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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:12 AM Original message |
Poll question: Why do you think Bishop Robinson's prayer wasn't included in the HBO special? |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because it has very little entertainment value |
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Grateful for Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. voted "other" |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. A *prayer*? Who wants to watch a *prayer*? |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. It was just a 2 minute prayer. |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Not everything is a LGBT slight, said as sympathetic to the cause. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Just Because It Might Not Have Been Intentional Doesn't Make It Less a Slight |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Upset but thinking strategy has merit. Not every thread and poster needs their motives checked. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Who Would That Be? |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. Show Business. Pelosi got cut out also, the eagles didn't make |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Because it wouldn't be as entertaining to the general public as a song would be. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. One of Garth Brooks' songs |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Garth's songs were a huge hit with the crowd. |
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NWHarkness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. Time constraints |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. and who scheduled the 10 minute gap |
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SunsetDreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Dsc, |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I have no clue |
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SunsetDreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I understand that, |
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mckeown1128 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Your right...it was a big conspiracy...since everyone in the country.. |
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Political Tiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. What is this, the Nixon tapes? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. In a word yes |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. There was a problem with the sound system. |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. For those voting that Obama didn't want to be associated with Robinson, |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
11. #2 AND Pure Cluelessness About How Important It Was |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Your post is the first to make me partially concede |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Robinson Was Added About a Week After the Concert Announcement |
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Political Tiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
12. No doubt it was a huge conspiracy |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
13. Because Rev. Robinson isn't a famous celebrity |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
16. Religion at a rock concert? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
18. HBO only chose to televise the 2hr event |
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kdpeters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
22. Because HBO is in it for the publicity and prayer isn't sexy. |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. As someone who was there, I can tell you that there were problems with the sound system. |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. How convienent. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
33. According to HBO, the Inaugural Committee made the decision to keep Robinson in the pre-show |
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SunsetDreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. The events I've seen, usually do have the prayer at the beginning. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. The issue is not whether it was at the beginning |
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SunsetDreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. The issue as I see it... |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Awesome, we got another shout-out. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. jam packed celebrity concert events? Can you cite some examples |
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SunsetDreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I never specified concert, Truth. I meant in general, where prayer is held. n/t |
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Laughing Mirror (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. and thereby erasing his historic 4 minutes from the video archive for posterity |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
38. Boy, this is ironic. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
40. Other: I don't know. I wish it had been included. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
43. Glitch |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
44. because it was an entertainment special. |
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leeann1317 (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
45. I'm a big Robinson fan, but I get that this was a concert and the organizers (not Obama himself) cut |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
46. Because 99.9% Of People Viewing Could Give A Rat's Fat Ass? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
47. Prayers don't make money. People don't watch prayers but they will watch music and celebs talking. |
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relayerbob (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
48. Because netroots atheists would have protested |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
49. Is that the only thing that was left out? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. No. It was part of the pre show. Others, |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Sounds like a matter of packaging a show then, unless the I.Committee... |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
51. Obama disguised himself as a sound man and went down and personally pulled the plug!1 I'm series! |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
53. Don't know. Don't care. I never care if prayers are televised |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
54. Everyone who says it was Obama's fault is calling him a liar.... |
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