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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:39 PM
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Meh. Forget Warren. Lowery just wiped the floor with him.
That was a beautiful prayer. I'm thrilled with that.

Oh happy day.
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:40 PM
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1. And say amen!
Amen. Awesome prayer. :woohoo:
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JohnnyLib2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:41 PM
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Yup
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:41 PM
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2. Warren can't even deliver a decent prayer. What an embarrassment.
:puke:
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bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:48 PM
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11. didn't that suck?
...then again, i fully expected that it would considering the source.

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peoli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:26 PM
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22. I had reserved judgement for him because I had never heard him speak before,
but that was awful. How does he have so many followers?
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B3Nut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:54 PM
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32. His followers are as vapid and devoid of substance as he is.
Warren is the poster boy for McFaith. It's sad, really...noxious homophobia and patriarchalism aside...

TP
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Raksha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 03:03 PM
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36. That's what I wondered about Rick Warren too.
How does he have so many followers? I thought his delivery absolutely STANK!!! It wasn't the Lord's Prayer itself that offended me, but the way he seemed to "spit out" the words. The cadence was just awful. If he's supposed to have some kind of charisma, I sure didn't see it.
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 03:17 PM
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40. He has followers because he has followers
That's how it works. he has a core group who for, whatever dent-head reason think he's awesome... and then there's all the people who go "Well if they think he's awesome, then he must be awesome!" and it expands from there.
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:41 PM
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3. He said a beautiful prayer! n/t
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:41 PM
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4. Far better- Far Better
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:42 PM
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5. Amen!
:kick:
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Political Tiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:42 PM
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6. Indeed! It was very moving! n/t
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:43 PM
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7. It WAS beautiful!
It was the antithesis of warren's self-centered piece of crap, imo
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Hokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:44 PM
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8. Rev. Lowery just stole the show
Besides Barrack's speech his benediction is the highlight of the inauguration.
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Shiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:46 PM
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9. I'd say the music, personally
took a very close second. Lowery did kick some serious ass, though :rockon:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:48 PM
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10. And everybody knows it.
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alwysdrunk Donating Member (908 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:21 PM
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17. He sure as hell did
I was very surprised. His prayer was way better than Warren's and the poets. He is kind of lucky though that he has a cool voice.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:48 PM
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12. Correct! Time is *trying* to march on but too many even here are obstructing it's course
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 01:40 PM
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13. give it time
We'll get there.

Oh happy day!!
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:17 PM
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15. Well.....OK,
Happy Day!! :toast:
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Rockholm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 01:47 PM
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14. REAL prayers resonate.
What Warren spoke was a poorly written speech.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:18 PM
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16. Warren's prayer was boring and uninspiring. Lowery rocked.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:21 PM
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18. I think the juxtaposition was the whole point of both picks.
:shrug:
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:23 PM
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20. A good inspiring speaker vs one who isn't really?
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:24 PM
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21. Yes.
Now look at who's leaving office, and who's coming in.
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:28 PM
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26. ha!
;) I'm down with that.
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:23 PM
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19. I totally disagree. I don't care for Rick Warren, but I thought his
prayer was beautiful. I do like Lowry, but his prayer didn't move me, except for a little chuckle at the end, which was cute.
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:28 PM
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24. Oh really? I liked Lowery talking about being inclusive, and about
taking care of the poor. The end was cute, but the entire message was inspiring to me. I need to find a transcript of it.

By "forget Warren" I kind of meant that as a gay woman I was ready to leave that whole controversy behind. I am inspired by Lowery, ready to move on and be the change. :)
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:38 PM
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31. I'm not generally moved by public prayers, but I've always loved
the Lord's Prayer and I also loved all the talk about equality (Warren should practice what he preaches. I think I got a tad bored during the poem and semi-tuned out. My bad. :o

Some people on this forum should take Lowry's word about inclusiveness to heart and stop with all the Roberts flub threads. Forgiveness is devine, particularly when you're forgiving someone of a nervous and harmless mistake.
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:58 PM
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33. Warren Revealed Himself As Very, Very Small man, Ma'am
To follow his invocation of the Christ with the words 'who changed my life' was one of the most petty and self-aggrandizing things conceivable. The little fella tried by that to make the whole event, and even the deity, all about him, and that is contemptible.
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 03:15 PM
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39. As have most of the people on this forum.
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Starry Messenger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 07:49 PM
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44. Thank you.
I want to hug your post.
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glitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 03:09 PM
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38. Throwing the Lord's Prayer in was a chucker move, IMO. nt


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Zhade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 03:59 PM
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41. You thought warren's prayer was beautiful?
Unfuckingbelievable.
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gauguin57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:27 PM
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23. Lowery's prayer was my favorite part of the day, I think.
Just called two friends, and they both said the same thing.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:28 PM
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25. Say Amen again!
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM
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28. AMEN!!!!!!!!!!
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IndyOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:59 PM
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35. Amen! Amen! Amen!
and...

:woohoo:
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liberalpragmatist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM
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27. Totally. I wish he'd given the benediction. - nt
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Think82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:32 PM
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29. Agree. I also loved Lowry's voice.
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:37 PM
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30. Well, I still dont like prayer
it's just too much like begging.
But Lowery said some nice things anyway, and made some people happy.

So it's a wash as far as I'm concerned.
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 02:59 PM
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34. Amen, Amen, and Amen!!!
Totally! No comparison. And you always remember best what you heard last. So I'm glad he got the last word. You don't remember squat about Rick Warren after you heard Reverend Lowery today!

:toast: :headbang: :patriot: :party: :applause:
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EraOfResponsibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 03:05 PM
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37. It was awesome! I would've added "the gays don't have to stay away"
LOL
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alwysdrunk Donating Member (908 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 04:01 PM
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42. Can the Red Man get ahead man?
Pure win right there. How could Warren compete with that?
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 07:40 PM
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43. can we resolve never to mention that name again on this site? . . .
let's just refer to him as "he whose name shall never be uttered" . . . or typed, for that matter . . . it's over, he's gone, let's just forget him . . .

and you're absolutely right . . . Lowery made mincemeat out of him . . . can I get an "AMEN?" . . .
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