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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#141651: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:18:58 PM

Pence sounds like a robot with a bleak emotionless voice. Don't know why people here are saying he sounds likable. Also, the situation in Iraq is because America invaded it the 2nd time in the first place.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#141652: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:18:59 PM

He seems to have realized that too, he's being quiet now.

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
#141653: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:19:07 PM

Kaine has been very aggressive, Pence may well be about to fall into a hole, he's said that he wants to go back to the '60s and '80s, plus he keeps bringing up Obamacare, isn't Obamacare pretty popular?

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#141654: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:19:15 PM

Because he wants to correct Pence's lies.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#141655: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:21:00 PM

And now he's going strong. Much better, Step dad.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#141656: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:22:12 PM

Jesus that first 15 minutes was brutal. I was cringing so hard.

New Survey coming this weekend!
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#141657: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:22:57 PM

And he's interrupting again...

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
#141658: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:23:21 PM

Trump tax time!

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#141659: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:25:03 PM

My god Pence is defending this shit. "He created a business", is his answer to everything. Sounds like a bad 80's movie the Nostalgia Critic reviewed.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#141660: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:25:44 PM

This already seems like more of a mess than the first debate...

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#141661: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:26:10 PM

Social security will run out of money in 18 years!!!

Edit: Kaine promises not to privatise social security.

edited 4th Oct '16 6:26:56 PM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
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
#141662: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:26:17 PM

"If you can't meet Nixon's standard..." [awesome]

edited 4th Oct '16 6:27:26 PM by Silasw

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#141663: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:27:13 PM

[up] Technically it's the Ford standard.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#141664: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:29:30 PM

God, she had to tell them to stop talking over each other.

Already she's a more involved moderator than Lester Holt, I'll give her that.

Oh God! Natural light!
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#141665: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:31:19 PM

She's also getting ignored a lot too.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#141666: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:31:34 PM

Honestly, at this point, while it's a stalemate in terms of force of personality, I intuitively think Trump might get a small bounce from this. Based on the demographic fundamentals of the race (from 538), he should be about a point behind Hillary Clinton, who herself should be getting a few more points that are currently going to third parties. That implies that Trump still hasn't fully unified the GOP behind him; Pence is basically playing the part of a standard reasonably charismatic Republican politician.

edited 4th Oct '16 6:32:46 PM by CaptainCapsase

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#141667: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:32:29 PM

[up]But you intuitively assume the worst of everything.

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#141668: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:32:44 PM

Pence endorses community policing. My god are pigs flying.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#141669: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:33:39 PM

[up][up] Eh, "hope for the best, prepare for the worst."

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#141670: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:34:17 PM

[up]It usually comes off like he hopes for the worst, though.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#141671: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:34:59 PM

What is community policing?

Do not obey in advance.
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#141672: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:36:11 PM

[up][up] Well I certainly don't mean to come across that way. As deeply cynical as I can be on an intellectual level, I like to think of myself as an idealist in my heart.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#141673: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:37:08 PM

[up][up]Police interacting with the public, building up trust with the locals, knowing who they serve and letting those they serve know who they are.

Cid El Cid Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Hiding
El Cid
#141674: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:38:26 PM

[up][up][up][up]How else could he told us he was right all along and that we're still a bunch of rape apologists?

Either way, I agree with Jack, Pence does seem more likeable. If I didn't know he was a monster I'd even think he was better than Kaine. Uhmm.

Also, I wish Kaine stopped interrupting. He's looking kinda weak.

NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#141675: Oct 4th 2016 at 6:39:38 PM

Yeah sure, you and Trump has been talking about it for 2 decades.


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