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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Popegate has become one of my favorite Bernie campaign screw-ups. [View all]pangaia
(24,324 posts)30. Just look to whom you are responding.. Waste of time. LOL.
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And the Women Deliver 2016 Global Conference is right around the corner too. Oops, too soon?
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2016
#62
Ya, good thing the Hillary supporters fail to accept everything being spoon fed by BS
Sheepshank
Apr 2016
#12
Democrats are supposed to be Enlightened. Using a contemporary term, these OPs are BASIC!
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2016
#36
How is this "poo-flinging"? It's a monumental screw-up by Sanders' campaign.
KittyWampus
Apr 2016
#40
Yes, it is "parhetic" to go on national TV and pretend the pope invited you to meet him.
DanTex
Apr 2016
#8
Actually, he was invited to an academic conference held at the Vatican, but when has the truth
DanTex
Apr 2016
#11
At least he can be fact checked because he does it in public...where are Hillary's transcripts?
Human101948
Apr 2016
#56
I'm sure it will be fun. No idea why he tried to sell it as a Papal invitation, but I guess he's
DanTex
Apr 2016
#72
it gets worse than that - some do not realize that there is a difference between the Pope
DrDan
Apr 2016
#117
Just because it survived the Sanders squad doesnt mean that the Admins are not taking note.
revmclaren
Apr 2016
#119
Ignore him. His needle is stuck, is stuck, is stuck, is stuck, is stuck, is stuck.
pangaia
Apr 2016
#33
He's not even giving a speech. And time constraints show he'd only attend part
KittyWampus
Apr 2016
#42
Yep, now we know who will be doing what that day...seems appropriate doesn't it?
jmg257
Apr 2016
#18
He LIED about seeing the Pope on national tv. So yes, it does show a difference.
KittyWampus
Apr 2016
#43
Not too much. Pretty big deal, being invited to the vatican. Especially right before a NY Primary.
jmg257
Apr 2016
#50
Riiiight - Invited by the Chancellor. Of an academy. Of the Vatican. Centered in the Vatican.
jmg257
Apr 2016
#60
Tell that to the Chancellor, who did. The chancellor of a Vatican academy, centered at the Vatican.
jmg257
Apr 2016
#64
The academy is not the Vatican. The Vatican said it didn't invite Sanders. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#79
AH - got it. Not "THE" Vatican, only by academy of/at/in the Vatican Thanks for clearing that up! n
jmg257
Apr 2016
#85
HEY!! Maybe you'll get an invite to Hillary's fundraiser! Hopefully your credit card will work
jmg257
Apr 2016
#66
Even if he did, his lie gap with Clinton would be several times bigger than the delegate gap. eom
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#111
This isn't about the poor. This is about Sanders’ shameless pandering and lying to get votes. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#78
This is pandering. He is not helping the poor by lying that the Vatican invited him. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#81
You might want to check if that talking point's been updated yet, since it's been debunked.
eShirl
Apr 2016
#84
Hillary wasn't invited because because she didn't have an advisor push for an invite like Sanders.
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#52
It's going be you having a quality of life only someone like you could have
whatchamacallit
Apr 2016
#54