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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Here is the "major conference" Bernie announced he'd scored an invite to, [View all]Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)145. You want to try and prove that I'm lying?
Good luck.
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Here is the "major conference" Bernie announced he'd scored an invite to, [View all]
pnwmom
Apr 2016
OP
Why did he work so hard to make this a big deal, appearing on TV to announce this?
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#21
This is a conference to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an encyclical by Pope John Paul II
kennetha
Apr 2016
#127
I guess he assumed the pope would be there, and now probably regrets making a BFD of it.
bettyellen
Apr 2016
#142
pfft. She's working hard because Sanders is working even harder to make this seem like a big deal.
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#108
It's just a little conference that Bernie is going to, that Hillary wasn't invited to.
2pooped2pop
Apr 2016
#3
So ... Bernie forced his way into a conference for questionable reasons. Who cares?
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#109
I see you still have not posted any evidence that Sanders "forced his way into a conference."
tabasco
Apr 2016
#148
Sanders friggin' lied about the invitation on The View. He created this mess, not us.
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#137
Sanders's campaign running this up the flag pole drew all the attention to it.
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#111
I'm amazed that some of these people don't get nosebleeds at the altitude on their moral high horse.
hobbit709
Apr 2016
#97
Bernie was invited by Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, the academy's chancellor,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2016
#30
I thought she was going to be at George Clooney's $350K fund-raising bash.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2016
#45
And I bet you're one of those that "bring great joy whenever they leave the room"
hobbit709
Apr 2016
#99
Means he would be making a donation to a Democrat, and we know Bernie raises $0 for Democrats
itsrobert
Apr 2016
#42
I think the word you meant there (if you were being honest) was Plutocrat. nt
Electric Monk
Apr 2016
#46
He has a helluva lot more than $350,000, and he'll be dropping about 10x that amount on this junket.
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#113
Wow. So many threads from Clintonites about Sanders and the invite. Why so much attention for
Nanjeanne
Apr 2016
#20
The last time they lost their shit like this was when the photo of Bernie being arrested surfaced.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#23
Be on the lookout for a new Jackass or some such Berniebro/DU Sanders supporters hate site ...
polly7
Apr 2016
#101
Sanders brought this on by parading his invitation while singing, "I've got a golden ticket!"
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#115
I'm not angry in the slightest -- just insistent that the truth be told. I am, however, amused...
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#125
Hillary would have been ripped to shreds if she'd accepted this invitation, by the same DUers
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#48
It is blatant hypocrisy to applaud Bernie for involving the Church in his political campaign
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#66
I've seen middle schoolers handle not getting a role in the school musical
dragonfly301
Apr 2016
#33
such bitterness about Bernie's invitation; some very prominent economists and sociologists will be
amborin
Apr 2016
#53
Hey - it's not dinner with Hollywoods most glamorous couple, but it works for Sanders. nt
jmg257
Apr 2016
#71
Excellent. He will rock it, whatever it is and whomever is in attendance. I hope the
silvershadow
Apr 2016
#93
Yeah, baby! This is right in his wheelhouse. He'll knock it out of the park.
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#118
Bernie is going to the Vatican Shillary is not. it's all really very simple.
berningman
Apr 2016
#98
She spent 4 years meeting with leaders around the world. He's going to be meeting
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#100
The whole obsession with the pope by Hillary supporters is beyond bizarre
AgingAmerican
Apr 2016
#136