Should Obama have Picked Rick Warren for Inauguration?

On January 20, Barack Obama will become the new president of the United States, but the upcoming inauguration is already making headlines. Scheduled to give the invocation speech is evangelical minister Rick Warren, whose comments comparing gay marriage to incest and beastiality have made him a highly controversial figure. Will Obama's choice to ring in the new year unite America, or further fracture an already divided country?

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Should Obama have Picked Rick Warren for Inauguration?

An attempt to Balance "Force"

Obama is a politician using the "Force" of the White Christian right to validate the "Force" used by his Black friend and mentor the Rev. Wright. By picking Rev. Warren to speak from the podium on inauguration Day, Obama is leveling the playing field of Religious Force and vindicating the previous hate filled rhetoric of Rev. Wright. The hate spewed by Rev. Warren makes the White Christians no better than the hate spewed by Black Muslo-Christians led by Rev. Wright, which bring a sense of fair play and parity to the dumb and dumber of American society.

Like I said, Obama is a politician and probably the smartest one we have seen in many years. Remember he suckled at the breast of the Daily machine in Chicago and this one-upsmanship is pure Daily politics.

Perhaps Obama should consider the following excerpt from a book entitled "Power vs. Force" by Dr. David Hawkins; it may prove beneficial to him and the country.

"Politicians, operating out of expediency, rule by force after gaining their position through the force of persuasion..... Statesmen represent true power, ruling by inspiration, teaching by example, and standing for self-evident principle. Statesmen invoke the nobility that resides within all men and unifies them through what can best be termed the heart. Although the intellect is easily fooled, the heart recognizes the truth. Where the intellect is limited, the heart is unlimited; where the intellect is intrigued by the temporary, the heart is only concerned with the permanent."

Finally,consider that "Force" requires conter force to exist. "Power" simply is and stands alone in the universe. Be Powerful!

- jodantec December 31, 2008 7:22AM

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