Rick Warren's West Hollywood stunt fails

[Bluebear]

"He kind of just wanted me to know that his church had given a lot of money to people with AIDS, and not to believe everything that I read.... I can't understand why (Obama) would pick somebody who would spew hate, spew homophobia."

Erol Sarabi, manager of Out of the Closet, a thrift store in West Hollywood which benefits people living with AIDS. Earlier in the week, TMZ.com reported that Rick Warren stopped by the store to buy several books (2 of which were his own). Sarabi's story was circulated amongst bloggers along with the TMZ photo of a smiling Warren with his arm around Sarabi's shoulders.

http://www.metroweekly.com/gauge/last_word/2008/12/rick-warrens-west-hollywood-st.html

[IndianaGreen]

1. I wonder if Warren showered after visiting Out of the Closet

Ya know, you can catch AIDS from casual contact!

:sarcasm:

[bluedawg12]

2. I hope the manager of Out of the Closet showered after Rickys hug.

eeew.

[KitchenWitch]

3. He sure did not look happy in the picture...

[bluedawg12]

6. No he did not look happy at all to be used by pukesterrick.

[LeftyMom]

4. He bought his own book at a thrift store?

Weird.

[xchrom]

5. that's what i thought too. nt

[noamnety]

9. It gave his book just a little more publicity, didn't it?

not sooooo weird.

[yardwork]

10. I think it's hilarious that his book was on sale in a thrift store. Somebody dumped it.

He may have brought it himself. Sort of like a fire bug.

[Chulanowa]

13. My guess is he didn't want his books to be in the store

I'm also guessing the owner of the store didn't, either

[RandomKoolzip]

7. Jesus fuck, what a self-serving dipshit that man is.

Literally, even (he bought his own books? At a thrift store?!).

I hope he gets the riot act read to him next time he tries to pull that shit in a GLBT community.

[yardwork]

11. Fortunately for Rick, most GLBTQ people are kinder and more polite than he.

[noamnety]

8. I suspect the whole stunt is a window into how he operates

money in return for political favors/power/support.

"If I spend money there, they'll speak out in support of me."

[ronnykmarshall]

12. Out of the Closet will NOT RUIN THIS FOR THE REST OF US!!!