andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 12/19/2008
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Dish readers will know my own conflicted feelings about the selection of Rick Warren for the Inaugural Invocation. But feelings must at some point cede to reason. And I sense an understandable but, the more I think about it, misjudged response on the part of my fellow gays and lesbians. ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/19/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Glenn Greenwald has an interesting post about the
Rick Warren mess, which he uses as a jumping
off point to argue that Barack Obama's "new" politics isn't really new at all. Greenwald's basic point is that Obama's efforts to placate the right by ...
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Are Obama's "New" Politics Really New?
thephoenix.com - 12/18/2008
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thephoenix.com —
It's time to reclaim the man we put
in the White House It's time to reclaim the
man we put in the White House Let's be honest: we didn't vote for the Barack Obama his campaign advertised. We didn't vote for an African-American man, nor for ...
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Take Back Barack
firedoglake.com - 12/22/2008
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firedoglake.com —
The controversy over President Elect Barack Obama’s choice
to have the invocation at his inaugural delivered by
homophobic evangelical Pastor Rick Warren continues here on FDL , and across the blogosphere and establishment media . On Thursday, ...
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Warren and Obama: We Asked, Will They Answer?
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Andrew Sullivan back to believing Obama is perfect
Sister Toldjah —
... , AS had nothing but pure scorn for Obama on his selection of Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. Today, it’s back to business as usual. ...
Yes
Interesting Times —
Yes Andrew Sullivan has what I think is the best take I have seen on the whole Warren imbroglio. posted by Chris Andersen at 1:33 PM [image] [image]
Coming to Our Senses
Pundits Blog —
... ) Finally, Andrew Sullivan stops being so ridiculous and acknowledges that the LGBT community doesn't have to overreact to every perceived slight. He's starting to figure out that maybe the best way to dialogue with the faith community isn't by staging aggressive rallies outside their places of worship. As Sullivan writes today, "The truth is: if we cannot engage a Rick Warren on the question of our equality, we may secure a narrow and bitter victory in some states (just as the Christianists won a narrow and bitter victory in California in November). But we will not win the ...
Ryan J. Davis: Coming To Our Senses
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Finally, Andrew Sullivan stops being so ridiculous and acknowledges that the LGBT community doesn't have to overreact to every perceived slight. He's starting to figure out that maybe the best way to dialogue with the faith community isn't by staging aggressive rallies outside their places of worship. ...
Sullivan and Warren
PoliGazette —
... For the better part of a day, since the announcement was made about pastor Rick Warren participating in the inaguration, Andrew Sullivan has been hemming and hawing over his reaction to this development. Now, at last, he’s come to a decision: he’s okay with it. Key quote: ...
The Warren Invocation Controversy
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... . As if to underline my point about Obama supporters seeking desperately to rationalize the President-elect’s decision to invite Warren–whose beliefs are antithetical to many of theirs–ton give the invocation, comes now Andrew Sullivan to ...
The Warren Invocation Controversy
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
... . As if to underline my point about Obama supporters seeking desperately to rationalize the President-elect's decision to invite Warren--whose beliefs are antithetical to many of theirs--ton give the invocation, comes now Andrew Sullivan to ...
Rick Warren and Gays: ToMAYto, ToMAHto
The Moderate Voice —
... Last week, I thought Andrew Sullivan’s post, “Taking Yes for an Answer” — re: the Rick Warren/Obama inauguration debate — would prove to be the definitive post on that subject, after all the dust had settled. ...
Stephen Elliott: As Long As We're Talking About Rick Warren, Did You Know Rush Limbaugh Is A Drug Addict?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... To quote Andrew Sullivan: "I think Obama is different. I think the earnestness and sincerity of his campaign, and its generational force, have given us a chance for something new, and I fear that in responding too viscerally to the Warren choice, we may be throwing something very valuable away far too prematurely." ...
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