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George II

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7. Once the truth came out there was no award from the Pope, he wasn't invited by the Pope....

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:34 PM

Oct 2019

....and their only encounter was in the lobby of the Pope's residence at 6:00 AM as he was leaving for a trip to Greece. Bernie and Jane were in the lobby waiting for him, unscheduled, and they caught the Pope off guard.

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Veteran: "Tulsi Gabbard is a fake" [View all] StarfishSaver Oct 2019 OP

Thanks for posting this irisblue Oct 2019 #1

YES, thank you for posting this! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2019 #2

So, what about her ideas? glegear1 Oct 2019 #3

Welcome to DU StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #4

Buckle up, lots more KGB operatives to come and they will be here and everywhere. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #6

That could be seen yesterday as well Hav Oct 2019 #19

Well spotted. Very well spotted. Hekate Oct 2019 #57

Which of her ideas do you like? Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #5

:) LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #14

I'm pretty sure we won't get an answer to that question. groundloop Oct 2019 #18

I don't think they've opened that information packet yet. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #49

Ideas are totally worthless PatSeg Oct 2019 #21

This! mcar Oct 2019 #29

Yes, they are. Perseus Oct 2019 #24

her stated ideas are irrelevant stevesinpa Oct 2019 #25

yes, they are. Her statements on Hillary and the Democratic Party are dead wrong. Next fucking TeamPooka Oct 2019 #38

What positions are those? Tarc Oct 2019 #39

Welcome to DU! lapucelle Oct 2019 #52

Yes. She came back from visiting Assad, the murderer of millions, in 2016 pnwmom Oct 2019 #58

LOL Skittles Oct 2019 #85

Does she like chocolate? I like chocolate. (n/t) Iggo Oct 2019 #89

Your concerns are duly noted. Nt Javaman Oct 2019 #93

Who gives a fuck. BannonsLiver Oct 2019 #119

Once the truth came out there was no award from the Pope, he wasn't invited by the Pope.... George II Oct 2019 #7

omg.. can you believe this?! Cha Oct 2019 #8

I can believe it. Here's the report at the time: George II Oct 2019 #11

I lived it Cha Oct 2019 #15

Interesting. So he cancelled on a NYC Vets for Bernie rally.... paleotn Oct 2019 #26

So Bernie was there to address the conference on social justice. Scotch-Irish Oct 2019 #36

His campaign originally said he was invited by the Pope to meet him and speak at the conference..... George II Oct 2019 #40

From what I remember True Blue American Oct 2019 #61

Meeting with the Pope True Blue American Oct 2019 #41

Thanks for the link! It's very easy to forget what a crock that meeting was. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #60

Thanks for the link, George. I remember that happening, but was feeling lazy about looking it up. pnwmom Oct 2019 #59

No scipan Oct 2019 #76

The Vet's experience reminded me of this Tweet Cha Oct 2019 #10

Seriously? PatSeg Oct 2019 #22

Thou shall not bear false witness ... aggiesal Oct 2019 #51

I've always wondered why Bernie interrupted his campaign to fly to Rome. yardwork Oct 2019 #71

wrong. Tired of people spreading lies about Bernie. scipan Oct 2019 #73

Your posts do nothing to refute the other articles. All the impetus for the face time was coming pnwmom Oct 2019 #78

They refute the claim that he kind of waylaid the Pope. scipan Oct 2019 #86

No one said he waylaid the Pope. They said it wasn't true that the Pope pnwmom Oct 2019 #90

Yes they did. Post #7: scipan Oct 2019 #92

#2 came from one of the tweets by the veteran in the OP. pnwmom Oct 2019 #94

I'll take the Pope's word over Mr. Sachs' word, thank you. As for the award.... George II Oct 2019 #80

Source for "Pope's word"? scipan Oct 2019 #83

I believe someone else posted that here already. As we used to say on "Newsnet", RTFF. George II Oct 2019 #88

Ah. OK then, "newsnet", RTFF, whatever that means. scipan Oct 2019 #91

Here he is confirming to Joy that he was invited by Pope Francis OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #102

I was replying to the poster's claim that scipan Oct 2019 #103

The pope seemed to say it was not scheduled. OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #104

it was, the day before. n/t scipan Oct 2019 #105

Here OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #100

Who paid for the trip? OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #95

They tried, but the FEC rejected the expense. No one knows who forked over the $800K. George II Oct 2019 #97

Looks like it was not planned. OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #101

Righhht BannonsLiver Oct 2019 #120

She constantly touts her veteran status mcar Oct 2019 #9

I know.. weird.. and I believe it. Cha Oct 2019 #12

HRC has done us all a favor mcar Oct 2019 #13

Hillary took one for Cha Oct 2019 #16

Thanks for sharing. Do you know of that feeling one gets, when your gut instinct says ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2019 #17

And she looks freaky in that photo. Nt BootinUp Oct 2019 #20

When she spoke in my hometown here in Iowa a few months ago, Sogo Oct 2019 #23

Solid gut feeling. Cha Oct 2019 #42

I'm a little weirded out that her ad is at the top of my screen right now, asking for a donation flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #27

The Google ads algorithm will post ads based on the words and images on a page. tblue37 Oct 2019 #37

Thank you for posting this Gothmog Oct 2019 #28

I wonder what her agenda is. UCmeNdc Oct 2019 #30

Well.... paleotn Oct 2019 #31

She's going to be primaried in 2020. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2019 #32

I sent him a few bucks yesterday. Will do so again once the campaign heats up. George II Oct 2019 #77

oh my, are we going through that purple band aide, swift boater thingy again? nt yaesu Oct 2019 #33

I got 12 hours off Twitter because I called JanetLovesObama Oct 2019 #34

There is certainly no need to be ambiguous about it... SAY how you feel! not_the_one Oct 2019 #45

If you were President you would not have gotten a time out Generic Brad Oct 2019 #47

Nice to see some things never change. nt redqueen Oct 2019 #74

Damn.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #98

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #35

Thank you for posting this. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #43

She just really turns me off. I have a pretty finely tuned bullshit detector and it went off when I catbyte Oct 2019 #44

I'm not one to always "go with my gut, but this time - yes. colorado_ufo Oct 2019 #62

Gabbard helped swiftboat Al Franken to advance here own visibility as a candidate. Nitram Oct 2019 #46

Disgusted. Not surprised. BadgerMom Oct 2019 #48

Wow! OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #50

My dad is a 91 year old veteran, he is SOOOO not a fan of "her". Nuff said..... FM123 Oct 2019 #53

Thanks for this, Starfish. Bring on the information. Bring on the reality. nt Hekate Oct 2019 #54

K&R betsuni Oct 2019 #55

Thank You for your clear information proving ..."Tulsi Gabbard is a FAKE" Stuart G Oct 2019 #56

This whole Tulsi Gabbard debacle is very unfortunate. jimlup Oct 2019 #63

"Shut up, Hillary" StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #65

Yeah I totally expected to get flamed jimlup Oct 2019 #67

Responses to what you posted isn't "getting flamed" StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #69

No, she didn't just defend herself. redqueen Oct 2019 #75

THIS RIGHT HERE.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #99

Yep. And, um, when has she turned out to be wrong? calimary Oct 2019 #117

SMDH sheshe2 Oct 2019 #66

Note - I did not say that Hillary should jimlup Oct 2019 #68

Say what you please. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #70

A wee tad sensitive are we? jimlup Oct 2019 #72

Actually it is definitely NOT the same as telling her to "Sit down and shut up" jimlup Oct 2019 #81

You're calling Hillary Rodham Clinton "naive at best"? And you did indeed tell her to shut up StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #82

No it means naive... jimlup Oct 2019 #84

The most problematic line for me is when Tulsky said: ecstatic Oct 2019 #64

Yes. That remarks speaks VOLUMES about what she thinks of us vets. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2019 #87

I am an Army veteran and I felt nauseated by Gabbard's majdrfrtim Oct 2019 #79

THANK YOU FOR THIS THREAD.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #96

A: Drama. Clicks. Grokenstein Oct 2019 #106

B: Truth : Period.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #113

Don't like Gabbard. Oh, and nice takedown KPN Oct 2019 #107

Something's rotten The Wizard Oct 2019 #108

Beto and Yang think we should stop trashing her nt Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #109

Yet they've said not a word about Tulsi trashing Hillary Clinton StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #110

Think both are averse to taking everything personal. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #111

They weren't averse to inserting themselves - they just decided to pick a side StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #114

Just don't want people trashing other people. Period Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #115

Looking forward to seeing you call out Tulsi for calling Hillary Clinton "the queen of warmongers, StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #116

Thanks for another trash a person response. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #118

Uh huh.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #112

Yup... non-political types never gain traction. But beto Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #121

House seat challenger @kaikahele beating Tulsi Gabbard with Hawaii donors Gothmog Oct 2019 #122

Kicking! Cha Oct 2019 #123

Interesting article from CNN on Kahele Gothmog Oct 2019 #124