By GottaLaff
Mr. Leonard:The campaign stems from comments made by Mr. Warren, who opposes gay marriage, on NBC’s “Dateline” on Thursday. Asked if he is homophobic, the pastor replied: “Of course not. I’ve always treated them with respect when they come and want to talk to me. I talk to them. When the protesters came, we served them water and doughnuts.”
So one gay rights advocate is encouraging supporters of gay marriage to “return the favor” by sending Mr. Warren gift cards to Dunkin’ Donuts. The gift cards, which cost a minimum of $10, can be personalized with pictures of gay couples and supporters.
The effort was conceived by Tom Leonard, an Internet marketing consultant in Burbank, Calif., who also created ZeroH8.tv, which is working to place ads in support of gay marriage on cable networks in the wake of a new gay marriage ban in the state.
“It sends a good message to him in a nonthreatening way,” Mr. Leonard said. (In any case, the cards are probably preferable to the prediction by Huffington Post’s Jason Linkins that doughnuts will be pelted at the pastor during the ceremony.)
Mr. Leonard said he wasn’t exactly offended by Mr. Warren’s doughnut remarks, but “it’s kind of missing the point.”
“There’s more to it than just coming out and giving doughnuts,” he said. “That’s not really establishing a good dialog. He has not made any changes in his attitude toward things.”
Mr. Obama defended the Warren choice, saying, “It is important for America to come together even though we may have disagreements on certain social issues.”
“A lot of the comments that we’ve been getting have been, ‘Well, I would rather put my money somewhere else.’” So he added a section to the Web site with other suggested causes, including Planned Parenthood and some hunger-fighting organizations.Good lord, it's nearly 2009. Recognizing the rights of other human beings shouldn't even be an issue.
The upside: We're talking about it.
A lot. A whole lot.
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