Here's the gist of John Harwood's spiel on Countdown tonight.

[madfloridian]

The message to gays and lesbians is that this Warren thing is a good way for President Elect Obama to get points from the right wing...to help them like him.

That is one sorry argument. I have not gotten into the fray on this much, but that was a really sorry thing to say.

To use a whole community of people in your own party to make the extremists and bigots on the right feel better about him.

I doubt Obama really feels that way, but I was surprised they would use that argument right out loud on Countdown. Keith tried a little to make things sound better, but it did not work.

[polichick]

1. Harwood was disgusting tonight - but the next guest had it right.

[madfloridian]

2. I missed the next one.

Just left the room after Harwood.

[polichick]

3. I forget what group he was with, but he mentioned that after 8 years of...

...an admin. that served fundies in policymaking, one of the first voices we'll hear on the first day of the new administration is a right-wing fundie. He was very eloquent.

[Upton]

6. Didn't he say Warren was "Jerry Falwell in a Hawaiian shirt"

or something like that?

[polichick]

9. Lol - yeah, he did. Perfect!

[TomInTib]

4. Hell, I agree with Harwood.

As a matter of fact, my first thought on this is that it was a sop to the Right.

There cannot be any other reason.

[polichick]

5. What a horrible way to ruin the celebration for those who elected Obama.

[elleng]

8. 'Those who elected Obama'

are ALL OF US.

[polichick]

10. Yes - NOT the fundies he's pandering to with this choice.

[elleng]

7. I didn't hear any of these,

but I agree; its pretty clear to me that O is doing what he can to really be a uniter, and THAT will be CHANGE.

[polichick]

11. imo it's not being a uniter to invite a hateful divider to such an important ceremony.

[LittleApple81]

12. It was Rob Boston of Americans United who spoke so well. Harwood sounded

pissed that we dared question Obama on his selection of Warren.

[madfloridian]

13. Yes, he often writes for PFAW and Talk2Action as well.

I like to read his work. Sorry I missed him.