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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 09:47 PM Dec 2013

Chris Matthews screwed up a bit tonight... [View all]

During the segment on Hard Ball when they were talking about the U.S. closing down our embassy at the Vatican Matthews said something about Obama should bring in a Catholic to advise him regarding issues that affect Catholics.
First thing that popped into my mind was that he completely forgot about Biden!

There are already quite a few Catholics that are close to Obama in the White House administration: VP Joe Biden, WH Chief of Staff McDonough, HHS Sec Sebelius, Sec of Labor Perez, Sec of Agriculture Vilsak - Sec of State John Kerry, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon -- and probably many others (not all cabinet folks have their religion listed on Wikipedia).

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Chris Matthews screwed up a bit tonight... [View all] Tx4obama Dec 2013 OP

John Kerry, Tom Donilon Enrique Dec 2013 #1

Thank you! I've gone ahead and added those two to the list up in the OP. Tx4obama Dec 2013 #3

Donilon was replaced by Susan Rice in July 2013. Tx4obama Dec 2013 #4

Don't you mean moving the embassy so it is a little closer to the Vatican, and not closing it. Bandit Dec 2013 #17

I always get the feeling that Chris thinks the Catholic Church should get special attention. CTyankee Dec 2013 #15

Catholicism must be special if Tweety's a Catholic Enrique Dec 2013 #25

Hangover from the 50s. The Church was everything. He can't get over it. CTyankee Dec 2013 #32

Kathleen Sibelius is Catholic too. Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #2

Great! Our government is run by people who believe in the sky fairy. OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #5

What a dumb comment MFrohike Dec 2013 #7

Lennin? Seriously? OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #9

The atheistic Chinese communists have hardly been a good example pnwmom Dec 2013 #13

And the Sheite Christians that run our country have? OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #19

You started out by blaming the Catholics around Obama, pnwmom Dec 2013 #22

Oh good grief. I didn't say anything at all about Catholics. OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #23

You're the dining room table. The OP you directly responded to said: pnwmom Dec 2013 #24

Clearly MFrohike Dec 2013 #31

Your concern is noted -- and uneducated. pnwmom Dec 2013 #12

... Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #27

Imaginary national borders, imaginary value systems, imaginary sky faeries... LanternWaste Dec 2013 #40

What's Tweety on about tonight? Gosh, how he misses his glory days sliming bill Clinton. freshwest Dec 2013 #6

How can anyone listen or watch Dipshit Matthews? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #8

You meant to say.... bobGandolf Dec 2013 #11

I see the difference and what you suggest doesnt at all express what I feel. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #18

That's fine! bobGandolf Dec 2013 #36

Are you the arbiter of language people should use? HERVEPA Dec 2013 #26

Not arbiter, just respect. bobGandolf Dec 2013 #37

And there and there and there... Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #28

Your opinion, not a fact. bobGandolf Dec 2013 #38

... Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #39

Start an OP the night Matthews doesn't screw up. That will be news. nt TeamPooka Dec 2013 #10

+1 Scuba Dec 2013 #14

+2 nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #20

Just keep religion and government separated seveneyes Dec 2013 #16

Pretty stupid Matthews comment - as it involved an embassy, the cabinet member is John Kerry karynnj Dec 2013 #21

Bingo. n/t Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #30

Did you see the program? babylonsister Dec 2013 #33

I only saw the end where he concluded that Obama needed a Catholic karynnj Dec 2013 #34

Hopefully the president will set Tweety's spittin' dumb ass straight on Thursday. nt Tarheel_Dem Dec 2013 #29

maybe tweety is angling for the liaison position. eom ellenfl Dec 2013 #35