In a surprise move of weakness Obama booted reverend Rick warren(a anti gay marriage supporter and man who Obama hand picked for his blessing on Jan 20th)for gay pastor Gene robinson.Obama has been under criticism from the pink mafia for his pick of anti gay reverend Rick warren for many weeks.Looks like Obama didn't have the guts to even stand up for what he believes in.Already being trampled under like a cheap rug and he hasn't even taken office yet!

Don't cry to your momma if you voted for Obama.



http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Obama-Picks-Openly-Gay-Minister-For-Inauguration-Prayer.html

The first openly gay Episcopal bishop will say a prayer at the Lincoln Memorial for one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events.

New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson will deliver the invocation at an event on Sunday to kick off inauguration festivities.
His selection follows weeks of criticism from gay-rights groups over Obama's decision to have the Rev. Rick Warren give the invocation at his Jan. 20 inauguration. Warren had backed a recent ballot measure banning same-sex marriage in his home state of California.

Robinson has said he was stung by Warren's selection, but still believes Obama will be the most supportive president ever for gay-rights causes.

"There's no question in my mind that he is the president who understands our issues and comes out of a background knowing what it's like to be discriminated against because of who you are," Robinson said Monday. "I think for the first time in a very long time we'll have a friend in the White House."

Robinson was an early Obama supporter, offering advice as well as his endorsement before the New Hampshire primary, which Obama lost toSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Robinson said he doesn't believe he was asked to participate to calm criticism of Warren. Obama's decision to include clergymen with different views is emblematic of what kind of leader Obama will be, Robinson said.

"What it means for the nation is that Barack Obama is who he told us he was and intends to be, which is a person who unites us," Robinson said. "The fact Rick Warren and I are each giving invocations during inauguration festivities just shows that the new president means to include all Americans."

Presidential Inaugural Committee spokeswoman Linda Douglass said Robinson is one of several religious speakers who reflects Obama's commitment to diversity throughout the inaugural festivities.

"Rev. Robinson was selected on his own merit because he is a man who preaches tolerance and inclusivity, all very important values that he shares with the president-elect," Douglass said.

Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will attend the inaugural kickoff and Obama is expected to speak. Robinson said his prayer will be addressed not only to Barack Obama, but also to the entire nation.

"Given the difficult circumstances we all face and given the fact we have placed so much hope on and responsibility on Barack, I think it's appropriate to remind the nation he's only a human being and he can't do all this by himself," he said. "In fact, all of us will need to play our own part."

Robinson's 2003 consecration has divided his church in the United States and abroad. Last month, theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province.

Warren has offered the use of his Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., to conservative Southern California parishes that left the national Episcopal Church.

I won't cry to my momma. She voted for Obama too.

I grew up in an Episcopal church, btw.

Have you tried being president yet,Thomas?


The answer is no and you wouldn't have a chance in a million years. No matter how crappy you think Obama is, he has already succeeded in making it to where you'll never ever be, not because you don't want to, but because you can't.


Chew on that.

Never had any desire to be the president so I am hardly offended.I brought this story up because it shows how easily Obama has caved under pressure.This was Obama's first test and he has already failed.What are we supposed to think we he has to deal with serious problems?

I would agree, but not because I agree with your point or that I disagree with Thomas. I concur because I would guess that Thomas doesn't have the multinational corporate interests, Bilderbergers and other Globalist pieces of trash supporting his message as an Obama does.

(Same folks that give us Bush,Clinton, Al Gores discredited Global warming crap, Alan Greenspan, Billion Dollar Bailouts and have profited from every war since at least WWI.

Now if Thomas had those interests behind him, you wouldn't be talking trash to him here, he'd be on CNN espousing the very message he's been indoctrinated to place his faith in and there would't be any debating it with him on this website.

You mean he finally stood up!!!!!!! Those darn gays anyway. How dare them wants the same rights! I mean they are only human!!!!

Why Thomas did you change your photo? My daughter thought your old one showed your feminine side!

It's called leadership...it's called beliefs...it's called principles...it's called convictions...it's called having balls !!...

I was thinking that this showed that he had guts too.

Well that disqualifies 3/4 of all who have served!!!!!!

Gio dont you mean! Spineless to your own party, dont care about anyone else's beliefs, principles only during the election, doing everything to keep from getting convicted, BALLS??????? Hillary has more testosterone than the majority of those who have served!!.....Lets not forget BOUGHT AND PAID FOR!!!!

Now Now!!

WE all know McCain/Palin had twice as many of those Corporate supporters than Obama had war, and they didnt win.

My Dad and my brother voted for him too.

Blah, this is meaningless. Who even really cares about the Inagural. Alot of pomp and ceremony... not my style.

Put your hands in the air. Gobama.

It's going to happen soon.

I wonder how many children could have health care, not go hungry, have the proper school supplies with the money this ceromony costs? Seems like an expensive show....

OBAMA Obama