Hahahaha! The actual invitation...

[PatV]

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[kennetha]

1. to "attend" the meeting

Nothing about speaking at the meeting. nothing about Sanders being given a platform to talk about 'The Moral Economy."

Did he just make that up?

Did he misunderstand the nature of the invitation?

[TM99]

5. Jesus, y'all are fucking hilarious.

Yes, I am certain Sanders will sit there quietly listening and will never have any opportunities to discuss such topics with other attendees or organizers.



Come on, y'all can't be this stupid, right? It must just be the jealousy that your bought and paid for candidate will be in Hong Kong at that same time doing a high powered $2700.00 minimum per person fund raising.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

6. They really have some sour grapes over this whole Vatican thing... nt

[rhett o rick]

7. This is the largest STRAWMAN I've ever seen. But it's really all they have. Clinton's world

is falling around her and they are desperate. I heard that Cheney notified Clinton that if she felt bad, she could meet with him and kiss his ring.

[Fla Dem]

17. Need to get your facts straight. HRC will not be in Hong Kong

Gary Gensler, the CFO of her campaign will be hosting a dinner for American Citizens in Hong Kong.

[TM99]

20. I already admitted that error.

But instead she will be at a venture capitalist's home with the Clooney's doing the same damned thing. So really, you didn't exonerate your candidate.

[Fla Dem]

24. Exonerate her from what exactly? Raising money for the DNC and down ticket DEMOCRATIC

candidates so they can win elections and maybe, just maybe take back the senate and add a few more Democratic seats to congress so whichever candidate gets elected will have a better chance of actually getting some reforms thru. Wish BS would do more fundraising, but he's too wrapped up in his own idolatry.

[MrMickeysMom]

11. I think you have mis-understood the meaning of "attend"...

Check those drawers again, for crying out loud.

P.S. Here's your binky...

[PatV]

12. I knew one of you would come along but I didn't think it would be the FIRST response.

Do you know how foolish and petty that sounded? Not to mention pretty funny!

[morningfog]

13. You are not that stupid. I simply don't believe it.

You can't be.

[amborin]

15. academic conferences have invited speakers; that's likely the capacity in which Bernie attends;but

if you've never been to one, you wouldn't know

[Hiraeth]

25. what? duck tape his mouth shut?

really.
you guys are pathetic.

[840high]

26. You misunderstand life. Get over it.

[Renew Deal]

2. Archer must be some sort of crank

[Renew Deal]

3. Will the pope be in attendance?

[Fla Dem]

18. LOL. the Pope will be in Greece. nt

[2pooped2pop]

30. Greece visit changed dates. Maybe you are the one that should get your facts straight?

[840high]

27. No - the Pope will be

at Hillary's $3,500 a head fund raiser.

[NurseJackie]

4. For comparison purposes ... here's the Pope's signature

Here's the ring he'd have used for the wax seal...



No parchment paper, no red ribbon, no gold-leaf embossing. It's definitely NOT from the Pope.

[Punkingal]

8. And this is funny why?

[azurnoir]

9. awww hasn't Hillary's invite arrived yet?

[2pooped2pop]

31. it came by email and she wiped it with a cloth.

she needs to check the cloud.

[Old Codger]

10. Wow

what an honor, also love to see a hill fan honoring our hero..

[DanTex]

14. His campaign must be proud that all that lobbying for an invitation paid off.

[retrowire]

16. He didn't though.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-vatican-idUSKCN0X5257

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.

XD

[DanTex]

19. LOL. I get invited to stuff too, but somehow I avoid pretending that the pope invited me to meet him

[mainer]

21. Dated March 30. Margaret Archer says Bernie asked for invitation "2-3 days ago."

Nice piece of proof that Margaret Archer's a LIAR.

[Vinca]

22. Oh, shoot, I was hoping to get a look at the $325,000 George Clooney fundraiser invite.

[B Calm]

23. Where's Hillary invite? Oh yeah, she's

too busy trying her best to coverup Bill wagging and pointing his finger at the BLM movement!

[Buzz Clik]

28. The existence of the invitation is not in question.

Neither are these facts:

• Bernie was invited late, after the program had been fully established and distributed. That is, he is not a keynote speaker
  
• The invitation was solicited on Bernie's behalf; Sanders's presence was not sought by the organizers
  
• The Pope did not invite Bernie

[PatrickforO]

29. So basically, this giant, huge, horrific, etc. etc. etc. piece of paper is supposed to mean...

what?

Bernie's going to Vatican City to discuss humanitarian stuff with a bunch of other like minded people.

And this has what to do with his campaign?

Because I'm wondering where you all stand on:
1. Medicare for all Americans
2. Strengthening Social Security by removing the payroll tax cap
3. Overturning Citizens United and similar rulings
4. Taking a leadership stance on mitigating climate change
5. Ensuring big corporations don't hide their money offshore and pay their fair share of taxes
6. Using OUR tax dollars to subsidize state colleges so our children and grandchildren can have free tuition

Because THESE are the issues I'm voting on, and why I support Bernie.

But, alas, instead of addressing these issues, we're looking at some bullshit 'controversy' about the Vatican? Mountains out of molehills.

[grasswire]

32. The pope declined the Clintons' invitation to a gala.

That's what this is about.

The Clintons are on the B or C list of all those who declined to attend their gala.

[PatV]

33. This has their nose all bent out-of-shape

A number of high-profile celebrities and figureheads have declined invitations to attend an annual gala hosted by the Clinton Foundation.

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That gathering, dubbed the Clinton Global Initiative, received declines from Pope Francis, Elton John, Mark Zuckerberg, and President Obama, among others. Notably, this was the first time Obama was unable to attend the event since taking office in 2009.

The increase of declines could be attributed to the shaky political ground that Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation current sit on. Clinton and the relationships she had as Secretary of State with countries that donated to her foundation have been called into question following her departure from the State Department.

An event planner for the organization told Politico:

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“They’ve had a lot of rejections from people – both for membership renewals and speaking roles this year between the campaign, Hillary not being at CGI this year, bad press.”
Other big names who declined invitations and speaking parts include Leonardo DiCaprio, Arianna Huffington, Bill de Blasio, and Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron also told the Clintons “no."

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/09/430939-clinton-foundation-may-feeling-effects-clintons-shady-state-department-practices/

They're not the hot ticket couple they used to be and it's killing them and their fan club. And Bill's ready for an assisted-living home. He needs put away somewhere where his mouth won't hurt them anymore.