Bernie is doing very Presidential on Morning Joe

[FreakinDJ]

He is speaking very candidly and as usual very honestly about important issues

[Jitter65]

1. More dust up. He needs to. nt

[madokie]

2. No surprise for me

He always does. He will make us a damn good President. I can hardly wait until he takes the oath.

[FreakinDJ]

9. The Pope invited him to speak at the Vatican

Is that a new revelation just released on Morning Joe

Makes perfect sense to me - the Pope has been an advocate against Income Inequality for a very long time

[lostnfound]

16. Did you hear when the Vatican visit will be?

I think he said June.

[FreakinDJ]

17. So he can walk into the convention anoited by the Pope

A Jewish man invited to speak at the Vatican - Historically this is Earth Shattering

[pdsimdars]

36. A Jewish man started the whole religion.

[riderinthestorm]

28. I just read 4/15 nt

[Segami]

29. April 15th for a conference on social economic and environmental issues

Bernie Sanders on Friday accepted an invitation to visit the Vatican on April 15 for a conference on social economic and environmental issues, his campaign said.

“Pope Francis has made clear that we must overcome ‘the globalization of indifference’ in order to reduce economic inequalities, stop financial corruption and protect the natural environment. That is our challenge in the United States and in the world,” Sanders said in a statement.

Sanders’ announcement came as the pope called for a Church that was less strict and more compassionate towards “imperfect” Catholics.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-pope-francis-vatican-visit_us_57079315e4b0fc257c335ae7

[Tanuki]

24. Not the pope. It's a meeting of the Vatican Academy of Social Sciences.

[Zen Democrat]

32. He was invited to speak by Pope Francis.

[DrDan]

35. do you have a link where the Pope invited him?

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Trying to "change the narrative" after his wife put her foot in it

with her inadvertent contradiction of him last night on Rachel.

Talk on Bern! LOL!

[pdsimdars]

40. You are the one who is trying to change the narrative. Or were you unable to figure out this

thread is about Bernie and the Pope? And you did come here and talk off topic. So you are yourself the very thing you are criticizing in others. Weak position indeed.

[uponit7771]

4. He bullshitted the gun question and the mechanics of breaking up the banks outside of it would

... look like the Bells.

He's only doing good to people who think a bird on a podium means anything

[Sky Masterson]

6. Smoke another bowl

.

[lostnfound]

11. Like Pope Francis.

[RoccoR5955]

13. Do you have

any of that stuff to share? I could use something to get me deluded once in a while!
You know, the third time is the charm!

[Surya Gayatri]

19. And, his "invite" to the Vatican is nothing, if not ironic.

He's going to advocate for the poor and disposessed, like he did back in Vermont in the 1980's and 90's. Riiiight...

http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/el-cheapo/Content?oid=2433883

SEVEN DAYS
Vermont's Independent Voice

By Peter Freyne

October 16, 1996

EL CHEAPO!

Sanders is making more money than at any time in his life but gives next to nothing to charity organizations. This leads Peter Freyne to reminisce about Bernie's early mayoral charity-trashing speech to the United Way.

He's the only independent in Congress, the self-proclaimed champion of "poor people, working people and the elderly," and he wears his politics on his sleeve.
...

But some things never change: Bernie Sanders is still a cheapskate.
...

Revolutionary zeal was all the rage, and no one who was there will ever forget that memorable day at the Ramada Inn in 1981 when Mayor Sanders was invited to address the kickoff of the United Way campaign.

Ol' Bernardo couldn't conceal the contempt he held for all those well-dressed do-gooders. His infamous, in-your-face "I Don't Believe In Charity" speech knocked 'em on their tushes.

More at link:

http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/el-cheapo/Content?oid=2433883

[democrank]

34. Vermonters know Bernie best.

He got 71% of the votes during his last election.

[Yurovsky]

5. this country sorely needs him as POTUS...

If we don't nominate Bernie, We are looking at 4-8 years of Trump. Bernie will crush Trump. Hillary will need to run a perfect campaign and pray that the FBI doesn't recommend an indictment. She could win, but why risk it? And even if she were to win, the big changes Bernie wants to initiate will never see the light of day, as we endure 4-8 years of scandal and triangulation.

[MADem]

8. No, we aren't.

Hillary Clinton will be our first woman POTUS and she'll do a great job.

[RoccoR5955]

15. Maybe in 2024

But not in 2016

[madokie]

12. You are correct

I might add, nothing of good will come of a Hillary Presidency

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. I missed the beginning, but yeah. He did a great job, and I wish they'd had him on longer.

[FreakinDJ]

21. Together with the release of the Vatican invitation - this is "The Bernie Rising"

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. Bernie killed it on Morning Joe! An excellent interview.

It was full of content questions and he did well on all of it.

And, broke the story that he has an invitation to go and chat with the Pope.

Well done, Senator Sanders!

Anybody who didn't see it, try to catch the video when it comes up.


Edit to add: at the end they were remarking on something to the effect of him being tough on HRC, and he said how many times have I brought up the emails? or the Clinton Foundation? I LOL'd. That was too good!

[lostnfound]

14. It was a great interview, he did well with his time. Did you hear...

When the Vatican visit would be? Was it June?

[Waiting For Everyman]

18. I didn't catch if he said when but

I got the impression it was meant to be soon.

[riderinthestorm]

22. April 15. What a schedule Bernie’s keeping. The guy's tireless! nt

[Zen Democrat]

33. It's before the New York primary, on April 15th. Next Friday.

[BernieforPres2016]

41. Rally in Washington Square on 4/13, Debate on 4/14, the Vatican on 4/15

Then back to NY in time before some last minute campaigning before the 4/19 primary.

Hillary's campaign will probably have a new smear prepared to hit him with when he's at the Vatican and won't be able to respond immediately.

[riversedge]

38. Did you head that Sanders walked back his LIE about Hillary? He now says she is QUALIFIED TO BE

POTUS

[CTyankee]

39. I think he impressed Mika...but Joe was probably pissed that he did so well...

[Waiting For Everyman]

43. You're probably right.

I wonder what they were both thinking.

It seems like they're all trying so hard not to like him and his ideas, but it's getting tougher to come up with acceptable reasons to oppose him.

[CTyankee]

44. I think they were blown away by the news...it looked to me like they had just learned

about it and hadn't formulated their responses....

[Vinca]

20. That was a great segment.

The one thing you notice about Bernie is how totally real and unscripted he is. He definitely passes the old "have a beer with" test. What a surprise honor for him to get an invitation to speak at the Vatican.

[pdsimdars]

42. The whole thing is a thing of beauty and consequence.

[Buzz Clik]

23. Did someone finally extinguish his hair (and his pants)?

[FreakinDJ]

25. A little lame but your entitled to that

I guess all the Hillary entitlement just kinda rubs off

[Buzz Clik]

27. Truth to Power! Stick it to the Establishment!

Bern it Down!!!!!111

Seriously -- did you just randomly toss out some shit about "entitlement"? Really? Has your conversation degraded to nothing but a loosely connected series of revolutionary jargon?

[FreakinDJ]

30. Its ok we don't agree

but you have to admit Bernie's comments in response to the Vatican's invitation was purely moving

"There has to be Morality in economic policy"

[firebrand80]

26. Bernie's supporters make me forget

how much I like him.

[FreakinDJ]

31. You know Third Way wants to Cut and Privatize Social Security - right

Couldn't help but notice the Third Way gif in your sig line right next to the "African Americans for Hillary" .gif

A little bit of a contradiction isn't it

[riversedge]

37. um. Sanders just walked back his LIE-now said Hillary was qualified to be POTUS