Yes, we can.

[Gn2Dlnd]

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.

[Strangler Lewis]

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.

[Kevy Baby]

He should have chosen Jeremiah Wright do the invocation.

[Ghoulish Delight]

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.

[Alex]

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.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

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

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?

[Tom]

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

I am very upset about President Obama's selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration. My wife and I gave our time and money and energy to help elect Barack Obama president, but as hard as we worked for his election, we worked equally hard to defeat proposition 8. I understand and agree with the importance the President-elect has placed on reaching out to those with whom we do not agree, but it still is possible to reach out in one direction without reaching away from the other, and I wish that he would have taken such an option in this case.

[flippyshark]

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

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

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

Oh good grief.

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

[JWBear]

I heard the news on Stephanie Miller this morning.