Bernie invited to Vatican
Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 9:18am
First the bird at the podium. Now an invitation from the Pope! Hillary should avoid thunderstorms...
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/08/politics/bernie-sanders-vatican-city-trip/...
Go BERNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hot damn.
Of course he said yes.
Heh. The pope just gave Bernie the same boost as Trump has gotten from cable for the past 2 months.
Watch Hillary overreact and issue some crass statement against Bernie, trying to take away from the moment. It won't be related, it will not be true, but her team will take another POS lie out of their bag 'o tricks that they have concocted to fight that berning sensation, except this one is not a UTI.
Now, while it's true that they're not terribly brght
over in the Clinton Camp, I can't even imagine they'd be so stupid as to try and make detrimental hay out of the visit (I know--I'm sorta trusting that way, LOL)
The candidate would stand to insult not one, but two constituencies: those of the Jewish faith and those who are Catholic.
Smear the Pope
No. Hill and Bill won't smear the pope; they'll task that to their vast conspiracy of media pundits.
They'll probably try to smear the Pope
Beware the bullshit factories.
Amazing
I was just thinking back to Bernie winning the Muslim vote in Michigan...
When people hear his message and understand his concern for them wonderful things seem to happen.
It's funny
Christian politicians usually usually make a pilgrimage to the wailing wall. Our first Jewish POTUS candidate makes one to the Vatican... fitting.
I think that bird was a mockingjay.
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Nice cartoon
Looks like Hillary got left off the podium.
Probably because
the Pope didn't invite her to Vatican City ; - )
He didn't invite Hillary ...
... because he didn't want to pay $250,000 to hear her speech.
I think I would have to be paid
to hear her speak
Beware the bullshit factories.
That's perfect!
If that's how the GOP comes across to the majority of Americans, we have this election sewn up.
littlevoice
OMG, Martha, this just made my day. Perfect!
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Nice comment Dervish
I hadn't thought of that! Hopefully this trip will force the televised media to give him some positive coverage and end their she's inevitable fuzzy math.
(Meant to reply to Dervish but instead replied to myself)
Pope endorses Bernie.
Big F*ckin Deal
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho
????
Actually, yes....it is.
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That's the spirit!!!
Think TV coverage.
Wouldn't that be great?
Thing is, "TV" probably won't cover it. They're not huge fans of this Pope, either.
But that's okay, it will get other coverage, because yes, it is a big deal. Not everybody gets an invite to the Vatican from His Holiness. I am duly awestruck
Roses are Red
I like this
I like this
As Joe Biden would say " This
As Joe Biden would say " This is a big F$$$ing Deal". Even more so if Hillary was not invited. Does anyone know if she was invited?
Was Hillary invited?
Probably not after the Pope heard about the $225,000 speech requirement, first class accommodations for her and the entourage, no release of transcripts...
The invite specifically
said "world leaders," not money followers. So, no, HRC did not get an invite.
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They announced it on morning hoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odnqgsVwQvo&feature=youtu.be
Bernie on Morning Joe - good segment where they seemed pretty impressed. Great way to start the day here in NYC.
Perhaps boosting catholic voters to "feel the Bern?!"
Bernie Sanders is a non-practicing Jew who never talks about religion on the campaign trail, but when asked about his religious philosophy during a previous Democratic town hall, he cited the "golden rule" as the code he lives by.
Additionally, both Sanders and the pope emphasize the importance of climate change and social justice to their supporters.
The visit has a chance of boosting his vote total in the primaries, as there are many Catholic voters in the remaining primary states such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
They thought they could bury us ... they didn't know we were seeds.
HA!
Who here would lay odds on her getting Big Dog on the horn to the Vatican, demanding equal time on her behalf?
OK, maybe you don't just call the Pope. But you know, when you're Hillary, you're pretty damn important, so....
The Clintons are having fits about this right now
"Why weren't we invited dammit"
Beware the bullshit factories.
Bernie Sanders Invited Himself To Vatican Event
A Bloomberg repott quoted Margaret Archer, president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, as saying that Sanders had broken with protocol by failing to contact her office first.
Bloomberg (cough) "journalists" must not have been invited onto the Bernie Sanders
campaign going to the Vatican. Ergo, write a hit piece.
It's like clockwork:
Sanders receives good news, almost immeditely corporate owned media releases a smearing news story that contradicts the good.
Then, the contradiction is shown to be false:
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was invited to speak at an April 15 Vatican event by the Vatican, a senior papal official said on Friday, denying a report that Sanders had invited himself.
"I deny that. It was not that way," Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo told Reuters in a telephone interview while he was traveling in New York. Sorondo, a close aide to Pope Francis, is chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, which is hosting the event.
He said it was his idea to invite Sanders.
Here's the Vatican letter with conference participants.
Note Senator from Vermont is listed FIRST.
The establishment can't imagine why the Vatican would want to hear from some jew who advocates giving to the poor.
Thank you for calling out the truth
Jalus, thank you so much for bringing this lie to light. We are fortunate you are here to call BS out where you see it. Moreover, I am glad you understand the truth- that the establishment is trying to stay in power and will do everything (lie, steal, cheat, and bully) to keep it.
I read that dk resident buffoon/troll Laurence Lewis
wrote a story there based on this mistruth. If dk had any decency whatsoever, they would be utterly embarrassed, but we all know better.
That place has lost every shred of integrity.
One has to wonder why
Archer would have said such a thing when she knew it wasn't true. Someone should check her bank account.
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Corporate Media
Is more corrupt than the politicians they cover. It's disgusting, they pick and choose what to show, when to show it and how to portray the subject. Thank goodness we have the internet for community information. Won't be long before the corporations and their political lackeys try to shut that free flow of information from the unwashed masses.
We need net neutrality from governments and service providers. Human rights you know.
Maybe Archer will invite her.
If she's that upset about Bernie's invitation, what is her recourse? Can she invite her majesty, herself?
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Another cartoon
Thanks to the BNR over at TOP
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