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by Jack , Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:56 (4 days ago) @ Jay
edited by Jack, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 13:13

"Mike Johnson is aware of something the Pope said? Wow. Wild days."

Mike Johnson is an evangelical from northern Louisiana. Not exactly fans of Catholics up there, especially the Catholics south of them. I note that the Catholic Trumper governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, is completely and uncharacteristically silent on the matter.

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now Mike Johnson knows more about Just War doctrine - Jay, 2026-04-15, 09:59
- This was on CNN's front page today... - domer.mq, 2026-04-15, 16:22
  - weird report - Jay, 2026-04-15, 18:03
    - Yeah. The report itself is weird. - domer.mq, 2026-04-15, 18:19
      - you can see the strings - Jay, 2026-04-15, 18:27
  - That is pretty embarrassing. - bobbywal, 2026-04-15, 17:57
- I like the first comment - Jack, 2026-04-15, 12:56
- USCCB out with a new statement - Jay, 2026-04-15, 11:31
  - Again, WILL NOT mention Vance, Trump, or Johnson by name - Captain Robb, 2026-04-15, 11:52
    - Well, Cardinals McElroy, Tobin and Cupich did - Jack, 2026-04-15, 13:20
      - I thought you were satisfied with the meager statement - Jay, 2026-04-15, 14:21
        
        No, not what I'm saying - Jack, 2026-04-15, 14:54
        
        He said he was sorry. - San Pedro, 2026-04-15, 14:24
        
        Incorrect - Jack, 2026-04-15, 14:55
      - Fair, and I'm glad they did so. - Captain Robb, 2026-04-15, 13:58
    - I can’t tell if you’re being sincere - Jay, 2026-04-15, 12:24
      - I guess the Poe's law thing is accurate - Captain Robb, 2026-04-15, 13:08
        
        It's both-sidesism adjacent. - Joe I, 2026-04-15, 13:24
        
        We sure must be reading two different things - Jack, 2026-04-15, 13:27
        
        totally agree - Jay, 2026-04-15, 13:13
    - Were they? I haven't been able to find examples.... - BillyGoat, 2026-04-15, 12:11
      - A few - Captain Robb, 2026-04-15, 13:37
    - Heh. Poe's Law is alive and well, apparently. - Savage, 2026-04-15, 11:54
  - O noes! They didn't namecheck Trump or Vance. Worthless. - Savage, 2026-04-15, 11:51
    - it is worthless - Jay, 2026-04-15, 12:22
    - i'm already there - Captain Robb, 2026-04-15, 11:52
- These guys are bad at politics - ndbk32, 2026-04-15, 10:44
  - At this point, they might as well douse themselves - Joe I, 2026-04-15, 11:08
    - Ever met a Yale Law grad? - atxND, 2026-04-15, 11:52
    - Based on Trump's actions - KGB, 2026-04-15, 11:35
      - I have no doubt they are equal to that task. We all - BillyGoat, 2026-04-15, 11:44
- Mmm, more "wading into politics" stay-in-your-lane jazz. - KGB, 2026-04-15, 10:19
  - Speaking of basic morality … - Mark, 2026-04-15, 15:14
  - right - Jay, 2026-04-15, 11:00
    - The Vance stuff was almost worse than the Trump post - Dallasdomer, 2026-04-15, 21:14
      - He doesn't know better. - KGB, 2026-04-16, 15:26
  - "Shut up and dribble." - BillyGoat, 2026-04-15, 10:40

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