So much for all the negitive Obama press on the McClurkin story

[bigdarryl]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071029/ap_on_el_pr/obama_gospel_singer_2;_ylt=AtdAqcw48cm8GLFl8tKuEoxh24cA
Obama singer wins cheers despite protest - Yahoo! News

[msongs]

1. obama should get royalties on the increased cd sales for the bigot mcclurkin nt

[DemFemme]

10. Why? Is Billary getting royalties from the singers who show up at her rallies?

Maybe Billary should reject bigot Rev. Harold "Homosexuality is like thievery" Mayberry from her list of endorsers
before you get too much more "outraged." :eyes:

[NMMNG]

13. Maybe Obama should have offered him more money

Then he wouldn't have ended up with Hillary.

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/02/an_endorsement.html

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[sampsonblk]

14. Oddly enough, I do think this made McClurkin much more popular-nt

Obama may see a bump from it also.

[cuke]

2. So the homophobes in the audience liked the homophobe on the stage?

Color me surprised

[NMMNG]

6. No kidding

Like that's news. :eyes:

[sampsonblk]

3. There's your answer, everyone

Instead of dumping the guy, Obama puts him out front. I thought all this mess was a little overblown, originally. (Edit: Obama probably didn't know what the guy had said or that folks would be upset about it.) But in this case, Obama is definitely sending some type of message, in my opinion.

Does anyone know if anyone dropped out to protest McClurkin's inclusion? Or was everyone else cool with it too?

[Bodhi BloodWave]

4. I think most accept that

somebody hired to sing actually....sings

Did McClurkin do anything bad on stage as one of the three acts or did he just do what he was hired to do?

[obamian]

16. He preached on stage !!!

McClurkin told a crowd at the Township Auditorium in Columbia that the musical acts were there "in the name of unity" and "in the name of change."


http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7277679

[bigdarryl]

5. the message is don't throw another African American under the bus or you will be sorry I bet that...

98% of those cheering for McClurkin were African Americans in that audience.based on that Obama made the right decision.He probably knows most of the gay community are going to vote for Hillary anyway.

[NMMNG]

8. Yep, but throwing LGBTs under the bus is just fine.

That's blindingly clear.

[DemFemme]

11. Yes, that's why an openly gay minister is the opening act at every performance.

:eyes:

[NMMNG]

12. A token thrown in at the last minute after the protests started

Nothing more.

[DemFemme]

18. I'll bet the openly gay minister doesn't think he's "a token".

But he probably doesn't know as much about his place as you do. :eyes:

Because you're so "fair and balanced".

[Cameron27]

7. That's not even a little surprising.

[cboy4]

9. And to think before I read this I was voting for Obama!

:sarcasm:

[Pushed To The Left]

17. Obama wants to bring the LGBT community and the evangelical community TOGETHER

I honestly think that's what the Senator wanted to do.

[Goblinmonger]

19. How odd that he did that

by pissing off the GLBT community. You might think there was a better way.

And dude upthread says the GLBT community won't vote Obama anyway so toss em under the bus.

[Colobo]

20. Exactly.

[jonnyblitz]

21. nobody is buying that bullshit that you Obama supporters

are peddling. he was out vote whoring for the fundie vote.