Honestly, how likely is it just anybody can loiter in the papal residence and "ambush" the pope?

[whatchamacallit]

[litlbilly]

1. I love the words they come up with, They must get their talking points from Frank Luntz:)

[virtualobserver]

3. nah, it is from his cousin, David Brock.

[beam me up scottie]

2. Let them fantacize, it helps heal the butthurt.

[HooptieWagon]

4. They're delusional.

This is very entertaining.

[Bobbie Jo]

5. The Pope was obviously gracious enough

to accomodate the "drive by."

This was a craven move on the part of the campaign to save face for this whopper:

"You're meeting with the Pope?"

"Yup." On his way out the door at 4am...

C'mon folks, it is what it is.

[whatchamacallit]

7. The pope, as one of the most protected humans on the planet, would not have to meet Bernie

if he was not amenable. Give up the unhingery.

[Bobbie Jo]

8. That's what I said, read again

"The Pope was obviously gracious enough to accomodate the drive by."

What's your point?

[whatchamacallit]

9. Drive by is a stupid characterization

Most people don't make a conscious choice to participate in a "drive by". Sorry for your butthurt.

[Bobbie Jo]

13. The Pope is a gracious person

"Common courtesy." No surprises there.

Yup.

[fried eggs]

18. “This morning as I was leaving, Senator Sanders was there,” Francis said. “He knew I was coming out"

Setting aside the creep factor, why did Sanders run to the US media and say he had a "meeting" with the pope. How is that not a flat out lie?

[Agschmid]

6. Pope doesn't live in the residence...

But either way Sanders didn't do that...

[DrDan]

37. I think he might

". . . helped facilitate an audience for Sanders with the Pope at the Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where Francis keeps his residence."

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/04/bernie-sanders-meets-pope

[DrDan]

10. how likely is it that the Pope seeks a meeting with someone and then does not share a single word

[whatchamacallit]

11. Formality or not, the pope did it of his own accord

[DrDan]

12. okee dokee then - he just wanted to physically be in his presence

got it

[whatchamacallit]

14. My understanding is Sanders went to participate in the conference and was hoping to meet the pope

He did both.

[DrDan]

16. that we agree on

[Hiraeth]

15. not.fucking.likely.

buncha fucking bananas around here.

[fried eggs]

17. Here's how it happened:

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.”

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

This morning, Bernie Sanders told reporters that he had a meeting with the pope, which forced the pope to respond with the facts when he was asked about it. Bernie made it political. He loitered and waited for the pope to exit the hotel they were both in, and introduced himself. Then he ran and told US Media that he had a meeting with the pope. He's a liar.

[whatchamacallit]

20. There is no way the pope's handlers would allow him to be put in an unavoidable situtation

Sanders was allowed to be in a location where he could encounter the pope, and the pope was made aware of this fact. The pope made a choice to greet him.

[fried eggs]

22. They didn't realize how far Sanders would go to try to get a photo op.

[karynnj]

30. A photo op with no photo????

Clearly he could have had Jane or someone else get a photo or even video the whole thing. He didn't.

[uponit7771]

24. "when I came down he introduced himself"... sounds like the popes handlers didn't know Sanders

... was there waiting for him at 4am

[Avalux]

21. "He knew I was coming out at that time, and he had the kindness to greet me."

This tells me that Bernie was informed when the Pope would be leaving so they could meet.

The Pope thanks Bernie for greeting him.

Yet, this gets all twisted up as if Bernie pushed himself on the Pope.

[fried eggs]

23. Everyone, including those of us here in America, knew the pope had an early flight to Greece

It doesn't take rocket science or an invite to know what time the pope would have to leave to get there on time. The pope went out of his way to avoid direct contact with Sanders, but Sanders stalked the exit to force an encounter.

[Bobbie Jo]

31. Exactly.

The misrepresentations keep coming.

[Avalux]

32. You are purposefully ingnoring the Pope's words. Are you calling him a liar? n/t

[uponit7771]

25. The popes schedule was known... there was no "meeting" Sanders misrepresented the encounter

... with the pope

[panader0]

28. What's the lie?

[Matt_R]

35. I met with a religous leader once...

we greeted each other and shook hands. Its called a MEET and GREET.

[Fawke Em]

19. These people must think the Swiss Guards - who are an Army, not just police - are easy pickings.

[Buzz Clik]

27. Damn! Those guys look .... comical.

[HooptieWagon]

29. The butthurt has infected their brains,...

...perhaps due to their close proximity.

[Buzz Clik]

26. Judging by recent occurrences: 100% likely.

[Capt. Obvious]

33. Here's the real story

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1750915

[Downwinder]

34. How likely is it that just anybody can loiter in the polls

and "ambush" voters?

[pdsimdars]

36. Who cares? Stop wasting your time on their BS nonsense. There are many interesting

`threads about actual issues.
Move on.

[Marrah_G]

38. Not worth arguing with them about it

Someone who believes that is no longer reachable.