I have a confession to make.

[kiva]

I'm a Bernie supporter and until now I haven't given a single thought about how he will get to Vatican City or even (forgive me, fellow Sanders supporters) how he will get back I know, I know, I can't believe that I've been eating and sleeping and working and not spending countless hours worrying about how he's going to negotiate the details of the trip - I mean, it's not like he's really traveled much before or that he has a staff to help.

Thankfully I've seen multiple threads here started by people who are more attuned than I, who are working out a flight schedule and how he will pay for it...and the coolest thing is that they aren't even Bernie supporters...I love the help he's been getting here

Just wanted to send out a thanks to everyone who's addressed this issue and is so concerned about his welfare

[Joob]

1. You should be a politician. nt

[djean111]

2. A thing of beauty, my dear!

[kiva]

9. Thank you!

[Barack_America]

3. Hopefully you've at least been following the Pope's travel plans...

...closely?

When exactly is the Pope going to Greece? For how long, and which flight route? Got to stay up to the minute on that one.

And is Bernie speaking, or is he not? For how many minutes? Before or after a coffee break? Vital information.

Here's a wrinkle that I don't think has been mentioned yet...where is Bernie sleeping? Surely not in the Vatican itself!

[kiva]

6. So many questions!

That's it, I'm slugging down two or three bottles of 8 hour energy - I swear I won't sleep until he gets back, I'll just focus on those problems...anyone have a Hotels.com account?

[Barack_America]

15. OMG, yes! I'll bet he stays in some posh hotel with a personal butler or something.

We all know that's the real Sanders.

[TM99]

20. I have heard that the Pope

may not be able to meet him but he is gifting him some of Pope Ratz's red Arellano shoes.

[Barack_America]

25. Red shoes?

What secret communist code is that?

[TM99]

29. You don't remember those fancy beautiful shoes

that Ratzy loved to wear?

Oh they were all the rage!

But now that you mention it...red shoes? Communists are the 'red menace'. We may be on to something here!

[beedle]

21. Oh, don't you fret over that

I'm sure the nice Hillary supporters who planned the International trip so efficiently, will be more than happy to plan the local trip for him as well.

They'll have this all planned very shortly, right down to counting the towels and shampoo bottles of Bernie's hotel room ... (don't tell them I told you this, but I think they have a little OCD problem, but gawd bless their little hearts, they do the best they can, given their disability.)

[kiva]

43. I think we should all be very understanding of their problem.

After all, they've taken hours of their own time to help Bernie with this whole travel thing.

[TM99]

4. Some have already provided maps.

[TheDormouse]

8. lol

[djean111]

10. OMG! Thank you for the fantastic belly laugh! That was a wondrous time, was it not? n/t

[TM99]

13. I have it on good faith authority

that Snowden is going to be present and a secret meeting between Sanders and he is already in the works.

Shhhh...it is classified, not just classified.

[Hydra]

11. OMG, is Kitty in charge of flight plans again!

That was such an amazing case of being on top of things last time...and now at the Vatican? The Pope's Peeps will not be amused if they find Kitty's deep cover agents hiding in their gardens...

[TM99]

17. That's the buzz alright.

There is nothing that could possibly go wrong with these flight plans, no siree!

[2banon]

34. stop! you guys are killing me!

[TM99]

42. Hey don't you know how serious this really is?

Getting those secret maps is super duper hard!

[Hydra]

5. IKR?

They're so helpful! They're even giving us his schedule and keeping tabs on who invited him and how the world will react to this most amazing of events.

Truly, we are blessed to have such people so willing to give of their time and effort for the Democratic Party. And for free even!

[TheDormouse]

7. OMG! OMG! Are u SURE he can handle such an insurmountable feat?

I mean, he's just trying to be the chief executive of one of the most powerful governments in the history of the world. Do you really think he can handle something so much more difficult like figuring out how to get to the Vatican and back?

[djean111]

12. I think there are road signs, and taxicabs. or maybe Bernie will rent a Vespa!

Ciao! (Eddie Izzard reference)

[TM99]

14. You know, I could actually

see Jane and Bernie tooling around the piazza on a Vespa with the SS chasing after them frantically like some fabulous chase scene from the early Pink Panther movies.

[2banon]

36. i'm dying! I can see that too! :)

[TM99]

41. That wild white hair flying in the wind

with Jane hugging him tight whipping around to give the SS and the press the finger! OMFG, I am cracking myself up now!

[Amaril]

26. You would have him riding around on a bloody hair dryer?

Thank you for flying Church of England, cake or death?

[Art_from_Ark]

27. Nah, he's going to bring his shiny new BMW with him

and go vroom! vroom! in the Holy See!

[RiverLover]

16. LOL!!!! Well done kiva!

[kiva]

30. Thank you!

It's the least I can do to thank the kind volunteers who have been so helpful, bless their hearts.

[Kalidurga]

18. What the hell is wrong with you!!!!You must drop everything right the fuck now!!!!

Gebus this is the single most important thing Bernie will ever do in his life and you haven't given one thought on how he is going to do it??? I can't believe you are a Bernie supporter and believe Bernie has a staff that can handle issues of such great importance that they don't need the help of Hillarians on DU. For shame!!!

[kiva]

31. I'm on it, I swear!

No more sleeping or eating, I'll take some personal leave days so I can work on this 24/7!

[Kalidurga]

33. Good it's about time

Now find out if any of Bernie's staffers are going conflict of interest conflict of interest even if they are only there to be able to keep up with campaign work and don't do anything at all to help him with the Vatican trip itself.

[kiva]

44. What about the bird?

Is he taking the bird? Does it need shots? Is one of the staffers going to take care of that? We'd better ask some of the nice people here to research that.

[sadoldgirl]

19. We all should be grateful for their serious concern.

[Xipe Totec]

22. ROFL!

[rachacha]

23. How is he going to brush his teeth in Rome?

Has he even decided what kind of toothpaste to pack? How will he fit it on the plane?

This trip is going to be a disaster!

[kiva]

32. And shampoo!

And conditioner...does he even use hair conditioner? If so, can he get it in 2oz. bottles so he can get it past security? And mouthwash...that's it, I'm drinking another bottle of 8 hour energy!

[2banon]

39. wait a minute, hold on. Have you considered how much dough his hair products are gonna cost Hillary

supporters? I mean, then where's the money for coloring her hair come from if it's spent on Bernie? Goldman Sachs for goddess sakes? Oh wait. They have a little nest egg stashed over in some Russian bank, and then there's always Delaware. I guess they can spare a couple of bucks, eh?

[JonLeibowitz]

24. R O F L C O P T E R !!!

[noretreatnosurrender]

28. Those Nice Hillary Supporters

were so concerned the other night that they even said that his campaign had let him down by allowing him to leave the campaign trail to take this trip. They were truly worried that he was going to lose votes. OMG their sincerity was just awesome. I just can't tell you how it made me feel. It kind of gets you right in the old ticker to see how honorable they have been since this invitation was announced. How lucky is Bernie to have such truly amazing people, from the opposition camp no less, spending so much of their time looking out for his interests. It's amazing, just amazing. You know they were so concerned that I think they might be starting to feel the bern. What do you think?

[kiva]

35. I know what you mean.

I was almost beginning to think that some Hillary supporters were, well, a little impolite as the campaigns have heated up. Luckily this has restored my faith in humanity, seeing them trying to outdo each other, checking travel websites, looking up rules on how best for Bernie to pay for the trip.

I missed the concern about him missing time to campaign...you're right, it's downright heartwarming to see their concern about their own candidate's opponent (and they just might be feeling the heartburn...I mean, bern).

[RepubliCON-Watch]

37. Yes, just yes!!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

38. I'm especially impressed with the ones who claim they came up with this question.

Yes, I did see a lying POS post on the topic over the weekend, claiming it was a question he had dreamed up. The topic of Sanders' travel to Rome had come up about 8 times when this bozo had his epiphany and asked his question. They're dishonorable; they're liars.

[JimDandy]

40. LOL. The candles they are berning just to make sure he's comfortable. Amazing!

[TheDormouse]

45. It's touching how concerned they are that Bernie will be jet-lagged

[kiva]

46. It's heartwarming, really.