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ecstatic

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:11 AM
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Video of Bishop Robinson's invocation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWAnitUCw4

Doesn't sound inaudible to me? :shrug:

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EraOfResponsibility

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:13 AM
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1. ONe thing's for certain, you can't blame THIS on Obama

HBO is squarely to blame for this.

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Neshanic

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:15 AM
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3. And why is that?

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ecstatic

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:17 AM
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6. I don't get this desire to smear Obama over this

If Obama had a problem with Bishop Robinson and the Gay Men's Chorus, they would have never been invited!

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Occam Bandage

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:30 AM
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13. I don't think it's a matter of smearing Obama, nor is it about

any homophobia on Obama's part, nor is it even about gay rights going forward (though some may disagree.) It's about basic goddamn civility. It is offensive to hold a celebration meant to set the tone for the next four years, and invite a speaker who doesn't think that a considerable part of the invitees deserve any degree of respect. And when you later offer up a gay-rights pioneer as a counterbalance of sorts, to then without any warning or explanation effectively cut him from the TV program is extraordinarily offensive.

Yeah, so prayers aren't usually said before concerts, and maybe HBO didn't feel like showing it. So? Either you have a prayer as part of the full ceremony, TV and all, or you don't. To let him speak but not turn the cameras on is frustrating, and feels calculated even if it is not actually.

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Occam Bandage

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:15 AM
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4. Not necessarily.

Obama's team scheduled this at 1:20. HBO's broadcast started at 1:30. It might be that HBO said, "we won't show a prayer," and it might be that Obama's team said, "eh, whatever, let's get the prayers and shit out of the way before the TVs go on."

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Neshanic

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:20 AM
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9. You know sometimes you really are a good person.

Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 02:23 AM by Neshanic

Thank you.

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IndianaGreen

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:16 AM
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5. Robinson was scheduled for 2:20 pm, HBO's coverage was scheduled for 2:30 pm

Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 02:16 AM by IndianaGreen

Can't blame George Stevens Jr, and his production company for this foul up. Blame the organizers! Clearly Robinson was added after all the production planning had been completed, and as a token to LGBTs for the high profile invocation that Warren will give.

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Occam Bandage

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:14 AM
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2. It might well have been inaudible much further back; they might have still been

working on getting the enormous jumbotron/speaker system up and connected.

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Maven

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:20 AM
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7. Well, that changes everything

:eyes:

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EraOfResponsibility

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:20 AM
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8. Oh well. Yet another stupid whiny thread I'll have to hide

goodbye, bitches. I've had it up to here with your negativity.

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Maven

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:23 AM
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11. Don't go!!! We looooooove youuuuuuuuu

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Maven

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:22 AM
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10. .

Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 02:23 AM by Harvey Korman

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Neshanic

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:26 AM
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12. ***ches? I say! Rather.

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ecstatic

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:38 AM
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14. no meaningful input, of course

I guess the "mics were cut!" meme was more exciting, and now that you see it's false, you have nothing to say!

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Kaylee

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:43 AM
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15. It wasn't inaudible...I was between the Washington Monument

and WWII Memorial and heard him clearly. Initially the volume was low out of the sound system, but it wasn't inaudible. I'm glad he was there and the crowd really appreciated his invocation.

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grantcart

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:53 AM
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16. thank you

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