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Boomerproud

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54. Thank you George Takei for saying what we feel.
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:48 AM
May 2017

With J.F.K.'s 100th birthday coming up next Monday, I mourn the America that thrived to be a beacon. I don't know if we can ever get it back.

America is dead. mountain grammy May 2017 #1
Yep. n/t CousinIT May 2017 #2
And the zentrum May 2017 #25
and, while the idea was not quite the reality mountain grammy May 2017 #65
It is dead, at least for now. But not because a conman criminal stole an election Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #78
Agreed. It was never zentrum May 2017 #127
Yes, well said, that's how I see it too. mountain grammy May 2017 #129
No. We're only pinin' for the Fords. Or the Carters. Or anybody. nolabear May 2017 #27
Harry Truman... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2017 #96
but wait! Look here: dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #94
and I believe every word of it. It's all true. mountain grammy May 2017 #106
does look like a funeral....Mr. Takai is absolutely correct. spanone May 2017 #3
ONE person is smiling, though. maddiemom May 2017 #15
he would smile at a funeral....socially unfit. spanone May 2017 #24
I said this on another thread MontanaMama May 2017 #31
Smile? Looks like 45 was just beaned by a line drive. I expect drool, momentarily. Virtual Burlesque May 2017 #44
He's insane ailsagirl May 2017 #47
Drumpf probably wore that same shit-eating grin at the reading of his parents' will Fritz Walter May 2017 #62
DT is totally inappropriate in almost every situation. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2017 #119
Looks Like Old itcfish May 2017 #42
exactly spanone May 2017 #43
Oh, Jeez Louise!! Tell me this is Photoshopped! bullwinkle428 May 2017 #4
I looked up Michelle Obama and she dressed in a similar manner. femmocrat May 2017 #5
It's the Vatican't protocol for an audience with the Pope FBaggins May 2017 #8
They have people on staff..... SergeStorms May 2017 #122
I would be the last to defend anything Trump does purplecale May 2017 #121
Here is Michelle Obama dressed in a similar manner. femmocrat May 2017 #6
For it's not a political one angrychair May 2017 #19
Agree. nt zentrum May 2017 #26
Lol.. As a rational being I'm amused whathehell May 2017 #56
Not what said angrychair May 2017 #64
'. Covering of your head for women is just as requiredi in Christianity whathehell May 2017 #69
Is it? angrychair May 2017 #73
True for pre Vatican II rusty fender May 2017 #80
Yes and no angrychair May 2017 #90
Absolutely when it comes to meeting the Pope, rusty fender May 2017 #103
I guess that is my point though angrychair May 2017 #109
The ancient Greeks believed that rusty fender May 2017 #116
Since a lot religions and religious holidays angrychair May 2017 #118
I think the Bible verse is a metaphor. forgotmylogin May 2017 #111
Unfortunately no angrychair May 2017 #115
Scripture must be read in the cultural context. TomSlick May 2017 #113
With all due respect angrychair May 2017 #130
Anything from Jesus?..Um, no. whathehell May 2017 #126
In the eyes of the Catholic Church it does angrychair May 2017 #131
No, your confusing Catholicism with Fundamentalist Christianity whathehell May 2017 #132
I am not refusing to concede anything angrychair May 2017 #133
I just tried to post that picture - Ms. Toad May 2017 #67
Who looks happy and who looks miserable? spinbaby May 2017 #7
I think "grieving widow" looks good on Melania SoCalNative May 2017 #9
You know not fooled May 2017 #35
... and two of that slovenian dessert. nt Ilsa May 2017 #87
Except Cirque du So-What May 2017 #38
I don't think she'll be grieving. Atman May 2017 #50
The Pope's short visit to Hell hasn't put a smile on his face, but Satan is grinning. L. Coyote May 2017 #10
+1 dalton99a May 2017 #11
You'd think for once the slob in chief would button his suit jacket. Demit May 2017 #12
Cut him some slack. He probably CAN'T. maddiemom May 2017 #16
Chris Christie can. When fat men get the right size suit, they can button the jacket. Demit May 2017 #21
Maybe they have to admit they're fat first lunatica May 2017 #84
He's a disgrace, isn't he? smirkymonkey May 2017 #36
But those buttons are so big...... lastlib May 2017 #46
NTSB wouldn't allow him to bring tape. eom Lyricalinklines May 2017 #91
Holy crap. Baitball Blogger May 2017 #13
At least it's not a "fascinator." maddiemom May 2017 #17
You beat me to it! hamsterjill May 2017 #53
This is what happens when you count on the Thrift shop to purchase Baitball Blogger May 2017 #57
Thanks for the belly laugh! hamsterjill May 2017 #60
The privilege of wearing white MFM008 May 2017 #58
Malaria looks like...... SergeStorms May 2017 #123
The Pope looks like he's thinking, "how long do I have to stand here with these idiots?" George II May 2017 #14
Here is another shot... sheshe2 May 2017 #93
And sympathies to the Pope.. ananda May 2017 #18
LOLOLOL the pope's face says it all nini May 2017 #20
Or, as Crooks and Liars put it, GoCubsGo May 2017 #22
now THAT was a downright insult to Morticia and Gomez--who loved each other. niyad May 2017 #48
The Pope does not look like he is enjoying the company of his visitors. nt tblue37 May 2017 #23
Jonathan Pryce hasn't looked that sad since Glengarry Glen Ross Orrex May 2017 #28
Never noticed the resemblance before... Earth Bound Misfit May 2017 #33
And now you'll never NOT see it Orrex May 2017 #39
The Vatican dress code for women is ridiculous. Maybe Francis could lighten it up a little n/t Blaukraut May 2017 #29
pope photo op does not give a damn about women. niyad May 2017 #51
Someone is grinning like a shithead IronLionZion May 2017 #30
Indeed, like an impaired jack o' lantern stuffed with shit. (nt) Orrex May 2017 #41
Not that I'm defending the ferret wearing cream-sickle looking... Earth Bound Misfit May 2017 #32
Yep 47of74 May 2017 #117
Pope tiptonic May 2017 #34
That look on his face is like "Why on earth did I ever let them smirkymonkey May 2017 #37
"Uh, hey, Frank, can you get in a little tighter with Don so we can - " RadiationTherapy May 2017 #40
Melania is not happy in that veil. forgotmylogin May 2017 #45
Their hands say a LOT about them, here, L to R: Sugar Smack May 2017 #70
Ivanka's choice is hysterically funny! lunatica May 2017 #85
He is still pointing down. He can't not point something. forgotmylogin May 2017 #108
Tea on keyboard. forgotmylogin May 2017 #112
Our country's dignity? nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #49
What does it say when Melania &a Ivanka cover their heads while visiting the Pope stopbush May 2017 #52
Probably rusty fender May 2017 #82
No requirement for women to cover their heads w/Catholicism CountAllVotes May 2017 #88
There is a specific protocol/dress code when having an audience stopbush May 2017 #89
You are right CountAllVotes May 2017 #125
Thank you George Takei for saying what we feel. Boomerproud May 2017 #54
It's the protocol. Igel May 2017 #99
45 is just plainly utterly CLUELESS aeromanKC May 2017 #55
The dunce aside matt819 May 2017 #59
Trump takes his trophy wife to meet the Pope BarbD May 2017 #61
Catholic Women haven't had to cover their heads (Mass) HockeyMom May 2017 #63
The rule was relaxed after Vatican II Retrograde May 2017 #71
+1000 HockeyMom May 2017 #74
I highly doubt the Pope would mind HockeyMom May 2017 #75
It hasn't changed, but even non-jewish men have to wear yarmulkes in Jewish synagogues whathehell May 2017 #128
Perhaps the same person who died when Michelle Obama visited for the first time. Ms. Toad May 2017 #66
I think the most notable thing is the Pope's expression. pnwmom May 2017 #86
It looks like an episode of the Addams Family. Vinca May 2017 #68
It's the Adams Family! Oneironaut May 2017 #72
He usually does. liberal N proud May 2017 #76
Reminds me of college. The music chair/professor wanted to yell at me for not having a "proper" no_hypocrisy May 2017 #77
WTF is Ivanka doing there? What a bunch of phonies. I want to puke YOHABLO May 2017 #79
Maybe they're practicing for the Orange Disaster's funeral Warpy May 2017 #81
Pope Francis looks disgusted! CountAllVotes May 2017 #83
He always does with these far-right types. sandensea May 2017 #95
Ivanka's expression bears a striking resemblance to Bride of Frankenstein Fresh_Start May 2017 #92
Saw this... amuse bouche May 2017 #97
Caption for the Pope Bear Creek May 2017 #98
I don't know who died but StarryNite May 2017 #100
Breaking Amish. lindysalsagal May 2017 #101
with the exception of bdamomma May 2017 #102
Those boob jobs STILL look racy when next to a Pope, even dressed in thick head to toe black. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #104
Dress for Success n2doc May 2017 #105
the look on the Pontiffs face says it all.. Demonaut May 2017 #107
Leave it to uncle George to nail it!! Bam!! AgadorSparticus May 2017 #110
The pope looks like he's wondering if he made the right decision dflprincess May 2017 #114
Look at the grin on that dumb bastard's face... Hulk May 2017 #120
Rictus Sardonicus nt Xipe Totec May 2017 #124
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