So, Mike Pence wants to sit at the debate? Why?

[IcyPeas]

Pence insistence on sitting at the debate now raises some questions. Does he have a stamina problem? Has he been ill?

Link to tweet

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[Midnight Writer]

1. Because he would look silly standing with those catcher's mitts Mother makes him wear on his hands?

[sprinkleeninow]

11. Don't! I started picturing you know your mittens attached to your coat sleeves

with the wide elastic and claspy thingies so you don't lose them pre-school kinnie garden. 🤣

And knickers and a beanie hat with a propeller on top.

[elleng]

2. Sounds good,

and tired!!!

[CountAllVotes]

3. Pence has to sit down

Otherwise he might be tempted to jump up and go after the women!

Can be tempting Pencie now can we?

[Budi]

4. Boner

All I'm sayin bout it.

[Pachamama]

5. Thought the same

Doesn’t want to run the risk of liking Kamala too much and Mother getting upset

[Budi]

7. Haaaaa. Mother will demand his plexiglass wall be blacked out on the Kamala side.

Kamala's gonna make him cry just like she made Kavanaugh cry.

There he'll be. Sitting in his little chair crying. On TV. With a boner.

[sprinkleeninow]

14. 🤣

[EndlessWire]

17. LOL! n/t

[BigOleDummy]

29. Lol....

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

39. one way mirror. problem solved.

[lindysalsagal]

42. Of course.

Goes without saying.

But he never wants anyone to get a good look at his naughty bits, does he?

[Budi]

45. Especially with Mother of the jeezus sitting straight ahead in the front row.

[BamaRefugee]

6. Probably a foot shorter than Vice President Harris.

[Budi]

8. Lol..that's it! Sitting makes him appear taller

[Staph]

48. Nope!

Kamala Harris is five foot two. Mike Pence is five foot ten. (Per Google, so take with the appropriately sized grain of salt and call your doctor in the morning!)

[Budi]

49. He has short legs? Haaaha

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. Let him sit. Kamala will most likely stand.

Nice contrast!

[LisaL]

16. Both of them will seat.

It's specified by the Debate Commission.

[OAITW r.2.0]

24. OK....not sure of the point of the OP, then. nt

[jcgoldie]

43. The point is Harris team wanted to stand and move further apart and Pence balked

SO they moved 'em further but no standing. The question is why is he insistent on sitting? Someone said a height issue but Kamala is large in spirit though only 5'2 in stature so thats not it.

[LisaL]

46. And usually height is considered of benefit, so taller people wouldn't want to seat in general.

NT

[octoberlib]

10. Biden and Paul Ryan sat.

I think it’s common during VP debates.

[sprinkleeninow]

13. Aw, just when the snappy remarks were gettin' gud!

😝

[IcyPeas]

25. The tweet comes from Jenifer Rubin

She is an MSNBC contributor and opinion writer at WaPo. So I took it for granted that it would be correct.

[octoberlib]

28. Oh, I like Jennifer Rubin

and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Pence has it. He’s been surrounded by infected people but I just wanted to point out that sitting isn’t unheard of. Actually , I don’t think Kamala should be in the same room with Pence at all.

[LisaM]

30. I wonder since when - Cheney?

I know it's been a while, but I know that Bentsen and Quayle stood. But I kind of remember Cheney and Lieberman sitting for their 'debate' where Lieberman just agreed with everything Cheney said.

[octoberlib]

31. I don't know, I googled it and couldn't find anything.

Nixon and Kennedy sat for at least one of their debates but that was back when debates weren't common.

[alphafemale]

51. Kennedy- Nixon was the first one televised.

I think debates have always been very standard though.

[Luz]

32. Biden and Palin stood.

[LisaM]

37. Oh,. that's right!

'"Can I call ya Joe?"

[babylonsister]

33. I don't think Biden was sitting

when he debated Palin.

[octoberlib]

34. I'm pretty sure I never said he was. I mean, what the ever-loving fuck?

I just pointed out candidates have debated sitting down before.

[babylonsister]

36. And good morning to you also! You

stated it was common during VP debates. I just recalled otherwise.

[octoberlib]

38. You are right, babylonsister.

I need my coffee. Sorry.

[onetexan]

12. I smell covid

Damn fool has tested negative but he can be asymptomatic.

[LisaL]

15. Asymptomatic people with covid test positive.

Asymptomatic means no symptoms, not negative covid test.

[JI7]

18. If Trump is blackmailing Pence

and ordered him to infect others ?

[jorgevlorgan]

21. I had this thought when Pence's people ridiculed Kamala because the debates will

Separate them with plexiglass

[GReedDiamond]

19. Kamala should show up in a full-on hazmat suit...

...and I wish I was joking!

[CountAllVotes]

41. I said the same thing!

and I meant it too!

I am NOT joking!!

[jorgevlorgan]

20. Let him sit, let her stand.

What's the problem?

[FunkyLeprechaun]

22. Didn't he sit

At the debate between him and Kaine?

[Earthshine2]

23. Does this constitute a "change of rules" for the debate?

Trump's team insisted that there be no changes, didn't they?

[grantcart]

26. It was agreed to by Biden Harris. Not clear why pence wanted it that way

[PatrickforO]

27. I heard it is to keep Harris from standing. Something about

how she has more presence than him, and he thinks making them both sit will take away that advantage.

But maybe Pence can't stand for long periods.

Who knows?

[jcgoldie]

44. Yes women are scarey without Mother to protect him

Especially mean 5'2 women who make innocent beer lovers cry.

[DFW]

35. I remember the cabaret version of the Biden-Palin debate of 2008

[MelissaB]

40. Oh!

[hvn_nbr_2]

47. Sitting reduces the contrast between tight-assed wooden statue and dynamic living moving human. nt

[spanone]

50. He had a front row seat at the SCOTUS covid party.