This is what meeting with Pope Francis looks like..

[Cha]

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Pope Francis upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Andrew Harnik / AP

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/pope-francis-visits-america/watch-live-pope-francis-arrives-u-s-greeted-president-obama-n431756







http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/pope-francis-familiar-denunciation-ideological-extremism

[font color=blue]Hillary's Group~Mahalo[/font]

[SharonClark]

1. Yesirree! Love President Obama

[Cha]

10. Same here, Sharon.. and he and Pope Francis look like they're enjoying each others

company!

Thank you!

[pandr32]

23. So many who meet Pres. Obama note his genial manner.

He is genuine.
Aloha Cha!

[mcar]

2. Yes, not bumping into the man in a hallway

[Cha]

7. It's unreal.. the desperate political stunts the BS campaign are pulling.. and then using the

Pope's pic in a campaign poster.. did they check with Pope Francis?

Thank you, mcar~

[pandr32]

24. I sure as heck hope some accountability is in the works. FEC maybe.

[NastyRiffraff]

69. More than bumping into

It was stalking and waylaying the pope, who was gracious enough to politely shake hands. In his own words: "nothing more." What he personally thought of the two stalkers will undoubtedly remain private, but I don't think Bernie and Jane endeared themselves to him.

[mcar]

70. I think you're right

[Her Sister]

3. and this!

[Cha]

11. Thank you, Her Sister!

[treestar]

75. Looks like the pope must have said

Something funny! He got president Obama to laugh

[Her Sister]

4. here!

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[Her Sister]

5. more!

[LiberalFighter]

6. They claim that photos weren't allowed for today's meeting per policy?

[Cha]

13. Yeah, I don't think Pope Francis really does want to insert himself into the US election.. no matter

how much berni wants it.

Wonder if he knows BS is using his photo in a campaign poster?

[BlueCaliDem]

15. It's been confirmed that Sanders met the Pope in a private meeting Saturday morning.

https://twitter.com/maryaliceparks/status/721287001283014656

[Cha]

18. A meeting on the fly?

So I wonder if BS told him he's using him in a campaign poster?

[BlueCaliDem]

63. I seriously doubt BS would be so forthcoming. He never is so why would he start with the Pope?

[Cha]

42. Guess what, BlueCali.. we heard straight from Pope Frances on this and "it was just a handshake"..

On the Vermont senator, Francis said he greeted Sanders on Saturday morning as he was leaving the Santa Marta, the hotel within Vatican grounds where the pope lives.

Sanders was staying at the same residence, because that’s where all participants in the Vatican conference he attended on Friday were spending the night. The only exceptions were Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Rafael Correa of Ecuador, who stayed at their country’s embassy in Rome.

“This morning as I was leaving, Senator Sanders was there,” Francis said. “He knew I was coming out at that time, and he had the kindness to greet me.”

“When I came down, he introduced himself, I greeted him with a handshake, and nothing more,” the pope added. “It’s common courtesy, this is called common courtesy.

“If someone thinks that greeting someone is getting involved in politics,” he said, “I recommend that they find a psychiatrist.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1752998

http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2016/04/16/pope-francis-calls-sanders-greeting-only-common-courtesy/

[BlueCaliDem]

64. Yep. I had posted before it became clear that BS had ambushed the Pope to try and get

that photo-op. Ambush was successful, photo-op failed.

[Cha]

65. I know, girl! I was on this from the beginning.. and this post of yours

Last edited Sun Apr 17, 2016, 09:25 AM - Edit history (1)

was the first I heard that news. It blew me away.. it just didn't compute.. I found out later why.. straight from the Pope!

I just couldn't believe Pope Francis would do that.. and, of course, I don't even know him that well.

This particular stunt of BS' has pissed me off more than the others.. I'm not even Catholic.. but, come on!

Can't you just hear them in their "war room" hatching up this plan? Getting Jeffrey Sachs on the horn.. or maybe it was Sachs in the beginning and he got them on the horn.

Whatever.. plan hatched.. burnie is sinking in NY due to himself so they need to change the subject fast! How about going to Rome and "meeting" the Pope? Get jane out there on AM's show and have her pumping it .. bern will go on The View.. they'll buy it.

What could go wrong? Oh, that's right .. the Law of Unintended consequences.. The Quote from the Pope!

Whew!

[BlueCaliDem]

67. The *only* reason I can think of that they hatched this stupid plan, was to garner the Catholic vote

in Pennsylvania since they darn well know that BS will lose New York big time. They need another delegate-rich State to try and counter what looks to be a blow-out in NY, and Pennsylvania (where he's behind in the polls, too) has a large Catholic voting bloc. This is the only reason I can think of why his campaign would send him on a 9-hour flight to the Vatican to hopefully get a photo-op with the Pope.

Although the polls aren't showing such a blow-out in CA like in NY, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, we have what I call an ACE. As an aside, polls don't do too well in CA considering the large Latino demographic, and Latinos here are notorious for not participating with polls of any kind (and as George Lopez jokes, they don't even open the door for anyone they don't know!), so the polls look closer between Hillary and BS than they should be.

That said, the "ACE" I'm referring to is Gloria Allred.



She's a tough civil rights attorney and staunch Democrat. She was instrumental in helping defeat Meg Whitman with the case of Nikki Diaz, Meg Whitman's ex-housekeeper, an undocumented maid. Jerry Brown went on to win in a landslide - as did my beloved Senator Boxer that year (2010). Nothing gets Latinos' blood boiling faster than having a powerful person treat a Latino/Latina unfairly.

Don't be surprised when Gloria comes out in front of the cameras with the documented allegations against BS' campaign being behind the attacks of Julian Castro, or at least linking him to it. You don't get to piss off the huge Latino community in CA and think you'll win your election here. That's just the reality.

[Cha]

68. Oh, good inside info on California and PA, BlueCali!

I was thinking Delores Huerta will make more than a few appearances, too. We all know how they treated her in Nevada and then Hillary Won Big in Texas!

And, how dare they start bullying up on HUD Sec, Julian Castro, and to what purpose?.. other than he's maybe on the short list for VP and they're jealous.

Mahalo for telling me about Gloria Allred.. I had no idea that's what helped sink Meg Whitman and her Millions!

[BlueCaliDem]

71. Thanks, Cha. I only know the inside info on PA from Chris Matthews who's said for

years, most specifically during the 2008 primaries, that the Catholic vote in PA is HUGE and candidates need to win them over in order to win PA. He has his finger on PA politics.

As for CA, well, I live here and watch, listen, and read about CA politics. Yes, Delores Huerta will play a major role in CA as a positive influence, but we need someone to get the Latino blood boiling, and that person is reliably Gloria Allred. She's as good at litigating as she is at politics, and she's been a Clinton supporter since forever.

I didn't know about this bullying of Julian Castro until the other day myself. Sneaky BS. Although the BS Campaign denies having anything to do with the ugly attacks on Julian Castro by a front-group posing as a Latino activist group (Joe Velasquez' words, not mine) for a mostly White, ultra-Liberal cash-flushed activist group, that's not the sentiment among Latinos. I wrote about it here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=104051

Gloria Allred was instrumental in getting Jerry Brown elected and Senator Boxer re-elected that year when all States were going Republican. She was in no way part of Senator Boxer's campaign nor Jerry Brown's. But she's a staunch Democrat and civil rights activist, as is her daughter, Lisa Bloom (who you might've seen a lot on MSNBC during the Trayvon Martin death and Zimmerman's legal case), and all polls were showing that Meg Whitman looked poised to win the gubernatorial.

When Gloria Allred produced Nikki Diaz, the undocumented and fired maid of the Whitman's, and as she was on teevee weeks on end with a weeping Nikki, the polls reversed almost overnight as Latinos got angry and got ready to vote against Republicans. I seriously believe that that was the moment when Jerry Brown and Senator Boxer were guaranteed to win that year.

Mahalo for the compliment, Cha.

[Cha]

73. Wow.. you write so well.. it's easy for me to read and absorb.

You are most Welcome, BlueCali~

[uponit7771]

62. Pope Francis: "..I greeted him, I shook his hand and nothing more..." direct quote

[Thinkingabout]

8. As I listened last night and will have to find where i heard this, but this meeting is a think tank,

we have heard this over and over about Third Way, which is a think tank, it was not started by the Pope, now for all who wants to rant about the Third Way, they can add Sanders to attending a Third Way type meeting.

[Cha]

25. Thank you for this, Thinkingabout!

[sheshe2]

9. K&r

On kindle ....more later

[Cha]

29. See ya later, she!

Thank you~

[DesertRat]

12. k&r

[Cha]

30. Mahalo, DesertRat!

[Princess Turandot]

14. Someone should tell the Dalai Lama to hold onto his prayer beads...

with the California primary inching closer.

Just sayin'

[Cha]

31. Really.. what's next?

Mahalo Princess Turandot

[NurseJackie]

16. LOOKIE! Photographers! Reception room! Formal setting! Relaxed! LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES! :-P

I'll bet there was even enough time for a traditional exchanging of gifts or mementos and tokens of gratitude.

[Kath1]

19. Yes.

And I'm sure there was enough time for some exchange of thoughts and ideas.

[NurseJackie]

20. In my mind, I imagine a conversation like this...

BS: Hey there! I was hoping to bump into you!
PF: They told me you were here.
BS: You know I'm a big fan of yours.
PF: And I've heard of you too.
BS: Let me just say this... I started off at 3%--
PF: Well, it's been nice seeing you, I have a plane to catch.
BS: Hey, can we take a photo together?
PF: Gotta run! There's photos of me in the gift shop!


Go, Hillary! We love you!

Note to Jury: It's a freakin' joke... lighten up. I'm making my point and expressing my opinion through the use of humor. No DU rules or terms of service have been violated. It is not against the rules to have a sense of humor that differs from the Alerter. Even jokes that fall flat aren't against the rules.

[Kath1]

22. LOL! You're probably right!

I'm just glad to see the the Hillary Clinton group is rocking once again.

Love you all!

[livetohike]

46. LOL!

[lunamagica]

76. "Let me just say this... I started off at 3%-- " Nurse Jackie, you are too much!

[lunamagica]

77. Wonderful pictures, Cha!

[Cha]

33. It's just we all know bernie so well.. and his managers/surrogates so there's

nothing real about BS meeting with the Pope, afaic.

I feel bad for the Pope getting sucked into this.

[NurseJackie]

34. I'm sure he's none-too-pleased either.

It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming days and weeks. Apparently there was some delayed fallout from the Kim Davis fiasco, so I expect that this isn't the last we'll hear about this.

[Kath1]

17. Right on.

And that is what a true leader looks like, also!

[Cha]

35. A true sincere leader.. no need for tricks.

Thank you, Kath~

[Kath1]

39. No tricks.

No BS.

[ismnotwasm]

21. K&R

[Cha]

36. Mahalo, ism~

[Tommy2Tone]

26. Go Cha Go!

I am not worthy.

[Cha]

37. Hey Tommy!

Turns out it was just a handshake from the Pope. So what was that report saying BS "met with him for 5 minutes"?

Thank you!

[Buzz Clik]

27. When the Pope is eager for a meeting, there are pictures. Here are the pics of Bernie and Francis:

[Cha]

41. "It was just a handshake, nothing more".. no meeting.. just "common courtesy" from Pope Francis

Good thing we got it from the Pope's mouth or we'd never know the truth.

[Buzz Clik]

43. Indeed.

BS's actions were more like a child holding up a ball for a player to sign or standing outside the "cast entrance" to catch a glimpse of their favorite actress.

[Cha]

44. Then lying and saying there was more to it than that.

[kstewart33]

28. Now that's the way to start the day. Great post! Thx.

[Cha]

45. You're Welcome, kstewart!

[DemonGoddess]

32. K&R!

[Cha]

51. Hey Aloha, DG.. Thank you!

[DemonGoddess]

54. You're welcome!

[2naSalit]

38. Just like I pictured it... K&R!

[Cha]

59. Yeah, the way it should be.. not on the sly like some groupie.

AlGiordano ‎‎@AlGiordano
Full context of the Pope's quotes on the plane about his brief encounter with Sanders:http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2016/04/16/pope-francis-calls-sanders-greeting-only-common-courtesy/ …
6:14 AM - 16 Apr 2016
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https://theobamadiary.com/2016/04/16/west-wing-week-21/#comments

Big on Social Media.. Tweeters are getting the word out.

[2naSalit]

60. Awesome!

I don't bother with social media other than here and my email, glad the truth is spreading far and wide!

[Cha]

61. yeah, I don't do it, either, but Iove those who do.. and they're very big on it.. @

the Obama Diary.

When this primary season first started last year.. I have to be candid and say.. they were not big on Hillary.. and there was nothing really against sanders. But, the more they found out about BS the more they started looking @ Hillary favorably and now they can really see her positives and they ******* loathe sanders.. and lot of that is the way he dismisses the accomplishments of President Obama and the "Deep South-Southern" voters.

Even this Tweeter, Al Giordano, there in my post.. use to talk bad about Hillary and now he's all aboard the Hillary Express. And, I couldn't be happier about it.

[2naSalit]

74. Good to know!

And good morning!
It;'s interesting to watch how attitudes change as the process moves forward. I think that the other candidate doesn't far from home (stays mostly somewhere between northern Vermont and DC. This might have been the first time he's left the region!) which makes for a rather myopic view of who else is out here in the rest of the country which makes him insulated from the issues and hodgepodge of cultural influences... not many POC in Vermont. I'm from New England - left at 16 and never moved back because I was tired of being called the "n" word and never allowed to get a job outside of shoe and cardboard box factories.

So I think a lot of the opposition's candidate is lacking a broader embrace of all of us... why he still has issues w/blm to this day.

[Haveadream]

40. Thank you for your post!

This is beautiful. The pics are great. Love Obama and the Hill!

[Cha]

66. You're welcome, Haveadream~!

[MBS]

47. YES!!! N/T

[Maru Kitteh]

48. Oh my gosh. That just fills the heart up doesn't it?

Look at all that genuine warmth.

[Tarheel_Dem]

49. Thank you.

[sheshe2]

50. Great post, Cha.

That is indeed a meeting with the pope.

Thank you.

I have been out of state for a few days, all hell seems to have broken loose here. WTF happened!? BOG under siege again as well. Saw some of the blocks and hides. I went in and cleaned a few up myself. Sadly to late to alert on a few of the ugliest comments.

[BlueMTexpat]

52. Great thread, Cha!

Wonderful pix! Thanks so much for posting!

[Iliyah]

53. Geez, why tell fibs

Pope Francis ain't too please.

Thanks for the pics of the actual meetings that were granted by the Pope.

[Sunsky]

55. This group made my day

I've never laughed so hard in a long time. It was Sabbath so I refrained from posting but I did read about the clown show. I smell desperation.

[sheshe2]

56. Here is another.

[Cha]

57. Oh, thank you, she~ Really nice combination pics blended together there with Pope Francis

and President Obama!

More than a handshake.

You have to see this..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=104312

[hrc guy]

58. HAHAHA!

Good one! That's a real meeting!

[NastyRiffraff]

72. Beautiful pics, Cha!

Thanks to she, too.

Of course I can't read the pope's mind, and I wish I could have heard him say what he said. But his choice of words sounded somewhat impatient: "So when I went down, I said hello, a shake of the hand and nothing more," he continued. "This is politeness. This is called good manners"

I don't blame him, either. Bernie and Jane interrupted him on the way out. I'm sure he gets a lot of that, but a political figure, someone running for U.S. president, should know better. Particularly when he knows damn well the pope has no intention of involving himself in U.S. presidential politics. To waylay him on his way out was just plain rude.

[rock]

78. Hiya Cha!

Excellent post. Really excellent!

[R B Garr]

79. lol, excellent, Cha! Thank you for this!