John Hawkins over at Right Wing News notes the passage of an event [1] that frankly I didn’t figure on for another week or two…
Barack Obama and the left side of the blogosphere have had their first real spat over Obama selecting Rick Warren to do his inaugural invocation.
“President-elect Obama chose eliminationist hate preacher Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama’s Inaguration. With this choice, Obama sends three destructive messages. Number one: In Obama’s America, equal rights and reproductive freedom aren’t for everyone. Number two: President-elect Obama likes sharing the national stage with hate. Number three: While Obama enjoys his equality before the law, LGBT Americans can go to Hell. Literally. Gee. Is this change we can believe in?” — Firedoglake [2]
I’ve addressed this in tonight’s Ramble, of course.
What everyone misses, though is that Warren has lost a lot of creds, too, for snuggling up to Obama.
As I’ve already mentioned.
Addendum: (David L)
I suspect that Rick Warren and Barack Obama are two of a kind, power grabbig attention seekers. As for BO, he cna cuddle up to all the ministers he wants. That can’t hide the fact that BO hsa supported infanticide. When BO leaves this world, he will never be cold again.
As for Jane Hamsher, she is simply a bigot, Gregg Levine, Fire Dog Lake: [3]
Jane spoke with Rick Sanchez who repeatedly asked why “the left” would have a problem with inviting Warren to speak at the presidential inaugural. Jane told Rick what has been noted repeatedly on these pages, that Warren is a bigot that equates homosexuality with incest and bestiality. Jane went on to add that if the president elect had wanted to be inclusive, he could have invited a Muslim or Jewish cleric, or a Christian minister that was less divisive.
In short, Hamsher rejects some sexual behavior and feels herself enlightened. Warren too rejects some sexual behavior,for which Hamsher calls him a bigot. Pot, kettle, black.