Saturday, September 19, 2015
Saturday Politics - Obama Insults the Political Pope Francis
It's Saturday Politics. Pope Francis heads a papacy that is overtly political - from climate change to Israel-Palestine relations to helping President Obama re-open US diplomatic relations with Cuba. Next week, Pope Francis will visit the United States for the first time. To thank the Pope for his helpful Cuban diplomacy, President Obama will give His Holiness a slap in the face. A guest list for the Pope's welcome ceremony to be held on the White House's South Lawn Wednesday was released by the White House and some of the guests offend the Vatican and test the Pope's well-documented tolerance, according to the Wall Street Journal. President Obama has invited **transgender activists Mateo Williamson and Vivian Taylor, **the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Bishop Gene Robinson, and **Sister Simone Campbell, an activist nun who leads a group criticized by the Vatican for its silence on abortion and euthanasia. ~~~~~ The Pope has said that Catholics do not accept the modern mentality of transgenderism and that gay marriage is the devil's "attempt to destroy God's plan." Both Obama and Francis will speak at the welcome ceremony. Perhaps the Pope will paper over Obama's faux pas. Perhaps Obama will apologize for causing the Pope discomfort -- in his speech or later in the one-on-one Oval Office meeting. But, don't count on it. Obama as President has seldom apologized to anyone for anything. He prefers to blame others for his mistakes. ~~~~~ Rush Limbaugh said on his TV show : "Some people are saying that this is perfectly Obama. He's got the Pope coming, and he wants to insult the Pope, put pressure on the Pope, and challenge the Pope." White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that he was unaware of the guest list but said that "there will be 15,000 other people there, too." Perhaps Obama has disagreements with the political and social positions of the Catholic Church headed by the Pope, but he has chosen to highlight them in a particularly boorish manner. A senior Vatican official says the Holy See has noted its concerns that any photos of the Pope with these controversial guests could be interpreted as an endorsement of their activities. ~~~~~ The White House is known as "the people's house." No residence of any head of government is as open to the public. The building has always been called "the people's house." It was completed one year after Washington's death. The first President to occupy the home, then known as "The President's House," was John Adams, the Second President, who moved into the unfinished mansion in late 1800, during his final weeks in office. Adams started the custom of hosting an open reception for the public on New Year's Day. Long lines of people gathered to meet the President and his wife, Abigail, shake hands, and enjoy free refreshments. The next President, Thomas Jefferson, continued the New Year's Day receptions, shaking hands with every visitor. Jefferson said : "When brought together in society all are perfectly equal, whether foreign or domestic, titled or untitled, in or out of office." The British burned the White House during the War of 1812, but James Madison rented a home for New Year's Day receptions. When the White House was rebuilt, James Monroe brought the receptions back in 1818. Abraham Lincoln shook hands with so many visitors at his New Year's Day reception in 1863 that he had severe cramps in his hand and had to wait to sign the Emancipation Proclamation until the swelling in his hand subsided. The next year, Lincoln invited the city's black residents to the reception. The last New Year's Day reception was held in 1932. Because of the Depression, Herbert Hoover had no reception and FDR never restored it. Since the 9/11 attacks, White House access has been limited. But, from public tours to lawn Easter egg rolls to lighting the national Christmas tree, the White House remains the people's house. ~~~~~ Dear readers, President Obama has no right to insult the Pope, admired by 80% of Americans, or any guest of America, while they are in the people's house.
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It would seem that the lack of any social graces is boundless to Obama. He lives in a world of “me’ism” and his actions are always the results of how or what actions that he chases and determined by the perimeters of his needs, and limited after thoughts.
ReplyDeleteHe is now and always been nothing more than a “Street Urchin” dressed in very good clothing and afford the respect and notoriety of a position he holds and knows nothing about.
“You can take the pig out of the pen … but you cannot take the pen out of the pig” as the old saying goes.
President Obama seems to believe that it is not "The People's House" but rather his house. And therefore he can act as uncouthly as he would if he had a house and could find anyone of the statue of Pope Francis that would elect to visit him (Obama) there.
ReplyDeleteObama degrades the office (he holds) and embarrasses the people he serve simply by getting up in the morning.
To be so intolerant of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, etc. to outwardly attack one of (or all of their) leaders seems to make the picture perfectly clear as to the revolutionists true religious views – when only one organized religion is quietly tolerated and coddled by the attacker.
DeleteThe question here is … does the man make the office or does the office make the man?
ReplyDeleteIn the case of Obama it seems that neither is true. Obama has instead of growing the office of the presidency has in fact shrunk it worldwide esteem and prominence. And the other side of the question asked is that the Office has failed to produce or grow the individual sat sits in the Oval Office of the people’s House.
Obama is what he is – a street hardened neighborhood political organizer from the inner city of Chicago. He demonstrates no respect for anything or anyone and therefore gets none in return.
We have NO reason to believe that he will ever be a man that brought pride to the People’s House or garnish respect either from those he interacts with daily or from the American people that elected him twice.
Never forget that we as free people always have a choice, even if the establishment is acting like we don’t or telling us otherwise. I personally choose voluntarism and a free market, what would your choice be?
ReplyDeleteThe actions of Obama towards the Pope is just that his actions – not that of the American people. Who Obama is humiliating in the end is only himself, and I want to believe that Pope Francis understands that.
The President of the United States, or the prime Minister of whatever country, or the King of some other country simply does not have the right to “insult” a religious leader of any religious sect over personalities,, etc. neither do elected Congressmen have a right to broadcast their disapproval of a religious leaders stance on “global warming”, etc.
ReplyDeleteWe have lost not the art of Pageantry & Occurrence, but the art of servility to people who either differ with ones very narrow views or the organizations (in Pope Francis’s situation 1.6 Billion followers strong) that an individual like President Obama happens to dislike Pope Francis’s followers beliefs.
Is Obama’s next move in the United States to outlaw any outward expression of ones beliefs or respect for a religious leaders post in life?