The schedule for Obama's "Embrace the Change!" tour

There are three concert events where Donnie McClurkin performs with three other acts on only one concert. Here's the schedule and link:

Friday, October 26, 2007
Doors open at 7:00pm

North Charleston Performing Arts Center
5001 Coliseum Drive
North Charleston, SC 29418

Gospel Performances by:
Mary Mary, Hezekiah Walker, Beverly Crawford

Saturday, October 27, 2007
Doors open at 7:00pm

Greenwood Civic Center
1620 Hwy 72 221 E.
Greenwood, SC 29649

Gospel Performances by:
Byron Cage, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Vanessa Bell Armstrong

Sunday, October 28, 2007 - the only show McClurkin is scheduled to sing
Doors open at 5:00pm

The Township Auditorium
1703 Taylor Street
Columbia, SC 29202

Gospel performances by:
Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Deitrick Haddon, Mighty Clouds of Joy

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/scembrace

Yes, it's unfortunate that McClurkin has horrible opinions on homosexuality and is in no way anywhere near the opinion of Obama's voting record and dialogue about LGBT issues, but him singing on one night with three other acts does not appear to be what some have insinuated a "gay bash tour", support for homophobia or in any way a standard that Obama is trying to set.

If people think that is true, they are simply liars.

I do hope that Byron Cage takes McClurkin's place on the Columbia, SC event or that Barack Obama brings up the issue when he speaks at that event.

Pick up the Log Cabin Republican's endorsement...

He's appearing on a tour sponsored by the Obama campaign.

If you don't see or attempt to understand what a problem that is for Obama, how that is a slap in the face to GLBT people, I don't know I can explain it to you.

without damaging the rest of the tour.

Any candidate who panders to the religious either owns stock in the Kool-Aid mfr or is a religious nut themselves.

a harsh but true graphic...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12461951@N03/


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liars.

It's an all homophobe concert tour.

just one act, one day, he says... just pay your money. You'll be fine!

move along...nothing to see here. Obama is the messiah. He's perfect and omnipotent!

He must be into used car sales.

Just one guy, sandwiched in with several others--on the last day. It's no big deal.

Riiiight.

I'm sure zulu is thinking they will be invisible.

Endorsed by Obama!

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=2857

The difference between some dude who has a gig one night with three other acts hardly compares to a devout homophobic endorser of Hillary Clinton that they proudly have on the web site.

Don't ask certain Hillary fans to see a difference. They would rather lie to us than tell the truth. Sounds very Clintonian to me...

The difference, of course, is that you provide an example of a homophobe endorsing Clinton, while everyone else is referring to the unfortunate case of Obama endorsing a homophobe.

Aslong as the idiot does his song and nothing else then i see nothing wrong with him singing as he actually helps democrats in that instance, now if he were to suddenly start talking about his views i'd have a problem

purely partisan reasons.

I respect the other third, who actually cares and is disappointed, but the weird thing is that they are a lot less virulent and a lot more articulate than the Clinton people here.

IOKIYAHC.

Having a homophobic guy - due to childhood trauma - sing one night or

party with Rupert Murdoch, buddy up with Drudge, and be the darling of the neocons?

Shame.

Would be ok for me to hate latinos then?

Childhood trauma is no excuse for hatred and bigotry. I've noticed this used as a justification for homophobia many times in my life. About 20 years ago I dated a guy who matter-of-factly stated that all gays should be lined up and shot. Turned out he had been raped as a child. I told him that while I had the utmost sympathy for what happened to him I found his view inexcusable. I pointed out that the majority of child and adult rape victims are female and the perpetrators are overwhelmingly male. Yet I don't see too many similarly victimized women espousing violent, murderous hatred toward the entire population of heterosexual males. Not saying it never happens but not nearly to the extent that would be warranted, based on his reasoning. He responded that I had a good point and that he'd never thought about it that way.

Donnie McClurkin is clearly a deeply conflicted man who desperately needs therapy and a safe space to be who he is. Unfortunately, he got a heavy dose of toxic shame-based dogmatic ideology that only served to compound his misery. However, he is a grown man who is deliberately choosing to project his issues onto people who don't deserve it and to publicly perpetuate intolerance.

Please don't help to promote the myth that anyone is justified in being a bigot because of something that happened to them. McClurkin is a bigot because of bigotry, not trauma.

If I see one more person use that pathetic "childhood trauma" excuse for homophobia. :banghead:

has also made very questionabale comments concerning the gay community. Here is a link which one member of the group says that 'Everyone has things in their life that they need to correct' :wow:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2346

Tres interesting, no?

Don't know why Obama wants to associate himself, and his campaign, with known bigots. :shrug:

:shrug:

What was Obama thinking? What a vile person to associate with Obama's campaign.

Unfortunate, but this too shall pass....:eyes: