Tag Archives: Inauguration Day

Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force: “President-elect Obama campaigned on a theme of inclusivity, yet the selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation is a direct affront to that very principle. This was a divisive choice, and clearly not one that will help our country come together and heal. We urge President-elect Obama …

On Anderson Cooper 360 last night, Roland Martin, Hilary Rosen, and Robert Zimmerman debated the choice of Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Obama’s spokesman: “This is going to be the most inclusive, open, accessible inauguration in American history. The president-elect certainly disagrees with him [Warren] on [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] issues. But it has …

Infamous marriage equality opponent Rick Warren has been tapped to give the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration and outrage is ripping through the progressive blogosphere. Via Right Wing Watch: In 2004 Warren declared that marriage, reproductive choice, and stem cell research were “non-negotiable” issues for Christian voters and has admitted that the main difference between himself and James Dobson is …

You may have heard that in a historic first for our community, an LGBT marching band will perform in Barack Obama’s inauguration parade. Predictably, the wingnuts are going crazy. Yesterday the Catholic News Agency published a story that links the marching band to the “infamous lewd public acts” at Southern Decadence – because the band will also perform there. President-elect …

In what some are seeing as a sly middle finger to those on the right that continuously used his full name to instill fear, Barack Obama will include “Hussein” during his swearing-in ceremony. Obama says he’s not making a statement, just standing on tradition.

Washington DC is bracing for an expected four million visitors for Barack Obama’s inauguration. District and federal officials are preparing for as many as 4 million people for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, a crowd that would be three or four times larger than previous big events on the Mall. Only a fraction of those people will be close …