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(51,122 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2013, 09:46 PM Dec 2013

Obama cites pope during income inequality speech

Source: USA Today

During his income inequality speech on Wednesday, President Obama invoked one of the hottest names in public life: Pope Francis.

"Across the developed world, inequality has increased," Obama said. "Some of you may have seen just last week, the pope himself spoke about this at eloquent length."

Obama than quoted Francis: "How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?"

Don't be shocked to see a president-pope meeting in the coming months.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/12/04/obama-pope-francis-income-inequality-speech/3870787/

'Best Pope Ever' - Chris Hayes re-occuring segment.

Chris just called him a 'Progressive Pope.'

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Obama cites pope during income inequality speech (Original Post) onehandle Dec 2013 OP

The repukes aren't going to like this. truthisfreedom Dec 2013 #1

Oh oh, Obama and the Pope have teamed up to destroy America. SummerSnow Dec 2013 #2

President Pope meeting raindaddy Dec 2013 #3

Good on him! Celefin Dec 2013 #4

I am pleased to hear the President address income inequality. k&r n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #5

Don't take any small planes, Barack! 90-percent Dec 2013 #6

Good question. Well stated. Laelth Dec 2013 #7

truthisfreedom

(23,147 posts)

1. The repukes aren't going to like this.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 09:51 PM

Dec 2013

They're already complaining about Francis' "liberal" views.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

2. Oh oh, Obama and the Pope have teamed up to destroy America.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 09:59 PM

Dec 2013

I knew it. lol

raindaddy

(1,370 posts)

3. President Pope meeting

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:26 PM

Dec 2013

Good, maybe Francis will talk him out of fast tracking the TPP.

Celefin

(532 posts)

4. Good on him!

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 05:06 AM

Dec 2013

President Obama quoting the pope - implicating complete agreement between the these two extremely important figures on economic inequality - should really get all the right people riled up and pissed off.
Probably even on DU

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

5. I am pleased to hear the President address income inequality. k&r n/t

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 06:35 AM

Dec 2013

-Laelth

90-percent

(6,829 posts)

6. Don't take any small planes, Barack!

Reply to Laelth (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 11:56 AM

Dec 2013

His speech about economic inequality, combined with using diplomacy instead of our tumorous military-industrial-congressional-national security complex, will offend the PTB's.

The scumbags that really own and control everything.

Some CT'ers have even speculated recently that JFK was murdered by the aforementioned PTB's because he was planning to withdraw from Viet Nam in the middle of 1963.

How long will the PTB's allow Obama to practice all his peach love compassion and generosity? Such radical talk certainly threatens their long held interests?

-90% Jimmy

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

7. Good question. Well stated.

Reply to 90-percent (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 12:06 PM

Dec 2013

Every powerful progressive has reason to fear for his or her life. I am not saying Barack Obama is a progressive, per se, no matter how much I want to believe that he's a progressive in his heart. The fact is that Obama is demonstrating great courage simply by talking about economic injustice, as you rightly note, and I do fear for his safety.

-Laelth

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