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RUSH: The pope, Pope Francis, took off from Cuba within the last, what was it, half hour. He departed Santiago de Cuba, out there on the eastern side of the island, and he's arriving at Joint Base Andrews. Back in the old days it used to be called Andrews Air Force Base, but now it's Joint Base Andrews 'cause a lot of joint stuff going on there, not just an Air Force base now. And what's really remarkable is that Obama and Moochelle are going to be there to greet the pope as he descends the stairs.
You know, Reagan didn't even go to Joint Base Andrews to meet Gorbachev. It just isn't done. It is very, very rare that a sitting president heads out to a concrete tarmac to greet an arriving anybody. I think he might have done it for Bill Ayers once over at Reagan National. I'm just kidding. I gotta be careful, some dingbats actually think I meant it. I mean, if it happened, I wouldn't be surprised. But I mean Obama can barely contain himself here.
We had the news yesterday. Here comes a guy he's gonna be able to hide behind in order to advance his agenda that nobody voted for, and he's gonna be hiding behind Pope Francis in order to get this done. So he and Moochelle are driving out there, and they're gonna greet the pope as he gets off. In 1986 when Gorbachev came over to save America from Ronald Reagan, if you remember, fifth year of Reagan's term and everybody is still worried he's gonna hit the nuclear button. The arrival of Gorbachev was so exciting for the people in Washington, State Department even, and the media.
But Reagan didn't go out there to greet Gorbachev.
Pope Benedict XVI with President Bush at Andrews Air Force Base
Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by President Bush at Andrews Air Force Base
Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by President Bush at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington at the start of his six-day visit. It was his first papal visit to the U.S.
Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times
THE PAPAL VISIT; PONTIFF EMBRACES WELCOME IN MIAMI; DEFLECTS QUERIES
THE PAPAL VISIT; PONTIFF EMBRACES WELCOME IN MIAMI; DEFLECTS QUERIES
By ROBERTO SURO, Special to the New York Times
Published: September 11, 1987
MIAMI, Sept. 10— Pope John Paul II arrived here today at the start of a 10-day tour of the United States, receiving both an enthusiastic welcome from crowds that included President and Mrs. Reagan and a taste of the questioning over Church teachings that he is expected to encounter throughout his visit.
''I come as a pilgrim, a pilgrim in the cause of justice and peace and human solidarity, striving to build up the one human family,'' John Paul said, reading his brief remarks in English in a slow but steady voice as he stood with the President on a small blue stage under a canopy set up on the tarmac at Miami International Airport.
The Air Italia 727 jetliner carrying the Pope arrived from Rome at 2 P.M. on schedule, the green and white jumbo jet taxiing to a halt in a corner of the airport where Mr. Reagan was waiting for his arrival aboard Air Force One. The President and Mrs. Reagan then rode in a limousine to greet the Pope as he stepped from his plane to begin his second tour of the United States.
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: The pope, Pope Francis, took off from Cuba within the last, what was it, half hour. He departed Santiago de Cuba, out there on the eastern side of the island, and he's arriving at Joint Base Andrews. Back in the old days it used to be called Andrews Air Force Base, but now it's Joint Base Andrews 'cause a lot of joint stuff going on there, not just an Air Force base now. And what's really remarkable is that Obama and Moochelle are going to be there to greet the pope as he descends the stairs.
You know, Reagan didn't even go to Joint Base Andrews to meet Gorbachev. It just isn't done. It is very, very rare that a sitting president heads out to a concrete tarmac to greet an arriving anybody. I think he might have done it for Bill Ayers once over at Reagan National. I'm just kidding. I gotta be careful, some dingbats actually think I meant it. I mean, if it happened, I wouldn't be surprised. But I mean Obama can barely contain himself here.
We had the news yesterday. Here comes a guy he's gonna be able to hide behind in order to advance his agenda that nobody voted for, and he's gonna be hiding behind Pope Francis in order to get this done. So he and Moochelle are driving out there, and they're gonna greet the pope as he gets off. In 1986 when Gorbachev came over to save America from Ronald Reagan, if you remember, fifth year of Reagan's term and everybody is still worried he's gonna hit the nuclear button. The arrival of Gorbachev was so exciting for the people in Washington, State Department even, and the media.
But Reagan didn't go out there to greet Gorbachev.
Pope Benedict XVI with President Bush at Andrews Air Force Base
Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by President Bush at Andrews Air Force Base
Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by President Bush at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington at the start of his six-day visit. It was his first papal visit to the U.S.
Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times
THE PAPAL VISIT; PONTIFF EMBRACES WELCOME IN MIAMI; DEFLECTS QUERIES
THE PAPAL VISIT; PONTIFF EMBRACES WELCOME IN MIAMI; DEFLECTS QUERIES
By ROBERTO SURO, Special to the New York Times
Published: September 11, 1987
MIAMI, Sept. 10— Pope John Paul II arrived here today at the start of a 10-day tour of the United States, receiving both an enthusiastic welcome from crowds that included President and Mrs. Reagan and a taste of the questioning over Church teachings that he is expected to encounter throughout his visit.
''I come as a pilgrim, a pilgrim in the cause of justice and peace and human solidarity, striving to build up the one human family,'' John Paul said, reading his brief remarks in English in a slow but steady voice as he stood with the President on a small blue stage under a canopy set up on the tarmac at Miami International Airport.
The Air Italia 727 jetliner carrying the Pope arrived from Rome at 2 P.M. on schedule, the green and white jumbo jet taxiing to a halt in a corner of the airport where Mr. Reagan was waiting for his arrival aboard Air Force One. The President and Mrs. Reagan then rode in a limousine to greet the Pope as he stepped from his plane to begin his second tour of the United States.