Bush, pope bonded despite their differences

[emad]

April 5, 2005, 12:46AM

The president liked to visit the pontiff, even though he was scolded by him
By JULIE MASON
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Their relationship was bumpy at times. Pope John Paul II openly criticized President Bush about the war in Iraq, stem cell research and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

But the two powerful leaders also forged a bond.

On Monday, Bush lavished praise on the late Catholic leader, and this week he will be the first U.S. president to attend a papal funeral.

"He spoke to the poor; he spoke to morality. And of course, he was a man of peace," Bush said at the White House. "And he didn't like war, and I fully understood that and I appreciated the conversations I had with the Holy Father on the subject."
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/3117832

[Pirate Smile]

1. The president liked to visit the pontiff,even though he was scolded by him

That should have been the top headline.

[koopie57]

10. sounds like they are talking about a five year old

rather than the president of the US. Did * have a nickname for the Pope? the Popemeister?

[tabasco]

24. Yes, how charming !! The little scamp Georgie got scolded.

Soon it will be 1600 dead Americans and 100,00 dead Iraqis for the scamp's little antics! These fucking propagandists make me puke!

:puke:

[Rockholm]

2. So Bush Speaks Polish Now?

[emad]

4. Wszystkiego najlepszego wujku, nie zapomnialem ze zaprosiles

mnie na pogreb duzo lata temu. Przyjerzdrzam z zona czwartek wieczorem i mam nadzieje ze ksieza zareserwowali nam naljepsze miejsca w katedrze na msze pogrzebna.....

(sorry no accents available on this keyboard...)

[Rockholm]

16. Talk dirty to me.

[emad]

25. Trying to brush up on my Serbo-Croat to give a translation of the

above - if you want REALLY dirty.....

[Options Remain]

3. that taste in the back of your mouth is bile

nobody rational can keep it down after reading this crap.

[Coventina]

5. Shut yer lyin' hole, Chimpy

You didn't forge a bond with JPII.

:puke:

[riverwalker]

6. "a bond" like oil and water n/t

[Kolesar]

7. They both loved the republicans in the US church hierarchy

The god damned bishops who campaigned against John Kerry.

[alcuno]

8. Evidence? Do we have evidence of a bond?

Did the Holy Father say he had bonded with *? It just doesn't sound like him.

"And he didn't like war." Notice how they are busy rewriting history? Making it seem as though the Holy Father opposed the invasion of Iraq because he didn't like war in general. What about Bosnia? He advocated FOR intervention in Bosnia.

[emad]

9. Not sure if bonding but.....

[rodeodance]

21. oh, but George understands completely! (he does not have a clue!!)

[leesa]

11. No they didn't. He believes the Pope is the antiChrist and

the Pope believes HE is the anti-Christ.

Strictly going for the Catholic vote. Will they be duped by Bush?

[enki23]

12. i suppose it's safe to make shit up about him now that he's dead

.

[truthisfreedom]

13. bush loved America, despite being continuously scolded by Americans

every f+cking day he was in office. we need a National Psychologist to explain how it is we got saddled with this total misfit f*ckw%d.

[emad]

14. Beyond reason, beyond comprehension, beyond the realms of

psychiatry....

[peacetalksforall]

15. Lying, thieving, killing, destroying, revoking and now PANDERING???.

They couldn't respond to the tsunami in a timely and an appropriate way, but now they have a grand treasure chest of rhetoric about the Pope.

They have this ability to trash everything. They have no decency, no diplomacy. They drown us in propaganda. They DO create dis-reality. Our MSM is pathetic.

Hey Mr President... WHY DIDN"T YOU LISTEN TO THE POPE?

[Beetwasher]

17. How Blatant Is This Piece of Propoganda?

:eyes:

[emad]

18. On the Richter scale of political humbug it must rate a good 9.9

IMO...........

[rodeodance]

19. The Pope always looked for the best in people--in this case I wonder

what it was? Any clues?

[Demeter]

29. He wore a lovely tie....

[cally]

20. What a lovely propaganda piece to wake up to

:puke: How can anyone write or believe this stuff.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

22. Bonded? You mean they're going to bury * along with the Pope?

Sorry, couldn't resist. :evilgrin:

[DemBeans]

23. disgusting

His polls must be tanking. Whenever they do, we start seeing these happy puff pieces that attempt to convince us Bush is a normal human being - which he most assuredly is NOT.

The Pope would hardly bond with the devil.

[manly]

26. Bush and the Pope

Of course they bonded, they were so similar, like to peas in a pod. The Pope maybe had a brewski and Georgie tried on the Pope's hat and did a little dance and picked his nose. I can see it now. Pals. How heartwarming.

[rusty charly]

27. did he see

into his soul? like Pootie-Poot?

[Horse with no Name]

28. Notice he didn't brag on this while the Pope was alive

I hope God smites the lying bastard.

[antonialee839]

30. Yeah, I believe this

lame ass story, too bad the Pope isn't around to elaborate on it.

[The_Casual_Observer]

31. He.....oh forget it.