Crooks and Liars:
By: John Amato @ 10:00 AM - UTC
Why did Rick Warren lie to his audience and say McCain was in a cone of silence when he knew he clearly wasn’t even at the event? I didn’t know he was a stand up comedian. Did anybody understand the Maxwell Smart reference? This was a very visible and highly important forum during this presidential campaign and for him to now say the cone reference was a joke just doesn’t fly. And when is it the job of the Secret Service to make sure John McCain wasn’t getting any tips about Obama’s appearance during Warren’s forum? I’m confused. Aren’t they supposed to be protecting his life? Warren says we’re attacking their credibility. Huh?
It goes to the issue of credibility. Why should we believe Warren now if he lied earlier? Why wasn’t McCain on time? Does the Secret Service have an answer for that? Did Warren even ask McCain that? I don’t really care if he told the candidates a few questions that he might ask if he was fair to both of them, but his integrity is in question now because of his attitude over McCain. The way it’s worked out—Obama should have passed on this event.
No, John. Obama needed to go to attend that event. Obama needed to show the backbone to the American people and not just Democrats in this smear campaign on how to handle McCain and being the next leader to this country. Real leaders have to take criticisms. And Obama have to learn the tricks of the trade of handling McCain if he wants to win in November. Unfortunately, Rick Warren should have known better. Warren should have been fair to both candidates. But, Warren has just put himself in a position and reputation for criticisms by the public from his forum. May this be a lesson to the rest of pastors who will wish to have a forum with the candidates. Politics and religion should be separate.
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