I agree. I am not sure if you're merely airing your opinion based on the topic (totally reasonable, and greatly appreciated, btw), but I want to be sure that you haven't misread what I stated.
I specifically stated that I don't believe he's throwing us under the bus, and really, Warren was only asked to speak, not be part of the Cabinet. He's not going to be setting policy.
My beef is that there are other, better choices Obama could have made —choices who are also Christian and conservative that haven't done the active harm against citizens of this country (not just the GLBT community, but to women as well).
I think it's great that Obama invited a GLBT marching band, and Lowery, but that doesn't somehow cancel out the poor choice in Warren.
Again, I agree with the general idea of your reply. The sky is *far* from falling, and I still have hope, but if the first deed shows a lack of consideration, people have a right to be disappointed. Unfortunately it will also make some folk much more suspicious going forward.
The idea of the protest isn't to say "Burn the witches!", but rather "hey, these are the people who are affected by the actions of this fellow, and we're disappointed in your choice."
But you're right, there are a lot of people whom I think may be a bit quick to anger. I hope they take a step back, breathe, and reassess.
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Date: 2008-12-19 04:09 am (UTC)I specifically stated that I don't believe he's throwing us under the bus, and really, Warren was only asked to speak, not be part of the Cabinet. He's not going to be setting policy.
My beef is that there are other, better choices Obama could have made —choices who are also Christian and conservative that haven't done the active harm against citizens of this country (not just the GLBT community, but to women as well).
I think it's great that Obama invited a GLBT marching band, and Lowery, but that doesn't somehow cancel out the poor choice in Warren.
Again, I agree with the general idea of your reply. The sky is *far* from falling, and I still have hope, but if the first deed shows a lack of consideration, people have a right to be disappointed. Unfortunately it will also make some folk much more suspicious going forward.
The idea of the protest isn't to say "Burn the witches!", but rather "hey, these are the people who are affected by the actions of this fellow, and we're disappointed in your choice."
But you're right, there are a lot of people whom I think may be a bit quick to anger. I hope they take a step back, breathe, and reassess.