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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:19 PM Original message |
Vatican blocks Caroline Kennedy appointment as US ambassador |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't see much reason to have an ambassador to the Vatican.. |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. What happens if God decides to go to war with us? |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
52. It's A 4 Year Vacation Gift For High-Profile Campaign Donors And Supporters |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
61. This is another story that rightwing rag The Telegraph got wrong. Newsmax started this rumor. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Thank you for debunking this rumor. :) |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. I bet they wouldn't bat an eye if we sent Cheney, Rumsfeld, or Limbaugh, though. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. International Peace requires all Religions to SHUT UP....its PEACE |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. We don't need an ambassador to the Vatican |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. We didn't have one until 1984.. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. Tell the Pope accept our ambassador |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. So make her Pope |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. There's got to be a better |
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SecularMotion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Since Rat took pope? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Yeah, I'm sure..that's |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Fuck 'em. Go without an ambassador then. |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. I second that emotion. |
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DesertDiamond (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:50 AM Response to Reply #33 |
47. I'll third it. Fuck 'em, fuck 'em, and also, fuck 'em. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. Then O bama should appoint NO ambassador to the Vatican. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. In fact, we should switch our entire diplomatic approaches towards the Vatican and Cuba |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. This was a bad idea from the git-go. Send her to the Bahamas if she wants to "get away" |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Every source of this story is suspect |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. I believe that the portfolio was discussed with her. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #44 |
62. I only saw the Herald, not the Globe comment on this |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. One thing I'll say for the Obama administration--they're not bad on message discipline. |
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DesertDiamond (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. The right wingnuts are scared of the idea of her becoming a political force |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
68. The story isn't true. See #55. |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. WWJD? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. Their loss, not Caroline's. She can have France or Britain. nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
45. I would be very surprised if they offered her one of those. nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Those posts usually go to someone who is wealthy because there are strict limits... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Those two posts, though, need someone with a bit more savvy than Ms. Kennedy. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #56 |
63. Not really. The fact that she has the Prez's ear is good enough for both. Congress imposed limits |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. I just don't see her in either job. I could be wrong. NT |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. You could be right. nt |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Actually, usually 1/2 of the ambassadorships go to career diplomats, and the other 1/2 go to |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
57. A while back during the Caroline/Gov. Paterson controversy, I suggested that Caroline be sent to |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. According to Catholic News Service, this is not true. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. "For Catholic ambassadors, there is the question of their matrimonial situation" |
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asphalt.jungle (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. oh italian media, you didn't know newsmax.com just makes shit up. |
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deminks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Thanks for the link. |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yes, me too! |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. Thanks for that! nt |
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DesertDiamond (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
48. In that case, I respectfully withdraw all of my above fuck 'ems. |
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DesertDiamond (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. On second thought, given that they excommunicated Jackie for marrying Ari, |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:39 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Thanks. In the US, all "news" is suspect these days. |
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genna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
70. Why all the animosity for the Catholic Pope? |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. The Vatican is the oldest manipulative bureaucracy on the planet. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. And I'm sure they don't want a woman in the job... |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. The denigration of the divine sanctity of the feminine energy finds its unfortunate root in the |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #37 |
50. How different things would be if the early church hadn't tossed out the Gospel... |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. Offer the job to Palin. |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
20. Send Michelle Bachman. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Ha! They'd beg for Caroline after that! nt |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Bachmann is a true friend of fetuses everywhere |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
27. And I'm sure the fact that her husband is Jewish has NOTHING to do with it. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's pretty rich for the Vatican to preach about values given its flock of criminal priests... |
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dcindian (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
30. They asked for Chester instead. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. I really doubt this story is actually true |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
34. Hey guys - do you realize that these are all RIGHT WING sources |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:30 PM Original message |
I think you got it right. nt |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. Fuck them. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
38. Do other countries get to veto our choices to be ambassador? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Um, a country can reufuse to let anyone they want into the country in the first place.... |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
40. There's an interesting article about this controversy |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. That's close to Rude Pundit level. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
43. Ted Nugent. Is he pro-life? Send him instead. |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
53. On the plus side, she's never molested any kids... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
55. This story has been proven false. Why do we post crap from rightwing rags like Telegraph? |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #55 |
67. Thank you for the correct information. So, it's not true at all. Newsmax struck again. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #67 |
73. The Telegraph is a rightwing rag, too. Not that it stops folks from posting "news" from it. |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
58. Why do we need an Ambassador to the Vatican. Tell the Pope to shove off. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
59. Ambassador to what? nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
60. I must have missed the paragraph in the Constitution providing for |
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AyanEva (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
71. I keep reading this as "ambassador to Vulcan" |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
74. The Catholic Church is so pro-life they never saw a war that actively |
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