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POPE FRANCIS WANTS TO MEET WITH DONALD TRUMP DURING U.S. VISIT

imageHAVANA, Cuba (The Adobo Chronicles® )  –  Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. on Tuesday for a six-day visit during which he will meet with President and Mrs. Obama, address a joint session of Congress, speak before the United Nations General Assembly and attend a huge Catholic family assembly in Philadelphia.

Despite his very tight schedule, the Pope says he would like to meet with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to discuss issues of immigration which has been at the forefront of the real estate mogul’s campaign.

Speaking in his native Spanish, Pope Francis told reporters: “Me gustaría mucho para reunirse con Donald Trump para darle un poco de charla sobre los migrantes y la inmigración y para darle un poco de nalgadas .” (I would very much like to meet with Donald Trump to give him a little lecture about migrants and immigration and to give him a little spanking.)

Trump has not responded to the Pope’s request but is expected to make time to meet with the Holy Father as a way to win the votes and support of the estimated 76 Million Catholic voters in the U.S.

Trump is Presbyterian but  even a solid vote from the denomination’s 1.7 Million members will not assure him of the Republican nomination or the presidency.

DONALD TRUMP VS. BERNIE SANDERS: A HAIR-RAISING COMPETITION

imageNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – It’s too early to predict which Republican or Democratic candidates will come face to face in the general elections, but this much we know: a hair-raising competition is brewing between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

Campaign paraphernalia always play a role in who gets more exposure, and in some cases, more votes.

The Trump and Sanders campaigns seem to be thinking very much alike, as evidenced by their newly-unveiled campaign t-shirts, featuring their respective candidates’ — what else — hair.

In less than twenty four hours after their release, the t-shirts have all but run out and are currently in back-order.

Who knew hair could be such a defining element in a presidential campaign? Now we know what kind of strand campaigns are best made of.

CAITLYN JENNER TO HEADLINE REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISER IN SAN FRANCISCO

imageSAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – The Republican Party just knows that San  Francisco’s  LGBT community is dying to see Caitlyn Jenner in person and pay big bucks for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  So the GOP is bringing Jenner to the City by the Bay to headline a fundraiser to raise funds for the 2016 presidential political campaign.

San Franciscans will have that opportunity on Monday, February 29, 2016 at the War Memorial at 8:00 p.m.  It is being described as an “intimate” event with  the former Bruce Jenner. It is sponsored by Unique Life Experiences and San Francisco Chronicle.

Tickets are $40 each, but special VIP tickets, reportedly priced at $500 (that’s about a fifth of the rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco) will afford Jenner fans a rare opportunity to have a selfie photo with the Olympic star turned reality TV show celebrity.

The Adobo Chronicles® tried to contact the Transgender Law Center and other transgender groups in the San Francisco Bay Area for comment but our calls have not yet been returned as of presstime.

Stay tuned.