I'm so deeply offended by this choice. It's not as if we wouldn't assume that pretty much any preacher involved wouldn't necessarily be pro-gay rights, but this one recorded a video pushing prop 8! Every third sentence, by the way, is an out and out lie.

At least Clinton was president for a while before I became disillusioned.

Taking the team of rivals concept this far tells me we can expect to see Heath Campbell and little Adolf in the gallery of heroes at the State of the Union.

He should have chosen Jeremiah Wright do the invocation.

Some people are trying to say, "It's okay, he's chosen Joseph Lowery for the benediction, and he's pro same-sex marriage. So that balances it out."

Fvck that bullsh!t. "Hey, I invited this guy who advocates for the KKK, but I also invited a Rabbi so we're cool, right?"

Fail.

I'm primarily annoyed that at what is essentially a civic ceremony putting into office our leader prayer is even viewed as appropriate.

So having anybody up there irks me in a way, the specific choice just layers onto that.

That's it? One minor footnote in an inaugural ceremony and you are "disillusioned"?

Oh good grief.

The Economy. The War in Iraq. The War in Afghanistan. Jobs. The global environment.

Do any of those ring a bell? Is attending to some of these issue just a bit more important that one prayer by some silly preacher 95% of the country has never heard of and will never hear from again?

I have just sent the following message to... well, whomever it goes to, through change.gov.

public Tom mojo - that's pretty well how I feel about it - disappointed and really hoping this decision will be rethought.

You seriously don't see why someone would be outraged by the choice? Really?

I heard the news on Stephanie Miller this morning. :mad: