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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#332551: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:18:54 PM

[up][up][up]Pence always did have a bit of a Patrick Bateman vibe.

Edited by M84 on Oct 7th 2020 at 10:19:14 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#332552: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:18:56 PM

This is pretty blatantly a partisan point and neither side is going to budge on this.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#332554: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:19:21 PM

Pence does have a fly on his head.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#332556: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:19:44 PM

Wow, Pence is bad at pretending to have empathy tongue

In fairness, hard so fake something you never felt in your life.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#332557: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:19:55 PM

Huh, guess Beelzebub decided to pay Pence a visit.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#332559: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:21:25 PM

Pence is now attacking the media.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#332560: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:21:45 PM

Someone at 538 is saying that Pence's salon story is a lie. There wasn't any rioting in the area where that salon burned down.

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#332561: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:22:17 PM

Pence pulling the "I have [minority] friends" defense on Trump's behalf.

i'm tired, my friend
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#332562: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:23:21 PM

"You selectively edit..."

How do edit the words in a live debate?

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#332563: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:24:15 PM

Did Pence phase in and out of existence for a split second there?

i'm tired, my friend
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#332564: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:24:25 PM

Pence wanting everyone to ignore "stand back, and stand by" from last week I see.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#332565: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:25:16 PM

Now they're asking about what will happen if Trump will not peacefully leave the White House. This should be a softball for Harris, though we'll see.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#332566: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:26:18 PM

She can’t give the actual answer, because it comes across as threatening to say that she’ll have the secret service drag Trump out if he refuses to leave.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#332567: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:26:59 PM

She's doing what Biden did and encouraging people to vote.

Pence's answer: Don't worry about it.

Edited by Parable on Oct 7th 2020 at 7:27:48 AM

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#332568: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:27:35 PM

Pence is avoiding the question, as expected. He's attempting to pivot back to Clinton, which I'm not sure will be very effective as she's not running this year.

Edited by AlleyOop on Oct 7th 2020 at 10:28:56 AM

astrokitty Happiness is a cup of tea from Somewhere Out There Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Happiness is a cup of tea
#332569: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:28:17 PM

Apparently Pence also has a nasty case of pink eye. Coupled with the fly, he's not exactly a pretty picture.

Somebody once told me the world was macaroni, I took a bite out of a tree
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#332570: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:28:52 PM

That fly is America's greatest hero.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#332572: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:29:33 PM

The fly will certainly be one of the most memorable aspects of this debate, seeing as it's been a fairly unremarkable event otherwise.

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#332573: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:30:07 PM

Naturally the vice president of a strongman can't entertain the possibility of defeat.

i'm tired, my friend
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#332574: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:30:49 PM

Performance wise, Harris and Pence performed about the same, but I would say Harris won because she wasn’t lying out her ass.

Edited by SatoshiBakura on Oct 7th 2020 at 10:30:58 AM

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#332575: Oct 7th 2020 at 7:31:17 PM

Pence is utilizing the fake news argument again.


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