Hillary Clinton

Her Sister

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53. This person has some in depth analysis on the whole thing

Tue Apr 12, 2016, 04:25 PM

Apr 2016

https://rootedcosmopolitan.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/the-papal-invitation-that-wasnt/

When I sat at my computer Friday morning and saw that Bernie Sanders had been invited to the Vatican I was stunned. Though I voted for Hillary Clinton in the Illinois primary, my reaction was not the Democratic nomination. I thought “wait, this has to be wrong, there is no way the Vatican could be this dumb, it is bad for the Vatican to get embroiled in a US election.” Through the course of Friday it became obvious that in fact no office that directly represents the Pope or is an important body of the Holy See was involved in inviting Sanders to what turned out to be a conference of mostly academics. On why the Sanders campaign agreed to the trip I cannot say. I’m baffled by the decision. But regarding the machinations behind the decision, it appears the invitation was pushed by economist Jeffrey Sachs and American policy advocate and communications consultant Michael Shank. Sachs and Shank both have at least the appearance of a conflict of interest, and if they did in fact initiate the invitation, their actions undermined the interests of both Bernie Sanders and the Catholic Church.

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The most definitive article to date: Vatican: Pope Didn't Invite Bernie Sanders [View all] BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 OP

Fail! Her Sister Apr 2016 #1

Will not deter Sanders from repeating the lie liberal N proud Apr 2016 #2

Argh! Her Sister Apr 2016 #3

Ah yes ... BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #19

Monsignor needs to beef up on the meaning of "election" and "candidate" robbedvoter Apr 2016 #31

Enormous K & R. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #4

It's so damned OBVIOUS--but then again, it always WAS. MADem Apr 2016 #5

Yes, I actually saw that one BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #20

K&R! sheshe2 Apr 2016 #6

And Hillary didn't get invited at all. But considering the subject of the conference, it's not PatV Apr 2016 #7

Jeffrey Sachs a BS fan got BS an invite and BS said on the View when asked if he were going to Cha Apr 2016 #8

Clinton didn't ask to attend a seminar on Catholic theology. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #15

This is absolutely the point BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #21

If necessary, I think I can get her invited to something exciting. okasha Apr 2016 #24

lol!!! Her Sister Apr 2016 #33

I'd go to that! Especially if there is food! Lucinda Apr 2016 #49

Hillary did not ask to attend. Why bring her in unless it is only to smear her. Shame on you. riversedge Apr 2016 #27

I blame BS.. he never does his homework. Cha Apr 2016 #9

No, he really doesn't. Bleacher Creature Apr 2016 #16

It still has not dawned on his supporters what a stupid coment that was (by Bernie) riversedge Apr 2016 #28

K&R otohara Apr 2016 #10

HAH! DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #11

k&r DesertRat Apr 2016 #12

If he has an "interest in studying" Centesimus Annus... jmowreader Apr 2016 #13

just a part DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #30

There's also this part jmowreader Apr 2016 #32

Eventually the truth shall prevail Iliyah Apr 2016 #14

Sanders invited himself Gothmog Apr 2016 #17

Here's the important part: "Perhaps the others (candidates) would have been interested but... George II Apr 2016 #18

Ding ! Ding! Ding! Her Sister Apr 2016 #34

If Jeffrey Sachs is Bernie's hand-picked foreign policy advisor LisaM Apr 2016 #22

That any foreign policy "advisor" BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #23

I suspect that this will be okasha Apr 2016 #25

Not a good move overall, IMO. eom BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #26

Probably they wanted BS to look important with the Pope Her Sister Apr 2016 #35

Too clever for their own good, IMO. eom BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #36

I've been digging around on Jeffrey Sachs, and he's a strange character LisaM Apr 2016 #37

Thanks for the links, Lisa! BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #38

He seems to have a particular vendetta against Hillary and Paul Krugman. LisaM Apr 2016 #39

It gets even more interesting when the discussion BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #40

I know; at times it sounds like Opus Dei LisaM Apr 2016 #41

Thanks for all this info into Jeffrey Sachs Her Sister Apr 2016 #46

It also makes Bernie Sanders seem very, very naive. LisaM Apr 2016 #55

It should raise flags BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #59

Couldn't agree more. LAS14 Apr 2016 #51

And to discuss an encyclical that slams socialism. Koinos Apr 2016 #54

Skin deep perhaps. eom BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #58

No Matter. He won't even read the encyclical. Koinos Apr 2016 #60

So all the spin the BS'ers were pushing was false? Quelle Surprise!!!! Tarheel_Dem Apr 2016 #29

They called her a liar and other terrible names... ( Margaret Archer) fun n serious Apr 2016 #42

The response to Margaret Archer laid bare BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #43

They also fund raised on this issue fun n serious Apr 2016 #44

Shameless. BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #45

Yuck! Her Sister Apr 2016 #47

The agenda Her Sister Apr 2016 #48

Thanks for this, Her Sister! BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #50

and it looks like it was supposed to be a coffee break at that time! Her Sister Apr 2016 #52

I wonder whether he'll be BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #57

This person has some in depth analysis on the whole thing Her Sister Apr 2016 #53

Good find. BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #56