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Another Blooper... Hillary Lays Flowers at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine Asks "Who Painted It?"
Gateway Pundit —
... “God!” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R in red) listens to priest Diego Monrroy in front of an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe inside the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City March 26, 2009. Clinton said on Wednesday the United States and Mexico were making headway on efforts to resolve a dispute over Mexican trucks operating in the United States. (REUTERS/Henry Romero) Imagine her surprise when she found out who the artist was. Catholic News Agency reported: During her recent visit to Mexico, ...
“New Eve” encounters her snakes?
The Anchoress —
... - I’m just having a little fun with scripture, and the whole notion that the two biggest abortion proponents in the country are having Marian encounters.
If you are unfamiliar with the concept of Mary as The New Eve, there’s lots of info out there, and a few lovely meditations by some of our nun friends, too.
Anyway, so President Obama is going to go to Notre Dame University (amid some uproar) and Hillary Clinton, while in Mexico City, viewed the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. ...
Clinton Gaffe At Our Lady Of Guadalupe Shrine
Nice Deb —
... sign, She also left for us an image of herself imprinted miraculously on the native’s tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows no sign of decay 477 years later and still defies all scientific explanations of its origin.
Even if this story is not well known outside of Catholic circles, shouldn’t she have familiarized herself with it before she visited the shrine?
My goodness.
To make matters worse, she admitted, this wasn’t even her first visit to the shrine: ...
Obama’s not the only amateur, apparently
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... When I started the Obamateurism of the Day, I didn’t expect it to turn into a franchise . Demonstrating that Amateur Hour continues at the State Department, Hillary Clinton managed to display an amazing degree of ignorance while making a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico yesterday afternoon. While viewing the famous image of Mary as a native peasant that Mexicans believe was divinely created, Hillary asked — well, you have to read the story: During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the ...
Embarrassing
Right Wing Nation —
... Hillary in Mexico. What could go wrong? Well, she was with Monseigneur Monroy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. First, she looked at it for a moment, and, well: ...
More Smart Diplomacy?
Power Line —
... The Catholic News Service reports that on her recent trip to Mexico, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She left flowers on behalf of the American people. ...
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Hillary Clinton leaves flowers for Our Lady of Guadalupe, asks ‘Who painted it?’
Leaving the basilica half an hour later, Mrs. Clinton ...
Gaffe-tastic
Riehl World View —
... image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which had been previously lowered from its usual altar for the occasion.
After observing it for a while, Mrs. Clinton asked “who painted it?” to which Msgr. Monroy responded “God!”
Leaving the basilica half an hour later, Mrs. Clinton told some of the Mexicans gathered outside to greet her, “you have a marvelous virgin!”
Unconfirmed reports suggest the Msgr replied, Yeah, I heard your husband has had a few, as well! Link ...
Clinton's Mexico Blunder
Ace of Spades HQ —
... , this seems like it can't possibly be a true story : During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and left a bouquet of white flowers on behalf of the American people, after asking who painted the famous image. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted by Mary on the tilma, or cloak, of St. Juan Diego in 1531. The image has numerous unexplainable phenomena, such as the appearance on Marys eyes of those present in the room when the tilma was opened and the ...
Who’s Allah?
Belmont Club —
... claims “that it is difficult to believe that it was not a Republican who committed it. Difficult, that is, if you’re a reporter for a mainstream media organization.” The Catholic News Service describes what happened on the occasion of Hillary’s visit to the Guadalupe Shrine: Msgr. Monroy took Mrs. Clinton to the famous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which had been previously lowered from its usual altar for the occasion. After observing it for a while, Mrs. Clinton asked “who painted it?” to which Msgr. Monroy responded “God!” Clinton then told Msgr. Monroy that she had ...
Hillary's Mexico Visit Blunders Ignored by Old Media
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... The second Clinton gaffe concerned her abstruse question at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, March 26. Her question showed that Clinton was woefully uninformed about the most important feature of the church, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe enshrined there since 1531. ...
Fauxrage In Mexico - Hillary Hates Catholics!
The Moderate Voice —
... Unfortunately, one of the most common questions we hear - seemingly on a daily basis - is, “Can you imagine what would happen if Bush did….?” This has led to a never ending parade of stories like this one. It seems that, during her trip to Mexico, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped by a well known Christian Basilica and was unfamiliar with one of their religious relics. ...
Amatuer Hour Continues: Hillary Clinton Unaware of the Divine Origin of the Our Lady of Guadalupe
Say Anything —
What a rock head.
Mexico City, Mexico, Mar 27, 2009 / 04:59 pm (CNA).- During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and left a bouquet of white flowers “on behalf of the American people,” after asking who painted the famous image.
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted by Mary on the tilma, or cloak, of St. Juan Diego in 1531.
To be honest I had no idea ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — RIGHT-WINGERS WHO HAD NO FREAKING IDEA WHO PAINTED THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE SNARK OFF AT HILLARY CLINTON BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T, EITHER The most important story in the blogosphere right now, according to Memeorandum, is this, from the Catholic News Agency: Hillary Clinton leaves flowers for Our Lady of Guadalupe, asks 'Who painted it?' During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and left a bouquet of white flowers "on behalf of the American ...
COUNTERCOLUMN: All Your Bias Are Belong to Us — So Hillary, Ms. Smartest-Woman-In-The-World and Ready-To-Lead-On-Day-One, manages to ask the dumbest question possible while visiting The Basilica and the shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Who painted it? How in the world does that come about? Is Clinton still surrounded by her team of amateur-hour Clinton loyalists instead of career State Department professionals? Why? First the Russian 'reset' button and now this. Sprout a pair, Mr. President! Enforce a Stalinist purge of Clinton hacks at State. Clinton won't do it, and ...
"Who painted it?" asked Hillary Clinton, unaware that "the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted by Mary."
Althouse —
Our Secretary of State got an in-your-face answer: "God!" Leaving the basilica half an hour later, Mrs. Clinton told some of the Mexicans gathered outside to greet her, “you have a marvelous virgin!”The linked article, from the Catholic News Agency ends with this pregnant paragraph: This evening Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to receive the highest award given by Planned Parenthood Federation of America — the Margaret Sanger Award, named for the organization's founder, a noted eugenicist. The award will be presented at a gala ...
Member of the “smartest team ever assembled in DC” strikes again
Sister Toldjah —
... The Catholic News Agency has detailed a recent visit to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico made by Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and as word of this filters in to Catholic groups in the US, it’s going to prove to be a another headache for the State Dept (via ...
"You have a marvelous virgin!"
Wizbang —
... : Here's how Catholic News Agency reported the most recent diplomatic gaffe: During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and left a bouquet of white flowers "on behalf of the American people," after asking who painted the famous image. You can read more about Guadalupe ...
In The Time Of Gaffes
Jules Crittenden —
... HIllary visits the Basilica of Our Lady of Gaudalupe, views the miraculous image of Mary on the cloak, asks bright, “Who painted it?” Catholic News Agency . Well, it wasn’t like it was an ...
More Annals of Stupidity
Comments from Left Field —
... . It seems that Hillary Clinton, while on a visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe during a recent official visit to Mexico, asked her hosts who painted the image of Mary that is the centerpiece of the Basilica. This was a terrible faux pas because, the Catholic News Agency tells us, the image was not painted — it just appeared there one day, miraculously: ...
Bolstered By Their Newest Star, Newt Gingrich, The Catholics Are Attacking
DownWithTyranny! —
... The Catholics celebrated the absorption of Gingrich with a snide and nasty attack on Hillary Clinton whose respectful visit to the Basilica of Our Lady in Guadalupe they attempted to turn into a typical right-wing political putdown, worthy of Bishop Mussolini. ...
Hillary’s Mexico Visit Blunders Ignored by Old Media
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... The second Clinton gaffe concerned her abstruse question at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, March 26. Her question showed that Clinton was woefully uninformed about the most important feature of the church, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe enshrined there since 1531. ...
Hillary’s Mexico Visit Blunders Ignored by Old Media
Stop The ACLU —
... to reinstitute the ban. Clinton obviously spoke out of turn making promises to Mexican officials that she was not authorized to make.“Who painted it?” The second Clinton gaffe concerned her abstruse question at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, March 26. Her question showed that Clinton was woefully uninformed about the most important feature of the church, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe enshrined there since 1531. Catholic tradition holds that the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted by Mary on a cloak belonging to Saint Juan Diego ...
"You have a marvelous virgin," Clinton tells Mexicans
Top of the Ticket —
... Catholics believe that almost 500 years ago the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted on the cloak of St. Juan Diego, who became the Catholic church's first indigenous American saint in 2002. According to news agency reports, the basilica's rector, Msgr. Diego Monroy, had had the image lowered from its altar for a closer look by the visiting dignitary. ...
3/30: Wagoner Is A Goner
Blogometer —
... about Krugman's emergence as "Obama's toughest liberal critic." Many lefty bloggers are complaining that Krugman didn't receive this much attention when he was vociferously criticizing George W. Bush between 2000 and 2008: Some liberal bloggers see Krugman's rise as a positive development, since it pushes the debate to the left: Other liberal bloggers aren't convinced that Krugman's rise is good for progressives: CLINTON: D'oh! Conservative bloggers are criticizing Sec. Clinton for asking "Who painted it?" while visiting the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City ...
Shrillary Wants to Know Who Painted Our Lady of Guadalupe
Moonbattery —
... Isn't it nice not to have that boob W botching our foreign relations anymore? The latest deft diplomacy from our new Secretary of State: ...
Doh!
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... "Who painted it?" - Secretary of State Clinton standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which was "miraculously imprinted by Mary on the tilma, or cloak, of St. Juan Diego in 1531." Hinderaker ...
Hillary and God in Mexico City
Ben Smith's Blog —
A classic gaffe, as reported by the Catholic News Agency and a couple of Mexican papers, out of Mexico City Friday:
During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and left a bouquet of white flowers “on behalf of the American people,” after asking who painted the famous image.
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted by Mary on the tilma, or cloak, of St. Juan Diego in 1531. The image has numerous unexplainable phenomena, such as the ...
The Lady from Foggy Bottom's Guadalupe Gaffe
Weekly Standard Blog —
Via Ben Smith, the Catholic News Agency reported Friday on a cringe-inducing gaffe Hillary Clinton committed in Mexico:
During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and left a bouquet of white flowers “on behalf of the American people,” after asking who painted the famous image.
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted by Mary on the tilma, or cloak, of St. Juan Diego in 1531. The image has ...
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