Woodward: Pence called Dan Quayle for advice on how to overturn election results

[peppertree]

To his credit, Quayle said NOE!

[AkFemDem]

1. That time Dan Quayle saved the country....

Words I never thought I’d say 😅

(Note to the humorless, this is said in humor and should not be taken too seriously or literally.)

[treestar]

2. Why would Dan Quayle know?

He doesn't know anything else, so why this?

[Mad_Machine76]

8. He had to do this in 1993

After HW lost to Clinton

[wryter2000]

38. Really?

Was HW contemplating that? I never thought he was insane.

[Mad_Machine76]

49. No. I didn't mean that

I meant that he had to certify the vote as VP

[COL Mustard]

41. He Remembered That If You Want To Impress Chicks

You put the potatoe in the front of your pants!

[chowder66]

42. lol

[Mr.Bill]

3. Well, at least he knew

to call someone smarter than himself.

[Alice Kramden]

21. Ha! n/t

[not fooled]

28. Ha yes!

You ascertained punce's reason for calling!

[SergeStorms]

29. I wonder why he didn't...

talk to god? They're on a first name basis, so I understand, so why not go right to the top on this?

[Escurumbele]

36. That really made me laugh, I am still laughing as I type this.

Well done...

[Mr.Bill]

37. Thank you.

That makes my day.

[2naSalit]

47. Which isn't saying much...

Because look who he called!

[UTUSN]

4. Bwah!1 - uh, the Impaired leading the Impaired?!1 -

[malaise]

5. Rec for the NOE

[peppertree]

6. Thankse!

[crickets]

19. 👆👆

[bluecollar2]

22. Me too! n/t

[fierywoman]

7. Dick Cheney wouldn't take his call?

[FakeNoose]

11. Yeah, there's someone who actually knows how to do it

[twodogsbarking]

27. He was out hunting, with friends.

[rootin tootin]

34. More like he was out hunting friends...

More like he was out hunting friends...

[scipan]

39. ....

[fierywoman]

44. You guys are the best LOL

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

52. Quayle like Pence is an Indiana boy

[JohnSJ]

9. and Pence was never a hero. He was a an idiot, which no doubt was why tump choose him

[skylucy]

10. Noe! Lol!

[AwakeAtLast]

12. The fact that he had to phone a friend

speaks VOLUMES!

[NJCher]

45. Yes, Crime 101

Dictates that you don't call somebody up to ask how to do a crime.

When watching my on my crime shows, I always laugh at the fools who get caught and whose hard drives reveal they Googled "arsenic," "cyanide," or Tetrodotoxin.

Then after the crime, you keep your big mouth shut and don't go talking about it on Twitter.

[sdfernando]

13. LOL! Many years ago when I lived in San Francisco

I lived on Noe St.

[bluecollar2]

25. I lived on 24th at Grand View

Not far.

[sdfernando]

31. Yep..pretty close.

The thing I loved about that apartment is...it was on the West side of the street, so higher than the buildings across the street...and it was a 2-story unit taking part of the 3rd and all of the 4th floor. The living, dining and kitchen were on the top floor and there was a full length patio/balcony over the the last 1/2 of the 3rd floor...so we had a glass wall with a totally unobstructed view to the east....basically from downtown to Candlestick Part (when it existed).

[bluecollar2]

48. One of the most beautiful cities in the world

I miss it so much

[Judi Lynn]

14. Just say "NOE!" Wonderful!

[BeckyDem]

15. omg I love the NOE.

+1.

How many more years of off the wall revelations will come out about the Trump administration?
I am guessing endless.

[left-of-center2012]

16. Was Quail from Indiana?

They may be old political allies.

[DavidDvorkin]

17. He was US senator from Indiana.

[crickets]

18. Omg, I thought the phone call was part of the joke

until I looked it up to be sure. Mike Pence is an idiot.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/14/new-details-undermine-pences-supposed-hero-turn-jan-6/

So intent was Pence on being Trump’s loyal second-in-command — and potential successor — that he asked confidants if there were ways he could accede to Trump’s demands and avoid certifying the results of the election on Jan. 6. In late December, the authors reveal, Pence called Dan Quayle, a former vice president and fellow Indiana Republican, for advice.

Quayle was adamant, according to the authors. “Mike, you have no flexibility on this. None. Zero. Forget it. Put it away,” he said.

But Pence pressed him, the authors write, asking if there were any grounds to pause the certification because of ongoing legal challenges. Quayle was unmoved, and Pence ultimately agreed, according to the book.

We have truly reached a bizarro world situation when Dan Quayle has a heroic moment in this story. Wow.

[Alice Kramden]

23. Thanks for the excerpt - it clarifies

And OMG now I have to hand credit to Dan Quayle ffs

[crickets]

26. I know, right? It's too strange. nt

[keithbvadu2]

40. Super Christian Mike Pence determined to find a way to cheat.

Super Christian Mike Pence determined to find a way to cheat.

Witnessing for his faith by example.

[treestar]

53. When someone dumber than Quayle becomes VP

We thought we dodged the bullet on Palin.

[Irish_Dem]

54. I know, Dan Quayle is now the GOP voice of wisdom, courage and political strategy.

God help us.

[NoSheep]

20. Pence, actually dumber than Quayle.

[bucolic_frolic]

24. Anyone who has to ask that question is too ignorant of American government to be president

[catbyte]

30. Is that joker still around? Although I never thought there would be anybody dumber in politics.

Boy, was I waaaaaaaaay off base! I remember his iconic gaffe about being in Latin America and sad that he "didn't know Latin."

[wellst0nev0ter]

32. Another delayed scoop by Woodward?

Given out way after anything can be done about it?

No thank you

[bahboo]

33. aaaand....not The Onion...

had to check twice. Talk about dumb and dumber...

[cab67]

43. wouldn't that be "electione results?"

[TheDemsshouldhireme]

46. When Dan Quayle is the wise statesman

of your party....its show just how far your party has sunk and you keep digging. See Elder, DeSantis and Abbot.

[Blue Owl]

50. Um, Mike -- Dan Quayle's kinda small potatoes these days...

[MustLoveBeagles]

51. Even Mr. Potatoe Head is smarter than Mike Pence

Who knew?

[Pharlo]

55. Don't give him too much credit,

he probably ran it past Marilyn before giving his Final Answer.

[Paladin]

56. After which, Quayle continued to jerk off to his collection of "Murphy Brown" re-runs. (nt)

[peggysue2]

57. So . . .

Pence who received accolades for not bending to Trump's demands was actually looking for a way out, one in which he could avoid the heavy criticism and threats from the MAGAT extremists.

And Dan Quayle of all people talked him down and was the voice of reason convincing Pence he had no power whatsoever to upend a legitimate election.

Headspinning!!!

[Deep State Witch]

58. Never In My Wildest Dreams

Would I think that Dan Fucking Quayle would save democracy.