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President Trump and Pope Francis Really Understand Their Markets
Real Clear Markets ^ | May 29, 2017 | Portia M.E. Mills

Posted on 05/29/2017 10:50:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

“President Trump and Pope Francis have little in common,” Time observed in anticipation of the first meeting between the two leaders last week. While this may be true superficially, the president and the pope have something very important in common: They understand their markets.

From an economic perspective, these two men are both supplying something — call it a message — based on real demand. Love them or hate them, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the leader of the Free World are men of their time in ways that, say, Pope Emeritus Benedict and former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney are not. They “get” that the market has shifted, and they are offering something accordingly....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: francis; marketing; pope; trump
That's a woman's first name you don't see too often in this country.
1 posted on 05/29/2017 10:50:28 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think her sister is named Shiver M.E. Timbers.


2 posted on 05/29/2017 10:53:25 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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I HOPE Pope Francis understands his market. He's got a direct line to God, for Heaven's sake.

Well, sort of. He still has to go through Mary.

3 posted on 05/29/2017 10:54:29 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Oh, she married Dick “Big Plank” Timbers from the Brawny commercial?


4 posted on 05/29/2017 10:56:20 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Heh, heh. Good one.


5 posted on 05/29/2017 10:57:31 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We have met a few Portia’s, and everyone was either a second or third generation Italian with strong family ties to the old country. All have been beautiful and gracious women.


6 posted on 05/29/2017 11:02:28 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (120+ days without Hilliarly/Huma as POTUS! Thanks, President Trump for this great reality, each day!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If the ImPopester understands his market that would make most Catholics Marxists.


7 posted on 05/29/2017 11:50:49 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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Prime example demonstrating how screwed up we are. Apparently Portia views the acceptance of those who exercised moral wanderings from their fundamental teachings by the Pope is as using a market promotion to gain or retain adherents.


8 posted on 05/29/2017 3:41:16 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (L.J.Keslin aka mosesdapoet)
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