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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:47 PM
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Um, guys? Not that it matters or anything, but Warren was invited by Congress.
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/17/rick_warren/index.html

Now he'll have to hang out with him once again. CBN's David Brody reports that Warren will give the invocation at Obama's inauguration next month. (The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a civil rights hero, will give a benediction.)

This time, though, the decision to get involved with Saddleback was actually not Obama's. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, run by the House and Senate, put together the program for the swearing-in ceremony. Congress, not Obama, invited Warren (as well as scheduling a musical performance by Aretha Franklin; here's hoping she doesn't reprise the 2005 inaugural performance of John Ashcroft's "Let the Eagle Soar").
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:48 PM
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1. You're right, it doesn't matter.
It's still wrong.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:49 PM
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5. My point was that the folks around here who seem to be reverting
to primaries mode need to stop, breathe, and maybe read this before CONDEMNING OBAMA AS A CORPOWHORE REICHWING HOMOPHOBE FASCIST GOOD SIR!
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 10:11 PM
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17. YOU implied I was a Hillary supporter in another thread so it is
YOU who is reverting back into primary mode and doing some serious PROJECTING here. I don't even like Hillary and you accused me of being her supporter just because i criticized Obama over this. some of us actually CARE about this issue so please don't accuse us of primary posturing when it is obviously YOU that is doing it.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 12:43 AM
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29. There is no "reverting to Primary Mode" -- wtf?
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Maven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:49 PM
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2. Obama's people have already made a statement defending the pick.
Edited on Wed Dec-17-08 09:49 PM by Harvey Korman
Using their usual "reaching out" BS.

Their fingerprints are all over this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7993137&mesg_id=7993137

Try another one, apologist.
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:50 PM
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8. You misspelled "prick."
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 12:01 AM
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26. lol!!!
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:50 PM
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:51 PM
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11. Oh, man. I hadn't seen that.
:puke:
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:52 PM
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12. Exactly.
If Obama objected to this there's no way the bigot would be invited.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:52 PM
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13. Nice edit job
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:49 PM
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3. Still a poor decision. nt
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:49 PM
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4. I don't care. Even worse. Congress needs to cancel this nt
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daninthemoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:50 PM
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6. whaaat? you sure? the prez doesn't throw the party? i don't know...
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:50 PM
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7. It doesn't matter and that's not true, just the spin:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4670307&mesg_id=4670801
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 11:34 PM
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23. good catch
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:51 PM
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10. Good news! So Obama will be canceling this as soon as he finds out, right?
:rofl:
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 11:31 PM
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22. Should I hold my breath, or start auditioning for the Blue Man Group?
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 09:56 PM
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14. How many times has this lame bullshit excuse been offered here today?
At least go for something original.
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 10:07 PM
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15. I can't believe Obama had no choice in it if he had no choice
he's a piss poor leader then ain't he?

But wait....The program participants were invited by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and chosen by the Chairman, the Presidential-elect and the Vice President-elect.

SO HE HAD A CHOICE. Amazing grace. UNLESS that damn Boehner got to him.

In addition to Senator Feinstein, the members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies include: Senator Bob Bennett, Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; and House Republican Leader John Boehner.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/17/obama-inauguration-rick-w_n_151785.html
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 10:10 PM
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16. If Obama is what he says he is...
he will disinvite Warren. I'm waiting...
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democrattotheend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 10:33 PM
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20. Actually, quite the opposite
Obama says he is a uniter who wants to reach out to people of faith even though he may disagree with them on social issues. He mentioned Rick Warren in his book and talked about how Warren and a few other pastors are leading a renewed focus on poverty among evangelicals.
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 11:30 PM
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21. Good point.
I'll probably find that Obama was smart in his decision. It might take a couple years, but it will probably happen, if the past is anything to go by.
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 12:32 AM
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28. Nah, it's a dumb move
As I've said, this is the usual "Look folks, look at what a bipartisan, awesome guy I am!" mumbo-jumbo that every president pulls sometime within their first two months or so. The result has always been the same - alienate the people who voted for you, and become the joke of the people who didn't.

It's nothing to have an aneurysm over, but it's not a smart move, either.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 10:16 PM
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18. I hope thousands of people attending the Inaugural turn their backs to Warren
when he takes the podium. Silent, effective protest.
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 12:02 AM
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27. +1
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 10:23 PM
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19. bullshit, but thanks anyway!
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girl_interrupted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 11:43 PM
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24. Congress did NOT invite Rick Warren
"The program participants were based on requests from the Presidential-elect and the Vice President-elect."
http://inaugural.senate.gov/media/releases/release-12172008-inauguralwebsite.cfm
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 12:00 AM
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25. exactly!
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 02:33 AM
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30. Am I allowed to cite DKos posters as a source?
According to many DKos posters, they called Feinstein's office and were explicitly told that Obama's office specifically requested Warren.

I have no pony in this show, I'm staying out of it. But this is what I read.
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