Gay leaders furious with Obama

The Politico by Ben Smith, Nia-Malika Henderson | Dec. 18, 2008 (News Report)

Barack Obama’s choice of a prominent evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration is a conciliatory gesture toward social conservatives who opposed him in November, but it is drawing fierce challenges from a gay rights movement that – in the wake of a gay marriage ban in California – is looking for a fight. Full Story »

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by Kenneth Sibbett - Dec. 19, 2008

Trying to write about hot buttoned issues is like trying to put on two left shoes, you can get them on, but they will never fit good. A well written piece on a controversial issue, and I love reading about controversial issues.

I'm not sure how to come down on this issue. While I agree with the gay-rights activists, and do think Obama could have picked someone less opinionated on the subject, he's really in a box. No matter who Obama picks to deliver this benediction , he's wrong. Be it White, Black, Red, Catholic, Jew, or Muslim. Be it gunrights, Abortion rights, Immigration rights or environmental rights. No one is going to be happy no matter who he selects. President Obama, welcome to the real world.