Andrea Mitchell and MSNBC claim that the Pope sent a hand written note to Bernie...

[Walk away]

(see tape) while their reporter at the Vatican explains that the note was actually for the entire conference and was likely in reference to the two South American leaders he would have liked to meet with.

[BlueMTexpat]

1. Well, they're wrong.

I've had very little admiration for Mrs Greenspan for a very long time. This just eroded the last bit.

Facts matter, Mrs Greenspan and MSNBC!

[KittyWampus]

3. Her name is Andrea Mitchell.

[BlueMTexpat]

4. I know that and would use it

if I respected her. I don't.

[KittyWampus]

6. As a woman, I find doing that to be sexist regardless of how one feels about a person.

[BlueMTexpat]

8. You can certainly believe that

if you wish and generally I would agree with you. But you don't know me at all, so I suggest that you not judge me based on my remark towards THIS woman whom I do not respect in the least. I have good reason for saying it.

If I called her what I really want to, THAT would truly be sexist by any measure.

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13. Hey! What's wrong with you??? Don't you know that Greenspan is...

...just another word for Corporate Whore???

[still_one]

10. I understand your point, and generally agree, but in this case I think that Ms. Mitchell's choice of

life partners, that being Mr. Greenspan, who was a huge Ayn Rand fan, was the point I suspect the poster was making, and like Mr. Greenspan, Ms. Mitchell's accuracy in describing things, may not be a true representation of the facts.

I know, why should I interject myself into this?

Because I just wanted to throw my two cents in why I believe the comment was meant more on a political level rather than a derogatory sexist insinuation

[BlueMTexpat]

16. Thanks and exactly that! eom

[stopbush]

2. I'm tired of the US media treating the Pope and other European monarchs

as royalty to which we must still bow and scrape. Our media fawns over these types whenever they come within a thousand miles of our hemisphere.

I thought we fought a war to break free of monarchies.

[Fla Dem]

5. The Pope is neither a king nor is he royalty.

"The Pope's ecclesiastical jurisdiction, the Diocese of Rome, is often called "the Holy See" or "the Apostolic See", the latter name being based upon the belief that the Bishop of Rome is the successor of Peter the Apostle. The Pope is considered one of the world's most powerful people because of his diplomatic and cultural influence. He is also head of state of Vatican City, a sovereign city-state entirely enclaved within the Italian capital city of Rome."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope

He is also the spiritual leader of over 1.2 Billion Roman Catholics.

There have been good popes and some pretty awful popes over the 1900 years of the papacy. I think Francis has certainly showed signs of being a transformational pope for the good.

[stopbush]

7. Same religion, same dogma being sold by a Pope who knows how to smile.

Still against gays, against marriage equality, against the right to speak out against religion. There's a laundry list if you want to see it.

A wolf in sheep's clothing. Screw him and the RCC.

[Fla Dem]

9. Your prerogative. Screw whomever you want. nt

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14. But doing a great job of smoothing over centuries of raping children...

with the best P.R. man the church has ever had. Is Ratzenberger still alive and pulling the strings???

[still_one]

11. Here is my question. Does the Pope put his pants on one leg at a time? For that matter, does

Bernie?



Incidentally, I agree whole heartedly with the comment you made

[SharonClark]

12. Where did they get that false information? From Bernie?

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15. Does a bear shit in the woods? Is the Pope Catholic???

Who else?

[riversedge]

17. @mitchellreports Andrea & @MSNBC LIED that the Pope sent a hand written note to Bernie

I like that wording in this tweet.


@mitchellreports Andrea & @MSNBC LIED that the Pope sent a hand written note to Bernie http://demu.gr/1107102541 #ImWithHER #Hillyes #p2