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kpete

(71,901 posts)
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 11:26 AM Feb 2022

Pence in a nutshell -

Mike Pence was surrounded by a conspiracy to end democracy in America. He didn’t call the FBI. He didn’t alert the public. He waited to see if it would succeed. When it was clear it would fail, at the last minute he threw in with the winning side.


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Pence in a nutshell - (Original Post) kpete Feb 2022 OP
The fucker knew. dalton99a Feb 2022 #1
And did and said nothing about it. Doing what he had to do doesn't count!! L. Coyote Feb 2022 #22
Sorry, I can't read your comment DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #40
Pence thinks God wants him to be President. If TFG got a second term, Ocelot II Feb 2022 #2
If TFG got a second term (God forbid!), Pence wouldn't be in place Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #4
Since Pence was on the 2020 ticket, he would have been re-elected VP Ocelot II Feb 2022 #6
Agreed. n/t Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #8
2nd term? Trumps would claim the right of primogeniture paleotn Feb 2022 #10
Bannon Blows It... homegirl Feb 2022 #19
Sounds like bannon is one of the biggest traitors of all. Nt SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #26
There seems to be a competition for Number One Coup Coup Puff. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #27
You believe bullshit then, Maddie. Thanks again for the unsolicited confirmation. czarjak Feb 2022 #42
Because God forbid anyone should EVER rat out TFG, aka the King Rat! ShazzieB Feb 2022 #32
"God were to call TFG to his eternal reward" LiberalLovinLug Feb 2022 #33
LMAO!!! XacerbatedDem Feb 2022 #46
If trump ever had religion NJCher Feb 2022 #47
... Historic NY Feb 2022 #51
Looked to me that Pence opened his campaign for 2024 POTUS yesterday. PufPuf23 Feb 2022 #3
That poor deluded nitwit doesn't have a chance. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #7
Don't forget "Mother"! NT usaf-vet Feb 2022 #14
Yep. Odd coincidence, that. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #43
He has aspirations for such.... paleotn Feb 2022 #12
He and... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #5
On March 3rd, we may well find out exactly what he knew and how he reacted Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #9
Why not release it to the DOJ prosecutors of the special grand jury? gab13by13 Feb 2022 #16
Damn straight Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #21
Maybe cries of "hang Mike Pence!" had something to do with throwing in with the winning side. ancianita Feb 2022 #11
Maybe dying in a federal prison weighed a bit more heavily on his mind. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #23
A profile in cowardice. spanone Feb 2022 #13
You can begin to see some of other pols beginning to back peddle as well. Fla Dem Feb 2022 #15
One gets the impression they sent out just a very few to hedge their bets. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #24
have had no use for the opportunistic 'climber' stopdiggin Feb 2022 #17
Exactly. Pence is just covering his ass now because the Committee is closing in. Martin68 Feb 2022 #18
political opportunist llashram Feb 2022 #20
Yet he's purportedly a religious man. Seems like he is breaking the 10 Commandments samsingh Feb 2022 #25
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #28
I've always seen him as a weak man; a self-serving opportunist. patphil Feb 2022 #29
Which means he's NO hero. calimary Feb 2022 #30
I can see I've been looking at this wrong. ShazzieB Feb 2022 #34
I don't think anyone here called the FBI Kaleva Feb 2022 #31
Graphic version Tommymac Feb 2022 #35
He did the right thing - 55 weeks too late. dchill Feb 2022 #36
THANK YOU Skittles Feb 2022 #37
I hate to say it but I think this is true lunatica Feb 2022 #38
Pence has a spine like linguini Poiuyt Feb 2022 #39
Omg.. That's PERFECT!! Cha Feb 2022 #41
Pence will always be a loser in my book. BlueJac Feb 2022 #44
He didn't call the FBI. Made me think. Did he have to? They didn't know what was going on? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #45
SS? He wouldn't even get in the car with them! XacerbatedDem Feb 2022 #49
So that's really scary that we can't rely on the FBI or the secret service Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #54
"He didn't call the FBI......." MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #48
Lock him up Patton French Feb 2022 #50
Bingo! randr Feb 2022 #52
Pence poster The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #53

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
22. And did and said nothing about it. Doing what he had to do doesn't count!!
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:51 PM
Feb 2022

18 U.S. Code § 4 - Misprision of felony

Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Ocelot II

(115,280 posts)
2. Pence thinks God wants him to be President. If TFG got a second term,
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:03 PM
Feb 2022

Pence would be waiting in the wings just in case God were to call TFG to his eternal reward. While many of us had and still have the same hope for TFG's future, it looks like Pence is mistaken as to God's plans for him. But Fly Boy really, really wanted that second term.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
4. If TFG got a second term (God forbid!), Pence wouldn't be in place
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:11 PM
Feb 2022

to step in "in case God were to call TFG to his eternal reward". Far from it. Now, Nikki Haley might be hoping for that "come aboard" call...

Pence is doomed - no way will he ever be President, and even God can't help him.

Ocelot II

(115,280 posts)
6. Since Pence was on the 2020 ticket, he would have been re-elected VP
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:17 PM
Feb 2022

if TFG had won or had succeeded in stealing the election, and TFG couldn't have fired him. So Pence would have been VP for sure in that instance. However, if God does not send TFG to his eternal reward before the next election and he runs again, Pence definitely will not be on that ticket; that booby prize will go to the most obsequious ass-kisser.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
10. 2nd term? Trumps would claim the right of primogeniture
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:38 PM
Feb 2022

and Donnie Jr. would be the next "president" or whatever he wanted to style himself as.

homegirl

(1,419 posts)
19. Bannon Blows It...
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:49 PM
Feb 2022

Trump loyalist Stephen Bannon recognized Pence’s words as a defection. On his podcast, Bannon addressed Pence, saying: “You are a stone cold coward…. My head’s blowing up.... I can’t take Pence…and Marc Short and all these Koch guys up there ratting out Trump up on Capitol Hill right now.”


LiberalLovinLug

(14,154 posts)
33. "God were to call TFG to his eternal reward"
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 02:37 PM
Feb 2022

lol
My brain came up with scenerios where their definition of God does exist, and just like Pence believed, Trump was sent by Him, and was doing Gods work etc..

And one day Trump dies. (yea!) And then Pence dies at a later time. He goes up to heaven, just as he was expecting, and horrors of horrors, Trump is there too. With the biggest most gold laden mansion of anyone. God is actually just like him and He loves him and allows Trump to basically be the godfather of the real "city on the hill". So Mike is still in the same situation. Only Trump is mad at him so he's ostracized in Heaven. And is forever, literally, living under his shadow and he lives every day making up for defiling him on Earth. Lives on the edges of Heaven in the smallest of the mansions with mother.

Ocelot II

(115,280 posts)
7. That poor deluded nitwit doesn't have a chance.
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:19 PM
Feb 2022

But I'm sure he still thinks God wants him to be president. Funny how so many people think God wants exactly what they want.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
12. He has aspirations for such....
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:40 PM
Feb 2022

snort! Bwahahahaa! Keep thinking that way, Pence ole boy. Lets see where it gets him.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
9. On March 3rd, we may well find out exactly what he knew and how he reacted
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:35 PM
Feb 2022

The National Archives notified DJT on 2/3 that they intend to release Mike Pence's phone, text and email data to the 1/6 Committee. In tandem with his COS' and attorney's lengthy testimony last week, Mike Pence won't really have to "be there" to spill his guts.

gab13by13

(20,867 posts)
16. Why not release it to the DOJ prosecutors of the special grand jury?
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:43 PM
Feb 2022

Oh yeah, we don't have a special grand jury, at least the select committee can give a report of who should have been indicted.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
21. Damn straight
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:51 PM
Feb 2022

After Trump weaponized the DOJ in a way never before imagined, I can't think of any reasons why this LEGITIMATE function of the DOJ hasn't been implemented.

Do we need to protest in Washington for action?

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
23. Maybe dying in a federal prison weighed a bit more heavily on his mind.
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:56 PM
Feb 2022

Even Rudy understood that much, he told #FailedCoupGuy that deploying the military to seize voting machines in states Biden won would land them all in federal prison.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
24. One gets the impression they sent out just a very few to hedge their bets.
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:58 PM
Feb 2022

"We need a couple of people to pretend we aren't all trying to overthrow democracy, any volunteers?"

stopdiggin

(11,095 posts)
17. have had no use for the opportunistic 'climber'
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:43 PM
Feb 2022

nor any of his simpering 'beliefs' or platform since he came on the national stage. But - also don't think this tweet is a particularly good summary of what happened with Pence and the lead up to Jan 6.
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llashram

(6,265 posts)
20. political opportunist
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:50 PM
Feb 2022

pure and simple...like the vast majority of rethugs backing their cash cow...trump

patphil

(6,035 posts)
29. I've always seen him as a weak man; a self-serving opportunist.
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 01:50 PM
Feb 2022

He only "came out" now to protect himself from being sucked up in the criminal liability that is mounting for all those who knew and worked with Trump to overthrow the election.

If he is strong enough, or afraid enough of prosecution, he may still come before the January 6th committee.
I would like him to be questioned under oath during a public session.

calimary

(80,699 posts)
30. Which means he's NO hero.
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 02:01 PM
Feb 2022

We must never forget that. He could have gone either way.

When you flip to the “good side” at the last minute because you realize there’s no way to win, all you are is a conniving coward and calculating self-centered jerk. He didn’t stand up for ANYTHING. He just took the weasel’s way out.

ShazzieB

(15,958 posts)
34. I can see I've been looking at this wrong.
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 02:39 PM
Feb 2022

In the past, I thought, "Good for Mike Pence, he didn't knuckle under to Trump on January 6." Now I'm thinking, "That good for nothing Mike Pence, the only reason he didn't go along with Trump's scheme is because he knew it had no chance of working!"

He didn't do the "right thing" because it was the "right thing." He did the legal thing because he didn't want to go to jail for doing the illegal thing. It wasn't a noble or brave choice, just a smarter choice. Which means only that he's a little smarter than Trump. Not more moral or ethical than Trump, just slightly less stupid. 😠😡🤬

Kaleva

(36,147 posts)
31. I don't think anyone here called the FBI
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 02:02 PM
Feb 2022

It was well reported that TFG was pressuring Pence prior to 1/6

An example:

"Trump pressures Pence to throw out election results — even though he can't
“The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors,” Trump tweeted Tuesday.

By NICK NIEDZWIADEK and KYLE CHENEY

01/05/2021 12:23 PM EST

Updated: 01/05/2021 10:22 PM EST"

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/05/trump-pressures-pence-election-results-455069

I don't think anyone here called the FBI about this either:

"ELECTION 2020|Dec 14, 2020,11:31am EST|60,045 views
Trump Campaign Assembling Alternate Electors In Key States In Far-Fetched Attempt To Overturn Election

Alison Durkee

Updated Dec 14, 2020, 03:22pm EST
TOPLINE In an unprecedented move, groups of self-styled “electors” arranged by the Trump campaign in battleground states won by President-elect Joe Biden will meet Monday to vote for President Trump and send results claiming he won the states’ presidential elections to Congress, White House advisor Stephen Miller said Monday, the latest of the president’s far-fetched attempts to challenge Biden’s victory—which, like his previous efforts, is almost entirely certain to fail."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/12/14/trump-campaign-assembling-alternate-electors-in-key-states-in-far-fetched-attempt-to-overturn-election/?sh=7f53e213213a

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
38. I hate to say it but I think this is true
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 10:07 PM
Feb 2022

What he’s doing now is throwing in with those who will beat Trump: the Democrats.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
45. He didn't call the FBI. Made me think. Did he have to? They didn't know what was going on?
Sun Feb 6, 2022, 08:23 AM
Feb 2022

What about SS?

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
53. Pence poster
Sun Feb 6, 2022, 09:54 AM
Feb 2022

Just a picture of little boy Pence.
With the line: I am the face of a privileged white boy.
He is such a little worm.

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