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Surprise! Vatican distances Pope from Kim Davis - The Vatican is now downplaying the "brief meeting" Pope Francis had with Kim Davis during his trip to the U.S.From the National Catholic Register: "Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, this morning issued the following statement regarding the meeting of Pope Francis and Kim Davis at the Nunciature in Washington, DC:"….. ‘The pope did not enter into the details of the situation of Mrs. Davis and his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support of her position in all of its particular and complex aspects.’……Liberty Counsel, the law firm representing Davis, subsequently released a statement of its own, asserting, (in part): ‘Despite a statement this morning by a Vatican official, the pope’s own words about conscientious objection being a human right and his private meeting with Kim Davis indicate support for the universal right of conscientious objection, even for government officials. ‘The meeting with Kim Davis was initiated by the Vatican"…. God forbid the Vatican should be seen as politicizing anything. Well, anything not favored by the left, that is!....

Why does Obama Exploit Tragedy? - It's been an awful 72 hours for President Obama. First, there is that fellow Putin's new role in the Middle East. Putin is filling the vacuum that we created. The old KGB gangster is giving the community organizer some rather uncomfortable lessons about the consequences of projecting weakness. Second, today's new lackluster jobs report. The summer of 2015 will be remembered as a payroll disaster: Only 142K jobs added In September With zero wage growth! We are in year 7 of the Obama presidency and no one can say that it will be remembered for creating jobs. Of course, there is the shooting in Oregon, another one of those mind-crushing moments about something evil happening in our culture. President Obama chose to address the shooting and I have issues with what he said:……Does he really think that we are waiting for his words out here?

Obama's Politicized Indignation - America is still waiting for President Obama to share his insights on Kate Steinle. Kate is the woman murdered by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal felon who, after being deported seven times, managed to find his way back to San Francisco where he shot the 32-year-old in the back with a stolen gun. To date: "No comment." Conversely, much as he does whenever there is a mass shooting, Obama nearly tripped over his wingtips sprinting to the podium to blame Second Amendment advocates and the Republican-controlled Congress for the mass shooting on a community college campus in Roseburg, Oregon. Yet every day, 4,000 babies expire in abortion clinics and dozens of people die at the hands of inner city thugs and illegal immigrant criminals, none of which the president responds to with grief or concern. Unlike his indifference to the deaths of Americans killed by illegal aliens or the dismissive attitude he has toward the 60 million human beings who have been ferried from the abortion clinic to the incinerator……..Obama nearly tripped over his wingtips sprinting to the podium to blame Second Amendment advocates and the Republican-controlled Congress for the mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon.

The Tender Trap: Palestinians and the Truth - We have the truth on the highest authority. Fawzi Barhoum, spokesperson for Hamas, in denying in May 2015 that his organization was engaged in "secret talks" with Israel, called Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, a liar and a slanderer. One must admit that Barhoum is not always trustworthy with the truth since in August 2012 he proclaimed, "the Holocaust is a big lie."

No Coherent Identityitis - In the way that the media frames mass shootings as a sort of ghoulish entertainment and ignores far more serious events, you might have missed the connection between the shootings in Oregon and Obama’s conduct this week.

Hatred of the Great Faith - The murder of Christians in Oregon and the grim silence of Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations are connected in a serious way.

New Climate Regulations Will Save Lots of Imaginary People - The EPA computers have spoken, and theoretical "premature deaths" will be averted.

Abbas's UN bombshell proved to be a dud- One doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Abbas spoke not a word of truth.

Hillary personally identifies with transvestitism - Does this woman really believe anything she is saying?

The NRA makes Hillary sick, but we've got the cure! - A little education might help.

What if the Oregon shooter had been a Christian? - Then maybe we would be hearing anything at all about "hate crimes" from the left.

The Pope, the Councilwoman, and the Unrepentant Terrorist - A shameful saga now adds Pope Francis to list of dignitaries that includes Hillary and Bill Clinton, Eric Holder, and the speaker of the New York City Council who refused say the Pledge of Allegiance.

Warming of relations with Cuba has done nothing to help an artist imprisoned for disrespecting the Castros - Why has Obama not lifted a finger? Where is the arts community? Hollywood?

Remarkable recovery of memory by Secret Service chief in Chaffetz affair - Caught in a lie by the Post, Clancy does a 180 and admits his prior knowledge of the smear.

'Massive planned invasion' storms channel tunnel as 'migrants' seek to enter Britain - Not content with Germany, the invaders move on Britain and block the Channel Tunnel for hours in a highly organized invasion.

Common Core booster named new education secretary - Arne Duncan's replacement sees education as a "civil rights" issue.

Obama admin reverting to its pathetic Twitter strategy to counter Russia - A response to Russia's power play as ineffective and pathetic as #BringBackOurGirls.

Obama's wink and nod on gun confiscation - Obama avoiding specifics with vague language like “commonsense gun control legislation,” but he is clearly alluding to massive confiscation with his praise of Australia's gun control effort.