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[glaucon]

on November 3, the day before election day, I wrote: "I for one am highly looking forward to being disappointed in obama."

I didn't think I'd have to wait very long, but I thought he might at least actually make it to inauguration day first.
but no.

I'll let fr_defenestrato, in a priceless bit of parody, take it from here though:

President-elect Barack Obama made no apologies Thursday for asking evangelical pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration

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[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Can't read what fr_defenestrato said, but i really can't be arsed to give a crap about Warren. As i said elsewhere, the correct thing is to have no religious invocation at inauguration because there is no call for that sort of nonsense. But if they're going to have one, i don't care if it's given by Rick Warren, Louis Farrakhan, Ali Khameini, Benedict XVI, or Zombie L. Ron Hubbard.

[glaucon.livejournal.com]

the correct thing is to have no religious invocation at inauguration because there is no call for that sort of nonsense.

I agree entirely.

the fact that they have one at all is more offensive than whatever offensive person they pick to deliver it.

[rojonoir.livejournal.com]

The least he could do is have a proper Islamocommunist invocation.

Btw, it might be a bit early to break it out, but I think this will be the 2010 Obama anthem:

[alice-at-night.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to more things of substance to be disappointed in.

Wait, is this ANY pastor or just this idiot you are objecting to? Are we also to be disappointed in the pick of Joe Lowery?

Now, Aretha Franklin performing *thats* something to get worked up about. I hope she sings Amazing Grace.

[glaucon.livejournal.com]

Wait, is this ANY pastor or just this idiot you are objecting to?


I think having a religious invocation is inappropriate in general.

I think inviting a anti-choice, anti-gay fuckbiscuit like warren is a bad decision in specific.

the reasons for each of these is different.

see my response to boutell first post on the subject for a fuller explication on the second item.

Are we also to be disappointed in the pick of Joe Lowery?

he seems less objectionable on the specific grounds that warren is problematic, but equally objectionable on the church/state grounds.

[glaucon.livejournal.com]

and yeah, aretha franklin is definitely something to get worked up about.

if nothing else, it'll be too many First Ladies on one stage.