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Kelvin Mace

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114. I would be willing to give him some slack on this point

Thu Sep 24, 2015, 12:47 PM

Sep 2015

IF he emphasizes to these clowns that capital punishment is WRONG and that the criminal's life is just as sacred as the fetus. Short of that, he gets no pass from me.

UPDATE: And he appears to have done that, so I now officially give him a pass on the issue. (I know he will be relieved).

Seriously, I am very happy to hear him denounce the death penalty.

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***** Pope Francis Address to Joint Meeting of Congress - LIVE Blog ***** [View all] L. Coyote Sep 2015 OP

White House website - Pope Francis is in Washington - Top Videos L. Coyote Sep 2015 #1

The President Welcomes the Pope to the White House L. Coyote Sep 2015 #2

Thanks for this, watching now. No BriWi with the constant talking....n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #3

Notice how some congress critters that rarely bother to show up on Capitol Hill these days are ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #4

Alright, good close-up shot of Bernie Sanders. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #5

So, looks like 5 Justices didn't show up? nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #6

I heard that Scalia, Thomas and Alito wouldn't be attending Siwsan Sep 2015 #36

Scalia didn't attend! Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #92

Pope loves poor people, Scalia HATES them, so no surprise there. randys1 Sep 2015 #101

The Supreme Court, the President's Cabinet. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #7

And a special handshake to John Kerry. Gets no better than that....n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #8

Yes, the Sec. of Stateand a Catholic too. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #11

"Mr. Speaker, the Pope of the Holy See" L. Coyote Sep 2015 #9

Nice reception. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #10

Waiting for the 'You Lie!' moment from one of these assholes. nt onehandle Sep 2015 #12

so far it looks good restorefreedom Sep 2015 #27

Standing ovation after first sentence. "...land of the free and home of the brave." L. Coyote Sep 2015 #13

I couldn't understand him too well and wondered what that sentence was. Thanks...n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #15

"...the common good, the chief aim of all politics." L. Coyote Sep 2015 #14

To the greatest page. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #16

Dorothy Day gets a shout out as a great American. Drunken Irishman Sep 2015 #17

I often tell people I'm a Dorothy Day/Oscar Romero type of Catholic. mentalsolstice Sep 2015 #65

He's using English treestar Sep 2015 #18

How can he read the Bible if he doesn't speak English? jberryhill Sep 2015 #22

lol! treestar Sep 2015 #24

He reads Latin and doesn't need a British bible. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #108

I understand that he is a Latin American jberryhill Sep 2015 #115

After all, Jesus spoke in English, as did Julius Ceasar and Cleopatra. Just watch the movies, right? L. Coyote Sep 2015 #116

Well none of them were Latin American either jberryhill Sep 2015 #117

He should have spoken in Spanish, at least the parts about immigration. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #119

Boehner looks worried dembotoz Sep 2015 #19

Boehner's trying to hold back anger meow2u3 Sep 2015 #30

Boehner always looks worried. It is his natural state of being. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #111

Why does he want to combat violins? jberryhill Sep 2015 #20

Emily!!!! treestar Sep 2015 #26

I can't figure out why the head of Paypal is addresssing Congress anyway jberryhill Sep 2015 #29

Duzy! roody Sep 2015 #54

obviously OriginalGeek Sep 2015 #28

Now he wants to build a swan of common goo jberryhill Sep 2015 #32

Sax AND Violins Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #113

Boehner is crying already. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #21

on this one moment restorefreedom Sep 2015 #31

One day pass here too lostnfound Sep 2015 #100

And tomorrow he'll be back at defunding Planned Parenthood. Well, maybe a one hour pass L. Coyote Sep 2015 #107

lol. i should have made it "a.m. only." nt restorefreedom Sep 2015 #110

I've been crying for 3 days straight -- I am so moved by this man. gateley Sep 2015 #40

Haha, welcome to my pew...n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #46

... gateley Sep 2015 #50

Just called out religious extremist ideology. nt onehandle Sep 2015 #23

Fundamentalism in every form. I guess that includes Republicans. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #33

I'm sure the "Christian Right's" heads are exploding meow2u3 Sep 2015 #34

Time Warner Cable has a special Papal Visit Channel streaming live bananas Sep 2015 #25

Dorothy Day kelliekat44 Sep 2015 #35

Also this -- she was both a Catholic and an anarchist starroute Sep 2015 #96

His Holiness just called out the anti-immigration bigots meow2u3 Sep 2015 #37

Good, now he needs to evolve on Gay rights. I will give the guy credit where due, and randys1 Sep 2015 #102

We the People of these continents are not fearful of foreigners ... L. Coyote Sep 2015 #38

Huckabee upset that he's not addressing rampant suppression of Christianity in this country jberryhill Sep 2015 #39

Actually, he's giving the Christian genocide of the Americas a huge pass, with L. Coyote Sep 2015 #109

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you meow2u3 Sep 2015 #41

The Golden Rule "Do unto others.." APPLAUSE jberryhill Sep 2015 #42

"Let us remember the golden rule. Do onto others as you would have them do onto you." L. Coyote Sep 2015 #43

And he just lost me. Skidmore Sep 2015 #44

I think that was expected. Siwsan Sep 2015 #51

This man embodies and imparts the teachings the genesis of most faiths -- gateley Sep 2015 #60

Absolutely my view, too Siwsan Sep 2015 #63

As a woman I have to agree. I give this guy a pass on his pro-life stance... LynneSin Sep 2015 #93

He is a man who walks the walk, not just talks the talk Siwsan Sep 2015 #95

I would be willing to give him some slack on this point Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #114

This is all new territory for Catholics LynneSin Sep 2015 #118

I am an ex-Catholic Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #120

Just called for the "abolition of the death penalty" Renew Deal Sep 2015 #45

Holy crap! This is not your father's Pope!! randome Sep 2015 #47

Yup no_hypocrisy Sep 2015 #97

workers and social justice restorefreedom Sep 2015 #48

Calls for preservation of life at all stages then calls for abolition of death penalty. bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #49

Abolition of the death penalty IS pro-life meow2u3 Sep 2015 #55

The seguay from a general "preservation of life theme" to "abolish the death penalty" was so quick bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #64

He was consistent... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #56

"...raise people out of extreme poverty" meow2u3 Sep 2015 #52

ending the cycle of poverty restorefreedom Sep 2015 #53

the creation and distribution of wealth ... modern, inclusive and sustainable economics L. Coyote Sep 2015 #57

Take that, greedheads! meow2u3 Sep 2015 #61

I see a boatload of excellent clips to use in campagin ads whenever a GOPers starts talking shit Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #58

The Rs are squiriming big time. They know this moment is going to impact American politics L. Coyote Sep 2015 #66

he is pretty much slamming it restorefreedom Sep 2015 #76

that is a great idea restorefreedom Sep 2015 #112

suck on that climate deniers dembotoz Sep 2015 #59

tweet from david corn restorefreedom Sep 2015 #62

Tags to follow: #PopeinDC #PopeinUSA #PopeontheHill #PopeFrancis L. Coyote Sep 2015 #72

yup. nt restorefreedom Sep 2015 #75

I�m wondering how many in attendance today have ANY IDEA what il Papa is saying dorkzilla Sep 2015 #67

i checked out that other site restorefreedom Sep 2015 #68

"A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty" L. Coyote Sep 2015 #77

hard to argue with that restorefreedom Sep 2015 #81

Stop the arms trade. bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #69

He just called out the arms trade meow2u3 Sep 2015 #70

from david corn restorefreedom Sep 2015 #74

Who was the guy crying? Renew Deal Sep 2015 #71

I actually saw a lot of tears there... dorkzilla Sep 2015 #78

Probably Renew Deal Sep 2015 #79

I saw that - I have no idea who he is either though I know the face, I couldn�t place it. nt dorkzilla Sep 2015 #82

There was a shot of Marco Rubio countingbluecars Sep 2015 #104

Thomas Merton kelliekat44 Sep 2015 #73

thanks i had no idea at all who he was talking about dembotoz Sep 2015 #99

And of course as soon as the Pope is out the door... onehandle Sep 2015 #80

sadly, so many quips restorefreedom Sep 2015 #84

And slashes benefits to the homeless and hungry. Fucking American Taliban teaparty randys1 Sep 2015 #103

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text of it here restorefreedom Sep 2015 #86

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it was good restorefreedom Sep 2015 #89

Thanks for the link. eom Duval Sep 2015 #105

Thanks for the thread. obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2015 #85

yup. restorefreedom Sep 2015 #87

No doubt this will be available for replay on C-SPAN soon. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #106

Big crowd outside. A preview of what it will be like here in Philly this weekend. onehandle Sep 2015 #90

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I very much loved his all inclusive request Siwsan Sep 2015 #94

yes, addressing non believers restorefreedom Sep 2015 #98