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First ever Jewish candidate to win a primary election and first candidate to ever be invited to the (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2016 OP
.... 840high Apr 2016 #1
... first candidate to request an invitation to the Vatican Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #2
I am so disgusted with spins and lies please check the Vatican also produced an invitation dr60omg Apr 2016 #3
The spin is all from Sanders. The facts are out there. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #5
Yes, the facts are out there and so is evidence sent by the Church to back him up. dr60omg Apr 2016 #7
Reuters: Papal official denies report Sanders invited himself to Vatican rachacha Apr 2016 #12
This isn't Starbucks... You can't just invite yourself to a Vatican conference. GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #13
Ignorance must indeed be comforting: beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #17
Link? Motown_Johnny Apr 2016 #8
Why are all (literally all) of the hillarians pissed that Bernie was invited to Doctor_J Apr 2016 #9
They were trying to make a scandal nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author KittyWampus Apr 2016 #24
Chicanery...In my opinion... Playinghardball Apr 2016 #10
Back to Ratfucking 101 with you. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #11
How many times today has this Bloomberg Financial article been debunked? B Calm Apr 2016 #15
Here is a link for you. Motown_Johnny Apr 2016 #19
Keep spreading lies and disinformation Goblinmonger Apr 2016 #28
I'm so glad for this ..... he knows the importance of fixing a global economy and polly7 Apr 2016 #4
He wasn't invited and you know this.......n/t asuhornets Apr 2016 #6
Someone's lying and it isn't Bernie: beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #14
Camp Hillary attacks this news story at their peril. But they just can't control themselves. reformist2 Apr 2016 #16
first candidate claiming to be invited to meet with the Pope DrDan Apr 2016 #18
Please, show a link that says that he is sadoldgirl Apr 2016 #22
here you go DrDan Apr 2016 #25
Christ the Lord Jesus was a socialist Jew.... Cherishing of Rebel - tradition again revealed kgnu_fan Apr 2016 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author KittyWampus Apr 2016 #23
But an ex presidents wife wants the gig and she's a lady. elehhhhna Apr 2016 #26
I guess Hillary supporters... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #27
K & R Duppers Apr 2016 #29
I'm not a fan of the pope's, in fact I've been one of his most vocal critics here. beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #30

dr60omg

(283 posts)
7. Yes, the facts are out there and so is evidence sent by the Church to back him up.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:48 PM
Apr 2016

This is not the X-Files ... the truth is not out there since so much you find on those internet tubes is really hyperbolic spin

http://news.trust.org/item/20160408180858-dibw3

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
17. Ignorance must indeed be comforting:
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:10 PM
Apr 2016


Papal official denies report Sanders invited himself to Vatican

VATICAN CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was invited to speak at an April 15 Vatican event by the Vatican, a senior papal official said on Friday, denying a report that Sanders had invited himself.

"I deny that. It was not that way," Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo told Reuters in a telephone interview while he was traveling in New York. Sorondo, a close aide to Pope Francis, is chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, which is hosting the event.

He said it was his idea to invite Sanders.

A Bloomberg report quoted Margaret Archer, president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, as saying that Sanders had broken with protocol by failing to contact her office first.

"This is not true and she knows it. I invited him with her consensus," said Sorondo, who is senior to Archer.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senior-papal-official-untrue-sanders-invited-himself-vatican-173414032.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
9. Why are all (literally all) of the hillarians pissed that Bernie was invited to
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:49 PM
Apr 2016

The Vatican?

I don't get it.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
21. They were trying to make a scandal
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:25 PM
Apr 2016

with some hints of other ugliness incidentally, to distract from this

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/07/politics/bill-clinton-black-lives-matter-protesters/index.html

And it fell flat. This is a lesson of take your lumps and move on. Instead, with the help of some in the MSM, they do this shit.

There is something else, the states that are coming up, including NY, have large catholic populations.

Response to Doctor_J (Reply #9)

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
11. Back to Ratfucking 101 with you.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:53 PM
Apr 2016

You need to up your lying game...perhaps a personal consultation with your candidate woudl help.

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
19. Here is a link for you.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:22 PM
Apr 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/senior-papal-official-untrue-sanders-invited-himself-vatican-173414032.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

^snip^


Papal official denies report Sanders invited himself to Vatican


VATICAN CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was invited to speak at an April 15 Vatican event by the Vatican, a senior papal official said on Friday, denying a report that Sanders had invited himself.

"I deny that. It was not that way," Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo told Reuters in a telephone interview while he was traveling in New York. Sorondo, a close aide to Pope Francis, is chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, which is hosting the event.

He said it was his idea to invite Sanders.




Now please delete your incorrect post and change that blasphemous image in your signature line.

Thanks.






 

Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)
28. Keep spreading lies and disinformation
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 06:06 PM
Apr 2016

It will reflect appropriately on whatever credibility you have left.

This talking point of the day was a bad idea by whomever thought it up. Saying it over and over again after it has been proven false just makes it look even more of a bad idea.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
4. I'm so glad for this ..... he knows the importance of fixing a global economy and
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:43 PM
Apr 2016

tackling climate change. This will be a very good meeting of the minds.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
14. Someone's lying and it isn't Bernie:
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:07 PM
Apr 2016


Papal official denies report Sanders invited himself to Vatican

VATICAN CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was invited to speak at an April 15 Vatican event by the Vatican, a senior papal official said on Friday, denying a report that Sanders had invited himself.

"I deny that. It was not that way," Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo told Reuters in a telephone interview while he was traveling in New York. Sorondo, a close aide to Pope Francis, is chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, which is hosting the event.

He said it was his idea to invite Sanders.

A Bloomberg report quoted Margaret Archer, president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, as saying that Sanders had broken with protocol by failing to contact her office first.

"This is not true and she knows it. I invited him with her consensus," said Sorondo, who is senior to Archer.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senior-papal-official-untrue-sanders-invited-himself-vatican-173414032.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw


Response to Playinghardball (Original post)

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
27. I guess Hillary supporters...
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 06:02 PM
Apr 2016

Are going with the 'repeat the lie loud and often enough to make it fact' strategy with this new smear. Here are the facts: the Vatican (the government that the Pope himself is the leader of) has come out and said that Sanders did not invite himself. Full stop. No amount of semantics are going to change that.

The reason I think Camp Hillary is fighting this one so hard is that Hillary is supposed to be the candidate that is respected world wide forward her foreign policies & this event has a few leaders of other nations going. That, combined with the fact that if this wins Sanders a portion of the large Catholic NYers, she is in trouble for the primary. Otherwise, they would have dropped it like the other lies they have been saying this week.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
30. I'm not a fan of the pope's, in fact I've been one of his most vocal critics here.
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 03:50 AM
Apr 2016

I do wish Bernie would distance himself from Frank but at least I know he won't pander to the religious right by offering up women's and lgbt people's rights as a compromise.

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