HOW DARE Obama hold an inauguration on TV...some only have radio...

[mckeown1128]

I thought he was going to be the people's president... how dare he hold his inaugural concert and put it on TV of all places... how elitist and disgusting could he be... :puke:

He should only put the inauguration on radio...because it's unfair to those who don't have TV's and can't see it.

And get this guys... he is holding his inauguration outside in DC... why how dare he...some may not have enough money to travel to DC in today's economy...the nerve the nerve the nerve...

and did you here about his secret plot today. I heard that he had this grand plot to cut the mic, TO CUT THE MIC of Rev Robinson. Probably because Obama hates gay people. Of course I don't have any type of evidence for this claim that this happened. You will just have to trust me and rant against Obama as though you had proof of such a thing.

As for HBO....how dare they not show it Rev Robinson. see it's all part of a big plot to cover it up by the Obama administration... see..they know that every single person in America currently knows who Rev. Robinson is...but they also know personal details about his family life and that he is gay. Everyone in America is waiting on the edge of their seat to make sure that this man doesn't do a 2 minute prayer near Obama. It is their top concern...and that is why Obama payed HBO extra not to show that part, that HBO wasn't even filming yet. The Obama administration doesn't want people to know that Obama supports the LGBT community...even though he ran on a platform of supporting civil unions and other gay rights legislation and said so during several highly publicized debates...

If Obama really cared about the LGBT community they would have shifted the entire days events to make sure that Rev. Robinson was speaking during the filmed part of the festivities.... Of course any attempt to do something like that would clearly be a sign that Rev. Robinson was just a token "gay friend" that Obama is patronizing the LGBT community with. So either way Obama was either not going to show the Reverend because he was embarrassed or he was going to show him because he is patronizing. Hell, lets just say he is both. He can't win because no matter what he does...it's just more proof that he hates gay people.


And OMG the cost of the inaguration... doesn't Obama no that since they economy is in a downturn that he shouldn't be encouraging people to spend money on planes, hotel rooms, and touristy things... the economy is bad...people shouldn't be spending anything...businesses in DC shouldn't get all this business...because.. uh...because the economy is bad.


So lets review...

Obama is elitist,
Obama hates gay people,
Obama is sucking up to gay people,
Obama is trying to ruin the economy by forcing people to be tourists,
Obama is wasteful for frivolous spending on security personnel,

did I miss anything... oh yeah

How dare Obama for not having imprisoned and executed Bush and Cheney yet.

this is not change I can believe in. :(
And all that money on emergency personal...how dare Obama waste all this money on extravagance like police and medical personal for the millions of people who Obama must have forced to go to DC this week.

How dare he....how dare.:wtf:

[islandmkl]

1. and, why does no one mention...

the people who can only receive MORSE CODE??....

you f***ing elitists are all alike...you don't care about the little people...

[Solon]

2. Are you done making fun of Gay people yet, or have you just started?

I ask because it seems like you are having so much fun kicking those who are already at the bottom of the totem pole of society. Just want to get a few more licks in before you want to apologize?

[mckeown1128]

3. making fun of gay people?!...where do you see that?

The only people I am making fun of are those determined to attack Obama based on rumor and a serious lack of logic. I am pretty sure the few Obama bashes in DU don't in any way represent gay or straight people in the real world.

[Solon]

6. Actually, most of us have expressed disappointment about what happened today...

and we frankly don't know whose fault it is, but it was a fuck up, that much is clear. Not many have "blamed Obama" so much as just asked questions as to why it happened. But keep up with the strawman, I'm sure it'll work out for you.

[mckeown1128]

10. Check some of the posts on the board tonight...

I'm obviously not referring to those who are disappointed in it...I'm referring to those who are "outraged at Obama and HBO" for what they seem to be suggesting (and some flat out suggesting) is a plot against the LGBT community.

[Solon]

13. Not so much a plot as just simple insensitivity, it doesn't have to be conscious...

after all, but rather just thoughtless. The idea of Robinson being on stage in the first place wasn't well thought out, nor was it really planned as anything other than a way to deflect a little of the Warren controversy. The fact that even that was fucked up is not a surprise, not in the least.

[mckeown1128]

20. You just proved my point...

Robinson on the stage = cheap deflection
Robinson not on the stage = Obama is embarrassed by gay people


Nothing Obama could do would make you happy...you were set to complain either way.

[Solon]

29. Where did you conclude either of those from my post?

You are stretching things to be breaking point here.

[mckeown1128]

39. Play dumb...

I already explained it to you.

[Solon]

51. I said they fucked up, and you claim I said Obama is embarrassed by gay people...

who is playing dumb again?

[Bluebear]

58. 'Nothing Obama could do would make you happy' - oh yeah that's always the conclusion

:eyes:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

11. You are missing the point

it has zero to do with teh gays... Jeesh

[SpartanDem]

4. to be fair

he's not making fun all just those trying to the play victim card and quite badly I might add. That and the tin foil conspiracy crowd.

[Vanje]

5. Welcome to DU

Noob,
Who did you used to be?

[leftstreet]

7. lol NO AMNETY!

:rofl:

[Solon]

8. unfrigginreal maybe?

Or how about dailykoff, that one was always good for a laugh. I'm just guessing though.

[SpartanDem]

16. lurker

for the last couple of years finally decided to join the forum. I'm especially glad to see the top 10 conservative idiots make a come back which was usually the main I visited the site.

[mckeown1128]

9. He is trying to make it sound like I'm some type of gay basher...

because I don't buy into the HBO grand plot against the LGBT community nonsense. It's sad and demeaning to those in the LGBT community who do suffer discrimination. (which is in fact often..I would know I've seen it) for a few here to go slinging those kind of claims around because someone criticized their criticism of another person.

See... it's all silly fauxrage.

[Vanje]

12. Any "HBO grand plot" idea

is not, in fact, a frequently posted idea at DU, except by sarcastic strawman-kicking posters who get their jollies from shitting on any thread where GLBT members voice their genuine concerns.
Be assured that "HBO grand plots" are not part of the general conversation among DU's GLBT community.

Your "HBO grand plot" is a straw man.

[Solon]

14. Exactly, its a bunch of bullshit, which this poster is full of. n/t

[mckeown1128]

23. Nice language..

I was able to make my point without cursing anyone out... maybe you should try it.

[Solon]

36. Why bother, its not like you deserve any politeness on my part. n/t

[Vanje]

42. Funny

35 lines of OP making fun of the concerns of DU's gays,
and he's offended by a little potty talk.

Oh my! He's having a Poutrage!

[mckeown1128]

22. It is not a strawman...

people have accused HBO of being homophobic and that it is the real reason HBO didn't show it. There are several OPs that go out of their way to talk about the "mic cutting off".... (as if to suggest that someone was pulling the wires out to keep someone who happened to be gay from talking."

Look around.

[mckeown1128]

25. No this isn't my plot to "get my jollies"...

..."shitting on any thread where GLBT member voice their genuine concerns" as you put it.


There have been many, many posts on DU over the years from GLBT member voicing their concerns that I havent' "shit on" as you so nicely put it.

[Vanje]

40. I was not referring to you .

Should I have?

The poster who gets his jollies by shitting on any thread where GLBT member voice their genuine concerns is someone else. You've seen him in all of these threads. Even this one.

He is one who posted poorly attempted satire about HBO being homophobic.
Maybe you got your "HBO grand plot" from him.

[cliffordu]

17. Yes, you will be accused of gay bashing.

And it won't matter if you are, or not.

[Vanje]

19. You just coulnt stay away

[cliffordu]

21. Ah, my favorite poutrageist. how are ya,

:hi:

How's that working out for you??

[Vanje]

24. You post a long caustic OP

which demeans, belittles, and totally mischaracterizes the views of gay posters.
No one has to try to make you look like "some kind of gay basher". You're doing a good job of that yourself.

If you dont like "fauxrage", why do you post this fucked up flame-bait?

[cliffordu]

41. Try this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8105042

[Vanje]

15. He/she explains down post

that he/she isnt making fun of gay people, he/she is making fun of those whiney gay people who play the victem card. You know. The uppity ones.

[mckeown1128]

35. wow...your so offensive to gay and straight alike ...

I never said anything about making fun of gay people... just those who are determined to attack Obama for a million different things he has no control over.

Now if you want to talk about someone who loses their job because they are gay, or who is physically assulted because they are gay, or who is harrased because they are gay...I'll join in support with you.

But no...I won't jump on the

"Obama hates gay people because a two minute prayer by someone who happens to be gay wasnt' televised"

bandwagon... because no one was wronged by that. And your insulting those who have been discriminated against and have had injustices put against them because of their sexuality.

[cliffordu]

37. yep.

[ddeclue]

18. This is just more sarcastic mocking unnecessary flame bait and is unnecessary and uncivil.

Read rules 3 and 4 of this board.

[mckeown1128]

26. Others make BS attacks on Obama in seriousness..

why can't I make a BS attack on Obama for fun?

[ddeclue]

28. Read rules 3 and 4 of this board.

I've alerted the mods to several of these mocking attacks on other members of the board.

If you have a problem with someone's post refute it in a polite factual logical way, not by mocking and belittling.

Doug D.

[QC]

31. Are the civility rules even in effect anymore?

It seems like they were thrown out about a year ago.

[ddeclue]

34. All I can say is that they are published if you click on the link.n/t

[SpartanDem]

27. Solon

I've certainly read more than a few post that were trying to personally pin this fuck up on Obama. I have no problem with people being disappointed that this wasn't shown, because it should have been. But I do have a problem with people trying to make this reflective on his attitudes toward gay people.

[ddeclue]

30. FINE - you can say this without engaging in inflammatory mocking.

Doug D.

[SpartanDem]

44. Well

I wouldn't mock if some people weren't posting such stupid crap. IMO anybody who tries to make this an intentional slap at the gay community is a) looking for an excuse to be an victim, b)likes to wear tin foil hats or c) both.

[ddeclue]

46. There is NO excuse to mock and mocking is counter productive anyways.

and you and I really have no right to decide for gays how they have a right to feel about something that is very personal to them do we?

[mckeown1128]

52. The OP is a spoof... it's social commentary of some...

of what I think are sillier attacks on Obama have been. I wasn't trying to convince anyone of anything. Those who think some of those things are not going to be persuaded of anything. They have their badguy of the week and that is not going to change for them.

[ddeclue]

53. Sorry but NO - it constitutes mocking and belittling and it violates rules 3 and 4 of this board.

I've alerted the mods already.

[mckeown1128]

55. Go for censorship since you don't like my dissent for the

witch hunt against Obama.

Spoof... not mocking. I guess the mods will decide whether it's welcome on DU won't they.

[ddeclue]

57. mocking is mocking friend and there is no "witch hunt" against Obama on DU.

Doug D.

[mckeown1128]

59. For a select few it is a witch hunt...

when I hear stuff about how "the mic was mysteriously cut out" *wink wink* for example. Or last week with the guy saying how he was planning on pushing for Obama's impeachment for covering up Bush's crimes...when Obama hasn't even been sworn in yet.

I feel the need to spoof it. Because the stupidity of it burns.

[ddeclue]

65. There's no excuse to mock or belittle.

You can easily deal with this on a factual logical level.

Mocking is counterproductive and violates the rules.

and I really disagree that there is any kind of witch hunt against Obama here.

Doug D>

[Vanje]

54. I guess some of us dont get your your genius level humor

I'm not laughing at your hilarious spoof.

[mckeown1128]

56. Your not the audience for it. It wasn't written for you...

just like Obama doesn't plan his inauguration around what you want to see or don't want to see on HBO.

It all isn't about you.

[Vanje]

61. I guess you should have posted it on some board

where gays are not members, then

[mckeown1128]

62. You...don't represent gay members...

It is amazing the ego you have to think that you represent gay members of DU...


I'm sure there are some gay member of DU who agree with my OP..


Can you even hold an intelligent conversation without throwing (or implying) homophobia on all that don't agree with you? What a victim you are. :eyes:

[Vanje]

66. Of course I dont!

There are a number of other gay DU-ers here on this thread who are actively disagreeing with you.

I'm sure there are some gay member of DU who agree with my OP..

Yeah. They're all over this thread.

[Vanje]

32. Some of us gays had another disappointing day.

in a long string of disappointing days.

Obama threw us a bone when he scheduled Robinson.
Today we got fucked again.
Who knows whos fault, if any,

but we're fucking disappointed.

Great time to post a 35 lines of sarcastic text with no other obvious purpose than to belittle and make fun of us.

Nice.

[mckeown1128]

38. I understand your upset...

but your trying awfully hard to be the victim here.

1. Who ever said Robinson was "a bone thrown to you." The truth is you don't' know why Obama picked him for this.
2. The fact that your playing up the "we don't' know whose fault it is"... when the simplest answer is that it is know ones fault. That it just was a part of the festivities today that didn't happen to get filmed. No one was wronged by it. Be lucky with the parts of todays events you did get to see on TV. If you wanted to make sure not to miss it you should have gone down to DC. The concert was mainly for those in attendance.
4. Not even half of the "35 lines of sarcastic text" had to do with subject... I was ripping all the ridiculous attack on Obama that have been mentioned today. It's not all about you. Get over yourself. Drop your ego a little bit.

[Name removed]

45. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[mckeown1128]

48. I'm sorry I don't buy into the whole...

Obama had them film around Robinsons prayer and had them mess with his mic conspiracy theories.

[FrenchieCat]

33. If this OP has to do with those who were outraged that this was on HBO,

and they couldn't see it, that would be one thing. Cause yeah...I think those folks are whiners, as this was an HBO event, that more likely would not have happened had HBO not being involved.

BUT,

If this is about Bishop Robinson, then I think folks are entitled to be a bit peeved....
Although Bishop Robinson was never supposed to take away the sting of Warren anyways....
because as long as Warren is still involved, Robinson couldn't make that "better"....but still...

If whomever was in charge of organizing this understood that only the 500,000 people physically there were going to witness the Invocation and it wasn't going to be telecast, that fact should have been conveyed clearly....because to "exclude" him from the telecast gave the wrong idea. Invocations and benedictions at an entertainment event would be unusual....but either you do it,
or you don't. This halfway stuff doesn't really hit the spot.

[mckeown1128]

43. The OP has to do with all current controversies about Obama

I have no problem with those who are upset about Robinson not being televised. I have a problem with those claiming that HBO was homophobic and that this is some how Obama trying to hide Robinson which is silly and rediculous. Because almost everyone outside of the progressive blogosphere has know clue who he is..and those who do know who he is on the blogosphere already knew he was going to be giving a speech.

So for some to imply that it's some type of deliberate snub so as to hide Robinson is just an insult to logic.. and quite petty.

So, just to make myself clear for everyone...

Those upset that he wasn't televised = very understandable.
Those that think it was on purpose = just trying to start drama.

[Vanje]

47. "drama"

You just cant stop yourself, can you?

[Vanje]

50. "Those claiming HBO was Homophobic"

was one poster failing horribly at sarcasm.

[Occam Bandage]

49. I second this post. nt

[Bluebear]

60. Wow that was deep satire

:crazy:

[Solon]

63. So deep I think it turned into a Klien bottle, with no end in sight, or something like that.

I'm confused.

[mckeown1128]

64. Going to bed...

I look forward to waking up tomorrow to my flame bait lock...

Because the only dissent around here is the dissent against the Democratic leadership. I can't dissent against the dissenters without "causing a flame war" with the 2 or 3 people who want to shut down my thread. Don't like what I have to say...so just shut me down.

Again a spoof of some of the more ridiculous attacks seen against Obama.

[Bluebear]

67. Please. I'm certain your point of view is the one that is favored.

Sleep soundly.

[Vanje]

68. We just dont understand your lofty comic genius

Poor you