Barney Frank angered by Obama's choice of Warren for invocation

I think what no one understands is that Obama is making an attempt to reach across the asile in every way including having civil discussions with those who hold differences of opinion from the "party" line. Barney Frank is openly gay. He is mad because Warren is against Homosexuality, referring to it in the same vein as pedophilia, incest, and other things that most believe truly are perversions. The GLBT community is angry for the same reason, they feel that Obama is betraying them in his selection of Warren. Funny thing is that many are angry at Warren for accepting the invitation believing that his acceptance is a betrayal of his beliefs. Both men have said that they hold many beliefs and many standards in common, including their desire to eradicate poverty, improve education, improve housing, improve community activism. They also both agree that marriage is between a man and a woman. Where they disagree is that there should be Civil Unions which hold the same legal rights and priviledges for Gay couples that Marriage has for Heterosexual couples. This is the fundamental difference on this subject. Of course they disagree on the Abortion issue. So the reality is that this is a selection that has all sides fuming. But both men say they want to prove it is possible to have civil dialog with those with whom there is fundamental disagreements. Both men say that it is possible to find agreement and ways in which to work together even where there are fundamental differences. While I personally don't like Rick Warren's doctrine I find his selection by Obama thought provoking and under these circumstances even appropriate. It is time this country set aside differences and begin to seek common ground.

The whining and gnashing of teeth over Obama's choice of Warren to *say a prayer* at the inauguration continues to tickle me! This event is not about pleasing any political group or either party so, really, who cares what Barney Frank thinks about it? If he's so upset...he should stay home and read a book.

Barney Frank is "apparently gay"? Taskr, I'm going to assume that was a typo since Frank is OPENLY gay and has been for years. Anyway, I have no problem with Obama's choice of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the Inauguration but I do understand how some gays would be offended by some of the things Warren has said. However, I like what Obama said, that we can disagree without being disagreeable, and I do realize Obama and Warren for all their differences also some many common goals. Back to Barney Frank: he was just interviewed on TV moments ago, right before I saw this discussion. I wish I'd have taken notes so I could give you some of his direct quotes but what I took from Frank's comments was that he IS disappointed with the choice of Warren for the invocation because of his equating homosexuality to incest, polygamy and pedophilia but he still says he's looking forward very much to working with Obama and that he is proud to have supported him and voted for him and expects great things from his Administration. As to whether or not Frank should have been reelected, I'd say that was up to his constituents. There are plenty of members of Congress I wouldn't have voted for but if they're not in my district there's nothing I can do about it and I realize those who voted for them had every right to do so. Annie The media is going to do everything they can to get negative comments from anyone they believe will be unhappy with this selection. I also applaud Obama for this obvious attempt to truly reach across the aisle and show he will be President of the entire United States and all its people and not just of those who share his every view. Meanwhile, the media is going to continue doing what the media does and that's search out anyone they believe is going to give them something to keep this "controversy" going and obviously when they do find some like Barney Frank to interview they're going to play the most offensive clips of Warren talking about gays to get their reaction! Just as obviously, if and when a gay person hears someone comparing them to someone who commits incest or to a child molester, they're going to criticize him!

Barney can just go cry on his boyfriend's shoulder. Seriously, these people voted for Obama because they thought he was a liberal and had a liberal agenda. Wouldn't being liberal also include accepting the views of all and not just some?