Posted on 03/23/2014 3:01:21 PM PDT by Seizethecarp
This Thursday, Mr. Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican after a three-decade divergence with the church. By the late 1980s, the Catholic hierarchy had taken a conservative turn that de-emphasized social engagement and elevated the culture wars that would eventually cast Mr. Obama as an abortion-supporting enemy. Mr. Obama, who went on to find his own faith with the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.’s Trinity United Church of Christ, drifted from his youthful, church-backed activism to become a pragmatic politician and the president with a terrorist “kill list.” The meeting this week is a potential point of confluence.
A White House accustomed to archbishop antagonists hopes the president will find a strategic ally and kindred spirit in a pope who preaches a gospel of social justice and inclusion. Mr. Obama’s old friends in the priesthood pray that Francis will discover a president freed from concerns about re-election and willing to rededicate himself to the vulnerable.
But the Vatican — aware that Mr. Obama has far more to gain from the encounter than the pope does, and wary of being used for American political consumption — warns that this will hardly be like the 1982 meeting at which President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II agreed to fight Communism in Eastern Europe.
As in many reunions, expectations, and the possibility for disappointment, run high.
As Mr. Obama helped expand the program from Catholic parishes to megachurches and Protestant congregations, he felt that need slaked by the prevailing black liberation theology, inspired by the civil rights movement and preached by African-American ministers like Mr. Wright of Trinity. The notion that Jesus delivered salvation to communities that expressed faith through good deeds suited Mr. Obama’s instincts — and perhaps his interests.
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Malaria?
Sharia?
Yes, it’s “Sheila.” And the Harvard grad can’t spell “Seine.”
This guy couldn’t even write a simple postcard without dropping in a reference to community organizing and politics. What an insufferable marxist jerk.
Heeh!
It looks like that to me as well.
Paaahkey -Stan? Someone he met there or reason to go there to meet her family?
See, I would've guessed Gail, but when he wrote Gails, as in Gail has retrieved it, he left out the Apostrophe..Gail's retrieved it..
I have to run, but wanted to quickly mention that a brief 2009 article (which perhaps the NY Times cited—didn’t have the time to check) was written about the postcard by C. Norris’ sister on page 13 (of 20) of the pdf found here: http://catholic-sf.org/files/digital_paper_200901273306.pdf
Interestingly, the mention of Sheila was also excised in preference for ellipsis in the 2009 article.
Shanika was from the wrong side of the track and couldnt deal with his esoteric crap and mind numbing plum.
She did understand her dream man was a bore and more interested in making himself feel good by regurgitating the words of those who would act as a proxy for his shallow views .
She also came to knowing he cuz a fait and no amount of flowery quotes from Dostyeski or Marx was going to give her what she needed...a baby so she could get on the Welfare Train! While dreamin about Don Cornelious from that other train.
No, she kicked Barry life a bad habit, picked up the crack pipe and one night, in a drug induced haze, pulled a train and got her first baby.
Barry wanted to know if he could Di anything to help.
“Get much baby some pampers,bitch !”
Well, that scared the hell out of Barry and forever put him off to women.
He ran to the bath house and into the comforting arms of Bruno . A swarthy and hairy man, who had always been special
from there we don’t know much more about Barack’s dating life.
“The meeting this week is a potential point of confluence.”
Most likely true. Obama and Francis the pope have a lot in
common. They both support gay marriage (civil unions is the
code words for the pope) and are part of the homosexual
agenda.
My guess is that they will get along just fine and walk
away agreeing on most everything. After all they are both
liberal, have their hand out and are against capitalism.
How does a dog make a living? By being your best friend.
How does a liberal make a living? By lying convincingly about
being your best friend.
Yes. Totally Sheila.
“The Pope will bring wrath upon Obama.”
That’s a good one. Most likely Obama has the goods of the
pro-civil union, anti-capitalist Francis the pope. With the
help of the NSA, FBI and CIA Obama may very well bring
wrath down on the pope.
I'd be satisfied if the Pope would splash Zero with an ounce or two of holy water. In fact, I'd pay to see it.
“I’d be satisfied if the Pope would splash Zero with an ounce or two of holy water.”
Why an ounce or two. With 400k gallons of holy water you
could generate enough stem to power Chitcago.
‘Sheila’ was Barry’s dog. That’s why he said she ‘retrieved’ it.
Just kidding. ‘Retrieve’ is an odd word to use under those circumstances, though.
Seems to me Barry was looking for a paycheck and something to do. As a young Choom Ganger, this fit the bill. I suspect he buffaloed them the same way he fools everyone - “Keep your health insurance, anyone?”
C’mon man, where’s the BARF ALERT???
I found one Finnish female Saila...
Translation of Wiki page:
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saila_Saari
Saila Saare is a “Finnish professional ice hockey player, who plays as a striker. (s)He plays with the Springfield Falcons women’s League team.”
“As I look at the image, I find myself thinking ‘Sheila’ is the name he has written on the postcard.”
Our brains are hardwired to substitute the familiar for the unfamiliar. My brain “saw” the name as “Gaila” as first.
On the postcard Barry writes the word “mail” right above Saila and the “ail” in mail and the “ail” in Saila are spot-on identical to my eye.
There is no space for an “h” between the “S” and “a” of what appears to be Saila and the “a” would have to be a mis-written “e” for Sheila to work assuming a squished “h” is between the “S” and presumed “e”.
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