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cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
Fri Aug 24, 2012, 03:28 PM Aug 2012

Rick Warren cancels presidential forum; Lack of interest from both campaigns

Rick Warren cancels presidential forum; mixed explanations as to why
By Dan Gilgoff and Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editors

(CNN) - High-profile pastor Rick Warren has called off plans for a presidential forum that he said was scheduled to include both major party candidates, but there are conflicting accounts about why the event was canceled.

Warren told the Orange County Register that he was nixing his "civil forum" because of the toxic political climate.

"It would be hypocritical to pretend civility for one evening only to have the name-calling return the next day," Warren told the newspaper in an article published Wednesday.

But sources close to President Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's political campaigns challenged that explanation, saying the event was canceled because of a lack of interest from the respective campaigns.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/23/rick-warren-cancels-presidential-forum-mixed-explanations-as-to-why/?hpt=hp_t2

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Rick Warren cancels presidential forum; Lack of interest from both campaigns (Original Post) cbdo2007 Aug 2012 OP
Reps can't send a Mormon to THAT get the red out Aug 2012 #1
Good nt Progressive dog Aug 2012 #2
Maybe if he teamed up with Trump Newt would show up to debate Herman Cain and Rick Perry. yellowcanine Aug 2012 #3
Fuck Rick Warren. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2012 #4
+1000. bullwinkle428 Aug 2012 #5
+2000 Maven Aug 2012 #13
How the mighty have fallen... Blue Idaho Aug 2012 #6
Thanks for this. Cross-posted in Religion Group. cbayer Aug 2012 #7
Good. There's no reason to give this scumbucket any more attention TlalocW Aug 2012 #8
+1 Johonny Aug 2012 #14
Or it could be that the IRS has been watching him. Initech Aug 2012 #9
Rick Warren is an asshole, that's why TeamPooka Aug 2012 #10
Oh that we could rec responses in a thread! GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #11
Good. Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #12

get the red out

(13,468 posts)
1. Reps can't send a Mormon to THAT
Fri Aug 24, 2012, 03:41 PM
Aug 2012

I was wondering today if Warren's crappy debate was going to happen this year. Of course last time he obviously played it to favor McCain, but I would imagine the Republicans knew they couldn't chance any possible over-emphasis of Romney's magic underwear status by his participation.

He would treat the President like shit, obviously, so I would hope he would not have an interest.

TlalocW

(15,390 posts)
8. Good. There's no reason to give this scumbucket any more attention
Fri Aug 24, 2012, 04:38 PM
Aug 2012

With the passing of several big name religious nutjobs either into the great beyond or into retirement, I think Warren saw a possibility of becoming the next Billy Graham - a religious leader who would be friends and at the call of either democratic or republican presidents. His peers - fellow big name religious jackasses as well - probably wouldn't be caught dead having anything to do with democrats, but Warren realizes that things do change including the party of who is in the Oval Office, and if you want to be the "White House Pastor," like Billy pretty much was, you gotta grift with both parties.

Other than that, Obama probably realized that he didn't get much help from sucking up to Warren the first time around so why bother with him. And since it would be a discussion on faith and values, Romney wouldn't want to do it either as he doesn't want to remind Warren's evangelical fan base that he's even wackier than they are religiously.

TlalocW

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
12. Good.
Fri Aug 24, 2012, 05:14 PM
Aug 2012

Now hopefully the Josh DuBois faction will stop pushing one anti gay bigot after another to be 'America's Minister'.

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