Obama’s ‘Purpose Driven’ Pastor Draws Heat

Who cares what this Kolbert thinks?
Give BHO a break.
He can have Warren if that is who he wants.

Wow, Kolbert hasn’t even heard the prayer yet. Talk about narrow.

C’mon
This is Obama we are talking about.
Has he even done anything With out a stir, controversal or a Scandal?
Maybe Obama is trying to reach out and lure the conservatives into his sect.
This is Mr Obama the man who’s campaign was like a Hyperactive kid with out their Ritalin.
Does Mr Obama truly beleive in anything other than himself?
He can always use Rev Wright of Father Plefger or Jessie Jackson. They would jump on the occassion.
Mr Obama is a cold and calculated person and makes his choices for a specfic reason.

I really do not care what religion Warren, Kolbert, Obama or anybody else link themselves to!!!
No man or groups have any say so over me!!!!
I just care that, I and I alone believe and worship the Almighty, Jehovah, GOD that governs over me and all of us!!!!

If the liberals have their way anyone who doesn’t think like them should be cast aside for after all they know hat is best for everyone. Kathryn Kolbert and people like her hurt all Americans.
We are nation of laws not men, I suggest if these liberals don’t like our system to move on to another country or change the laws. Oh no say them for no country would put up with thier big mounths.
This is America where a person can have another view, a personal view and not be worried about organizations such as the one represented by Kathryn Kolbert.
I am sick of people like her blah blah – I suggest she spend her energy if she has any and go to work to change things the American way.

People need to realize the majority of America is moderate to conservative, why do you think Prop 8 passed?? The rest of you are out of touch with reality.

I see nothing in Warren’s history to speak of healthy God-centered theology. I see a history of using his church, his pulpit, his entire congregation to posit political & campaign operations, including the media circus of candidate interviews.
How much money did his congregation have to pay in order to be in the audience for those candidate interviews? Just ask….$2k-5k per person.
Rick Warren simply uses whatever he can for his self-agrandizement.
Barak, sorry, but I think you fell for it.

What is wrong with Rev Warren? He seems to have a very positive message about faith for everyone. I just don’t understand the extreme liberal mind… Obama is now going to be President for ALL Americans, not just the most liberal fringe of the Democratic party! Obama’s mandate is for fixing the corrupt and harsh political climate – things that would bring most of the country together, not advancing some sort of extreme agenda! Many people I know who voted for Obama are looking for that type of change, not some sort of Socialist utopia!

MY WORLD.. what the rass you talking about.. Islam has 57 states. BHO did not want to be known as Barry because it was too American. What tree did you fall from my world?
President Elect Barak Hussain Obama has a right to choose whomsoever he wants and for whatever reason. Give the man a break. The truth is, no matter who is chosen to give teh invocation, some will always be unhappy with the choice.
If kathryn Colbert was the President Elect, then she could have had anybody or nobody do the invocation. But SHE was not not the chosen one. I/We did not vote for Obama or McCain because of who will be giving the invocation. We just want the darn ECONOMY fixed! People are losing jobs and homes left and right. heck, Rush Limbaugh can give teh invocation for all I care, but can he fix the economy?

America so badly needs to raise its educational standards.
People need to chill, over NON-ISSUES!
So much time and energy are wasted on INSIGNIFICANT issues; such as, who shares religious mumbo jumbo with Obama.
America is fighting THREE HOT WARS!
Educational standards need to be improved URGENTLY.
Economy is in the tank!
Criminality is about to explode, unless the economy is fix post haste.
And we worry about the religious mumbo jumbo of some religious nut?
Are those, like Warren, suffering from childhood religious brainwashing, lost as adults? You betcha!
But so to are lost those who suffer from the birth/behavioral defect of homosexual tendencies.
And even more lost are those who become so perverted that they act on, condone and promote the unnatural and abnormal, and societally worthless homosexual tendencies.
Homosexuals should be thinking about CURE, instead of making worse their birth/behavioral; because deviant behaviors ARE NEVER EVER going to be accepted by a representative sample of humans or of human societies, for as long as humans shall live!
Truth is: Better dead than gay!

Warren’s a punk. A few years back TIME did a story on this showman. He said in the article that the answers to life must be outside of us because if they were inside of us we would have found them by now. I remember thinking that it sounded like a high school girl talking: we must be made for each other, after everything we’ve been through and we’re still together.

Good grief. Reading some of these comments exposes the love addicted Obamobots.
Barack Obama could spit in your corn flakes and you would tell him it’s ok.
Some of you need to get a life outside Obama love.

Ironically, tolerance is only embraced by the left when their positions are advanced. Thankfully, our new president is reaching out to the full spectrum of American society, thus keeping a campaign promise he made. He is to be commended for his courage and his vision.

Please, it is just an effin’ Invocation!!!!! A short intro/prayer at the inauguration! Geeze, it isn’t as if Obama is asking this Warren guy to set the course for American policy for the next 4 years.

Warren is a man who is using the pulpit to advertise himself and raise money to help others, but, mostly himself. He makes women become secnd to the man again and preaches whatever he thinks will be acceptable for that day! It is amazing that this cult leader actually has people believing that he gives a ****! Sort of reminds you of BO, the “one” who said that only Hillary would do anything to win..that was funny, especially when he was really talking about himself. Some days it pays to be an atheist, at least, than you know who you can trust for the right reasons.

His choice. I’d have rather seen Jim Wallis. I do think it shows respect for an area it’s wise to show respect to. It’s past time for all of us to get along better.

She wouldn’t be happy unless Obama picked someone who has personally killed a baby.

Obamy is a pagan and deserves no invocation. Invocation to Whom and for whom? Bamy is a pagan joke.

I just hope that in the invocation, Rick Warren will ask for God’s mercy on our nation.

Warren is just another religious bigot and I couldn’t care less about him giving the invocation at the inauguration. I voted for Obama not Warren. As far as I’m concerned, Warren is a non-player.

To “David” and all the other homo haters – Understand that even with all the money pouring in from intolerant and ignorant [yes, I said IGNORANT] black churches and the Mormons in Nevada, Prop 8 passed in CA by an extremely small margin. In fact, public acceptance of same sex marriage has increased significantly in just the past 10 years. So, the passing of the hateful Prop 8 is just a speed bump on the long road to equality. Blacks [even 1/2 Black Barack, should understand and accept the that fact]. I see Barack as a self-serving coward who cares more about his political ambition than he does his country. “Pastor” Warren is a showman, not a Pastor.

wow, the loons are out tonight.

Warren works with AIDS in Africa … but two years ago he said he didn’t know anything about AIDS, he thought it was just a “homosexual disease” .. in other words, he didn’t care!! Obama’s selection as someone who has no problem taking away others civil rights is wrong and an eye-opening for his supporters!

wow, the loons are out tonight.
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There’s a full moon tonight.

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TruthnMichigan, your off your medication
again?

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Let’s wait and see if the inaguration program is a well balanced representation of America.

So Rick Warren saying a Prayer really disturbs people?????
Are they afraid that He might actully Pray in Jesus Name?
Are they disturbed that what they believe about murdering babies might be wrong?
Are they really reminded of Divine Judgment?

Joyce: You are right. I live pretty close to Saddleback Church. This guy is all about furthering himself and self-profit, as are many in The OC.

R.J.Vincent: Your ignorance and bigotry are appalling. You don’t believe in sin? Time to start checking out the daily news. What do you call genocide, murder, theft, adultery, lying, etc., etc. “The wages of sin is death” “The free gift of God is eternal life to all who believe.”

This is a GREAT choice for Obama. Rick Warren is a great man and I admire him for sticking to his faith when it comes to issues such as Abortion and Gay Marriage. I share the same values and I believe its a great thing to see someone who isnt afraid of what people will say and will preach the word of God anyway.
As far as the far left goes, they just need to shut up. Obama is a man of faith and he needs pastor warren more than ever. I hope and pray that pastor Warren will reach the heart of President Elect Obama and change his stance on Gay Marriage and Abortion.
Gay Marriage, Abortion, Drugs, and Greed are destroying this country, we need God more than ever.

Hmmm…
Wow, Kolbert sounds like she’s a little sensitive. I think it is a marvelous thing to have a man of faith at that level. I thought Christians were the ones who were supposed to have closed minds. Being one it’s nice to see its a universal problem :)
Why do all the people with closed minds have to have open mouths

I’m a liberal who has no problem whatsoever with an invocation — I may not be religious, but plenty of my fellow citizens are, and an invocation should be given for them. However, I don’t care for the choice of a celebrity “pastor,” who has turned himself into a mega-industry.
There are plenty of very eloquent, highly-educated, less-well-known ministers in the Protestant-Chistian denominations, if that’s what is wanted. I can think of some Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Unitarians who would be quite appropriate and who are brilliant, deeply-inspiring speakers. So why Warren? Is this going to be the tacky infomercial presidency?

Get a grip Kathryn. Liberal is not the answer

I can’t believe I am actually going to defend Obama on this one…. it’s his day, his choice. I guess freedom of choice doesn’t extend to one’s choice of speakers on inauguration day in the eyes of extreme liberals – you only have freedom of choice, if you make the same choice they would.

Kathryn Kolbert needs to realize she does not represent me and never will represent me. Most women would agree. The woman has a severe dilusion thinking she represents any women!!!!

cameotoo,
be careful on who you past judgement on. for he who judges shall be judged.
when I said “the far left needs to shut up,” thats exactly what I meant. In todays society it seems that anything and everything is offending people on the far left spectrum and its absolutely RIDICULOUS.
What about the rights of the people who live their lives following Christ? They can’t have a say in these matters because everytime they try to speak up someone from the FAR LEFT jumps up and calls them either a facist, racist, or say what they are doing is a HATE CRIME.
It seems inevitable that in a few years Pastor’s such as Rick Warren will be getting ARRESTED for speaking out against immoral things such as Gay Marriage and Abortion. It seems as if our FREEDOM OF SPEECH is being compromised so that everybody can be happy.
This Nation will NEVER be blessed by God unless we turn back to him. We need to cut all this immoral crap out of our society and get God back into our country. This country was founded by MEN OF FAITH and the majority of the people who live in this country believe in GOD.
If you’re on the far left and you don’t like hearing about God, well then pack up your stuff and hit the road. God will make a come back in this Nation and when he does it will be GLORIOUS.

Ryan, You’re telling anybody with a gripe to hit the road after suggesting that free speech will take a hit. Do you understand how this reads? Not to mention it’s not very loving. You might want to go back to that whole “part of the solution and not a part of the problem” thinking here. God would suggest patience. To maybe live your life as to witness in a good way. I doubt he’d tell you to send em packing? He’s probably tell you to speak kindly to them while discussing this topic. Maybe remind you not to tell them off if you want the message heard.

Susan, it is not just a minister saying a prayer. It is a man who likened homosexuality to incest and pedophilia. It’s a man who heavily supported a ballot proposition in CA to deny fellow citizens their civil rights. It’s a man who has the arrogance to tell others what God thinks about their personal lives.

Would you rather have a hate imam who hates infidels but pretends the other way while on camera?
After all, lying to non-Muslims is not a sin in Islam.

Who is Kathryn Kolbert and why is ABC News even quoting her?
Decent, honorable, honest, hard working people are being swindled out of their savings, their retirement funds, their pensions, and future. We have no control over what is taking place and feel hopeless and ABC puts this on their Website !!!
@%&*#@#$%*

I drank the Obama kool-aid, voted for him, and gave him money. He is trying to be all things to all people, but this is all about his elevated image of himself “rising above the fray.” I can already see his adminsistration being a spectacular, catastrophic failure. He has lost my support completely.

Hey PhillyPaul, Hate is the buzz word you have embraced to encompass all emotion toward your gayness, from your perspective. Most people have many emotions regarding gay “marriage”. Why do you care about “marriage” when you have civil unions? You get the same benefits, don’t you? Maybe you just hate straight people. Is it that you just want to cheapen the sanctity of marriage to make yourself feel better about your poor choices?

Even though I’m a supporter of Obama, I strongly disagree with him picking an evangelical preacher who would love to impose his radical views and beliefs on others. If right-wing bible thumpers want to live by their rules, that would be okay. But they want to impose their beliefs and ignorance on the rest of us, therefore, denying us our own right, spiritual freedom and beliefs. PLUS, this preacher is too well known for his narrow minded views. I was disappointed when Obama agreed to debate McCain with such a narrow minded person posing the questions.

Dear Rick Klein,
I don’t really understand why did you quoted extreme liberal, Kolbert’s way of thinkings only? I don’t care her one. Rick Warren is BHO’s best choice. “The purpose of Christmas” amazed me.

I have read everyone’s comments and I come to realize how stupid we are. We are more worried about some door knob who is going to say a few words of bullcrap on Obama’s big day. And instead of wanting to hunt down the bush crime family and the rest of their criminal buddies who are going to walk away free, while laughing all the way to the bank. You know something ###@@ all of you. The ones who I care about are the kids. As usual the kids in our world are the ones who get sh@@@@@ on. So I hope all of you just wrought in hell with the rest of the Scum of the earth.
God Bless the Kids of America
They are the only hope left.
This is one USONIAN that still believes in country’s kids but to hell with the majority of our moronic adults who don’t give a #### about anyone but their own measly selves.

There are so many wonderful, unifying ministers in this country, it was not necessary for Obama to choose a divisive political-preacher like Warren. I supported Obama and voted or him … but in 4 years if he keeps doing stuff like this .. I will vote for someone else!

Well put, Cassandra!

If the liberals have their way anyone who doesn’t think like them should be cast aside for after all they know hat is best for everyone. Kathryn Kolbert and people like her hurt all Americans.
We are nation of laws not men, I suggest if these liberals don’t like our system to move on to another country or change the laws. Oh no say them for no country would put up with thier big mounths.
This is America where a person can have another view, a personal view and not be worried about organizations such as the one represented by Kathryn Kolbert.
I am sick of people like her blah blah – I suggest she spend her energy if she has any and go to work to change things the American way.
Posted by: a citizen | Dec 17, 2008 6:02:41 PM
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yup, everyone is permitted their view unless of course it is anti organized religion, anti school prayer, anti religion in govt. We won’t even get into the arguments of lovong couples being permitted equal rights or women being permitted a safe medical procedure which might save their own life…………
A nation of laws we are. Like the law that makes abortion legal. Like the law in CA, MA, CONN that allows same sex couples to marry but you have no problem with those being overturned and thrown to the crapper. You’re an idiot!!

ABC always prints the negative stuff first. Anyone notice that?

Obama fooled everyone.
He used the left to gain power and momentum for the election.
Now he has the power he don’t need these left wings groups anymore.
So, he is kicking their butts now.
Obama betrayed these people.
Obama has no morals or principles or courage.
He only wants to stay in power and to reach that goal he will use every means .

==Tolerance leads to peace and love in the world.==
Really? Jesus was intolerant, and Christ is intolerant.
Jesus didn’t preach and teach tolerance. He said that He is the ONLY Way to the Father, that only few will find the gate; and He said that He didn’t bring peace, rather He said that He brought a sword and a division.

==Obama fooled everyone.==
Well, he didn’t fool those who didn’t vote for him, including me. We knew what kinda politician he is — from Chicago, and THAT oughta tell you something — and we tried to tell everybody not to vote for him. But no. And, now, they got what they got.

==who appointed you or your ilk the minister of morality?==
God.
== You would dare speak for GOD?==
We represent Him.
== Remove the mote from your own eye buddy. ==
John 15:3
So, already done.

==This selection is disgusting and a total slap in the face to every gay and lesbian in this country.==
You voted for the wrong guy, huh? Good. Now eat it and chew on it.
== I also wonder how NARAL feels now, having gien their endorsement to Obama over Clinton.==
I hope they’re very angry.
== Count me in as onegay woman who will NOT be watching his inauguration.==
Good.

==May God have mercy on all of us americans [sic].==
God has already dispensed His Mercy. Those who receive it already got it.

==I don’t want to force my opinions or beliefs on anyone because that would be interfering with your rights. ==
Libs like to accuse Conservatives and Christians of imposing their views on eveybody. Even though all we do is speak and write.
And, yet, Libs do the same thing.
Libs judge us when they do the same thing for which they judge us.
Where Jesus said, “Judge not!” He was admonishing the unrighteous cuz, as Romans 2:1,3 says, the unrighteous do the same thing for which they judge others.

I think there are people still upset that there is a african american president so if Obama sneezes to loud they will find some thing negetive to say about that. people need to get over it & move on. Besides, all we had was white presidents & alot of them did nothing but ruin this country. we are @ war & thousands of soldiers are dying for a place that will never change. we are bailing companies out with billions of dollars when we still have major issues in america such as jobs, homeless people, housing & etc. the only thing we can do as people is live your life to the fullest & enjoy every day your alive.

“Libs like to accuse Conservatives and Christians of imposing their views on eveybody. Even though all we do is speak and write.”
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Thank God not all Christians are idiots like whoever made the above statement but you radical idiots give other Christians a bad name.
“Libs” -as you idiots like to label anyone who is not a neo-con fundamentalist- do not try to force gay marriage on you or force abortions on you. It is the neo-con fundamentalist Christians trying to make gay people or women do what they say to do.
Fundamentalist Christians are as dangerous and hate-inspiring as fundamentalists in any other religion.
And there is a big different between being allowed to have your particular viewpoint, or opinion, and trying to FORCE it upon the people who do not agree with your particular form of religious fanaticism! IDIOT! Your IQ must be lower than Bushes!

Uniting us is what Obama is trying to do. That means embracing those we don’t agree with and trying to work together. I’m no fan of Warren’s, but so what? The prayers all go to the same place, don’t they? I think we ought to give Obama a chance.

This blog is not to kind to christians. So Let me say this.
This is a great sounding Board and I will say this… I am a believer that Jesus is the christ and is the only way to GOD in heaven. So for all of the other religions if you don’t believe in Jesus you will go to HELL!!! Go Rick Warren. I’m exicted more than ever to hear you in Jan.

==Tolerance leads to peace and love in the world.==SO TRUE.
Tolerance of what? ONE PERSON’S RIGHTS GO AS FAR AS ANOTHER. GAYS MARRYING DO NOT HURT YOU AND IT’S NOT YOUR BUSINESS. WOMEN CONTROLLING THEIR OWN BODIES & HEALTH & THEIR OWN LIVES DOES NOT HURT YOU AND IT’S NOT YOUR BUSINESS.
Yes, if you tolerate the child molester, there will be peace, but there will be child mosesting.–I NEVER SAID ONE SHOULD TOLERATE A MOLESTER, IDIOT. THAT’S CERTAINLY SOMEONE’S SICK VIEWPOINT AND ACTIONS HURTING ANOTHER AND IMPOSING ON SOMEONE ELSE’S RIGHTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN EXECUTION EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF CHILD MOLESTERS. THEY ARE MONSTERS. BUT REMEMBER-GAYS ARE NOT THE SAME AS PEDOPHILES. ONLY AN UNEDUCATED IDIOT WOULD TRY TO LUMP THE TWO TOGETHER.
If you tolerate a wife/husband beater, wife/husband beating will continue, and you will have a kind of peace. AND IF YOU LET MEN CONTROL WOMEN BY CONTROLLING WOMEN’S BODIES THEN YOU ARE TRAMPLING ON THE RIGHTS OF ALL WOMEN. ANY WOMAN WHO WOULD SUPPORT SUCH STUPIDITY SHOULD HAVE THEIR HEADS EXAMINED. DON’T YOU REALIZE THAT THE ULTIMATE PREJUDICE IS AGAINST WOMEN…STILL. NEO-CON PATRIARCHAL MEN USE IGNORANT WOMEN’S RADICAL FUNDAMENTALISTS BELIEFS TO HELP THEM KEEP OTHER WOMEN UNDER CONTROL. OPEN YOUR EYES. FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIAN RADICAL WOMEN ARE HARMING THEIR OWN DAUGHTERS AND FURTHERING THE GOALS OF PATRIARCHAL MEN–MEN WHO WILL CONTINUE TO BEAT THEIR WIFES AND GET AWAY WITH IT UNTIL WE THE WOMEN GET FULL EQUAL RIGHTS. MEN GET OFF ALL THE TIME FOR KILLING THEIR WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS BUT WOMEN WHO HAVE KILLED ABUSIVE HUSBANDS IN THE PAST, EVEN IN SELF-DEFENSE, HAVE USUALLY GONE TO PRISON. READ YOUR HISTORY, YOU UNEDUCATED IDIOT. DID YOU KNOW THAT AS LITTLE AS FORTY YEARS AGO THAT IT WAS STILL LEGAL TO BEAT YOUR WIFE WITH A STICK IN SOME STATES AS LONG AS THE DIAMETER OF THE STICK DID NOT EXCEED THE WIDTH OF THE HUSBANDS THUMB? CHEW ON THAT IDIOT RIGHT-WING WOMEN WHO WOULD VOTE TO LET MEN CONTROL WOMEN PER YOUR FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIAN VIEW. AND NOTICE, I ALWAYS MAKE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN REAL CHRISTIANS AND FUNDAMENTALIST RIGHT-WING ONES WHO TRY TO CONTROL OTHERS. REAL CHRISTIANS–RIGHT ON! AND WEED OUT YOUR RADICALS AND QUIT LETTING THEM SOIL YOUR GOOD CHRISTIAN REPUTATIONS BY TRYING TO PIT EVERYONE AGAINST EACH OTHER SO THEY CAN FURTHER THEIR RADICAL AGENDAS AND CONTROL THE WORLD—LIKE RADICALS OF OTHER RELIGIONS ARE DOING.
If we tolerate Iran’s nuke ambitions, Iran will continue to build nukes and there will be a kind of peace. HERE YOU GO AGAIN TRYING TO PUT WORDS IN OUR MOUTHS. I SAID NOTHING ABOUT TOLERATING IRAN NUKING US–JUST MORE OF YOUR NEO-CON PROPAGANDA BECAUSE YOU CANNOT MAKE AN INTELLIGENT ARGUMENT OUT OF SUCH IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY AND INTOLERANCE.
If tolerance is so great, why don’t Libs practice more of it? DITTO ON WHAT I JUST SAID. BECAUSE YOU CANNOT MAKE AN INTELLIGENT ARGUMENT….
I’LL TOLERATE YOU HAVING YOUR OWN BELIEF SYSTEM AS LONG AS YOU DON’T TRY TO IMPOSE IT ON THE REST OF US.
AND LET US NOT FORGET–JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A RADICAL GOVERNMENT AND A RADICAL ELEMENT IN ANOTHER COUNTRY DOES NOT MEAN THAT EVERYONE IN THAT COUNTRY IS BAD. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE. AND ROTTEN APPLES STINK AND SMELL AND GET A LOT MORE ATTENTION THAN HEALTHY ONES. I’D SURE HATE FOR PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO JUDGE ME BY WHAT BUSH AND CHANEY HAVE DONE. I HATE IT THAT MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT ALL CHRISTIANS ARE FUNDAMENTALIST RADICALS. GOD, PLEASE HELP US ALL. AND, YES, I BELIEVE IN GOD. YOU IDIOT FUNDAMENTALISTS DON’T OWN GOD ANY MORE THAN YOU OWN PATRIOTISM. GO BACK INTO YOUR CAVES, YOU HATE & FEAR MONGERS, UNTIL YOU CAN LEARN TO STOP STIRRING UP TROUBLE. OR MAYBE JUST READ AND STUDY HISTORY AND BROADEN YOUR MINDS AND OPEN YOUR HEARTS. WE’RE ALL GOD’S CHILDREN AND GOD IS ALL ABOUT LOVE–IN ANY RELIGION. QUIT INSULTING THE DIVINE WITH YOUR HATE & FEAR. GOD IS LOVE.

I agree with Sam. What gave the LGT community the idea that they would have veto power or any say in what Obama does. As I understand, Obama said he would not kowtow to any interest group which really means that he makes his own decisions and some group will disagree with every single one of his ideas or decisions. Seems to me that the vast majority of Americans (not including the nutcases on this blog who try to see something sinister in everything), will think this is a good choice.

AND SO FAR… I DO STILL SUPPORT OBAMA. HE GOT MY VOTE. BUT I STILL THINK HE MADE A BAD CHOICE BY PICKING SUCH A DIVISIVE PREACHER. HOPEFULLY, OBAMA WILL DO WHAT HE PROMISED DURING HIS CAMPAIGN. THAT IS WHAT IT’LL TAKE TO GET MY VOTE NEXT TIME.
AND AS FOR THE GUY WHO SAID HE BELIEVES THAT JESUS IS THE ONLY PATH TO SALVATION–YOU BELIEVING THAT IS FINE WITH ME. THAT IS YOUR PATH AND THE PATH FOR MANY BUT NOT THE PATH FOR ALL. A VERY WISE MAN, C. POWELL, SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING MOSLEM. JUST REMEMBER TO RESPECT THE SALVATION PATHS OF JEWS, THE HINDUA, MOSLEMS, BUDDHISTS, THE BAHAI & NUMEROUS OTHER SPIRITUAL BELIEF SYSTEMS AND ALSO THE RIGHTS OF THE NON-BELIEVERS. THAT’S WHAT AMERICA IS ABOUT–FREEDOM OF BELIEF–FREEDOM FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO HER LIBERTY AS LONG AS SHE DOES NOT TRY TO TAKE AWAY ANOTHER PERSON’S LIBERTIES.

A very smart decision!! President-elect Barack Obama is the (will be) the president of all of us.

I believe a largenumber of you are missing the entire point. Rick arren was selected because, and you can look this information up, he is a proud member of the CFR. Who orchestrated the Obama phenomenom but the head of the CFR and both Obama and Warrne are members as well as Hillary and many,many others in present office, past office and to be sworn in office of President. You peoplke keep gettingmired in I am a conservative, I am a liberal business and you see nothing. These are meaningless labels designed to push your buttons and to distract you from the reality that they keep recycling thes same old interests and people towards the ultimate goal which is of destroying the United States of America and right or left these are just opposite wings of the same old carrion eating bird. No matter you elected Obama or if it had been Mc Cain, they are both globalists and this is a globalist agenda .

I would like to hear from Obama as to why Warren was chosen…

There was a time when I thought that and adequate knowledge of Science and Math was what our society needed,Now I know that I was wrong. We need a re-education in Humanity: it’s nature defining characteristics, and it’s role on the planet.
Neo-con,Liberal,White,Black,left- wing, right-wing, Christian, Atheist, Gay, Bi, all useful labels, only if Human beings where stored in a commercial warehouse, with affixed batch numbers and price tags. In the real world we are all the same biological species, with the same needs(see Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs): and we all have the same metaphysical confines.If we were truely wiser we would all seek methods and systems that would create a strong, and harmonious nation with more equitable and stable financial, commercial, and social entities.

Jen–”ONE NATION UNDER GOD.” —Hello, this was added to the pledge in the 1950′s. I do believe our country was founded before that. Once again, read more history. And are you saying that people of other religions do not believe in God? Wow!
And that’s what’s wrong with religion. That’s where the fundamentalists come from. They try to stir in their social agenda with spirituality. A poisonous brew that produces dangerous fundamentalists in many religions including Christianity.
And michele Brown, you have a good point. I plan on devoting a lot of study on the globalist movement which I believe is closely related to the conspiracy theory. But having been badly abused by the patriarchal system, I will not forget to fight for my full rights as a woman. I believe you are right, though, That is what sexism, racism, & religious discrimination are all about. Sexism, racism, and religion are both used to control and distract people while a few powerful ones take over the world. They want us all angry and fighting among ourselves. And fanaticism is fodder for chaos which lets the greedy take over the world.

I am so sick of all of you!!! PC has gone completly nuts!!! What ever happened to each his own? Oh but now we have to look at our neighbors & think, that santa offends me!!! Give me a f***ing break…we are all different, with different likes & dislikes, religion or not, pro life or pro choice! If a gay couple wants a child, i would rather have a gay couple raise a child than a child to have druggie parents, or abusive parents!! And as far as pro life – the number of children being abandoned far out weighs the number of people adopting or WILLING to adopt!
As far as this economy thing…it’s b.s.!! How could we have been 1 of the strongest/weathiest countries in the the world…then one day, 1 bank says oh shoot, we handed out too much money to people we knew couldnt pay & handed out adjustable mortgage rates like candy….and then the whole country falls apart?!!!! gas prices were through the roof just months before that happened!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! somebody somewhere knows what the heck is going on but as Americans, we are sheep…we follow, we do not protest!!! and all of people on pharm drugs…you can find a natural alternative…dont you see what all these drugs are doing to us…more cancer, fibromyalgia, more everything!!!
WAKE UP…AND WHO GIVES A FLYING PIE
WHO OBAMA WANTS TO INAGURATE HIM!!!! i’m sure if we took all the money you people gave to a presidential election & ACTUALLY helped a person in your neighborhood…this world would be a better place!

It’s a prayer for the New president and are country, and right now we need all the prays we can get. this country is fulling a part, and all you people are worrried about is a man saying a prayer.Be sides we do not follow man we follow GOD.
wake up america.

So you just need to stick to the qualities you listed and quit trying to force your ways on others who believe differently and quit inciting hate and fear by labeling gay people and intelligent, independent, liberated women as evil. Try practicing the values you claim– (love, happiness peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness & self-control), don’t condemn, judge and push others around, and the earth will be a far better place. (: