tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post2055822577675088261..comments2023-11-03T05:09:47.246-07:00Comments on Ramblings ~: The prayer HBO censoredFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-81789365624212430082009-01-19T14:32:00.000-08:002009-01-19T14:32:00.000-08:00I have a recording of it Fran...you can get it at ...I have a recording of it Fran...you can get it at my place if you want it.<BR/><BR/>I read there were tech difficulties too.. I think it was HBO...they also censured the Gay Men's group..didn't announce them didn't acknowledge them in any way when they sang with Josh Groban and Heather Headley.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-37848193583522800032009-01-19T04:15:00.000-08:002009-01-19T04:15:00.000-08:00Curious, huh?I know I'm cynical but why am I just ...Curious, huh?<BR/><BR/>I know I'm cynical but why am I just certain there will be no such "technical difficulties" when the rabidly homophobic bigot, steps forward to give the invocation to Obama tomorrow?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-32322117733023599812009-01-18T23:35:00.000-08:002009-01-18T23:35:00.000-08:00One other thought, due to the technical difficulty...One other thought, due to the technical difficulty, why not have him repeat the prayer during the actual ceremony & bump Warren to a different date?Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-72844543894038531622009-01-18T23:33:00.000-08:002009-01-18T23:33:00.000-08:00Kudos to Christopher for pointing this out. The si...Kudos to Christopher for pointing this out. The site I looked at said they had technical probems in the first half hour of the program & people were shouting/chanting<BR/>"Reverend V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop from New Hampshire who advised Mr. Obama on gay rights issues, gave the invocation. But his words were lost to hundreds of thousands gathered along the Reflecting Pool and those tuning in on HBO. A malfunction in at least one massive speaker tower on the south side of the memorial left tightly-packed crowds on pins and needles chanting thunderously, “We can’t hear. We can’t hear.”<BR/><BR/>found @ this website:<BR/><BR/>http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/faith_and_politics/gene_robinsons_prayer_for_pres.html<BR/><BR/>Still, there were no techno issues with garth brooks or Beyonce....I'm not buying that as a reason. <BR/>It seemed HBO had a live feed direct off the microphone, so that should not have been an issue.<BR/><BR/>He wrote a great prayer, and I hope a recording does appear on the net.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.com