Rick Warren cancels presidential forum; mixed explanations as to why

[cbayer]

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/23/rick-warren-cancels-presidential-forum-mixed-explanations-as-to-why/?hpt=hp_t2

By Dan Gilgoff and Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editors


(CNN) - High-profile pastor Rick Warren has called off plans for a presidential forum that he said was scheduled to include both major party candidates, but there are conflicting accounts about why the event was canceled.

Warren told the Orange County Register that he was nixing his "civil forum" because of the toxic political climate.

"It would be hypocritical to pretend civility for one evening only to have the name-calling return the next day," Warren told the newspaper in an article published Wednesday.

But sources close to President Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's political campaigns challenged that explanation, saying the event was canceled because of a lack of interest from the respective campaigns.

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[Enrique]

1. it looks like he got himself color analyzed

probably with church funds.

[cbayer]

2. What in the world is color analyzing?

[Enrique]

3. you go to some lady

she tells you if you are a winter, spring, summer or fall, and then you wear the appropriate clothes for your color type. Yes, it's ridiculous. (no offense to any DU color analysts.

[cbayer]

5. I have never heard of this. How can a person be a season?

[yellerpup]

8. My aunt did it for me in the '80s.

I'm a Winter.

[cbayer]

9. So does that mean you can only wear white??

[yellerpup]

12. Nope, I wear purple and red

instead of pink. Bold colors, no yellow. Actually, I look good in white...been indulging in a guilty pleasure and getting teary-eyed over "Say Yes to the Dress" this afternoon. Eye candy.

[cbayer]

13. I am a redhead and was always told I could not wear shades of red, including pink.

This made me very sad, but I now wear all the red I want.

I just looked up that show and would probably enjoy it, but, alas, no cable TV.

[yellerpup]

14. Glad you've made the leap to red.

I confess I wear pink on occasion, too. Maturity is so liberating! We did without TV for years, but now I am addicted. Looking forward to watching the conventions on it, too. C-SPAN is my favorite because it is delivered without commentary, but I'm going to miss it Tuesday night! We're going to The Colbert show!

[cbayer]

15. We get some TV over the air, so I should be able to catch the conventions.

I did get to see a lot of Olympics, which was great.

Going to the Colbert Show!! And during the Republican convention! I am so jealous.

If the internet is working well enough, I will try to watch it on Hulu and look for a lady in red.

[yellerpup]

16. We're excited about it.

The date is coincidental and we are going through a friend of a friend. Mr. Pup howling... Later.

[left on green only]

7. It's funny that you should mention it

because as I was looking at his picture, I thought to myself how washed out his brown suit makes his face look.

[left on green only]

4. It must be a rough break

for that holy man of the cloth.

[rug]

6. He had a previous engagement at a Chuck Todd Lookalike Contest.

[jonthebru]

10. I am no fan of this guy.

He is way to self important for my sensibilities.
He probably wants to preach some sort of favoritism so not doing the "forum" lets his speak more "freely." Only a guess.

[cbayer]

11. He's a raging homophobic bigot who both candidates should stay far

away from, if they have any sense at all.

Obama made a bad mistake when he invited him to speak at the inauguration and one from which he has still not recovered.

[Adsos Letter]

17. This is an absolutely shallow observation, but...

...that hair on his face isn't doing him any favors. Just sayin'.