Pressed Repeatedly To Say 'Black Lives Matter,' Mike Pence Says 'All Lives Matter'

[riversedge]

Source: huff post



06/19/2020 09:23 pm ET

A Philadelphia news anchor asked the vice president point-blank on Friday — Juneteenth — whether he’d be willing to say the words.


Despite being pressed repeatedly during an interview to say the words “Black lives matter,” a phrase that’s served as a rallying cry for protesters against police brutality and systemic racism, Vice President Mike Pence refused to utter the phrase — saying, instead, that “all lives matter.”

Anchor Brian Taff of WPVI-TV, an ABC affiliate in Philadelphia, asked Pence point-blank on Friday whether he’d be willing to use the phrase.....................


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[Jarqui]

1. He obviously doesn't want to alienate

the racists in Trump's base ...

[smb]

10. It's Simpler Than That

Those three words would be followed by three other words:

Pence: "Black Lives Matter"

Trump: "Nikki For VP"

[Jarqui]

12. If the trajectory of his polls don't change, these words might follow

McConnell: "Trumpster for the Dumpster"

Nikki "Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America ..."

[Kablooie]

2. All Lives Matter is short for Black Lives Don't Matter.

Someone needs to point that out.

[Doodley]

3. He might want to rethink that strategy when Biden is 20 points ahead.

[GoneOffShore]

7. Don't give the snivelling pustule ideas.

[aggiesal]

4. I always say ...

If you can't say Black Lives Matter, then obviously All Lives DON'T Matter.

[electric_blue68]

5. Yup

effing pos!

[Skittles]

6. no courage

disgusting

[William Seger]

8. No courage, no integrity whatsoever

The first good look I got at Pence was the VP debates. When challenged to defend some outrageous things Trump had said, he simply denied that Trump said them. He's a liar and a super creepy pseudo-Christian hypocrite.

[marble falls]

9. ""Well, I don't accept the fact, Brian, that there's a segment of American society that ...

disagrees in the preciousness and importance of every human life,” Pence said in response." He knows its a fact, he just refuses to admit it.

[DonaldsRump]

11. There was a wonderful cartoon/meme that someone posted on DU

that graphically illustrated the point with one house on fire, and the neighboring house not on fire. The owner of the house that was NOT on fire was spraying his own home and said that "all houses matter" or something like that.

In the spirit of a picture speaking a 1000 words, does any remember that cartoon and can they repost it? Anyone seeing that can immediately understand the stupidity of saying "all lives matter" in response to "BLM".

[moose65]

13. There are many counter examples

The one where All Houses Matter is a good one.

I’ve also seen a meme that says something like when someone is mourning the death of a parent, no one says “All parents matter.” Or if someone has lost a child, no one tells them “All Children Matter.”

And one to make conservative heads explode: when they say Merry Christmas, we should say Happy Holidays, because obviously All Holidays Matter 😆😆

[murielm99]

14. He is afraid that if he says it,

his pants will start on fire.

[SharonClark]

15. The media should stop asking that stupid question.

No one would believe him and it wouldn’t change any of this administration’s racist policies.

A better question would be to ask Pence what policies would he recommend to end systemic racism.