Barack Obama Picks Rick Warren - Gay Reject???

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Obama reminds me a little bit of Richard Russell Jr., the longtime senator from Georgia who — as historian Robert Caro has noted — cultivated a reputation as a thoughtful, tolerant politician even as he defended inequality and segregation for decades. Obama gave a wonderfully Russellian defense of Warren Thursday at a press conference. Americans, he said, need to "come together" even when they disagree on social issues. "That dialogue is part of what my campaign is all about," he said. Russell would often use the same tactic to deflect criticism of his civil rights record. It was a distraction, Russell said, from the important business of the day uniting all Americans. Obama also said today that he is a "fierce advocate for equality" for gays, which is — given his opposition to equal marriage rights — simply a lie. It recalls the time Russell said, "I'm as interested in the Negro people of my state as anyone in the Senate. I love them."

Many gays I know gave money to Obama, which mystified me. The favored explanation was that he doesn't "really" believe gays shouldn't be allowed to marry; he just has to say that in order to win. People seemed to feel that once he had won, he would find a way — in his contemplative style — to help convince Americans that gay people really do deserve basic equality. Instead, he has found a way to insult gay people deeply.

In California, some gay activists are planning to put marriage on the 2010 ballot so that Proposition 8 — which (thanks partly to Warren's support) passed last month, banning marriage equality in the state — can be undone. Gays will need to reach older voters, religious voters, and African-Americans in order to overturn 8 (those three groups all voted disproportionately for it). If gays hoped that President Obama would help, they may want to reconsider.

The only piece of good news is that Obama loves to raise money, and he won't want big gay donors to stop organizing fundraisers for him. Having picked Warren to pray at the inauguration and the Republican Robert Gates to stay at the Department of Defense (where Gates will likely continue the policy of investigating gay servicemembers — a policy he has the legal power to end with the stroke of a pen), Obama will now have to do something nice for the gays. Today the Washington Times brings news that some retired military leaders are supporting William White, an openly gay man who is chief operating officer of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, to be Secretary of the Navy. That would be cool. But I'm not getting my hopes up.

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[toolegit2quittttt]

he's always been "nice" to "them"?? what a piece of shit.

[ranmore30]

I for one am not against gays and think they should totally have the right to have a civil partnership, However marriage is a religious thing, and even though i'm not religious, i think we should respect their beliefs and keep religous marriages exclusive to a women and a man. Like i said, i'm not homophobic, but while we should respect homosexuals desires to be partners, we must also respect the churches belifs

[vandykerp]

Truth hurt?

[DerSchnurrbart]

"When the protestors came we served them water and donuts." lol

[rronazam]

a pastor is meant to follow church traditions...he is an example that is why i hate this lady who interviewed him. I personally against gay marraige...and against divorce, abortion and against for those people who marraid but are not serious into it.

[vandykerp]

Who is talking hate but you? No one here said they "hate" gays. Do you think if we don't approve of their lifestyle we must hate them??

This is crazy to accuse this message as Hate!

Narrow minded or pushing you agenda to suit yourself?

[thursdaysrecords]

Perhaps your kid will be one of the thousands who leave their parents a note when they decide that living in a world of hate and needless pain and suffering is not worth it. Sure, he "chose" to disappoint you.

To torment and mistreat gays simply for being who and what they are is like force feeding meat to a vegetarian. No gay person has ever changed sexual attractions.

Have you tried walking on your hands instead of your perfecty functioning legs? THAT is what you are demanding of gays.

[PivotB3stZ]

Dude...What the hell are you talking about? You're just calling me names which isn't very nice. and doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. lol seriously though what discrimination you're just saying random stuff and won't back it up so it seems that you don't even know what you're saying.

[thursdaysrecords]

Stop creating stupid arguments that don't add a damn thing to the discussion. YOU find the gay Republican Congressmen and then have a wing ding! I don't give a rat's poop shoot for that sort of BS!

Gays have been abused and treated unfairly long enough. Stop pussy footing around the necessity to end this legalized discrimination!

Equality is coming, and neither the hate from the "religious" extremists nor the indifference from fence sitters like you will change that fact. Live with it!

[PivotB3stZ]

ok...Anyways I'm not catholic so I could care less about the Popes (that doesn't justify it though ofcourse). I have no Idea were you got that most closeted Congressman are Republican, you should show me where you got that like a website. btw about 2 weeks ago a democrat called a gay a "homophobic" for being against gay marriage.