In defending his indefensible decision to invite bigot Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration, Obama said:

And I would note that a couple of years ago, I was invited to Rick Warren’s church to speak, despite his awareness that I held views that entirely contrary to his when it came to gay and lesbian rights, when it came to issues like abortion…

Does Obama not understand the difference in stature between a church and a Presidential inauguration? How many people were at the church, and how many will be at (and be watching) the inauguration? And beyond this, Obama is committing a horrible sin by equating tolerance with intolerance.

He can agree to disagree with bigots, and he can have all the dialog he wants with their leaders. But elevating these agents of hate with perks like inaugural addresses in front of several hundred million people is disgusting. It’s a slap in the face to the people that were conned by Obama in the first place, and it won’t be the only one.