Pope Francis turned down Clinton Foundation invite

[Lodestar]

... oh my, that is embarrassing!
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September 26, 2015

A number of high-profile notables, including Elton John and Pope Francis, turned down invitations to attend the Clinton Foundation's upcoming event in New York, according to Politico.

The foundation tried to invite Pope Francis to its glitzy Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) gathering New York, and wanted to present British rock star Elton John with an award for his work to combat AIDS, but both figures declined the invitations.

The organization has been embroiled in controversies surrounding its fundraising initiatives, and the report suggests many celebrities are trying to distance themselves from the group.

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, is also stepping back from the group as she runs for the White House.


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The foundation also wanted either Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen or French economist Thomas Piketty to deliver a presentation on income inequality, but both declined.

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[Zira]

1. They really don't get the pope. HE'S FOR THE 99%, he's not going to hang with the 1%.

[Lodestar]

2. And apparently the Pope isn't alone....n/t

[Zira]

3. That's a nice list of who declined. Even Obama. hahahaha rofl.

[classykaren]

10. No it's a dirty dirty foundation filled with corruption giving very little to the poor.

[leftofcool]

16. Actually you should check your stats on that. Try 86%

[grasswire]

4. there's an A list that the Clintons are not on, apparently.

That's gotta sting.

[silvershadow]

5. Oh my. That smarts. nt

[MisterP]

6. usually Catholics don't do that well with ruthless Saudi-sponsored groups

[Fuddnik]

7. Elton John played at Rush Limbaughs wedding.

But he won't hang out with the Clintons?

[mdbl]

15. Did that marriage last?

or did she divorce him too.

[Betty Karlson]

8. That explains yesterday's extra sour grapes of jealousy. eom

[bbgrunt]

9. oh my! Maybe the Bushes will attend.

[karynnj]

11. This is in no may parallel to a Vatican conference inviting Sanders

The CF wanted the Pope to come to its conference. The Vatican conference accepted a Sanders application to come to Rome. Going to the conference does not imply meeting the Pope.

Sanders going is a big deal. The topic is 100 percent on message for him. What is real interesting is that he could be another rare bridge between many Latin American leaders who are going and the United States. (Both Obama, who opened relations with Cuba and Kerry, the current leader who most prominently opposed the Reagan administration policy on the Contras will be out of the government in 2017)

[leftofcool]

17. No, the Vatican did not accept it. The academic group did.

[karynnj]

18. I said the Vatican conference, not the Pope

You absolutely missed that I was pointing out the difference.

[Helen Borg]

12. Had the Pope accepted...

They would have accused him of self-inviting himself!

[magical thyme]

13. What's embarassing is putting Bernie's face

on pictures of the Pope.

Reminds me of the way the right used to mock Obama as "the one." It's practically begging for mocking and contempt by Bernie's opposition and leaves me wondering who you support.

[SCantiGOP]

19. You're right

Is he running for President or Messiah?

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. Bill asked for a donation but the pope

didn't need an arms deal from Secretary Clinton.

[Lodestar]

21. Shaky Foundations - Clinton Foundation used for profiteering and influence peddling

An opinion article in Harpers -

https://harpers.org/author/kensilverstein/