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onager

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20. I'm seeing enough back-pedaling to win the Tour de France in reverse.

Reply to skepticscott (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 30, 2015, 04:41 PM

Sep 2015

Also the usual minimizing, denial and hand-waving that this meeting ever happened. And even if there's the tiniest, remotest chance Pope PR did meet Davis, whatever happened between them is not what any of us grumps suspected. Whatever that might have been.

Remind me again - who invented the word "propaganda?"

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Kim Davis' Lawyer Claims She Had Secret Meeting With Pope Francis [View all] onager Sep 2015 OP

Wack job represented by lying wack job Hepburn Sep 2015 #1

Wait, I thought the pope was a clueless old guy that doesn't follow the news Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #2

Kim Davis doesn't like teh gay. She's bad. trotsky Sep 2015 #3

I don't believe Faux pas Sep 2015 #4

So when he supported her in his speech Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #6

... Faux pas Sep 2015 #8

You should probably read this. trotsky Sep 2015 #34

Quote the "support" or admit the error. rug Sep 2015 #9

Never mind, I'll fix it for you. rug Sep 2015 #14

Do you believe the Vatican? trotsky Sep 2015 #12

Do you believe Kim Davis' lawyers? rug Sep 2015 #15

So you accept he did meet with her. edhopper Sep 2015 #21

Of course he met with her. rug Sep 2015 #22

Does it matter? edhopper Sep 2015 #24

You think it doesn't matter why he met her? rug Sep 2015 #25

Since he made no statement and already said something in support of her edhopper Sep 2015 #28

This is the entirety of the reported qestion and answer on the plane to Rome: rug Sep 2015 #29

keep tryingbto edhopper Sep 2015 #30

keep tryingbto rug Sep 2015 #31

okay edhopper Sep 2015 #32

You too. rug Sep 2015 #33

Surely Kim Davis expressed her concern to the Pope about what goes on NCjack Sep 2015 #5

Vatican confirms it Small Accumulates Sep 2015 #7

Is the content of the conversation confirmed? rug Sep 2015 #10

And who is surprised? nt LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #11

Bigots of a feather... n/t trotsky Sep 2015 #13

Indeed. A hallmark of bigotry is condemnation without facts. rug Sep 2015 #16

Yes, as some here have proclaimed skepticscott Sep 2015 #17

I'm seeing enough back-pedaling to win the Tour de France in reverse. onager Sep 2015 #20

She says the meeting took place Thursday afternoon in the embassy. struggle4progress Sep 2015 #18

Yeah, I'll take your word on that. Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #19

He was at Catholic Charities for about 20 minutes, so until 12:50 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #23

Could be. But I can't see it. Your view seems to be that the archdiocese, its historical cathedral, struggle4progress Sep 2015 #27

Whether she got a full 15 minutes, I can't tell, but there's plenty of room for it muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #37

Oh, it was a secret meeting! Turbineguy Sep 2015 #26

Lawrence O'Donnell said the papal nuncio arranged the meeting. No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #35

Yeah, right, the nuncio did it Yorktown Oct 2015 #36

You guys are hilarious Goblinmonger Oct 2015 #38

This right here. BRavo. n.t Fix The Stupid Oct 2015 #39