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americablog.com - 12/18/2008
When has Obama ever reached out to a racist?
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I'm reading a lot about how Obama "reaches out" to his adversaries, and that's why he's building a track record of inviting avowed homophobes to stand front and center at his campaign events and now his inauguration. Okay, I'm game. So we know being a gay-basher doesn't disqualify you from a ...

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Sturm and drang over Rick Warren
Daily Kos — I'm with Aravosis on this one. I'm reading a lot about how Obama "reaches out" to his adversaries, and that's why he's building a track record of inviting avowed homophobes to stand front and center at his campaign events and now his inauguration. Okay, I'm game. So we know being a gay-basher doesn't disqualify you from a seat at the Obama table - in fact, it seems to be an outright qualification for proving Obama's post-partisanship. If Obama prides himself on reaching out to all sides of every debate, then why is it that Obama has never sat down ...

Symbolistry
The Poor Man Institute — ... John Aravosis asks (re: Rick Warren): I’m reading a lot about how Obama “reaches out” to his adversaries, and that’s why he’s building a track record of inviting avowed homophobes to stand front and center at his campaign events and now his inauguration. Okay, I’m game. So we know being a gay-basher doesn’t disqualify you from a seat at the Obama table - in fact, it seems to be an outright qualification for proving Obama’s post-partisanship. If Obama prides himself on reaching out to all sides of ...

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