Posted on 06/27/2008 10:13:08 AM PDT by The_Republican
Former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe said Thursday night that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) could do anything she wants now that her presidential campaign has ended, including become pope.
McAuliffe was speaking at a fundraiser headlined by both Clinton and Barack Obama organized to help pay down some of Clinton's debt. More than 200 of both Clinton and Obama's top Washington fundraisers showed up for an event
"This, folks, was a magnificent race," McAuliffe said, according to the pool report. "This party is on fire."
McAullife then turned to Clinton and told donors that she will have a bright future despite having to end her presidential bid "no matter what she does. If she wants to become pope, it doesn't matter," McAuliffe said.
Clinton spoke after McAuliffe and before congratulating Obama for winning the nomination had to deflate McAuliffe's pope idea.
"First, I'd have to become Catholic, and second, we don't want to go there," Clinton said.
From Winkipedia:
He regarded the Jesuits with disfavour and suspicion.
As do I, to this day.
In this bizarro world, nothing would surprise me, nothing!
Interesting. I hadn’t read it... I just like his name. BTW... Jesuits... agree.
Wonder how this comment will go over with Catholic voters in NY? I doubt that Hillary is ready to retire and she just might need them next Senate run.
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