The pope gave him an olive-wood pen with the papal crest on it (making sure to remind Marco that the olive is the plant of peace, oy). I'd say they're gifts of equivalent triviality.
And hey, crystal = rock = Petros/Cephas, the rock on which the church is built.
And an American football reminds Prevert Prevost that he's supposed to be an American. CC, JSM
Well, actually, it's not a football at all. "In geometry, a prolate spheroid is a three-dimensional surface of revolution formed by rotating an ellipse around its long (major) axis. This means its polar axis (end-to-end) is longer than its equatorial diameter."
Def hidden meaning(s) in this description. Revolution? Axis? end-to end? Prostate?
Rubio has put on a Yamaka and wailed at the wailing wall. For the camera. Why doesn't he put on some prayer beads, Kneel, and kiss the Popes ring - for the camera?
I was gonna give you an expensive classy gift which shows I put some thought into it. And then I realized you have 'everything' so i just grabbed this paperweight off my desk.
All those years when Charles was Prince Charles, he kept getting a white stetson hat when he went to Calgary. At no time did he really need one, and he got God knows how many.
Not sure where the cringe is in this. I watched some longer versions and the exchanges, both dialog and gifts, were cordial and good spirited. I think without the taint of Lemon’s comment, that video with no other context isn’t awkward at all and when viewed in the broader context, such as Leo discussing the art in the book he’s giving Marco, it’s just some non-trivial gifting of diplomatic keepsakes in line with protocol. Sure the hell beats giving the Queen and iPod with speeches on it!
“ Rubio has put on a Yamaka and wailed at the wailing wall. For the camera. Why doesn't he put on some prayer beads, Kneel, and kiss the Popes ring - for the camera?”
Obama already did both of those things so it would have been anticlimactic. He should have just given the pope a certificate stating that 1000 tons of rice was given to poor kids in Rome by the US Government.
Obama’s cringiest moment was when he made a special Presidential trip with Michelle to meet with the Olympic committee to persuade them to consider Chicago for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the committee knocked it out of the running in the first round of voting.
Eva Marie said... Obama’s cringiest moment was when he made a special Presidential trip with Michelle to meet with the Olympic committee to persuade them to consider Chicago for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the committee knocked it out of the running in the first round of voting.
Oh yeah! Thank you for reminding me of that satisfying moment of America witnessing an international humiliation of those two Democrat Party assholes. The best part was that the entire "presentation" was essentially Obama selling Chicago by telling those foreigners That's my hometown!!! Honestly surprised that that didn't move the needle with those IOC libtards.
Rubio’s gift is more personal, as Rubio played one year of college football at now-defunct Tarkio College, his wife Jeanette was a Miami Dolphins cheerleader, and his son Anthony is a red shirt junior on the Florida Gators football team.
A similar football paperweight without the State Department seal is available from Amazon.com for $25.95. Amazon.com also has a nice selection of olive wood pens.
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Rubio should have just gave a thumb drive of his interview with Stephanopoulos.
Lol! Fuck you, your holiness. Best administration evah!!!
Charlie Brown, Lucy ... is there a hidden message in there?
He should have asked Kash Patel for a bottle of bourbon. Now that’s a gift.
Cringe and the Pope are good friends.
Here’s the Pope pretending he’s Trump:
https://x.com/ingrahamangle/status/2052201632390091154?s=46
The pope gave him an olive-wood pen with the papal crest on it (making sure to remind Marco that the olive is the plant of peace, oy). I'd say they're gifts of equivalent triviality.
And hey, crystal = rock = Petros/Cephas, the rock on which the church is built.
And an American football reminds Prevert Prevost that he's supposed to be an American. CC, JSM
How about we just stop with pointless gifts?
What would YOU give the man who has everything?
"Narr said...
What would YOU give the man who has everything?"
Def not a handless buttplug.
EMT saying no. https://imgflip.com/memetemplate/511704699/EMT-Saying-No
Maybe you should feel awkward channeling Don Lemon.
I think Jim Farley from Ford got him a car. Maybe it was paid for…
A Chicago deep dish pizza would have been nice. No more of that Italian crap 🧐
Maybe he's a Bears fan (heaven forbid).
Well, actually, it's not a football at all.
"In geometry, a prolate spheroid is a three-dimensional surface of revolution formed by rotating an ellipse around its long (major) axis. This means its polar axis (end-to-end) is longer than its equatorial diameter."
Def hidden meaning(s) in this description. Revolution? Axis?
end-to end? Prostate?
Something to do with Epstein?
Rubio has put on a Yamaka and wailed at the wailing wall. For the camera. Why doesn't he put on some prayer beads, Kneel, and kiss the Popes ring - for the camera?
What do you get a guy who has everything? What about some chewing gum?
At least he didn't give him a Chicago Bulls pennent.
I was gonna give you an expensive classy gift which shows I put some thought into it. And then I realized you have 'everything' so i just grabbed this paperweight off my desk.
It's the thought that counts.
And in this case, there wasn't much thought.
All those years when Charles was Prince Charles, he kept getting a white stetson hat when he went to Calgary. At no time did he really need one, and he got God knows how many.
The US has always been bad at official gift giving.
Not sure where the cringe is in this. I watched some longer versions and the exchanges, both dialog and gifts, were cordial and good spirited. I think without the taint of Lemon’s comment, that video with no other context isn’t awkward at all and when viewed in the broader context, such as Leo discussing the art in the book he’s giving Marco, it’s just some non-trivial gifting of diplomatic keepsakes in line with protocol. Sure the hell beats giving the Queen and iPod with speeches on it!
Just a friendly reminder of the way Caleb Williams gave away the football to the Rams in OT...
“ Rubio has put on a Yamaka and wailed at the wailing wall. For the camera. Why doesn't he put on some prayer beads, Kneel, and kiss the Popes ring - for the camera?”
Obama already did both of those things so it would have been anticlimactic. He should have just given the pope a certificate stating that 1000 tons of rice was given to poor kids in Rome by the US Government.
Obama’s cringiest moment was when he made a special Presidential trip with Michelle to meet with the Olympic committee to persuade them to consider Chicago for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the committee knocked it out of the running in the first round of voting.
Rubio had to talk Trump out of giving the Pope a Trump NFT.
Ohh, yours is a foot ball and mine is an olive wood ink pen, see I was right about Trump.
Eva Marie said...
Obama’s cringiest moment was when he made a special Presidential trip with Michelle to meet with the Olympic committee to persuade them to consider Chicago for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the committee knocked it out of the running in the first round of voting.
Oh yeah! Thank you for reminding me of that satisfying moment of America witnessing an international humiliation of those two Democrat Party assholes. The best part was that the entire "presentation" was essentially Obama selling Chicago by telling those foreigners That's my hometown!!! Honestly surprised that that didn't move the needle with those IOC libtards.
I thought we refused to bribe the IOC, and that's why we didn't get the Olympics that year? CC, JSM
rehajm said...
“A Chicago deep dish pizza would have been nice. No more of that Italian crap 🧐”
Rocco’s cousin responded…
“You are dead to me.”
Rubio should have given him a crystal communion wafer instead.
Rubio’s gift is more personal, as Rubio played one year of college football at now-defunct Tarkio College, his wife Jeanette was a Miami Dolphins cheerleader, and his son Anthony is a red shirt junior on the Florida Gators football team.
A similar football paperweight without the State Department seal is available from Amazon.com for $25.95. Amazon.com also has a nice selection of olive wood pens.
Here’s the Amazon.com link for the football paperweight.
Rocco’s cousin can relax - it was sarcasm and rehajm thinks Italy is the best place to eat in the world..including the pies…
Yes, but how many crystal SOCCER balls has the Pope?
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