Obama’s Choice of Pastor Warren a ‘Mistake,’ Barney Frank Says (Bloomberg)

[Eugene]

Source: Bloomberg

Obama’s Choice of Pastor Warren a ‘Mistake,’ Barney Frank Says

By Justin Blum

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama
shouldn’t have selected Rick Warren to deliver the
inaugural invocation because the evangelical pastor
has made offensive comments about gays, said
Representative Barney Frank.

“Giving that kind of mark of approval and honor to
someone who has frankly spoken in ways I and many
others have found personally very offensive, I
thought that was a mistake for the president-elect
to do,” said Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, today
on CNN’s “Late Edition.”

Frank, who is openly gay, made the comments after
Obama stood by his selection of Warren for the
Jan. 20 inauguration. Obama, speaking at a Dec. 18
news conference, said he doesn’t share Warren’s
views on gay rights and wants to create an atmosphere
“where we can disagree without being disagreeable
and then focus on those things that we hold in common
as Americans.”

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[AntiFascist]

1. We CAN disagree without being disagreeable....

but giving someone like Warren such an honor is beyond disagreeable, it is purely disgusting!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

2. Absolutely. It's a mistake he must correct if his presidency is to start out on the right foot

To not remove this man, shows that Obama will do the wrong thing and not give a sh*t.

[marylanddem]

3. Obama has a golden opportunity here to show flexibility

& good sense - to admit he made a mistake & cut Warren loose.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. YES! He can show that he's a real man who will do the right thing no matter what nt