Is Everyone Lining Up to Challenge Hillary Clinton Catholic?

Imagine this: It's February 10, 2016 and there is a double-header debate with the Democratic candidates going first on MSNBC and the Republicans following on Fox News and all but one of the candidates on both stages has ashes on their foreheads...

There are only about 1,200 days left before Election 2016. Although far too early for anyone to declare yet, some have expressed interest or are thought to be sure to enter the next presidential race. Among those who are considered potential candidates there seems to be an unprecedented number of self-identified Catholics. Perhaps the biggest name who is not Catholic is former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton (she self-identifies as Methodist and currently has poll numbers that are the strongest in the field). If she runs, she may have to face a few Catholics in the Democratic primaries (e.g., V.P. Joe Biden, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Gov. Martin O'Malley) and if successful then face one of many Catholic Republican opponents in the general election (e.g., former Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio, Rep. Paul Ryan, former Sen. Rick Santorum, and Gov. Bobby Jindal. Although Rubio more regularly attends a Baptist church he is still self-identifies as Catholic. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich has also said he has not ruled out running again).

Catholics, at about 24% of the population, are already technically "over-represented" in elected and appointed government. Some 27% of the Senate and 31% of the House of Representatives is made up of self-identified Catholics. The Vice President and Speaker of the House self-identify as Catholic as does a super-majority of the Supreme Court (six of nine justices).

Although Hillary has received the most attention as the potential first female president, there are a handful of female Catholic candidates who may test the presidential primaries or.....

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Hillary’s contempt for Gen. David Petraeus that his claims of progress in Iraq required a “willing suspension of disbelief.” She should have said the same thing about Obama's claims of the al Qaeda demise...NOT!

"'Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you,' Senator Hilary Clinton said... 'We're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.'" — Senator Hillary Clinton at a Democratic fundraiser as quoted in the Associated Press; June 29, 2004 Hillary: We'll take your money for 'common good' Senator speaks to wealthy taxpayers at San Francisco fund-raiser Posted: June 29, 2004 5:00 p.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com - Addressing a Democratic fund-raiser yesterday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., told wealthy supporters the government will need to take money away from them for the "common good." Clinton headlined an appearance with other women Democratic senators in San Francisco, where donors gave as much as $10,000 to California Sen. Barbara Boxer's campaign. "Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you," Clinton said, according to the Associated Press. "We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson told WorldNetDaily that Americans should take careful note of Clinton's remarks. "This is John Kerry's Democratic party," she said. "Small-business owners and taxpayers all across America should be very, very concerned." Kerry and Clinton, Iverson said, are people who "believe the government knows how to spend your own money better than you do."

NO TO HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON AGAIN!!!!

You can't trust the media so why on earth would you ever trust Hillary Clinton, a known serial liar.

Among those who are considered potential candidates [for 2016] there seems to be an unprecedented number of self-identified Catholics. Perhaps the biggest name who is not Catholic is former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton (she self-identifies as Methodist and currently has poll numbers that are the strongest in the field). If she runs, she may have to face a few Catholics in the Democratic primaries (e.g., V.P. Joe Biden, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Gov. Martin O'Malley) and if successful then face one of many Catholic Republican opponents in the general election (e.g., former Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio, Rep. Paul Ryan, former Sen. Rick Santorum, and Gov. Bobby Jindal. Although Rubio more regularly attends a Baptist church he is still self-identifies as Catholic. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich has also said he has not ruled out running again).

Catholics, at about 24% of the population, are already technically "over-represented" in elected and appointed government. Some 27% of the Senate and 31% of the House of Representatives is made up of self-identified Catholics. The Vice President and Speaker of the House self-identify as Catholic as does a super-majority of the Supreme Court (six of nine justices).

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