Warren bails on 'This Week' interview

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

Instead of explaining contradictory statements over his actions regarding California's Prop 8 on same-sex marriage, Rick Warren went with Plan B today: He didn't show up for a planned interview on ABC's "This Week."

"For those of you tuning in this morning expecting to hear from Pastor Rick Warren, we were, too," said host George Stephanopoulos at the start of the show. "But the pastor's representatives canceled moments before the scheduled interview, saying that Mr. Warren is sick from exhaustion."

Added a cool but surely unhappy Stephanopoulos: "We hope he recovers quickly."

As Mike Allen detailed in Playbook yesterday, Warren oddly argued on Larry King last week that he “never once … gave an endorsement” to the controversial ballot measure when there's video evidence of him arguing for its passage.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0409/Warren_bails_on_This_Week_interview.html?showall

[DevonRex]

1. It's definitely hard to explain. Impossible, really. My hope is that

he has realized he has been totally wrong in his beliefs. My hope is that he is closeted with his conscience and his god, asking for forgiveness and asking for guidance on how to tell his congregation that he was wrong.

I can always hope. Doesn't mean I think it's more likely to happen than not. But my hope about Warren is the same hope I have for every single person on earth who holds his beliefs.

[msongs]

2. his stance may be costing him $$ - that's HIS purpose driven life nt

[DevonRex]

3. I'm sure you're right.

But I really, really hope that someday, somewhere, some powerful fundie preacher will speak publicly about how he was dead wrong.

[Clio the Leo]

4. I had been wondering why there was no mention of this latest Warren episode here...

(appearance on Larry King)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYIWSyMrhRA

My favorite part is when he said, "I talked to some of my gay friends...."