Awww ... hidden! :-P (But it was a close one!)
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1750981I suppose "met with the Pope" is one way to describe it, but using that phrase is not truly accurate ... especially when one considers what "met with" is commonly understood in politics or business. They're puffing up the "accidental" corridor encounter to make it appear as though it was something more than it truly was.
In my opinion this is simply more theater and deception and mischaracterization that I've now come to expect from the Sanders campaign.
I guess Bernie's "Pope-Spotter" walkie-talkie team did their job very well! :-D ("Hey, spotted him! He's in the foyer! Over. You guys need to get down her right NOW before he's gone. Over. Looks like he's headed to the loo. Hurry! Over."
This type of staged and corralled "bumped-into-the-Pontiff" while he was on the way out the door, is HARDLY the same as the formal sit-down "meeting-with-the-pope" that Bernie originally wanted everyone to believe.
Considering all the other exaggerations and half-truths leading up to this moment, I must assume that by "five minutes" it was, in reality, closer to three minutes, but Sachs just rounded UP to the nearest five.
But still, I'm sure it was a very thrilling moment for Bernie. (What the Pope actually thinks about the whole thing remains to be seen I guess.)
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... it's still visible on my DU Journal page. So there's that. 
... I assumed would be overlooked and forgotten. Something that would get lost in the clutter and the flurry of activity.
It's a fairly lame and generic alert. The alerter didn't even bother to cite any violations of the TOS, just that he/she didn't appreciate the post, and for this particular jury, that was enough. 
Juror #6 cracks me up!
Kudos to Juror #1 and Juror #4 
Ha!! :-D (I should have expected as much!)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1750981
REASON FOR ALERT
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS
ugly and pathetic
JURY RESULTS
A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Sat Apr 16, 2016, 09:41 AM, and voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.
Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: It's this person's opinion, and it may be a bit grating, but then point that out in rebuttal.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This weird Pope obsession needs to stop.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not hide worthy.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Over the top, especially the disrespectful gif. Ordinarily I don't vote to hide anti posts, but this one is just so full of crap that it does go over the top. These kind of posts reflect more on the poster than the targetted candidate.
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
... for those jurors who go along with things that are obviously not alert-worthy.
I brought these jury results to his attention, and if he's true to his word, he'll review it. It's unlikely that any of us will know what actions he takes ... he even said that DU members who had their jury privilege revoked wouldn't be told about it. (He was probably anticipating the possibility that they'd view the revocation as a badge of honor and point of pride, thus encouraging others to do the same, I presume.)
It's all so silly and it really accomplishes nothing toward improving their candidate's chances at winning the nomination.
On the bright side, this will all be over very soon, and Bernie will fade away ... headed back to Vermont and the Senate where he belongs. He'll get much more accomplished there than he ever would as President.
Go, Hillary! We love you!
Rather than ignore their comments, I held up my Transparency page as the perfect example of why they are so petty and why Skinner changed the rules:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1751403
(A consequence of having 7 active hides is getting a -140 added to my score for jury selection potential. So... my chances of being selected are a flat 0% 
).
You're quite a thorn in their sides, aren't you?
Nice work!
In my opinion, those who defend it, or cheer it, can be described in the same way.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1768222
REASON FOR ALERT
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS
The alert is do to threat she posted towards jury members -that is out line and against community standards
JURY RESULTS
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Apr 18, 2016, 09:56 AM, and the Jury voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.
Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: The threat to the jury ("REMEMBER: Skinner is watching..."
is definitely out of line. Changed my mind. Otherwise, I would have let the post stand.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: The "note to jury" is a threat to other DUers. Get rid of the post.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Oh Puhleeeze! This alert is disruptive, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, and inappropriate. SMH
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Yep, you won me over Alerter. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the post, and my initial impression was to leave it. But you're right. That warning/threat is over the top.
Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.
I was #6. Edited to correct!! Sorry Jackie, I was #6 NOT #7!!!
Methinks you are being alert stalked.
... what else have they got. It's obvious to me that their candidate won't be the nominee for our party, so this is the ONLY thing they have at their disposal that makes them feel as though they are in control of a situation that's COMPLETELY OUT OF THEIR CONTROL.
Bernie will LOSE and there's NOTHING that they can do about it.
Even the delightfully fun passtime of alert-stalking won't change it.
This will be over very soon.
LOL
Your hidden post was spot on!
Not that it will do any good ... and it definitely won't reverse it ... but it does at least bring it to someone's attention for review of how alerts are abused (and who does it, and who votes for it).
After all, he did say he'd be watching and that he'd silently REVOKE JURY PRIVILEGES for those who participated in obvious jury abuse.
They can trash Hillary Clinton openly with glee, but if anyone dares to say anything that tarnishes the faux purist aura they paint Bernie with...alert! He gets a pass, she gets an impossible standard 
That works!
... and it's easy for me to imagine that the Pontiff was pestered and pursued relentlessly by Bernie's "people" trying to arrange an actual sit-down, photo-op, formal meeting ... but when that failed, the Pontiff's secretary said "I can't promise anything, but maybe you can catch him outside the breakfast room around 6AM ... that's the best we can do ... but a formal meeting is out of the question."
Stay tuned ... there's more to come. It's just not here yet. But it's coming, and it will probably be as juicy as the earlier revelations about all the "hidden" things that are going on in the background. I can't wait!!
And hoping for a better jury in the next go round?
Because it is such fun poking at the story...
How can that be?
Like you, I don't care that he went to Rome and bumped into the Pontiff.
But I do care about (and think it's important to point out) all of the misdirection and dishonesty that was going on in the moments leading up to the accidental encounter, and the mischaracterization of the encounter.
This whole regretable incident is part of the "VETTING of the BERN".
Your post is epic!!
Thank you sooooooo much. I'm laughing so hard tears are running down my face! You and the whole Hillary crew are hilarious.
Your gif is everything and speaks for me!
Post or PM me the details!
... the one we're in now? Too funny! They really are a sensitive bunch aren't they?
Oh well ... this will all be over very soon!
... probably dead-on correct.
But ... as I noted in another post, this will all be over very soon. 
many peeps are saying that now like a mantra. lol
"..this will all be over very soon." Oh, it's "very soon" now!
smh.. we should all have a Global celebration or something. 
They lurk.. they're reading this right now. I have too much important things to do in my life than to read what they have to spout.
One of the "bonkers brigade" even rushed to send me a PM, gloating about the 3-5 min. accidental Papal brush-by, even handing me a plate of "crow" for my "fail".
Desperate indeed.
This paragraph is a keeper, NJ:
And, that's exactly how it went down. Bet on it.
Saint Bernardo kept hanging out in the hotel foyer until Francis HAD to leave for Greece and then ambushed him there.
I'd imagine some aids are catching "HOLY hell" for the slip up.
No pics? So, Sachs can't even prove it happened.
How much do you wanna bet that Bernardo and Francisco did no more than "Hi" sign each other from across the lobby?
... it's still early now, but STAND BY ... there's more to come that will give us a more realistic view of what actually happened and what probably happened in the hours and moments leading up to the chance encounter (in a foyer, not a reception room).
(ambushed)Pope Francis in the foyer of the hotel....
Good job NJ! 
Here're the missing photos of the papal aids avoiding the Sanders onslaught:
Love this post and thread; it makes me laugh every time!
Thank you NurseJackie and the Hillary Group!
That's quite an image you created in my mind ... and it did, literally, make me laugh out loud! Thanks for the cheer!
Go, Hillary! We love you!