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hootinholler

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10. The reality is

Mon May 25, 2015, 04:54 PM

May 2015

That Bernie knows that a lot of people will listen to the pope. When the Pope makes a statement that resonates with Bernie's goals, why shouldn't he publicize that? It would be foolish not to.

That said, what would an acceptable rate of pope memes be? One per month? How about the Dali Lama? Would those be acceptable to you?

Further, what is the average posting velocity of a laden meme?

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Senator Sanders seems to be a fan of the Pope. [View all] onehandle May 2015 OP

The Pope Speaks Truthfully cantbeserious May 2015 #1

Well, Sanders' appeal on DU was very short lived. Gman May 2015 #2

If you know Bernie, he is the most irreligious person you'd know... eloydude May 2015 #3

It was in reference to what the Pope was saying Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #32

Hillary "The Bible is my most inspirational book" Clinton? Warren DeMontague May 2015 #11

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #37

Lol, that is the funniest comment I've seen on DU for a while! sabrina 1 May 2015 #17

You obviously don't know much about him. 840high May 2015 #69

Is bush a fan of the Clintons? RobertEarl May 2015 #4

Desperate isn't it, it's not his fault, that's why they have to, orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #40

It's weird RobertEarl May 2015 #44

Some are blind to the fact, and having blinders on now is dangerous . orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #57

That will cost him my vote very swiftly. That clown in the photo hosted the Family Research Council Bluenorthwest May 2015 #5

Good to know. LWolf May 2015 #8

Anyone who feels that they can't vote for Bernie because he admire's the Pope's cali May 2015 #12

Of course. LWolf May 2015 #13

Not to mention that Bernie was standing up for Gay Marriage long before the other candidate had sabrina 1 May 2015 #19

How about Hillary's involvement with The Fellowship, aka The Family? cali May 2015 #9

And where exactly did I even mention Hillary Clinton? I did not. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #16

Just pointing out that if you adhere to the standard you're applying to Bernie cali May 2015 #23

You said you can't vote for Bernie. Who then? Doctor_J May 2015 #61

More: cali May 2015 #15

I did not even mention Hillary Clinton, yet that's all you have to say. Clearly that link I posted Bluenorthwest May 2015 #22

lol. your truthiness is noted. Bernie is not associating himself with that. cali May 2015 #25

It takes that little? treestar May 2015 #49

I agree with you BrotherIvan May 2015 #55

with some it is all about the messenger PowerToThePeople May 2015 #6

Exactly. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #7

As Kahless said, "perhaps the words are more important than the man" arcane1 May 2015 #27

The reality is hootinholler May 2015 #10

Bernie is Jewish and didn't spent 12 years in Catholic School HockeyMom May 2015 #14

What does that have to do with anything? I know lots of people who spent sabrina 1 May 2015 #21

This reminds me of that other OP today - the one about Limbaugh cwydro May 2015 #18

If President Obama is for it.. then he's against. No big riddle there. Cha May 2015 #65

I know, I got that Cha... cwydro May 2015 #67

See post 6. Another manipulative OP trying to cast doubt on Bernie. It's certainly a pattern. woo me with science May 2015 #20

Sorry, Democrats don't line up behind non-Democrats leftofcool May 2015 #28

Uh, Logic may not be your strong point. Just who do you think cali May 2015 #34

Party before Principle. A winning combination for sure arcane1 May 2015 #35

Meine Partei-- recht oder schlecht! Art_from_Ark May 2015 #60

Bernie is more of a Democrat than any corporate puppet in a Democrat costume. woo me with science May 2015 #38

Bernie is a pragmatist and he's showing he likes the quote, the Pope is still a... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #24

Maybe Bernie doesn't have any quotes of his own so he has to quote the Pope? leftofcool May 2015 #26

Facebook is flooded with Sanders quotes. arcane1 May 2015 #29

He uses his own words all the time. Perhaps you were unaware that cali May 2015 #30

You know what else people do? arcane1 May 2015 #31

yes, but it's so spectacularly stupid. cali May 2015 #36

Anyone who thinks that his posting of a couple of quotes from the Pope on cali May 2015 #42

But Cali, didn't you get the message? TM99 May 2015 #58

Why? Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #33

Oh noez!!! 99Forever May 2015 #39

That's a shame. PeaceNikki May 2015 #41

but not even close to being the shame that your candidate's 15 year association cali May 2015 #43

"MY" candidate? Lol PeaceNikki May 2015 #45

I thought you said you support HRC. Was I wrong? If so I apologize. cali May 2015 #46

Um... "That's a shame." is a "slam"? Get a grip. PeaceNikki May 2015 #47

LOL. I wasn't actually referring to your sanctimonious little comment, but to more cali May 2015 #48

I repeat, "get a grip". Go fight with someone else, I'm not interested. PeaceNikki May 2015 #50

I'm not fighting, just pointing out cognitive dissonance. cali May 2015 #51

Sure, I'm the one who called you sanctimonious and accused you of cognitive dissonance PeaceNikki May 2015 #53

oh, because "get a grip" isn't an unpleasant response. cali May 2015 #59

I agree BrotherIvan May 2015 #54

I support Sanders and I support Clinton. I'm a yellow dog Democrat. PeaceNikki May 2015 #56

Would you agree with the quotes Art_from_Ark May 2015 #62

I can find examples of people who aren't protectors of child rapists and PeaceNikki May 2015 #63

in this race? who? it's either Hillary with her cozy 15 year relationship with a fundy hate group cali May 2015 #64

If Limbaugh said something that actually supported a position of mine, Art_from_Ark May 2015 #66

Neat. PeaceNikki May 2015 #68

OMG ! An image of.. the POOP, as Inspector Clouseau might have said. pangaia May 2015 #52