OH MY GAWD! IT'S THE POPE!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

and Lil Boots is walking out to the tarmac in hopes that some good rubs off on him and raises his poll numbers, at least among catholics.

Of course, it would be poetic justice, if the Pope laid a right cross on his nose, for war, torture and more. A true message from god.

[guyanakoolaid]

1. Bending Dubya over and sodomizing him would be more appropriate

[madokie]

27. methinks w might like that

[jazzjunkysue]

33. Praying on my knees that the press doesn't cover that! n/t.

[TankLV]

37. Ouch! - good one...

why is he STILL hiding the CONVICTED pedophiles in the VATICAN TO THIS DAY?!?!!!!

[JuniperLea]

2. In a perfect world...

The Pope would have a water balloon filled with holy water...


IT BURNS!!!

[annabanana]

3. Guess who's NOT coming to dinner?

(per Rachel Maddow on yesterday's show)

Bush will be meeting the Pope at the airport, and hosting a HUGE dinner in his honor at the White House (approx 1200 people will be there... More than for the Queen of England).

The Pope will NOT be attending the dinner. When asked, Dana Perino's assistance said that he did not know all the details of the Pope's busy schedule..

A little research showed that the Pope has NOTHING on his schedule at the time of this huge dinner...

[MonkeyFunk]

8. I doubt very much the Pope is trying to snub Bush

he wouldn't go to DC if he wanted to do that.

[aquart]

20. Well, yeah. That's EXACTLY how you'd do it.

[napi21]

12. I read somewhere that the Pope will be dining with some Bishops

and other local Catholic leaders instead of Shrub. I think it's pretty funny! I would have thought Shrub's minions would have contactd the Vatican to find out if the Popster would be available for dinner before they scheduled one, publicized it, and then had to tell everyone he wouldn't be attending. That sounds like another screwup to me.

[aquart]

19. My mom just told me that.

1200 people at a Pope dinner with no Pope.

I can't even imagine how you spin that.

[FSogol]

4. You're doing a heckava job Popey...

As much as Bush loves playing dress up, is he dressed as a Cardinal or something?

[medeak]

5. every network and cable news channel

WTF? Does this deserves all this coverage? who cares?

[jerryme1]

10. Exactly. Most people could give a rats ass about the Pope.

[question everything]

6. Not trying to offend him or Catholics

but watching grown men bowing and kissing his hand... I am glad that we are a Republic.

[TriggerGal]

7. I thought ...

that Bush already has enough Nazi in him. He doesn't need any more.

[MonkeyFunk]

9. aw man

It doesn't feel like a real papal visit if he doesn't kiss the tarmac! JPII frenched airports all over the world!

[Thepricebreaker]

16. It was just JP's way...

[MonkeyFunk]

21. true

I guess germans are just a little more reserved in showing their physical love for tarmacs.

[Harry Monroe]

11. Good thing Pope Benedict has a full head of hair

I remember JPII being balding. Bush would have probably taken JP's little skull cap off and rubbed his wrinkly, gnarly old head!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. ...

:boring:

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Why would someone who is supposed to be the Vicar of Christ want to

meet and eat dinner with a man that has evilly killed and harmed millions of people?

[Arugula Latte]

24. Well, because he heads a church that has evilly killed and harmed millions of people.

:yoiks:

[jazzjunkysue]

34. Point taken. n/t.

[raebrek]

29. because Jesus didn't come to save the righteous

he came to save the sinners.

Raebrek!!!

[Thepricebreaker]

15. Oh Bullshit..

You really think Bush gives a shit about Poll numbers?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. silly me. I can't even spell my name

[otohara]

18. The MSNBC Pope Logo

I can't find it, but it's in the Old English font, yellow with gold trim around the giant letters that read "Papal Visit"

Overkill on Papal, Pope, Benedict, German Sheppard

[Liberal In Texas]

22. I THOUGHT WITH ALL THE SHOUTING AND !!! HE WAS STANDING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY!!!

Turns out it was just the TV.

I'm disappointed.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

23. and a nazi yute, to boot.

and the guy in charge of years of cover up of child abuse cases. Oh yeah, his hands sure are clean.

[jazzjunkysue]

35. I see the white gown and imagine green and blue paintball splats all over it.

Sorry, I just do.

[Phoonzang]

25. Was anyone else reminded of

the scene in Return of the Jedi where Darth Vader greats the Emperor as his shuttle arrives on the Death Star?

[Tesha]

28. Bahmm-bahmmm-bahhmm bam-ba-dam bam-ba-dammmm..."

Me, I'm always reminded of Janeane Garofalo and her
line in Dogma when she's trying to get past
the anti-abortion protesters and to her job in the
women's clinic:

"Holy shit, it's the Pope!"

And all the protesters run off to where whe's
pointing...

Tesha

[jazzjunkysue]

36. (Cue scarry music: Timpany, low brass..."In a galaxy far, far away...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

26. MSNBC just said thousands to greet his holiness at the WH, and then the penny

dropped. They Weren't talking about George.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

30. I think I need me some "Pope on a Rope"

Getcher pope souvenirs here, folks!
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08104/872859-84.stm?cmpid=nationworld.xml

:rofl:

[ChairmanAgnostic]

31. oh my gawd.

I heard something about that, but was convinced it was a joke.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

32. I remember it from a previous pope's visit

many years ago, a pope (John? John-Paul?) came to detroit. Pope-on-a-rope was a popular item, though I think the Vatican frowned on it.

It's back.

[Arugula Latte]

38. Itsa time-a to find-a da pope-a ina da pizza

[Javaman]

39. good thing the pope isn't bald. nt