Daily Archives: December 31, 2013


ahh, poor little rich boy, feeling so alienated 4

I have a hard time feeling any sympathy for Langone and his buddies. If the comments of the Pope cause them to not feel like giving to charity, who really has the problem here?

Reshared post from +Talking Points Memo

The empire strikes back!?

Billionaire Home Depot Founder Says Pope Francis Is Alienating The Rich
Billionaire Home Depot founder Ken Langone has a warning for Pope Francis.

A major Republican donor, Langone told CNBC in a story published online Monday that wealthy people such as himself might stop giving to charity if the Pope continues to make statements criticizing capitalism and income inequality.

Langone described the Pope’s comments about a “culture of prosperity” as “exclusionary” statements that may make some of the rich “incapable …