious for some time, Barak Obama is a bully who is attracted to his fellow bullies. He despises progressive idealism even as he exploits it. Obama is not the first community organizer to sell out, and he won’t be the ...
Peter Daou: Rick Warren and Change.gov: The Internet Giveth ... and Taketh Away — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
If you get your political news online, it's hard to miss the controversy over Rick Warren's planned delivery of the Inaugural Invocation. The progressive community is outraged and one important venue where criticism is being voiced is the transition hub, Change.gov. A quick glance at the ...
Not the Change They Were Expecting — RIGHTWINGSPARKLE
Why is the gay community so upset that Pastor Rick Warren set to speak at Obama's inauguration ? It might have something to do with this letter he sent out in support of Prop 8: "For 5,000 years, EVERY culture and EVERY religion -- not just Christianity -- has defined marriage as a contract ...
Obama Picks Warren, Angers Gays — Outside The Beltway | OTB
Rick Warren and Barack Obama at Saddleback President-Elect Barack Obama has made the most controversial move thus far in his transition, naming far right televangelist Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration. While this initially struck me as a brilliant move on his part, ...
links for 2008-12-18 — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Obama's first big mistake - Rick Warren Speaking at Inauguration Rick Warren, conservative author of “The Purpose Driven Life” book series and pastor at the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Cal., will deliver the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration next month. This is change? ...