April 21, 2009
Posted: April 21st, 2009 01:44 PM ET

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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Caroline Kennedy is denying persistent speculation that she will be President Obama's pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.

Kennedy, arriving at the White House Tuesday afternoon for an event celebrating the President's signing of national service legislation named after her uncle Sen. Edward Kennedy, told CNN she has no plans to serve as ambassador to the Holy See.

"No, not that I'm aware of," she said about the post after agreeing to take just one question.

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Steve, New York City   April 21st, 2009 5:44 pm ET

Leave Caroline Kennedy alone – get off her back. She's still reeling from the NY senate seat nonsense that had been orchestrated by the Clintons.

Mississippi Mike   April 21st, 2009 5:17 pm ET

It wouldn't be surprising if Obama tried to shove a Kennedy into the Vatican's diplomat slot. He owes them a lot and has done a really poor job picking his team so far. I think it's great that the Vatican has been so vocal about being against all of the Catholic Democrats who are pro-abortion.

Freed_From_W   April 21st, 2009 5:07 pm ET

Our government has become too much of a cult in itself to need a liaison to another.

glenn   April 21st, 2009 4:21 pm ET

Great place for her no real job.or influence...and she is cath

Zealan Whatley   April 21st, 2009 3:57 pm ET

What's up between Caroline and Obama? What does he see in her to make her worthy of public office (especially without election)? She is pretty?

Dace Tucson AZ   April 21st, 2009 3:45 pm ET

Why would she want to go back in time to the dark ages and deal with the most vile and hateful popes in recent history?

Pamela McGregor   April 21st, 2009 3:34 pm ET

This was a rumor being circulated on Fox Network linking it to the President's invitation to Notre Dame.

Better to turn her into a church lady than a senator. Oops!

I imagine Hannity would petition for her excommunication; devout Catholic that he is.

larry of NY   April 21st, 2009 3:22 pm ET

Just go away Caroline .. please, just go away

d1120   April 21st, 2009 3:21 pm ET

She just needs to crawl back into her hole....puh-leeze....

MCD, San Francisco, CA   April 21st, 2009 3:18 pm ET

Why on earth do we even need an ambassador to the Vatican?!? I say end it now and be done with it.

Sniffit   April 21st, 2009 3:05 pm ET

I say if the Vatican rejects our embassafor for political reasons, like the person's policy stance on abortion, then the Vatican shouldn't get an embassador until it accept that over here in the US, we keep church and state separate and the Vatican does NOT set our policies.

Crystal   April 21st, 2009 3:05 pm ET

Really John, really? He is so full of sh*^t! Yes huh there were plenty of Vietnam soldiers who did have the problem of war crimes and being crazed from the drugs and what not. And it was freakin right winged crazies that were in office incase noone remembers , denying them bennefits. The government spit on the soldiers more than the people did and what people did did it because of govt. propeganda. Jesus McCain is an idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!

ray   April 21st, 2009 3:03 pm ET

arizona, i do hope when you have to select a senator that you do not vote for this racists simcox. this immigrant hater is nothing more than a racists, yes aracists, immigrant hater. people like simcox wants a white america. not a brown, not a black of any other colour. he is using illegal and legal immigrant to get his racists message across. had all the immigrants been white, people like simcox, loudobbs. and the tancredo"s of this country we wont have an immigration problem but because its the brown skin and the dark skin people we they are making it a problem. these people are racists and nothing more.

Erik S.   April 21st, 2009 2:57 pm ET

Stop Lying. It's all about guns again.

Now the administration is defending itself, saying the word "recovered" does not actually apply to all guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes. "By recovered he means traceable, guns tracked back to the United States. These are ATF numbers. These are guns submitted to the ATF for tracing. That's what we mean by recovered."

But a large percentage of the firearms recovered in Mexico are never submitted to U.S. officials for tracing because they lack the necessary serial numbers or other markings.

JD   April 21st, 2009 2:50 pm ET

Hey she is a Kennedy ok? I mean Ted can lie so why not her?

Henry Miller, Cary, NC   April 21st, 2009 2:50 pm ET

Uh, so what? It's not like the Vatican requires all that much intense diplomacy.

But the art collections in Rome are fabulous, much of the art contained in them wonderfully depicting both classical and Christian mythology. I hope Ms Kennedy enjoys them.

Conan   April 21st, 2009 2:49 pm ET

Man I wish my last name was Kennedy so people would feel obligated to give me things.......

katiec   April 21st, 2009 2:46 pm ET

CNN
Why do you insist on headlining any outrageous remark made on FOX?
Intelligent people realize what a worthless cable station they are and
give them no creditibility.
By acknowledging them is that saying your agree with their warped
standards and support total bias?

single mom   April 21st, 2009 2:46 pm ET

She's not going to be the ambassador to the Vatican because the Vatican wouldn't accept her. The Kennedys are pro-choice and pro-stem cell research. The Vatican has pointedly requested Christians (preferrably Catholics) who are anti-abortion and against stem cell research.

My 2 Cents   April 21st, 2009 2:45 pm ET

If she has the credentials, sure. But, coming from a Democrat, please don't use your name alone to get a job.

Just like how I don't want another era of more Bushes. George-W ruined it for Jeb.

Jackie in Dallas   April 21st, 2009 2:42 pm ET

OK," not that she is aware of" doesn't mean "no."

The bigger question is why this should be a problem. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (come on CNN, she IS married and carries her husband's name!) is an active political fund raiser, interested in education, and of a Catholic family which is also a political dynasty. Seems to me that makes her pretty appropriate for such a position. If we can select former actors (such as Shirley Temple Black) as ambassadors under a Republican President, actors and wrestlers for Governors, and comedians for Senator, why not?

Rob   April 21st, 2009 2:39 pm ET

Thank goodness she did not end up becoming New York's Senator. We dodged a bullet with this one. After reading her interview in the New York Times I noted she is a vapid intellectual wasteland with nothing to contribute.

The last thing our nation needs is to make her our ambassador.

Karen - Missouri   April 21st, 2009 2:34 pm ET

Why can't CNN wait until there IS any kind of announcement instead of stupid speculation?

Franky   April 21st, 2009 2:33 pm ET

Don't you media people got anything better to do than break neurotransmitters? LOL!!! I mean, come on, you just report on what you hear, based on source or not. And most of the time, is just information, heck, you have more in common with Nostradamus than you imagine...

Some Guy   April 21st, 2009 2:29 pm ET

Groundbreaking journalism at its finest. Have a nice day!

Istillthink   April 21st, 2009 2:28 pm ET

This would futher anger Catholics, as this women is a marginal Catholic at best, and pro abortion. She has scandalized practicing Catholics by her stand on Abortion .
Any Catholic who has denied the teachings of the Church publicly becomes expostfacto nonCatholic (excommunicated).,
Therefore Ms Kennedy cannot serve as Embassator to a Church who's teaching she does not accept.

Istillthink

jerry25   April 21st, 2009 2:26 pm ET

It makes much more sense for her to be the Ambassador to either the UK or France. The Vatican doesn't make much sense.
The reporter should have asked the broader question.

Michael "C" Lorton, Virginia   April 21st, 2009 2:25 pm ET

Ambassador to the Vatican? I thought "In God We Trust,"-–the rest pay cash-–do we really need an ambassador?

James   April 21st, 2009 2:23 pm ET

Quote:
"No, you know, not that, um, you know, I'm aware of, you know" she said about the post after agreeing to take just one question

Aksarben   April 21st, 2009 2:18 pm ET

How can she be nominated? She supports abortion, embroyic stem cell research, etc. She can't possibly be acceptable to Vatican ...

LikingThisChange   April 21st, 2009 2:16 pm ET

I think she'd be a good choice.

Jon in CA   April 21st, 2009 2:11 pm ET

Of COURSE Caroline Kennedy is going to get an Obama-job. Don't all his supporters get something??

Obama is just a black blago. Pay to Play... scratch my back – I scratch your back.

Operation Crush Rush   April 21st, 2009 2:05 pm ET

Good for her,just dont pull his finger,he is human.

Anonymous   April 21st, 2009 2:05 pm ET

Good thing as the Holy See has already made a statement that he would not accept her nomination due to her stance on pro-choice!

Carla M   April 21st, 2009 2:04 pm ET

How ironic to name a woman as ambassador to the religious order second only to Islam in misogyny.

jon   April 21st, 2009 1:57 pm ET

Of course she's not. The Vatican would never be ok with that, and it would be really stupid for the White House to appoint someone who is pro-abortion. That is no way to attempt to have diplomacy with the Holy See.

Don B   April 21st, 2009 1:53 pm ET

Why don't they make her a representative to something she is qualified for, like Dog Pond Administrator? Why and who is pushing this unqualified rich girl who has no qualifications as a representative?

Darryl Schmitz   April 21st, 2009 1:52 pm ET

That's all we need as Vatican ambassador: a CINO... "Catholic in Name Only".

what does an ambassador to the vatican do?   April 21st, 2009 1:51 pm ET

is this a necessary post?

Chi Town   April 21st, 2009 1:49 pm ET

A Kennedy to the Vatican...

Kinda like sending Teddy Rosevelt to a Animal Activist Convention

JJ in NY   April 21st, 2009 1:49 pm ET

That would be, ya know.........kind of hypocrital, ya know ?

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