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Pence's Chief of Staff clearly has the Slobfather (Original Post) malaise Feb 2022 OP
Let him ruin a few carpets... MiHale Feb 2022 #1
Seriously, let him pay for his own damned Depends! ShazzieB Feb 2022 #36
Beat me to it, ShazzieB! calimary Feb 2022 #48
Bad time to be Donnie's ass wiper and cleaner-upper. NCjack Feb 2022 #2
Can't quite think of a good time... n/t Harker Feb 2022 #3
When Donnie is agitated, he shits like this rhino NCjack Feb 2022 #7
Alright. Harker Feb 2022 #9
LOL If you listen carefully at the end, you can hear a woman say "I think we're done here" n/t VWolf Feb 2022 #10
That's an Oppih, sometimes called a snubnosed anteater Brother Buzz Feb 2022 #23
I'm on the floor! HOWLING! calimary Feb 2022 #49
Damn you, Brother Buzz! Now I'm not gonna get one thing done all day! calimary Feb 2022 #50
Looks and sounds like one of his 'rally' speeches. SeattleVet Feb 2022 #43
As long as Ted Cruz has a tongue, Trump will have a squeaky-clean ass. 11 Bravo Feb 2022 #4
Oh, I think Lindsey might have some claims to that job...... MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #5
I think they do a tag team like in wrestling... or what ever you call it now...nt mitch96 Feb 2022 #12
I need to get this on a bumper sticker Duncanpup Feb 2022 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Feb 2022 #19
ROFL malaise Feb 2022 #20
omg Doremus Feb 2022 #21
STOP IT!!! I'm almost crippled from laughter! calimary Feb 2022 #51
Because he was in the "Room Where It Happened" leftieNanner Feb 2022 #6
I'll be glad when U.S. people all the way testify Marthe48 Feb 2022 #18
Also, his former counsel, Greg Jacob, was at a J6 mtg today, and his NatSec advisor, Keith Leghorn21 Feb 2022 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Feb 2022 #14
Oh My! malaise Feb 2022 #15
This is encouraging. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #32
The story about Marc Short - he really detests Chump FakeNoose Feb 2022 #13
Very interesting malaise Feb 2022 #25
I'll bet you're right about that FakeNoose Feb 2022 #29
Would be lovely to hear in prime time malaise Feb 2022 #31
If he's worried shitless cannabis_flower Feb 2022 #16
Great point! calimary Feb 2022 #52
Kick and rec all Trump traitor posts. Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #17
We don't know how much Pence's COS said, or if he took the 5th Escurumbele Feb 2022 #22
It doesn't take 6-7 hours to take the fifth. tblue37 Feb 2022 #44
I'd like to see Pence himself testify Poiuyt Feb 2022 #24
THIS malaise Feb 2022 #26
You know that Pence must hate Trump Poiuyt Feb 2022 #27
But does he hate him more than he fears him? malaise Feb 2022 #28
No, Pence is spineless and obsequious Poiuyt Feb 2022 #30
Think he'd say anything truthful? I have deep doubts of Mikey's integrity, but who knows? Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #33
I think if resigned himself to the fact that his political career is over, he'd be honest Poiuyt Feb 2022 #35
Ding, ding, ding! ShazzieB Feb 2022 #37
By George, I think you nailed it! (Not sure where that expression came from...) Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #39
Diaper Don at Wrestlemania Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #34
I believe you malaise Feb 2022 #38
His college roomate called him "Diaper Don" as he would get shit-faced drunk and have "accidents." Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #40
If Pence is seriously considering a run in 2024, he needs to own what he did on 1/6 Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #41
Yeah. Something else is keeping Pence quiet. Even he ... Whiskeytide Feb 2022 #46
I hope he's stewing in his own tepid, rotten filth Blue Owl Feb 2022 #42
Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2022 #45
Marc Short was as hard-core as you could get. Believe me. Ass-covering Ass. czarjak Feb 2022 #47
Funniest DU thread EVER!!! calimary Feb 2022 #53

ShazzieB

(16,370 posts)
36. Seriously, let him pay for his own damned Depends!
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 05:52 PM
Feb 2022

If he's too broke, maybe Jarvanka can spare a few 💵 from the 💰💰💰💰💰 they scammed during their time in the White House.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
48. Beat me to it, ShazzieB!
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:18 PM
Feb 2022

DON’T send him any Depends. He grifted more than enough off us taxpayers to be able to pay for his own. And RETAIL. NOT wholesale.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
7. When Donnie is agitated, he shits like this rhino
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 04:20 PM
Feb 2022

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Impossible to keep up with the cleaning.

Response to 11 Bravo (Reply #4)

leftieNanner

(15,083 posts)
6. Because he was in the "Room Where It Happened"
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 04:19 PM
Feb 2022

Just because you can't get the superior officer to testify, doesn't mean that the second in command can't provide valuable info.

I think Short is a Pence guy all the way and he's likely royally pissed at the way the Slobfather has treated him.

Marthe48

(16,941 posts)
18. I'll be glad when U.S. people all the way testify
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 04:57 PM
Feb 2022

so we move away from the singular hero worship, brown-nosing, opportunistic we've fallen prey to.

Not that short isn't doing the right thing, even if for the wrong reasons :/

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
11. Also, his former counsel, Greg Jacob, was at a J6 mtg today, and his NatSec advisor, Keith
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 04:29 PM
Feb 2022

Between Short, Jacob and Kellogg, a significant portion of the Pence brain trust has now cooperated with the Jan. 6 committee — to what extent is still somewhat unclear.





Kellogg has apparently already paid a visit—

Did they plead the fifth or speak freely? I dunno

Response to Leghorn21 (Reply #11)

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
13. The story about Marc Short - he really detests Chump
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 04:32 PM
Feb 2022

Marc Short worked for Mike Pence as a legislative staffer, and then he became Pence's Chief of Staff.

Chump had a revolving door, everyone who worked for him either quit or got fired after a short time. (We all know the reason why.) So after John Kelly left under a cloud, Chump tried to hire Marc Short to come and work for him. Short refused, and I'm pretty sure Mike Pence didn't want to lose him either. Long story short, Chump eventually got Mick Mulvaney, who only lasted less than a year. Then he was out and Chump got Mark Meadows who lasted till the end of Chump's term, about a year.

Nobody wants to work for Chump. And whenever they do, they end up regretting it.

malaise

(268,949 posts)
25. Very interesting
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 05:25 PM
Feb 2022

I’m betting he was part of the reason Pence didn’t get into the car that Jan 6 afternoon

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
29. I'll bet you're right about that
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 05:31 PM
Feb 2022

I'm sure he knew about the plot because he was tight with Pence for the entire time.
Pence wouldn't have kept any secrets from him, I don't think.

Escurumbele

(3,389 posts)
22. We don't know how much Pence's COS said, or if he took the 5th
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 05:10 PM
Feb 2022

We are all hoping he told all, but we don't know yet.

Evolve Dammit

(16,725 posts)
33. Think he'd say anything truthful? I have deep doubts of Mikey's integrity, but who knows?
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 05:37 PM
Feb 2022

He did fill in for Laura Ingraham after all.

Poiuyt

(18,122 posts)
35. I think if resigned himself to the fact that his political career is over, he'd be honest
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 05:47 PM
Feb 2022

I think he really hates Trump because he sees him as an immoral man. But right now, he'll just keep hiding so he doesn't have to say anything bad about the GOP cult leader.

ShazzieB

(16,370 posts)
37. Ding, ding, ding!
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 06:51 PM
Feb 2022

Like most of the other repukes (except the few outliers like Liz Cheney who are too pissed off to care anymore), Pence is deathly afraid of offending Trump. He still has hopes of eventually running for potus and doesn't want to rock the boat if he can help it.

The irony is TFG's cult members hate him because he didn't follow orders on January 6, and almost everyone else sees him for the spineless, Trump-enabling weasel that he is, so I don't know who he thinks would vote for him.

I absolutely agree that Pence hates Trump but will avoid saying anything bad about him for as long as he can. I don't think he'll outright lie for Trump, though, and he might just end up having to throw Trump under the bus whether he wants to or not. Even though he resisted actively complying with the plot to screw up the electoral vote certification, he also passively stood aside while Trump schemed to invalidate a fair election that ALL of the states had signed off on. He might have to testify against his dear leader before it's all said and done.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
41. If Pence is seriously considering a run in 2024, he needs to own what he did on 1/6
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 07:22 PM
Feb 2022

BFD if that alienates the Trump base. Essentially he's ALREADY alienated that base. Why not own what he did and campaign on WHY he did it? I mean, no way Mike Pence would ever get the nomination, but hey, if he played his cards right he might appeal to the Liz Cheney element of the GOP.

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
46. Yeah. Something else is keeping Pence quiet. Even he ...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:05 PM
Feb 2022

… isn’t stupid enough to think he can win the votes of people who chanted “hang Mike Pence”. Well, I guess he is stupid enough, but I don’t think he’s expecting that miracle.

I don’t know what his motivation is, but it’s not a fear of rejection by the base. That ship has sailed.

Blue Owl

(50,351 posts)
42. I hope he's stewing in his own tepid, rotten filth
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 12:04 AM
Feb 2022

Occasionally the folks at Maga Lardo report hearing a squishy sound, followed by a brown trail and a terrible smell…

czarjak

(11,269 posts)
47. Marc Short was as hard-core as you could get. Believe me. Ass-covering Ass.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:14 PM
Feb 2022

Kicking and screaming, Marco?

calimary

(81,220 posts)
53. Funniest DU thread EVER!!!
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:01 PM
Feb 2022

Every time I think about some of the posts here, I’m back down on the floor!

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