Bill O'Reilly here and I'm warming up. Stand by for the O'Reilly update morning edition.

On this Tuesday, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, a Catholic and former speech writer for Ronald Reagan, is scolding Vice President

Harris for refusing to attend the Al Smith dinner in New York City, the biggest Catholic fundraiser of the year.

Mr. Smith was the first Catholic to run for president and got waxed by Republican

Herbert Hoover in 1928.

As we document in my new book confronting the presidents,

Hoover's campaign put forth that if Smith were elected,

the Pope would run the USA.

My take is that Kamla Harris is wise to avoid the Catholics.

She is ardently pro-abortion,

somehow elevating it to a noble posture.

Of course, Roman Catholicism condemns the procedure

so Ms Harris is not a virtuous person

according to that theology.

It's almost like a politician selling BLT sandwiches

in front of a mosque.

So the downside for Kamala attending the dinner would be substantial as her

opponent Donald Trump will be there giving some remarks.

Do you think that Trump might mention abortion

and Kamala in the same sentence?

I believe that would be a possibility.

Therefore, the Vice President will be otherwise occupied.

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