Nevertheless, the press claims Obama's choice of Rick Warren for the Invocation is deflating:
Still, gay rights groups say they are appalled at the selection of Warren, whose church is 22,000 strong. Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solomnese sent Obama a letter asking him to reconsider what they say is a show of "disrespect" and a "genuine blow" to the gay community.
The invitation to Warren has "tarnished the view that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans have a place" at Obama's table, reads the letter.
Obama's Cheerleader Andrew Sullivan said the choice of Warren was "shrewd politics, but if anyone is under any illusion that Obama is interested in advancing gay equality, they should probably sober up now."
'Sup with that?
Wasn't the shtick about changing the good old boy politics in Washington to a collaborative and inclusive process from all perspectives?
Now it's insulting.
But People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert said Warren's support for Prop 8 should have blocked his invitation.
"It's a huge mistake," said California gay rights activist Rick Jacobs, who chairs the state's Courage Campaign. "He's really the wrong person to lead the president into office."
Oooooooooooooh, I get it!
The politics of inclusion bars Americans who take the Bible literally.
Some religious conservatives said they welcomed the selection, noting that it indicated among other things that Obama was prepared to reach out to them.
"I think it's an excellent choice. Rick Warren is loved by millions of people ... radical gays don't like him but most people do," Bill Donohue, president of the conservative Catholic League, told Reuters.
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