Tag Archives: Pres. Obama

Bp. Jenky (D. Peoria) required all priests to read letter from pulpit before election

Posted on 5 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The McClatchy newspaper group has not been, to my knowledge, very friendly toward the Catholic Church. At McClatchyDC we find this:
Bishop orders priests to read anti-Obama letter at Sunday sermons
CHICAGO — Joining the chorus of Roman Catholic clergy in Illinois … Continue reading →

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“Barack and Simone gazed at each other ….”

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When the National catholic Fishwrap indulgences in its version of hagiography, the results aren’t pretty.
Their latest liberal panegyric is an attempt to transmogrify Sr. Simone Campbell, Democrat party activist, bus rider, into a progressivist’s alternative to Bl. Theresa of Calcutta.
Consider, … Continue reading →

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The newest vile Obama campaign ad an insult to women

Posted on 27 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Have you seen the slimy new video ad from the Obama campaign?  It is disgusting.
Here is some analysis from CNA:
Catholic analyst reacts to Obama campaign’s new ‘anti-woman’ ad
By Hillary Senour
Chicago, Ill., Oct 26, 2012 / 05:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A … Continue reading →

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Pres. Obama has promoted abortion 241 times. Do you want him to choose two more Supreme Court Justices?

Posted on 22 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If re-elected, Pres. Obama would probably get to nominate two more Supreme Court Justices.
Think about that.
No vote at all is a “yes” vote for Obama.
Now read this from Life News:
President Obama’s Abortion Record: Promoting Abortion 241 Times
Dear LifeNews.com Readers,
We truly appreciate … Continue reading →

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Of Cassius, Caesar, and the Al Smith Dinner

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If you watch the video of Card. Dolan’s final words and blessing at the end of the Al Smith Dinner (HERE), you will hear him quip in a self-deprecating way that he had hoped that Gov. Christie of New Jersey … Continue reading →

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POLL: Obama and Romney at Tanagra… er um… Al Smith Dinner

Posted on 18 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Gov. Romney’s speech at the Al Smith Dinner:

POLLS!

UPDATE:
And for the sake of being complete:

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The new, liberal version: “I pledge allegiance to Planned Parenthood…”

Posted on 18 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Someone sent me the following:
Having endorsed Planned Parenthood 5 times in the recent debate, Obama might as well have just declared:
“I pledge allegiance to Planned Parenthood, headquartered in the USA, and to the republic of the Culture of Death, one … Continue reading →

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VP Biden: Planned Parenthood “under law cannot perform any abortions”.

Posted on 12 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I subscribe to the plan of voting for the most conservative candidate who has a real chance to win. The candidate might not be perfect, but, as the young papist Tom Peters put it today, imperfect is better than evil.
Evil … Continue reading →

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Nuns On The Bus Warmed-Over: a stop at Ohio Dominican University

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Apparently the Nuns On The Bus are still going ’round and ’round with their blatantly partisan political agenda.
From a reader:
The “Nuns on the Bus” tour has C-Bus for its next stop. This is the group that has been touring the … Continue reading →

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Pres. Obama’s wedding ring

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is something very interesting from WND:
NEW YORK – As a student at Harvard Law School, then-bachelor Barack Obama’s practice of wearing a gold band on his wedding-ring finger puzzled his colleagues.
Now, newly published photographs of Obama from the 1980s … Continue reading →

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