I'm Charlie Sykes. Welcome back to the To the Contrary podcast. I say that every single Friday. So we may or may not have a deal to reopen these straits of her moves. We'll talk about that. But this was the week in which Donald Trump escalated his fight with the Pope, compared himself to Jesus Christ. We've learned that RFK Jr., the man who runs the

Department of Health and Human Services, once cut the penis off a dead raccoon, and this is not

the strangest story of the week, and because, of course, there was J.D. Vance lecturing the Pope

on theology, and Pete Heggz at a worship service at the Pentagon, not only once again compares his boss to Jesus Christ, compares the media to the Pharisees, but then, again, quotes a fake Bible verse that really was a rip-off from the movie Pulp Fiction, from Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a hitman, who is about to shoot a man to death.

The folks from Morning Joe put together a little bit of a montage comparing Pete Higgsith's prayer with the rant from Pul from pulp fiction. And my friends, this is just

chef's kiss. Listen to it. They call it Cesar 2517, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel

2517. Ezekiel 2517. The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides.

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides.

By the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

By the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

Blessed is he who in the name of camaraderie and duty

shepherd the loss through the valley of darkness,

for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.

Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill

shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly

his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt

to capture and destroy my brother.

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger,

those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my call sign is Sandy One

when I lay my vengeance upon thee. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon

thee. And amen. Okay, so we have a lot to hash out at the end of one more remarkable week.

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