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emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)
1. Give it a rest. He stood up to Trump when it really counted.
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 03:43 PM
Jun 2022

He stood up for democracy and the constitution. Trump almost got Pence killed by an angry mob.

Beachnutt

(7,324 posts)
10. He certainly did
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 04:18 PM
Jun 2022

he is still a lying scoundrel though..
I remember watching him stand next to trump and lie his ass off right along with trump.

JohnSJ

(92,217 posts)
13. No, and if you watched the hearing today the secret service wanted him to evacuate the Capital, and
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 05:08 PM
Jun 2022

he refused

We can be as cynical as we want, but the fact is Pence’s action prevented the fall of our government, and that should not be underestimated

Beachnutt

(7,324 posts)
15. Oh I watched it, every second of it.
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 05:10 PM
Jun 2022

I don't miss much.
Actually those statements are not a matter of fact,
Kashogi thought he was going to a meeting..

Beachnutt

(7,324 posts)
21. This is why he refused
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 05:48 PM
Jun 2022

"Tim, I know you and trust you but you're not the one behind the wheel."--VP Pence to his Secret Service detail after evacuating his office, refuses to get into his car.

tetedur

(820 posts)
3. Pence wasn't going to do Trump's dirty work
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 03:48 PM
Jun 2022

or take the fall for these idiots plans to overthrow the government.

He'll kiss Trump's ass if it would get him back in his good graces.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
6. Absolutely
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 04:07 PM
Jun 2022

that he did what he swore to do in one instance that happened to be constitutionally critical doesn't make him anything more than this.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
11. I put Pence in the came category as my Georgia governor and secretary of state.
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 04:20 PM
Jun 2022

They weren't willing to betray their country and subvert our democracy.

I give them credit for that, but that isn't greatness. It's the bare minimum of what we should expect from our elected representatives.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
12. No excuse for stringing him up him just because ...
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 04:35 PM
Jun 2022

...he wasn't quite a big enough scum bag to earn Trump's approval.

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
16. A lying scoundrel, for sure.
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 05:16 PM
Jun 2022

Let's refrain from helping Pence put together a presidential run. Just because he's better than trump doesn't remove his enemy status.

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