bush + laura attended Mass today? They're not even Catholic!

[jean]

Catholics must be incensed that the rate of abortion increased 'on bush's watch' and was lower during Clinton's term!




President Bush, center, and first lady Laura Bush, right, walk out with Monsignor Jude O'Doherty, left, after attending Sunday Mass at Church of the Epiphany, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004 in Miami, Fla. At back is Bush's brother Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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[onehandle]

1. Bush in a Church? A rare event for this so-called Christian. nt

[baby_bear]

2. Is this not pandering of the worst sort?

Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what it smacks of to me.
Bush, who spoke at Bob Jones University, attends mass in Florida.

I don't think I'm wrong. If I'd been in the congregation, I would have gotten up and left in protest.

s_m

[ronnykmarshall]

3. Look at Jeb!

Gawd what an ugly skunk.

Laura looks thinner. She looks good I think. (go ahead flame me!)

[wellstone_democrat]

4. She looks like Barbara (jr.) in that photo and Jeb

looks just like Ma Bush!

[ronnykmarshall]

26. She does look like Barbara Jr.

I think this is first time I noticed that.

Her hair looks great. Go on with them highlights, Pickles.

[chicagojoe]

6. I'll bet Laura was hot at 25 !!!

[greyfox]

25. She HAD to be....

and drunk!

[Cleopatra2a]

9. Except for the spotted legs and ugly shoes and

ugly lime suit.

[jmowreader]

30. Are ALL of Pickles' suits cut exactly the same way?

Because they certainly seem to be.

[Cleopatra2a]

37. Yes, it's called the Laura jacket

I was watching a special on MSNBC about big George. Bib Barb wore the same type of outfits. Her skirts (Big Babs) also end about an inch below the kneecap, looked very weird. She was wearing these floaty type skirts with those wide hips and had these knobby looking legs sticking out.

[SammyWinstonJack]

45. Looks like she buy her wardrobe from Weiners.

:silly:

[slestak]

52. LOL

Are there still Weiner's stores around? I haven't thought about those since I left Austin 12 years ago.

[teamster633]

55. Love the sig pic...

Guess there's no doubt now that *'s back on the bottle. Don't know if he's man enough to handle Jack, though.

[tekriter]

10. No flames here - she is an attractive woman in my opinion...

too bad she tied herself to such an ignoramus.

I've always wondered if she believes the Stepford Shit the repukes put out.

By the way, notice how her outfit co-ordinates with the priest's vestments - betcha Betty Bowers had a tip about that sometime or another!

[ronnykmarshall]

22. That MRS. Bowers to you ....

You must give MRS. Bowers the respect that she demands! :silly:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

32. Jebbie looks like the John Candy character from "Farm Film Report".

And I hope their whole Mafia "blows up real good!"

[hippiegranny]

44. I think Jeb-thro looks like a character from

The Dukes of Hazzard... right out of Central Casting.

And I agree with the other posters who think that was a pretty good pic of Pickles. Gawd knows, she sure has some terrible photo ops.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

35. Botox is wearing off

And she's not Xanaxed quite as much as usual.

Got into that sacramental wine, I daresay.

What WHORES they are, entering ANY house of worship after four goddamn years of not attending anything!!!!

As an atheist, I am outraged.

[flygal]

54. No, I like the dress..But Jeb! YIKES!!

[Proud2BAmurkin]

5. FUMIGATE!!!

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[Radio-Active]

7. look at Jeb playing up the photo op!

[madrchsod]

8. is jeb a catholic?

otherwise why isn`t he in a methodist church

[Catch22Dem]

13. I believe Jeb's wife is catholic, no?

I'm not sure.

[deadmessengers]

21. Jeb is Catholic.

He converted some years ago, if I remember correctly.

[chieftain]

11. Catholics should remember *'s embrace of Bob Jones

University where we Papists are referred to as dogs . We Irish Americans should remember *'s embrace of Bob Jones University which gave Ian Paisley an honorary doctorate . And finally we Catholics should be outraged by a hierarchy which spends more time keeping John Kerry and liberal Democrats from taking communion than they have keeping pedophile priests from molesting altar boys .

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

20. I agree with your sentiments 100% chieftain!

Especially about the "Rev" Paisley. When Bush went to that so-called university in 2000 before the SC primary, I told all my Irish and Irish-American friends that anyone with an ounce of Irish blood in them who voted for * should be taken out and horsewhipped.

[chieftain]

27. Not surprisingly , I agree with you 100% especially

the horse whipping .

[lawladyprof]

47. You Catholics should read some Christian school textbooks

from Bob Jones or A Beka. Home schooled and Christian school students (think your tax $$$ via vouchers) get a nice dose of anti-Catholicism.

[jean]

58. Tell us about Ian Paisley so we can pass it on, thank you!

[chieftain]

65. Ian Paisley is a demagogue in Northern Ireland

who stirs up hatred against Catholics and has been one of the main obstacles to the Peace Process in the 6 counties . He was given an honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University . This was back in the 80's but I still remember the hateful things he had to say about my co-religionists . Additionally , a friend of mine who is a Republican who campaigned for * in 2000 in Greenville where BJU is located . He went into the college bookstore and was absolutely appalled by the number and the intensity of the hateful anti-Catholic tracts which were on sale . The bishops who are trying to sway their flock to the Republicans are consorting with people who think we are less than human .

[jefferson_dem]

12. That won't sit well with some of his knuckle-dragging fundie supporters.

Many of them think the Pope is the anti-christ...literally.

[DemocracyInaction]

16. Jefferson---right on the button!! Was just going to say something

similar. Dumb George. Doesn't he know that soooo many of his fundies hate Catholics more than they hate Blacks. That will not sit well with them...not at all.

[classof56]

14. Gee, the last time I went to a Catholic Church I was called a heretic.

The priest went on and on about those who do not believe in the "one true church", Catholic, and who belonged to other denominations such as Baptist (well, I usta be!). Called us heretics. I had to laugh--the guy's pretty old and maybe just out of touch, but it was enough to make me sorry I'd gone. (Attended with a relative who was visiting from out of town.) Actually, I guess I'm not sorry I went, since I now know what Catholics think about me.

Hope the sermon Bush heard was better. I'm pretty sure he wasn't called a heretic, but I'm also guessing the priest didn't talk about the horrors of war and the hundreds of thousands of deaths because of our illegal and pointless invasion of Iraq. Like I said...just a guess.

DEFEAT BUSH!!

[txindy]

50. That's unusual

I'm Catholic and I have never, not once, heard a single reference to any other religion in church in the nearly 50 years I've attended in various states across the US. However, I've also attended churches of several other denominations and every single one of them launched tirades against Catholics. It was very bizarre. :freak: Made me appreciate what I have so much more. Something must've set off the priest you heard that day. That's too bad.

You don't seriously think Junior was listening to the sermon, do you?! Probably heard elevator music in his head, instead. LOL! I'm just amazed the church is still standing. God must be looking forward to Tuesday, instead, to deliver Junior's present (of retirement). ;)

[kskiska]

59. I remember being taught in Catechism classes in the 50s

that Catholics were never to attend services in a church of another faith (including Protestant), including participating in weddings in other churches. Also, as Catholics, we were discouraged to include people of other faiths in our wedding services. If this were to happen, the person was not to be allowed to stand inside the altar rail. If a Catholic happened to marry (outside the church) a person of a different faith, it was referred to as a "mixed marriage."

Non-Catholics were also not allowed to be godparents of Catholic babies.

We were encouraged as kids to try to get other kids to attend our church, the True Church.

[txindy]

63. Ouch. I'm glad I only know the post-Vatican II faith, then

I don't remember much about pre-Vatican II, although I have a vague recollection of the Latin masses, plus being required to wear a hat and gloves in church. I guess I'm lucky that that's all I can recall of that time. Good grief. It's much different now, even vastly different from church to church. I suppose I hadn't realized before just how much has changed for that to ever happen.

[madrchsod]

15. she`s getting ready to dump his ass

if he looses she`s hitting the road..girls are gone and she knows little georgie will go into depression and make her life a living hell. she ain`t taking anymore years of abuse...why else would he have his little claw on her in every photo op?

[acmavm]

17. This photo disgusts me. The church has allowed itself to become a

pimp for the bush* administration. But when you think about it, they're not so different. Both are firm believers that human beings are never supposed to think for themselves, that they are to take orders from a 'moral' authority. They both promote the concept that people are to follow blindly without ever asking themselves the question "Is this right, is this fair, is this the truly moral and ethical thing to do"? And both the church and the bush* administration need it's followers to be as damn dumb as a box of rocks in order to get them to follow them blindly. And both are consumed by their own quest for power.

I was baptized Catholic, but from the time I learned to read I became sceptical about the church and it's teachings. Funny, both try to make you believe so hard that they are promoting the teachings of Jesus Christ, and yet when you disect their true message, it's all about earthly riches, power, and self-interest.

[h2dg]

28. signs of desperation

They must be losing the Haitian vote in Florida after Kerry spoke French to them at the rally. Tee Hee. Abortions up and murders up all during Bush's tenure must give Catholics as well as the rest of us pause as they were going down during Big Dog's years in office. Saw Big Dog and Teresa in Santa Fe yesterday. I am a lucky woman!

[RoadRunner]

62. Hey h2dg

You forgot to tell 'em that I lifted you up so you could see Big Dawg!

:loveya:

[Contrary1]

18. Good grief...she's wearing chartreuse!

:puke: :eyes: :puke::eyes: :puke: :eyes:

[DemBones DemBones]

19. Jeb is Catholic, like his wife, so he has a reason for being there.

Besides the political reasons, I mean.

[Malva Zebrina]

23. Is this a Catholic church or an Episcopal church?

They have attended services at Episcopal before,which also celebrates a mass, but I have never seen them attend a Catholic church.

Our boy there does not look right and in all the other pictures I have seen, he is looking really weird and out in space. I think there is something seriously wrong with him.

Maybe he already knows he lost.

[smirkymonkey]

46. Does anybody else think that priest is creepy looking?

Not as creepy as the Bushes, but still. :scared:

[Malva Zebrina]

51. It says he is a Monsignor

I don't know if the Episcopalians have that or not. :shrug:

It is for certain though that this church is far to the right and that is very disturbing to me. Perhaps it is even Opus Dei. This picture reminds me of (gonna say it) Hitler and his connections to the Catholic church . Many photos of him in that church and photos of priests, Bishops,etc. all gathering around him and smiling. Pays to be in good with the fascist leader--more power for them, they think although it never turns out that way and after it is over, they still have the same flock as always. And I also wonder if this is a Catholic church, if it is not another Bush attempt toward one upmanship on Kerry attending mass at a Catholic church--although today Kerry was in a Baptist church. Kerry did not have a sore thumb Stepford clown dressed in shocking chartreuse by his side though.

[smirkymonkey]

56. I am pretty sure it is a Catholic church. What is a "Monsignior?"

And this is definitely a Bush propaganda photo-op, no doubt.

[DemBones DemBones]

60. Yes, it is a Catholic church. "Monsignor" is

an honorary title for a Catholic priest, given by a bishop.

[greyfox]

24. Photo op

Shrub USES religion when he needs it. Period. He is a total hypocrite.

[goclark]

29. Does she have an eating disorder?

She finally put on a decent suit. It looks very nice on her.

But her arms are telling a different story. She has lost a lot of weight.

Chimp can do that to you.

She needs to pack her bags and hit the road in January.

[IronLionZion]

36. drugs can do that to you

I think she's on Xanax, but might be doing lines between speeches.

The vacant smile and the empty look in her eyes are very suspicious.

[goclark]

38. Bush could make anybody do drugs

Just say Yes!

Poor Pickles and Barney.

The twins are so drunk they are a mess.
She has no control over anything but her pill times.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

31. and did all the statues jump off their pedestals and run screaming out of

the church

[IronLionZion]

33. Kerry went to a Baptist church, where's the outrage there?

I don't give a shit where they go, Kerry is a much better Christian than Bush will ever be. Kerry has genuine goodness in his heart and cares about people. Bush only cares about them until they are born...unless it's his girlfriend Robin Lowman's.

Bush has caused more people to have abortions because more people are poor now and can't afford to raise children. He's an asshole of the highest order and most definitely PRO-DEATH and ANTI-LIFE.

[sr_pacifica]

53. Yeah, this is a non-issue.

Your other points ARE issues.

[sundancekid]

34. first hypocrisy, and then blasphemy - make it end on nov. 2nd: VOTE truth

[Flammable Materials]

39. Wait ... wait just a FUCKING minute.

You mean the congregation didn't rise up as one person as start chanting "GET OUT, BOB JONES!"

[Gloria]

40. Today's paper here: full page ad for Bush in Spanish, opposite a page

of instructions entitled "Voter's Guide fo Serious Catholics" put out by Catholic Answers...but paid for "Concerned Citizens of Dona Ana County" obviously a Repug group.

Perfect placement for the capture of Hispanic voters here in Southern New Mexico..........

[novadem]

41. I don't think you have to be Catholic to attend Mass

and yes, Laura's legs are slammin' for a 50-something.

Glad they have been under wraps until now.

[johnnie]

42. Considering the Methodists are trying to kick them out

Maybe they are trying other religions on for size.

[sallyseven]

43. Photo Op. No faith in god.

[chimp chump]

48. The best I've ever seen her look.

But Jeb looks like some grinning narcotized loon.

[Dob Bole]

49. I think he's checking out the whole Purgatory idea...

"you mean there's a possibility that I might not burn in Hell?"

[Warren DeMontague]

57. Yeah, Jeb Wins For Weirdest Expression. Hands Down.

And in that family, that's quite the accomplishment.

[TexasTreasure]

61. Bush at Catholic Church

Jeb's a Catholic, I think that's why W went to that church. Kerry's Catholic and went to a Baptist Church today. No big deal.

[Hog lover]

64. No, they are good Hypocrites - eom