Bernie had a private meeting with the Pope after all!

[peacebird]

http://www.politico.eu/article/bernie-sanders-secures-five-minutes-with-pope-francis/

ROME — Bernie Sanders privately met with Pope Francis at the pontiff’s residence in Vatican City on Saturday morning before the pope left on a trip for Greece.

The Democratic presidential candidate was joined by his wife Jane, advisor Jeffrey Sachs, Sachs’ wife, and Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo — who translated — for a roughly five-minute meeting before Pope Francis left for a trip to Greece, Sachs told POLITICO.

Sanders thanked the pope for his leadership on issues including the “moral economy,” the struggle to help the marginalized, income inequality, and climate change, telling the pontiff his encyclical on the matter had made a large difference to public attitudes, according to Sachs.

Francis thanked Sanders — who was stepping off the campaign trail days before the New York primary — for coming and asked him to pray for him, before leaving for Lesbos, where he was set to visit refugees.

[BillZBubb]

1. But Hillary met with the Clooneys! And netted $15 million.

All Bernie got was a flight on the redeye.

[NWCorona]

4. And she will need every penny.

[merrily]

8. Thanks for reminding me: I meant to donate when I posted

It's Donation O'Clock! New York State! http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280173804

[Hoyt]

2. Would love to have heard his staff begging for that meeting.

[BeanMusical]

12. Yes, I would love to have heard Bill's staff begging for that photo op too.

[Hoyt]

13. I doubt they had to beg for that one.

[merrily]

3. And what were the headlines. "No photo."

Poor Bernie, another epic fail. Invited by an Argentine bishop who is close to the Pope to speak at Vatican conference on topics that have been close to Bernie's heart since he was a teen and compared Bernie's positions to those of the Pope; listed first in the press release, sat in the first row, next to a head of state; made his speech; had a private audience with the Pope; but he's a loser because of no pic.

That's just how fscking sick crazy the corporate media is to stick it to Bernie.

[NWCorona]

5. If you think having a photo with the pope was his main objective you'd be wrong

It's a more powerful message without it. Bernie did everything the naysayers said he wouldn't.

[merrily]

6. Gee, which part of my post gave away that I am the one who thought that?

[NWCorona]

7. My apologies. It was meant for the post directly above yours.

[rhett o rick]

9. Thanks for the clarification, but please don't "feed the disrupters". nm

[NWCorona]

10. I try not to feed them.

Must resist the urge lol!

[rhett o rick]

11. Me too. I am doing better. Been putting some on ignore. nm