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It hit a nerve methinks Armstead Apr 2016 #1
Spot on madokie Apr 2016 #104
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #130
Yep... Won't be anything left for the next generation... Yurovsky Apr 2016 #132
If this nation continues its current trend, most of the populace will be uneducated and living in RKP5637 Apr 2016 #137
Yup. No doubt about that. redwitch Apr 2016 #126
heck, it'd be touted as evidence of divine intervention nashville_brook Apr 2016 #147
A gentle honest Senator from a small state is invited to jwirr Apr 2016 #149
Because Bill was a big racist fool yesterday, and they badly needed to change the subject.nt Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #2
+ 1000 awake Apr 2016 #103
Dead center bullseye. Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #136
+1,000,000 krawhitham Apr 2016 #173
The Exacto Distracto! dchill Apr 2016 #174
Nice idea but I don't think so, they would have smeared Bernie no matter what esle was happening pdsimdars Apr 2016 #185
Because they operate on pure hate. morningfog Apr 2016 #3
It's not the candidate they decided to back. nt revbones Apr 2016 #4
Jealous. They think that Hillary would be far more deserving of this honor. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #5
Except he is not leaving until the 16th dr60omg Apr 2016 #40
Yup, Pope in Greece 14th-15th, Bernie event is 15th-16th. There's a chance for a meeting. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #41
I am confused: Did the Pope push back his Greece trip? noiretextatique Apr 2016 #159
Pope is going to Greece on the 16th eom noiretextatique Apr 2016 #161
I have a feeling it's going to be a bad year for them. If Hill wins all hell will break lose over Zira Apr 2016 #48
yup! oldandhappy Apr 2016 #55
If you want to get back at them, vote against every "New" Democrat in every primary hereafter. (nt) w4rma Apr 2016 #62
I voted for Bernie and then changed my voter registration to Unaffiliated/Independent. The democratic RKP5637 Apr 2016 #133
Anti-intellectualism, jealousy, deflection from Bill's rant yesterday. beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #6
You can add Clintons TM99 Apr 2016 #37
I'm hoping there's a subversive at that $$$$$$$ Clooney dinner! Peace Patriot Apr 2016 #47
Given how the 2016 election is going, this could easily happen 99th_Monkey Apr 2016 #176
+10000, that is exactly what is going on. Zira Apr 2016 #49
The stench of desperation nichomachus Apr 2016 #7
It must be late. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #27
your word is more appropriate, i believe... islandmkl Apr 2016 #69
.... 840high Apr 2016 #160
The green eyed monster is very very ugly. notadmblnd Apr 2016 #8
It's the Hillary Hornets. dogman Apr 2016 #9
Those hornets drank too much hater-aid. 840high Apr 2016 #164
They feel the need to trash anything good Bernie does or has done. TDale313 Apr 2016 #10
Maybe it's none of these and they just feel like the vatican Berned them. timmymoff Apr 2016 #11
the hillary supporters here are a sad lot SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #12
insecurity of scared ego kgnu_fan Apr 2016 #13
It is simple... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #14
Because the "optics" of being invited to an international conference The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #15
There aren't going to be any optics kennetha Apr 2016 #108
it's all over the news right now isn't it? retrowire Apr 2016 #114
They have seen the very real potential for losing New York demwing Apr 2016 #16
Facing the likelihood of winning less states than Bernie Sanders does. DemocracyDirect Apr 2016 #24
If Bernie wins New York, Hillary is done. enigmatic Apr 2016 #64
I kinda think maybe for the NY debate, pangaia Apr 2016 #155
Subway tokens, ping pong melman Apr 2016 #17
And every time it turns out Hillary had a worse moment Kalidurga Apr 2016 #28
The media coverage of this thing going into the NY primary is going to be untouchable GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #18
Barack Obama gave a Major Speech kennetha Apr 2016 #109
I can't go into details but get ready to be surprised (again) next week. GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #129
Let me guess, kennetha Apr 2016 #134
It's what they do Kelvin Mace Apr 2016 #19
they're convinced that if they can just find the right talking point, people wont support him Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #20
Exactly. bjo59 Apr 2016 #46
You're right. You don't get it. RufusTFirefly Apr 2016 #21
Because it elevates Bernie's stature and makes him look like Presidential material BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #22
You really believe this? kennetha Apr 2016 #110
lmao this makes him look like a putz? retrowire Apr 2016 #116
you mean, mad as in angry, or mad as in stark raving mad? kennetha Apr 2016 #123
When someone is amused, they sit back and observe. retrowire Apr 2016 #124
Because team Hilly didn't get there first. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #23
Because he was on the view this morning billing it as if he was summoned by the pope... anotherproletariat Apr 2016 #25
"purposely misleading even if he didn't mean to" Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #31
Actually the Pope is traveling the next day - not the day of the conference. Silver_Witch Apr 2016 #33
if he was a Clinton he would say he was 'almost' invited by the Pope... islandmkl Apr 2016 #71
I think I just hurt myself, rolling my eyes so hard Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #92
same interview where he also said he had "a lot in common with the Pope" - what an ego! Native Apr 2016 #156
Q: Are you meeting the Pope? noiretextatique Apr 2016 #163
pure serendipity, apparently, but it's an implicit mockery of HRC and what she represents; amborin Apr 2016 #26
#Hoodgate #IdolatryOfMoneyGate #PanamaPapersGate Kalidurga Apr 2016 #29
I agree! hopeforchange2008 Apr 2016 #88
Desperate batshitery whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #30
Bernie Underground is an interesting place EffieBlack Apr 2016 #32
So lone Clinton supporter TM99 Apr 2016 #38
*crickets* whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #67
All of the above: petty, childish, desperate, dishonest noiretextatique Apr 2016 #90
Hillary supporters are free to use the site as much as anyone else. Dawgs Apr 2016 #72
IF Uponthegears Apr 2016 #87
Bullshit...this rejection of reality was/is pathetic and petty noiretextatique Apr 2016 #89
but but a damn bird landed on his podium !!! /sarcasm <--- cause this is needed around here uponit7771 Apr 2016 #150
They are trying to neutralize the optics truly nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #34
George Orwell described it best 70 years ago: Califonz Apr 2016 #35
The real reason? Loudestlib Apr 2016 #36
Why ? Because while Sanders is "invited to speak on the idolatry of money/the problems it presents" jmg257 Apr 2016 #39
Petty is as petty does. eom PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #42
Lots of claims of jealousy, petty and such. The real reason jeff47 Apr 2016 #43
Quite astute of an observation there Aerows Apr 2016 #61
That, and her foreign policy consisted of bringing war, suffering and fracking to the undeserving. polly7 Apr 2016 #80
I think it an all of the above situation. I haven't heard an explanation that doesn't fit the bill berningman Apr 2016 #93
Agree. and this is a great thread! polly7 Apr 2016 #95
Yes and it's demonstrating that foreign policy can be about discussion, consensus suffragette Apr 2016 #179
Between this and the bird ... TheFarS1de Apr 2016 #44
Somebody might get some positive media attention OZi Apr 2016 #45
most of them are doing it to annoy and rile up Sanders supporters JI7 Apr 2016 #50
I'll never understand the payoff for them CoffeeCat Apr 2016 #56
Many don't like us. They really don't. stillwaiting Apr 2016 #74
ding ding ding berningman Apr 2016 #96
They hate the left more than they hate the right. frylock Apr 2016 #168
Apparently orders came down from above telling them to go full Monte negative. AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #51
Maybe knee-jerk reaction re anything not focused on their beloved? oldandhappy Apr 2016 #52
They can't handle that their candidate is too corrupt and they are losing. Zira Apr 2016 #53
OMG, What a scathing retort! Bernie acolytes are truly amazing! Fla Dem Apr 2016 #142
It's really bizarre, actually. myrna minx Apr 2016 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Apr 2016 #57
Start using the red x on them. I found it turns it into a Liberal Democratic board. Zira Apr 2016 #60
She is in free-fall, and they know it. Plus, the Vatican turned down the Clinton Foundation silvershadow Apr 2016 #58
That, and Catholicism is the majority religion in NY and a number of other upcoming states... peacebird Apr 2016 #83
Summation. Aerows Apr 2016 #59
Great song. enigmatic Apr 2016 #63
Because they've got NOTHING! Sky Masterson Apr 2016 #65
Hillary's campaign took a big hit with Bill Clinton pointing his finger at BLM. They thought B Calm Apr 2016 #66
Perhaps, if anyone recalls silenttigersong Apr 2016 #68
They have nothing to promote. rosesaylavee Apr 2016 #70
I'm focusing on issues, any one that doesn't bring up issues gets ignored. nt Joob Apr 2016 #73
the pope declined an invite to the Clinton 2pooped2pop Apr 2016 #75
One reason--Host: You're meeting with the POPE? Bernie: "Yup" (sitting nodding) riversedge Apr 2016 #76
Because the driving force behind her campaign is Myrina Apr 2016 #77
Discussions of Idolatry on DU are difficult. stone space Apr 2016 #78
they're jealous because no one wants Hillary to speak on that subject. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #79
Why can't we just keep religion out of our politics? JTFrog Apr 2016 #81
The better questino is why are Sanders people gleeful about attending a conference hosted Tarc Apr 2016 #82
I am not gleeful...but it is interesting noiretextatique Apr 2016 #97
I don't think his invitation is being belittled - it's the false claim that he will be DrDan Apr 2016 #84
Jealousy WolverineDG Apr 2016 #85
Oh yes we are so jealous that HRC isn't attending an academic seminar Fla Dem Apr 2016 #144
Thank you for proving my point. nt WolverineDG Apr 2016 #182
Because she is mathematically inevitable AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #86
I think the party is divided more than ever before. The DNC corruption means they are losing a good Zira Apr 2016 #140
yeah, it's insane-- I guess they have nothing more important to go with Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #91
He isn't scheduled to speak and he isn't meeting the pope. ucrdem Apr 2016 #94
No...the pope is in town noiretextatique Apr 2016 #98
Verb tense matters. nt ucrdem Apr 2016 #99
The Pope postponed his trip noiretextatique Apr 2016 #158
Because sometimes politics is stupid mythology Apr 2016 #100
Probably because Hills didn't get an invite... haikugal Apr 2016 #101
One word. 99Forever Apr 2016 #102
I think it's fantasitc BainsBane Apr 2016 #105
Two reasons: Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #106
There won't be ANY optics kennetha Apr 2016 #112
Any photo of Bernie there will do. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #115
back at ya bud. kennetha Apr 2016 #117
I suppose that's a possibility. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #119
Which campaign? /nt Marr Apr 2016 #145
everybody already knows it's happening retrowire Apr 2016 #118
The optics of him lying about it on The View and Morning Joe kennetha Apr 2016 #120
he was invited. retrowire Apr 2016 #121
he was invited because one of his supporters lobbied to get him invited kennetha Apr 2016 #122
You know what's pathetic? retrowire Apr 2016 #125
Actually, he wasn't even invited to speak kennetha Apr 2016 #107
All this sturm und drang over a nothingburger Fumesucker Apr 2016 #111
K&R quantumjunkie Apr 2016 #113
There's this, with Sanders blaring the trumpet of his personal invite from the Pope himself Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #127
I would think many would support it, it's what this world needs! It's a reason I changed my RKP5637 Apr 2016 #128
True. I'm changing for the same reason. Zira Apr 2016 #139
Yep! And both the parties are minorities in the US per Gallup, so many are fed up with them. RKP5637 Apr 2016 #141
They think only of Mrs. Clinton, not at all of the party or the 99% Doctor_J Apr 2016 #171
It's a very very very selfish stance they take. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #172
No kidding?! Fascinating! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #131
The conference is fine. Pretending you have been summoned by the Pope during NY election is sleazy. Hoyt Apr 2016 #135
I know that most fundies only tolerate Catholics artislife Apr 2016 #138
He's doing it for the $250k speaking fee. Wait...wrong politician. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #143
Hillary said at one time she 840high Apr 2016 #167
DUzy! Petrushka Apr 2016 #178
Because they don't have principles. They only have idolatry. cui bono Apr 2016 #146
Desperation RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #148
It's (fill in the blank) derangement syndrome matt819 Apr 2016 #151
A) The Clintons have become very rich krispos42 Apr 2016 #152
The PNAC and the bankers just got skunked.. pangaia Apr 2016 #153
Because he agreed on "The View" on national TV that the Pope invited him. brush Apr 2016 #154
Yep! Their paragon of virtue and honesty LIED about something so easily disproved... why? NurseJackie Apr 2016 #180
Maddow today repeating "disqualify" meme after HRC said let it go. Negative, negative, negative . snowy owl Apr 2016 #157
They've gone absolutely nuts with this. Multiple OPs slamming Bernie over it. senz Apr 2016 #162
because the nervous reactions continue for a while reddread Apr 2016 #165
Purely out of envy. frylock Apr 2016 #166
How does crowing about a trip to the Vatican speak truth to power, anyway? ucrdem Apr 2016 #169
We are not "crowing" about it. totodeinhere Apr 2016 #175
Mostly because they are out of options Doctor_J Apr 2016 #170
Wall Street was offended, that is all there is too this "outrage". Odin2005 Apr 2016 #177
Haters, who don't care about a decent Democratic politician or any of us millions that support him? lostnfound Apr 2016 #181
We should talk about people Bill met 40 years ago JoePhilly Apr 2016 #183
It clearly shows who is working for good and who is on the other side. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #184
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