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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumElton John, Pope Francis turned down Clinton Foundation invites
Just want to illustrate the differences between Clinton policies and Sander's policies
the Vatican see them as different as Night and Day
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.
Hillary Clinton the Democratic front-runner, is also stepping back from the group as she runs for the White House.
Theyve had a lot of rejections from people both from membership renewals and speaking roles this year between the campaign, Hillary not being at CGI this year, bad press, one person who has helped plan events for the organization told Politico.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/255058-elton-john-pope-francis-turned-down-clinton-foundation-invites
Hillary Clinton the Democratic front-runner, is also stepping back from the group as she runs for the White House.
Theyve had a lot of rejections from people both from membership renewals and speaking roles this year between the campaign, Hillary not being at CGI this year, bad press, one person who has helped plan events for the organization told Politico.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/255058-elton-john-pope-francis-turned-down-clinton-foundation-invites
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Elton John, Pope Francis turned down Clinton Foundation invites (Original Post)
FreakinDJ
Apr 2016
OP
yeah he could have gotten weapons like the others fascist dictatorships did
Ichingcarpenter
Apr 2016
#2
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)1. I think he backed out because he was afraid he would be asked to donate. nt
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)2. yeah he could have gotten weapons like the others fascist dictatorships did
I guess he knows evil when he sees it.
amborin
(16,631 posts)7. that's hilarious
bobbobbins01
(1,681 posts)3. I'm a huge Elton John fan.
I actually figured he'd be a Clinton supporter, but this makes me happy. He should rededicate Candle in the Wind to Bernie Sanders.
MuseRider
(34,115 posts)4. Me too
you just never know what he is going to do or say. He is his own guy. I have no idea where he falls in this race but this may not have much to do with the decline of the invitation. It was a good call IMO anyway .
Duppers
(28,125 posts)8. I fault EJ for accepting that $1M to sing at...
Rush Limbaugh's wedding.
To me, that's *almost* unforgivable.
Kudos to the Pope for the invitation. Go Bernie!
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)5. K&R
Umbral18
(105 posts)6. The Pope was supposed to come to THEM?
Like an invitation to the Clinton Foundation is somehow the equivalent of making the Honours List.