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Joe Biden: U.S. nearly got power of the papacy
Washington Times ^ | 3-20-13 | Dave Boyer

Posted on 03/20/2013 10:14:45 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

Vice President Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday the U.S. “almost had a chance at power” of the papacy, asserting that Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley nearly got elected pope.

“We almost made it big,” Mr. Biden said. “We almost had a chance at power. We came that close, that close.”

~snip~

The vice president also read the first line of a poem by his grandfather called “My Mother’s Land A-Ruin,” the first line of which went: “Oh how I hate the name of England …” Mr. Biden asked members of the media to consider his recitation humorous.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: catholic; conclave; disgrace; footinmouth; ireland; omalley
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To: Ann Archy
There would be NO AMERICAN POWER even IF it were an American Pope!!

The Pope is over the CATHOLIC Church, not a country!

What a DUMBASS.

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You nailed it.

41 posted on 03/20/2013 12:39:17 PM PDT by TYVets
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To: afraidfortherepublic

42 posted on 03/20/2013 12:40:54 PM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

“Meaning that if O’Malley would’ve won, the devil 0bama would’ve been calling the shots?”

I was thinking of “all the power” as in Obama already has the power of hell wrapped up. And this would give them Heaven’s.


43 posted on 03/20/2013 12:46:51 PM PDT by 21twelve ("We've got the guns, and we got the numbers" adapted and revised from Jim M.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

How long Lord?


44 posted on 03/20/2013 1:00:18 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: afraidfortherepublic

He means that the social Marxists in his policitical party (and the LIEbertarians) and administration “almost got the papacy.


45 posted on 03/20/2013 1:30:39 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: All

Biden really should be wearing a helmet at all times.

Failing that, he needs to stop pushing the Q-Tip in so far.


46 posted on 03/20/2013 1:37:35 PM PDT by Preston Manning (When standing on the edge of a cliff, a "giant step forward" is NOT progress!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
“We almost made it big,” Mr. Biden said. “We almost had a chance at power. We came that close, that close.”

You have a mouse in your pocket, Joe? What kind of "power" are you looking for, Joe?

47 posted on 03/20/2013 1:53:26 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Ramius

bttt


48 posted on 08/29/2013 3:17:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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