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!”
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
Although I am a Catholic I was not familiar with Our Lady of Guadaloupe and how the painting came to be. Mrs. Clinton made a very big gaffe. This administration is acting like complete novices, they need some adults to guide them.
Posted by: Lala | Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 09:50 PM
So, thousands of people waited 5 hours in the rain to buy Mark Levin's latest book. Something is in the air.
Posted by: Lala | Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 09:52 PM
So, thousands of people waited 5 hours in the rain to buy Mark Levin's latest book. Something is in the air (LaLa)
I saw that to. For to long the right in this country has sat passively while the left has run rough shod over us. I for one am no longer just going to let that slide and I think neither are many other people.
Posted by: southdakotaboy | Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 11:07 PM
years a go we had wooden ships and iron men
today we have iron ships and wooden men.
Posted by: george | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Wow, that is some gaffe!
Looking at, you know, an actual painting and asking who painted it.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/mexico/images/mexico-city/basilica-guadalupe/icon-cc-subzonica.jpg
That was one tactful response from the Monsignor.
And yes, it is quite a beautiful virgin.
Posted by: Skylark | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 01:22 PM
Skylark,
You are a very ignorant person. You must be a liberal.
Posted by: Lala | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 04:58 PM
What I find unusual is that the visit was not part of her original itinerary. Apparently, she made a last minute decision to go there. Here is a link to a video of Hillary's visit: http://tinyurl.com/dk2fxs This is an amazing video about the studying of the image but it is in Spanish. You can still figure out what is going on though: http://tinyurl.com/daw7tj This link talks about the significance of the tilma: http://tinyurl.com/ddstfc http://tinyurl.com/cq56ve Our Lady of Guadalupe, according to the information at the link, is a huge deal to Mexico and even California. "The Anchoress" website draws a very interesting parallel to BO's being asked to speak at Notre Dame and this incident with Hillary. "Nicedeb" apaprently found out that Hillary is due to receive the Margaret Sanger award. What an interesting juxtaposition. Lastly, there are two very long threads at the Ace of Spades HQ blog and at Hot Air. I think that all these coincidences are not coincidences at all.
Posted by: mary | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 05:07 PM
"I've said, there are no coincidences: "First Time For Everything: Bemidji State Topples Top-Seeded Notre Dame" http://tinyurl.com/cl46hz http://tinyurl.com/c9cs2v "Cardinal DiNardo ups the ante" http://tinyurl.com/ccmbot http://tinyurl.com/ct7u7p"
Posted by: ginger snaps | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 05:34 PM
Here's the story in English
http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/03/hillary_hey_who_painted_our_la.php
Posted by: Lala | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 08:18 PM
The mystery of the eyes of Our Lady of Guadaloupe
http://www.sancta.org/eyes.html
Posted by: Lala | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 08:26 PM
That video is hilarious. The monsignor actually grabbed the translator's top and unwrapped it to demonstrate. Points to Hillary and the translator for maintaining their composure.
Posted by: Skylark | Monday, March 30, 2009 at 03:47 AM