2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe hub bub over Bernie's Vatican visit reminds me of how the GOP treats Obama.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It doesn't matter if Bernie attends or not, or meets the Pope or not. His detractors will find a way to fling mud all over it one way or another.
Very distasteful to say the least, and as pathetic as the day is long.
Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)politics 101.
revbones
(3,660 posts)daleanime
(17,796 posts)TheSarcastinator
(854 posts)and the Clintons are experts.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)go negotiate the bailout.
Except McCain didn't lie about being invited by the pope.
revbones
(3,660 posts)revbones
(3,660 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Which he did. At great expense. And the right wing was frothing over it much as the right wing seems to be frothing at Bernie here on DU.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)But since she panders to the wealthy consistently it's a dog bites man story so it doesn't get much coverage.
Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)Never willfully misrepresented his activities.
"You're meeting with the Pope?"
"Yup."
Avalux
(35,015 posts)Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)It is what it is.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)...and lied about the 'invite.'
It wouldn't have gotten a fraction of the coverage and criticism otherwise.
Sanders pander fail.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)Running on continuing the misery for the lower and middle classes isn't exactly and uplifting message.