Hey, Chris Matthews also has had a continuing struggle with his left flank, but he simply gave in to it.

Prop 8 and now this unforgivable insult. Be interesting to see if any gay activist protesters get within 5 miles of any of the inauguration festivities. Of course if anything does materialize, we'll only hear about it on FNC or the interwebs.

Ken,

Astute observation on Rick Warren. The appearance to millions will be one of reconciliation because of Rick Warren's invocation at the inauguration. Barack has been elected so he no longer needs the direct support of the Lunatic Left. As an incumbent in 4 years he will have the benefit of incumbency unless he totally crashes and therefore will no longer need the Left.

My only serious concern is that he will attempt to turn the country to the left by promising to solve all our problems. The MSM propaganda will continue to be critical to maintaining sway over the centrist voters. News Busters will continue to be instrumental in exposing lies and propaganda of the Left.

The media's infatuation with the "political genius of Obama" has gotten to the point that, if there was a tape of him tripping on his shoe laces and falling flat on his face, they would declare, "He meant to do that - to show he's a mortal!".

As it happens, I have a pretty low opinion of "moderates." To me, they are very much like those who refer to themselves as political "independents"-content to straddle the fence while standing for nothing.

Having said that, I don't know too many moderates who have life-long associations with terrorists who once associated with a group who not only set off bombs in an attempt to kill and maim, but planned a mass-murder campaign against 25 million non-socialists

I also don't know too many moderates who, along with his wife, and later his children, spent two decades in a seriously twisted "church" that was run by a racist America-hater.

And don't let PEBOs "moderate" cabinet appointments fool you, either, or his selections for delivering the invocation, or who he picks to sneak out and buy him cigarettes in the middle of the night. With the exception of Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot, this phony marionette is about as far left as you can possibly get.

Clearly, PEBO has easily-led, non-thinking leftist propagandists like Rick Klein completely bamboozled.

-Dave

This nation is about to be brutally raped by the socialists, and the MSM will be a willing participant.

Rick Klein is an idiot!

Fun With Rick Warren & PE Obama

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I'm just glad that we don't have to see the Rev. Billy Graham doing the invocation. I think I would be sick if I saw this. I think Rick Warren is someone who likes the media attention a little too much. He seems to try to get a little too much for my liking. As for O, I don't know any AA that agree with gay marriage. I know that some do, but the ones that I know are very against the gay lifestyle. I remember Ann Coulter wrote something about blacks not agreeing with gay lifestyles, and people thought she was crazy. Hmmm. Seems like she was prescient in this manner.

  Perpetually Aggrieved once again feeling, well, uh, aggrieved.

  Muslims upset about....

  Feminists upset about...

  Gay rights groups upset about...

  Am I the only one feeling bored here?

Sincerely,

a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.

Open Letter from Sen. Barack Obama
2008-03-05
With Sen. Barack Obama submitting an ad to run in LGBT newspapers in Texas and Ohio, he also submitted this letter:

I'm running for president to build an America that lives up to our founding promise of equality for all—a promise that extends to our gay brothers and sisters. It's wrong to have millions of Americans living as second-class citizens in this nation. And I ask for your support in this election so that together we can bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.

Equality is a moral imperative. That's why throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate discrimination against LGBT Americans. In Illinois, I co-sponsored a fully inclusive bill that prohibited discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity, extending protection to the workplace, housing, and places of public accommodation. In the U.S. Senate, I have co-sponsored bills that would equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. And as president, I will place the weight of my administration behind the enactment of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes and a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

As your president, I will use the bully pulpit to urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws. I personally believe that civil unions represent the best way to secure that equal treatment. But I also believe that the federal government should not stand in the way of states that want to decide on their own how best to pursue equality for gay and lesbian couples—whether that means a domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil marriage. Unlike Senator Clinton, I support the complete repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) —a position I have held since before arriving in the U.S. Senate. While some say we should repeal only part of the law, I believe we should get rid of that statute altogether. Federal law should not discriminate in any way against gay and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA does. I have also called for us to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and I have worked to improve the Uniting American Families Act so we can afford same-sex couples the same rights and obligations as married couples in our immigration system.

The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not have to choose between values and science. While abstinence education should be part of any strategy, we also need to use common sense. We should have age-appropriate sex education that includes information about contraception. We should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection within our prison population. And we should lift the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users. In addition, local governments can protect public health by distributing contraceptives.

 We also need a president who's willing to confront the stigma—too often tied to homophobia—that continues to surround HIV/AIDS. I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to evangelicals at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, and will continue to speak out as president. That is where I stand on the major issues of the day. But having the right positions on the issues is only half the battle. The other half is to win broad support for those positions. And winning broad support will require stepping outside our comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and implement fully inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring the message of LGBT equality to skeptical audiences as well as friendly ones—and that's what I've done throughout my career. I brought this message of inclusiveness to all of America in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic convention. I talked about the need to fight homophobia when I announced my candidacy for President, and I have been talking about LGBT equality to a number of groups during this campaign—from local LGBT activists to rural farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.

Just as important, I have been listening to what all Americans have to say. I will never compromise on my commitment to equal rights for all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my ears to the voices of those who still need to be convinced. That is the work we must do to move forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is necessary.

Americans are yearning for leadership that can empower us to reach for what we know is possible. I believe that we can achieve the goal of full equality for the millions of LGBT people in this country. To do that, we need leadership that can appeal to the best parts of the human spirit. Join with me, and I will provide that leadership. Together, we will achieve real equality for all Americans, gay and straight alike.