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RogerRabbit
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 Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:34 pm Post subject: Kerry Sends Legion of Lawyers to Monitor Pope Vote |
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http://www.scrappleface.com/MT/archives/002153.html
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Kerry Sends Legion of Lawyers to Monitor Pope Vote
by Scott Ott
(2005-04-0 -- U.S. Senator John F. Kerry, D-MA, America's leading Roman Catholic politician, today reassured fellow Catholics that he would dispatch a "legion of lawyers" to Vatican City to monitor the election of the new pope.
"While I never let my faith interfere with my politics," said Mr. Kerry, "I have a duty to make sure that my church doesn't impose a litmus test -- religious or otherwise -- on the papal candidates. If the Cardinals were to elect another extreme, dogmatic conservative, we would know that all of the votes have not been counted."
Mr. Kerry said his coalition of attorneys have already prepared a variety of challenges that they plan to file in the International Court of Justice at the Hague.
"Catholics deserve a transparent process, open to all candidates regardless of ethnicity, creed or sexual orientation," Mr. Kerry added. "I'm not alone in this effort. A number of international Catholic politicians have privately said they're behind me." |
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GM Strong
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We haven't heard yet whether Jimmuh is going to be present to monitor the election. The Carter Center has not returned calls.
Kofi Annan was on vacation and could not be reached.
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shawa
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My Prayer:
Please God, give us another "extreme dogmatic Conservative."
Amen!!
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carpro
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| Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Kerry Sends Legion of Lawyers to Monitor Pope Vote |
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| RogerRabbit wrote: | http://www.scrappleface.com/MT/archives/002153.html
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Kerry Sends Legion of Lawyers to Monitor Pope Vote
by Scott Ott
(2005-04-0 -- U.S. Senator John F. Kerry, D-MA, America's leading Roman Catholic politician, today reassured fellow Catholics that he would dispatch a "legion of lawyers" to Vatican City to monitor the election of the new pope.
"While I never let my faith interfere with my politics," said Mr. Kerry, "I have a duty to make sure that my church doesn't impose a litmus test -- religious or otherwise -- on the papal candidates. If the Cardinals were to elect another extreme, dogmatic conservative, we would know that all of the votes have not been counted."
Mr. Kerry said his coalition of attorneys have already prepared a variety of challenges that they plan to file in the International Court of Justice at the Hague.
"Catholics deserve a transparent process, open to all candidates regardless of ethnicity, creed or sexual orientation," Mr. Kerry added. "I'm not alone in this effort. A number of international Catholic politicians have privately said they're behind me." |
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Is Jimmy Carter the lead "monitor" of the election process while Kerry and his lawyers look out for disenfranchisement?
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Navy wife
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Oh my, doesn't this sound familiar? Just like all those famous "foreign leaders" who said they wanted him to be President??
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I am not a Catholic, but somehow I can not see the Vatican going along with Kerry!
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srmorton
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Is this article for real? If so, Kerry has more delusions of grandeur
than I thought he had!
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Tom Poole
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Perhaps Sheila Jackson-Lee and Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas Democrats) would like the UN to monitor the Vatican to ensure they don't cheat. After all they proposed it to ensure Silky Poodle wasn't cheated.
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I B Squidly
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| Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Sue,
Scrappleface should be added to your daily read. It offers geat comic takes on the news each day and provides welcome relief.
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GM Strong
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Scott Ott is clever. many of his parodies are so well done, they can be mistaken for reality. Sometimes the parody sounds more sane. Scott scores again.
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