https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/13/why-is-obama-nominating-a-social-conservative-like-chuck-hagel/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:16:58 -0400<![CDATA[There was the gratuitously provocative nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary, followed by the gratuitously insulting invitation of Louie Giglio, a Georgia pastor, to give the inaugural benediction. That plan was abandoned after the revelation of Giglio’s past remarks that homosexuality offends God, that homosexuals yearn to take over society and that a conversion to heterosexuality is the only answer for them. Giglio would have been the second florid homophobe in a row to stand with Obama and a Bible in front of the Capitol — Rick Warren, in January 2009, was the first — and while it appears that this double bigotry whammy wasn’t the administration’s intent, it’s an example of vetting so epically sloppy that it gives an observer serious pause about the delicacy with which Obama and his allies, no longer worried about his re-election, are operating.]]>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:00:58 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/13/why-is-obama-nominating-a-social-conservative-like-chuck-hagel-n99182