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Bill O'Reilly met with the Pope today (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 OP
Did the Pope know who he was? dalton99a Apr 2017 #1
Who knows? Beakybird Apr 2017 #3
Was it a "chance" or accidental meeting? Or did he go there TO meet the pope? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #2
Do you think Bill stalked him? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #5
I wonder. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #7
He just had to get that photo op. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #8
I wonder if he had to wait a long time to bump into the Pope. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #9
He needed that photo-op for his supporters. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #11
Bill should have brought his own photographer. Did the Pope "endorse" him, or... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #12
How many family members did he take with him? George II Apr 2017 #14
At first he told everyone he was invited by the Pope. George II Apr 2017 #17
I'm thinking he just "staked-out" a position on (or near) the rope-line... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #20
The pope shook his hand... Blanks Apr 2017 #22
Damn, I hope the pope had ultra-strong hand sanitizer with him. Hard to tell where his RKP5637 Apr 2017 #26
It was not accidental. drray23 Apr 2017 #32
Is he shaking with the "loofa" hand? (nt) apnu Apr 2017 #4
Or the other? 6000eliot Apr 2017 #33
That's sweet gratuitous Apr 2017 #6
I hope his holiness knows where those hands have been BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #10
He needs all the help he can get....... onecent Apr 2017 #13
Hah, somehow a handshake these days has come to mean "he met with". George II Apr 2017 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author WoonTars Apr 2017 #16
He "met" the Pope Foamfollower Apr 2017 #18
I hope the pope sanitized his hands after. Maybe even take a shower. ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #19
Haaaaaaa shenmue Apr 2017 #29
He didn't know who it was, he was focused on the dress-like garment. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #21
I hope Pope Francis smacked him upside the head and asked him: Aristus Apr 2017 #23
O'Reilly will spare no expense... Blanks Apr 2017 #24
Evidently the exorcism did not work Gothmog Apr 2017 #25
K&R!!! LOL!!! RKP5637 Apr 2017 #27
lol JHan Apr 2017 #28
I am Jewish and so I am not clear as to how this process works Gothmog Apr 2017 #34
Proof O'Reilly has no intention to disappear HopeAgain Apr 2017 #30
He's on his holiers !!! OnDoutside Apr 2017 #31

Beakybird

(3,333 posts)
3. Who knows?
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:41 PM
Apr 2017

There are definitely fascists in the church hierarchy who can facilitate a Bill-O handshake with the Pope.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
12. Bill should have brought his own photographer. Did the Pope "endorse" him, or...
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 01:16 PM
Apr 2017

... express any hope that O'Reilly's show wouldn't be cancelled?

It's all pretty much "just for show" anyway. I'm sure it made O'Reilly feel important and significant (even though he KNOWS in his heart that he's not going to have a show to return to.).

O'Reilly is such a PHONY!! But, I'll bet this "chance" meeting pleases O'Reilly's die-hard fans as well. They'll see it as being something more meaningful than the (obviously) staged photo-op that it actually was.

O'Reilly is such a LOSER!! I'll be glad when he's gone. He needs to just fade away into the sunset. I hope that I NEVER have to see his face or hear his voice again.

O'Reilly is such a LIAR. He lies about Obama, about Hillary, about Democrats in general and he lies about the Democratic Party. The world will be much better off without his negativity.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
20. I'm thinking he just "staked-out" a position on (or near) the rope-line...
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 01:55 PM
Apr 2017

... or perhaps he had to rush-in and "ambush" the Pope whenever he saw his opportunity to get close.

I'm thinking that the Pope had NO IDEA who he was... from the Pope's perspective, it was just another RANDOM STRANGER in the crowd.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)
26. Damn, I hope the pope had ultra-strong hand sanitizer with him. Hard to tell where his
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 04:57 PM
Apr 2017

hands have been.

drray23

(7,627 posts)
32. It was not accidental.
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:02 PM
Apr 2017

CNN was reporting that this had been in the works for month. Cardinal O'Malley wrote to the Vatican to help O'Reilly get in the receiving line...

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. That's sweet
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:45 PM
Apr 2017

O'Reilly looking for a miracle to save his job from a man whose theological positions O'Reilly despises. Any port in a storm, and this Foxhole isn't going to go atheist anytime soon. Side note to the Almighty: This would have been a good opportunity to have O'Reilly's tie spontaneously burst into flames. I know you're not into the theatrical stuff anymore, but . . .

Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

 

Foamfollower

(1,097 posts)
18. He "met" the Pope
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 01:35 PM
Apr 2017

in huge crowd where he fought his way through to get the photo op he hopes will save his spot at Fox.

ismnotwasm

(41,976 posts)
19. I hope the pope sanitized his hands after. Maybe even take a shower.
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 01:37 PM
Apr 2017

I suspect O'Reilly has more than one odd kink.

Aristus

(66,328 posts)
23. I hope Pope Francis smacked him upside the head and asked him:
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 03:25 PM
Apr 2017

"Why is a good Irish boy like you carrying water for the Republicans?"

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
24. O'Reilly will spare no expense...
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 03:26 PM
Apr 2017

To make this 'vacation to Italy' story seem real.

It's photoshopped, O'Reilly is drinking schnapps in his man cave. Sulking.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
30. Proof O'Reilly has no intention to disappear
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 05:03 PM
Apr 2017

Now he's working on two options;

Continued denials and assertions he is the victim.

Claim he has been rehabilitated and found the path back to the straight and narrow.

Stay tuned to see where he goes next...

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