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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. I don't think the House should have a chaplain at all, but if there has to be one,

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 06:06 PM

May 2018

at least the position should be held by someone who tries to remind that collection of grifters that they have a moral obligation not to be greedy, mendacious dicks. This chaplain got sacked for having the gall to pray for the poor.

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REPUBLICANS IN TALKS TO UN-DO RYAN'S REVENGE: Fired Chaplain [View all] hlthe2b May 2018 OP

I find it hard to believe the republicans would do the right thing... CatMor May 2018 #1

I don't think the House should have a chaplain at all, but if there has to be one, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #2

Agree, but it dates back to Madison losing the argument. If they are going to have one, hlthe2b May 2018 #4

They must have received a lot of backlash from the Party. I don't think he would care if the only politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #3

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One denomination. nt ProudLib72 May 2018 #13

OMGOSH.......now that would be an awesome premis when more Democratic women a kennedy May 2018 #16

I hope I live long enough. ;-) nt Ilsa May 2018 #17

That was a petty move by a petty individual. lpbk2713 May 2018 #6

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"...sends a signal of bigotry they don't want to be associated with..." IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2018 #8

I don't like what happened MontanaMama May 2018 #9

Ayn Rand claimed to be an atheist, but nonetheless very stupid people worship her. NNadir May 2018 #10

Which segues nicely to one of my all-time top ten quotes . . . hatrack May 2018 #14

I like it... NNadir May 2018 #18

Oh, wasn't my quote to begin with - have at it! hatrack May 2018 #19

That will be awkward for Ryan. Qutzupalotl May 2018 #11

If Evangelicals want a war w/ Catholics I say let it begin here!! Scurrilous May 2018 #15