Another thought...

[moondancerdrake]

There’s been a lot of talk about Pastor Warren talking at President-Elect Obama's Inauguration. I want to point out this is one speaker out of many, and there’s a reality folks need to understand about being the President-Elect, or even the President. Obama has been very open about his support of gay and lesbians (and I am hoping someone in his

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[lee_rowan]

I've seen these, and I understand that the other minister who'll be speaking at the inauguration is actively supportive of GLBT rights. He's balancing; he has to. Real compromise means nobody gets everything they want.

Obama was only about my 3rd choice. His stand on FISA and several other issues have deeply disappointed me, but ... The race was not between Obama and someone even better -- it was between Obama and a two-faced rage-aholic seconded by a dangerously crazy religious fanatic.

Obama has to represent all Americans, and that includes the low-mental-function folks who would happily burn us at the stake because some jackass told them God would like that. I don't envy the man the burden he's going to carry.

But all the snake-oil in the world won't make me think any better of Rick Warren, who spoke to Etheridge out of one side of his mouth and the Prop Hate groupies out of the other.

We won't know what President Obama will do until he is PRESIDENT Obama. I'm sure he'll do better than McPalin would have.

[moondancerdrake]

My five year old could've done a better job than Palin, she's at least more reasonable. I can say as a mom I know what it's like to be left with a huge mess I didn't make and be expected to clean it up. I don't envy Obama the task ahead of him.

[lee_rowan]

Interesting point someone made over on the Huffington Post news site. The headlines had been taken over by the Blago scandal in Illinois.. and this put the spotlight right back on gay rights, energizing equality activists the same way the far right would've been if Obama had picked Bishop Gene Robinson (I think it's Robinson... the gay Episcopal bishop?) If this was deliberate, I'm in awe of his mind. I hope it was. I'm still, overall, so relieved that the orcs didn't completely overrun the country that I'm still pinching myself.

[moondancerdrake]

Obama is so smart, I'd not be surprised at all. He thinks thing through very thorughly from what I've seen so far. Moreso than any politition I've seen before him.

[gunhilda]

Well said.

[moondancerdrake]

Thank you. Glad you liked it. I'm hoping once he's in office and people see where he stand on things, it will do a lot to bridge gaps that the aftermath of Prop 8 widened to dangerous propertions,

[wynterhawk]

I guess we'll have to see how the President will rule on Glbt issues.