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Obama Cuts Gay Bishop from Inauguration Coverage

Posted by GayPatriot at 6:31 pm - January 19, 2009.
Filed under: Gay America,Gay PC Silliness,Gay Politics,Liberal Hypocrisy,Liberal Intolerance,Obamania

Bwa-ha-ha-ha….

Patrick Range McDonald from LA Weekly reports ….

On Sunday, openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson delivered the opening prayer for Obama’s inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. Robinson was chosen by Obama after the President-elect outraged the gay community and many liberals for picking Proposition 8 supporter and evangelical minister Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at Tuesday’s presidential inauguration. The choice of Robinson, in other words, was seen as something of an olive branch.

Now gay Web sites Towleroad.com and AfterElton.com report that the decision to cut Robinson’s prayer from HBO’s live coverage of Sunday’s events was made by Obama’s people and not the cable network.The live broadcast began after the bishop’s prayer.

In case the Obama team doesn’t know by now, gays are no longer willing to be a silent underclass, so it’ll be interesting to see how things play out in the coming days, as well as Tuesday when Warren, a man who obviously believes it’s perfectly okay for a group of people to have an existing right taken away by popular vote, blesses the nation.

Obama keeps talking about change, but so far gays have only seen the same old political expediancy. As it stands now, the Robinson/Warren episode is a bright and early warning flag.

It is official — The Gays are at war with Obama and the bloom is off the rose of the Messiah.

Bwa-ha-ha-ha.

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

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8 Comments

  1. This decision is the Proposition 8 Effect. This is a black civil rights moment and not a rainbow moment; nothing less and certainly nothing more. When will liberal homosexuals realize they’re not welcome to ride MLK’s coattails and why would they expect otherwise after a free and fair election in California revoked a privelege, doing so largely along racial lines?

    Obama, with a wink to those who objected to the prayer for moral and/or public relations reasons, will likely claim a mistake such as a miscommunication was made, will remind everyone that Robinson was present at his invitation, and all will be forgiven. At least, forgiveness will be forthcoming from those who value prayers to God, right? Right? (wink, nudge)

    Comment by Ignatius — January 19, 2009 @ 7:53 pm - January 19, 2009

  2. Actually, I dislike Gene Robinson. I think he’s a slimy, manipulative, opportunist who put his own ambition above the needs of his Communion. I used to be an Episcopalian, and Robinson’s uncharitable actions is one of the reasons I moved to ELCA, which now has apostolic succession. I think that in-your-face tactics, whether that of a bishop, or a Prop 8 rally, or a Pride parade are self-defeating and counterproductive. I like Rick Warren much better as a pastor–Warren and I agree on the fundamentals of the faith. His beliefs about my homosexuality mean as much to me as the Seventh Day Adventists beliefs about my eating meat. In other words, I don’t care–I’m secure enough in my own relationship with Jesus not to worry when other Christians disagree with me. I’m glad Gene Robinson was cut off because I think he represents the worst of the visible gay community. I hope people listen to Rick Warren and see the possibility of a US truly under God with a return to traditional values for straights and gays alike.

    Comment by Ashpenaz — January 19, 2009 @ 8:48 pm - January 19, 2009

  3. according to . . .

    The officials who planned Sunday’s inaugural music celebration, We Are One, have apologized for a error that resulted in excluding the invocation by openly gay Episcopal bishop, the Rev. Gene Robinson, from the televised portion of the program. They also say the bishop’s prayer may be broadcast on the big screens before Tuesday’s inauguration program begins.

    [snip]

    There is talk that Robinson’s invocation will be shown early tomorrow and the inauguration committee may post video of his prayer on its channel within the video-sharing Web site YouTube. But the committee has not yet confirmed that to me.

    Comment by rusty — January 19, 2009 @ 11:44 pm - January 19, 2009

  4. The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, …………

    Comment by John in Dublin CA — January 20, 2009 @ 12:49 am - January 20, 2009

  5. The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, ………

    Comment by John in Dublin CA — January 20, 2009 @ 12:53 am - January 20, 2009

  6. The surprises for me are:

    1. That HBO would cover the event

    2. That HBO (or any other liberal media) would even want to include any sort of prayer.

    3. Where are the libs who have the “separation of church and state” copies of the U.S. Constitution?

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — January 20, 2009 @ 1:17 am - January 20, 2009

  7. lol, John, I was going to write the same thing, i see you beat me to it.

    I <3 schadenfreude

    #6, ESPN is covering the inauguration — figure that one out.

    Comment by American Elephant — January 20, 2009 @ 4:15 am - January 20, 2009

  8. sorry for the double post.

    Comment by John in Dublin CA — January 20, 2009 @ 5:26 am - January 20, 2009

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