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Debate thread #1 (Original Post) flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 OP
Kamala looks much more relaxed Renew Deal Oct 2020 #1
He looks annoyed now Mossfern Oct 2020 #6
He's getting backed into a corner and is running out of lies. NoRoadUntravelled Oct 2020 #171
Doesn't help pence that he has a fly on his head... Canoe52 Oct 2020 #188
My wife thought this was funny (and quick ) Jarqui Oct 2020 #191
Looks like something you would see in a coffin, fly and all. appleannie1 Oct 2020 #192
1st question on Coronavirus Renew Deal Oct 2020 #2
He ALWAYS looks like a smug asshole. Doreen Oct 2020 #3
Because he IS a smug asshole. 3catwoman3 Oct 2020 #108
Yup Doreen Oct 2020 #119
pence looks like he doesn't know what to do with Kamala.... like he needs mother's help lol Takket Oct 2020 #4
The blood ran out of his lips he was so nervous. ffr Oct 2020 #193
He Looks VivaResitance Oct 2020 #5
An olllldddd cilla4progress Oct 2020 #10
Welcome to DU! nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #31
K&R, What would you do about the Pandemic Kamala? Good, she's talking to the American people uponit7771 Oct 2020 #7
She gives me cilla4progress Oct 2020 #8
Next Pence to lie for 2 minutes straight ... go. LOFL !!! Just lie out loud and often, he's not even uponit7771 Oct 2020 #9
I would like more info on the plan mucifer Oct 2020 #11
Pence is pasty flake vercetti2021 Oct 2020 #12
No interruptions treestar Oct 2020 #13
Pence already LYING spanone Oct 2020 #14
he couldn't even complete a paragraph before the lies began. nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #16
TRUTH is deadly to these con men Martin Eden Oct 2020 #152
She is giving him major side eye! consider_this Oct 2020 #15
LOL, she just laughed at his response on COVID response flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #38
She is a queen. SheltieLover Oct 2020 #17
Kamala is shaking her head at Pence not answering the question about our death as % of population uponit7771 Oct 2020 #18
With the presidents leadership Watchfoxheadexplodes Oct 2020 #19
Pence Mossfern Oct 2020 #20
President Trump saved hundreds of thousands of lives malaise Oct 2020 #21
Of course he does. Mossfern Oct 2020 #30
Because he knows volstork Oct 2020 #168
Poor Mike! cilla4progress Oct 2020 #22
Pence lies within 30 seconds, whoopie hibbing Oct 2020 #23
Holy empty suit! It's a word-for-word repeat of Chump's talking points! bullwinkle428 Oct 2020 #24
Pence is lying. Rachel said earlier he lies very easily. Bluepinky Oct 2020 #25
What a load. catbyte Oct 2020 #26
.... and still hasn't answered the question on why the death rate is so high uponit7771 Oct 2020 #27
OMFG Tuppence is in denial BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #28
Answer the fucking cilla4progress Oct 2020 #29
How does Pence explain the results? TruckFump Oct 2020 #32
the lie about China..... fact checked by Daniel Dale IcyPeas Oct 2020 #33
How calm were you? malaise Oct 2020 #34
Answer the fucking cilla4progress Oct 2020 #35
His make up Texasgal Oct 2020 #36
"The American" people are heading the covid response !?!? That's rich uponit7771 Oct 2020 #37
Thank you, flibbitygiblets! ancianita Oct 2020 #39
Mute his overtime ass mouth hole! consider_this Oct 2020 #40
She did a great job with the first question. Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #41
Pence's eyes look funny. Nt helpisontheway Oct 2020 #42
He can't handle light... LeftInTX Oct 2020 #78
Heh. Back when there was no toilet paper tishaLA Oct 2020 #43
Hey pence shut the fuck up spanone Oct 2020 #44
Awwwwwww, we have his heart and prayers. Y-A-W-N catbyte Oct 2020 #45
Pence was the lead guy on the COVID task force. Budi Oct 2020 #46
He went with "thoughts and prayers" regarding Covid. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #47
GREAT QUESTION SUSAN PAGE..YOUR SUPERSPEADER CLUSTERFUCK spanone Oct 2020 #48
Oh, good question about the super spreader event! phylny Oct 2020 #49
HE'S NOT ANSWERING spanone Oct 2020 #53
Pence is such a lying phony preacher-type asshole, disgusts me nt steve2470 Oct 2020 #50
Lyin' for the Lord shanti Oct 2020 #106
The "American people" aren't leading the covid response team Pence you are uponit7771 Oct 2020 #51
BINGO! consider_this Oct 2020 #59
Pence is going over time again, Kamala Harris gets to also ... fuck this uponit7771 Oct 2020 #65
No answer for "Rose" Garden superspreader event! Mossfern Oct 2020 #52
That's because he a is a smug asshole Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #54
It's not the American people that fucked up, Mike. IT WAS YOU. catbyte Oct 2020 #55
He won't t answer the question about the rose garden event still_one Oct 2020 #56
Interrupt the fucker Kamala still_one Oct 2020 #85
I hate that slimy fucker Lars39 Oct 2020 #57
lol, he tried to interrupt her and she said "I'm speaking!" flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #58
She needs to shut him up. phylny Oct 2020 #60
WTF "American people" BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #61
Oh, how sappy Pence mysteryowl Oct 2020 #62
Just got home Forgot what a liar Pence is and how much he pissed me off last debate 🤬 lunasun Oct 2020 #63
So far his defense of Trump and himself is THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! ancianita Oct 2020 #64
Pence is like Trump, he won't shut up when his time is up. Bluepinky Oct 2020 #66
He is no bdamomma Oct 2020 #67
Cut his mike!! StarlightGold Oct 2020 #68
THANK YOU !!! He has to interrupt cause he's an asshole uponit7771 Oct 2020 #76
This moderator is crap StarlightGold Oct 2020 #101
He's an anti-masker. "choice" Alex4Martinez Oct 2020 #69
Pence interrupting Mossfern Oct 2020 #70
Lame attempt at a pivot by Pence Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #71
Uh oh, .... mama bout to get that belt !!! uponit7771 Oct 2020 #72
I feel some tension IcyPeas Oct 2020 #79
Tip to dipshit - she didn't say the American people failed, she said YOU did. ET Awful Oct 2020 #73
Go get him, Kamala! AnnieBW Oct 2020 #74
the damn moderator won't shut the friggin' Pence up!! onetexan Oct 2020 #75
Pisses me off PCIntern Oct 2020 #80
+1, cut their mics !! They can only interrupt at this point uponit7771 Oct 2020 #82
exactly! And he sounds like the devil with a soft voice. This is what the devil sounds like - lying onetexan Oct 2020 #99
That tactic didn't work so well for his boss so.... llmart Oct 2020 #120
Rude, interrupting and taking twice as much time is allotted. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #77
Pisses me off, Sen. Harris should have time added. phylny Oct 2020 #84
She will. Four years to be exact. Mr.Bill Oct 2020 #184
YAS! phylny Oct 2020 #185
Indefensible VivaResitance Oct 2020 #89
I love the look Kamala has on her face when looking at Pence PlanetBev Oct 2020 #81
kinda like flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #110
SHUT THE FUCKER UP - YOU SMARMY SHIT spanone Oct 2020 #83
C'MON SUSAN SHUT THE FUCKER UP spanone Oct 2020 #92
Answer the fucking question pence spanone Oct 2020 #117
transparency????? Bwahahahahahaa spanone Oct 2020 #123
Trump does his own undermining of vaccine, not Kamala. consider_this Oct 2020 #86
Make him shut up, he is NOT on the topic of VP jesus nt steve2470 Oct 2020 #87
He is making his own topic and spinning. ANSWER, Effer! consider_this Oct 2020 #97
He Need to Be Made to Shut Up! McKim Oct 2020 #167
am I the only one who mutes the tv every time pence opens his effing mouth? mucifer Oct 2020 #88
He doesn't want to answer the question Mossfern Oct 2020 #90
Kamala looks like she's ready to smack him AnnieBW Oct 2020 #91
Pence edhopper Oct 2020 #93
Well he's just not going to answer anything Sympthsical Oct 2020 #94
Why does the moderator not reign the elder in KewlKat Oct 2020 #95
Pence eyes look bloodshot...I think he's sick KewlKat Oct 2020 #104
New evidence is emerging that eye redness might be a symptom of COVID-19, the disease caused by the KewlKat Oct 2020 #131
Yep... Zoonart Oct 2020 #148
Pence talking about vaccine when that wasn't the question flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #96
And accusing Kamala of saying the opposite of what she said. nolabear Oct 2020 #102
Pence is answering nothing and Kamala is being honest and forthright. nolabear Oct 2020 #98
They are giving Pence more fucking time, and that is bullshit still_one Oct 2020 #100
Neither one is answering the question about "did you make a deal with the president" Renew Deal Oct 2020 #103
guessing she is working up to why she can replace him if needed consider_this Oct 2020 #111
Agree. treestar Oct 2020 #124
Kamala went through her resume. Laelth Oct 2020 #151
Neither did he Renew Deal Oct 2020 #155
Agreed. He didn't answer the question either. n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #163
Are bloodshot eyes a COVID symptom, or did Pence knock back a few before the debate? spooky3 Oct 2020 #105
Yes....conjunctivitis is one of the symptoms for some people. Nt helpisontheway Oct 2020 #114
interesting! thanks. nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #118
Didn't Amy Coney Barrett have conjunctivitis shanti Oct 2020 #146
Kamala needs to point out the constant lies from the trump administration still_one Oct 2020 #107
To be honest Mossfern Oct 2020 #109
Nope she didn't answer the question about succession still_one Oct 2020 #115
Pence is just pathetic. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #112
I would have launched into destroying his lies but she has a better strategy I am sure nt steve2470 Oct 2020 #113
I am sorry but Kamala is not doing well. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #116
She needs to go on the attack more. She is being too nice still_one Oct 2020 #122
Agreed. There is still time for that to happen SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #134
All she has to do is not make a huge mistake. nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #127
I think she's doing great. phylny Oct 2020 #128
what are you watching? and it is not that far underway. consider_this Oct 2020 #129
Oh i agree plenty of time left. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #141
Yeah, I expected her to hit Pence in the head with a sledgehammer too !! There's no Pence blood and uponit7771 Oct 2020 #142
Sure we can do this sarcastically. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #150
I don't care about your empty prayers, Pence. shut up on that already please. consider_this Oct 2020 #121
WTF kinda question is that? Come on, yes voters should know about the health of president and uponit7771 Oct 2020 #125
so much filler in pence's sentences IcyPeas Oct 2020 #126
I don't think he can win a republican primary. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #130
Pence Word Salads with the best of them uponit7771 Oct 2020 #132
He's a first class BSer Renew Deal Oct 2020 #135
Wow. He's the most sincere bullshitter I've seen in a while. What a whole lotta nothing and lies. catbyte Oct 2020 #133
most sincere bullshitter IcyPeas Oct 2020 #139
looks like he is trying to hold in a fart. consider_this Oct 2020 #143
Breathing funny, bloodshot eyes ecstatic Oct 2020 #136
Seems to be sniffling a bit too. LisaL Oct 2020 #147
Kamala is dominating him - not with flailing her arms that people apparently want her to do BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #137
OH SHIT! Going after tRump's finances tishaLA Oct 2020 #138
new thread #2 started, link below flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #140
Pence trying to be SO nice and complimentary in the mix of all the lies. Transparency?? Pffffft!! ancianita Oct 2020 #144
Kamala is the only person answering questions Sunsky Oct 2020 #145
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2020 #156
Biden will repeal Trump's tax scam "on day 1" Renew Deal Oct 2020 #149
Trump tax cut is about to expire for millions of Americans. ahoysrcsm Oct 2020 #194
Thanks for the thread RANDYWILDMAN Oct 2020 #153
He is "mansplaining" Lifelong Protester Oct 2020 #154
ANSWER THE GOT DAMN QUESTION !!! uponit7771 Oct 2020 #157
Should be VivaResitance Oct 2020 #158
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2020 #159
he is bullshitting .... his way though this debate yuiyoshida Oct 2020 #160
Q-Tip Jesus is flailing like a flounder on the dock. OMGWTF Oct 2020 #161
THEY NEED TO CUT OFF MICROPHONES!!!! relayerbob Oct 2020 #162
Pence is such a lying asshole. Lonestarblue Oct 2020 #164
Pence still hasn't directly answered a question JPPaverage Oct 2020 #165
smug asshole, sure- ok, but you're so polite :-) OfTheBottom99Percent Oct 2020 #166
"I'm speaking Mr. Vice President" JPPaverage Oct 2020 #169
My throat is sore Traildogbob Oct 2020 #170
Boom! OfTheBottom99Percent Oct 2020 #172
She's brilliant. I would have wanted more zingers. But she's great! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2020 #176
There's a fly on Pence's head Martin Eden Oct 2020 #173
Yes... FailureToCommunicate Oct 2020 #180
He has a fucking Traildogbob Oct 2020 #174
OMG! Pence has a fly on his head! LMAO! LeftofObama Oct 2020 #175
He used his time - don't let him bring up another point! Mossfern Oct 2020 #177
Bughead!!!! TheDemsshouldhireme Oct 2020 #178
So Mother Traildogbob Oct 2020 #183
Try this when Pence bloviates- it's heelarious OfTheBottom99Percent Oct 2020 #179
Harris and the so-called moderator let him skate on healthcare plan. kacekwl Oct 2020 #181
eehyep :-( moderator too strict this time- over correcting I guess :-( OfTheBottom99Percent Oct 2020 #182
She won. He was creepy. Joinfortmill Oct 2020 #186
This message was self-deleted by its author Canoe52 Oct 2020 #187
The Fly yankee87 Oct 2020 #189
Pence has fiery red eyes for a dude who claims to not have COVID IronLionZion Oct 2020 #190

ffr

(22,671 posts)
193. The blood ran out of his lips he was so nervous.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 11:37 PM
Oct 2020

It was uncomfortable to watch when he spoke, but muting helped.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
9. Next Pence to lie for 2 minutes straight ... go. LOFL !!! Just lie out loud and often, he's not even
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:09 PM
Oct 2020

... going to try

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
38. LOL, she just laughed at his response on COVID response
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:14 PM
Oct 2020

"whatever the vice president is claiming they have done, clearly hasn't worked, when you're talking about 210K dead"

OOH, he tried to interrupt her and she said "I'M SPEAKING!"

Mossfern

(2,552 posts)
20. Pence
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:11 PM
Oct 2020

party line again.
Suspended travel from China.

He "believes" it saved lives.
Bullshit.

Hope Harris can rebut.

volstork

(5,403 posts)
168. Because he knows
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:11 PM
Oct 2020

putin is gonna call the debts in when they lose....

Never forget-- Manafort picked pence, which means PUTIN picked pence.

IcyPeas

(21,904 posts)
33. the lie about China..... fact checked by Daniel Dale
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:13 PM
Oct 2020
Pence falsely claims Trump "suspended all travel from China."

Trump imposed a partial travel restriction that made multiple exemptions - for citizens, permanent residents, many of their family members. Actual flights from China were not suspended.


 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
46. Pence was the lead guy on the COVID task force.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:15 PM
Oct 2020

Then he went silent. Never heard a word from him after that.

What was he doing all that time with his fake Task Force

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
58. lol, he tried to interrupt her and she said "I'm speaking!"
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:16 PM
Oct 2020

haha, now he's getting a question about putting on a superspreader event...

ancianita

(36,133 posts)
64. So far his defense of Trump and himself is THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:16 PM
Oct 2020

WEAK. HE ADMITS IT'S ALL ON US, AND THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE!

DEFLECT TO THE SCOTUS NOMINATION AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND HOW THEY TRUSTED EVERYONE TO DO WHAT THEY THOUGHT BEST!

bdamomma

(63,922 posts)
67. He is no
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:17 PM
Oct 2020

godly man..............what's with his voice fake concern for the American people.


Love her, she tells it like it is.


StarlightGold

(365 posts)
101. This moderator is crap
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:22 PM
Oct 2020

She’s letting him talk about whatever he wants!! Untucking believable; she has not leArned a fucking thing from Chris Wallace’s debacle!

onetexan

(13,058 posts)
99. exactly! And he sounds like the devil with a soft voice. This is what the devil sounds like - lying
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:22 PM
Oct 2020

thru his teeth by accusing Kamala of playing politics. Friggin' idiot.

llmart

(15,552 posts)
120. That tactic didn't work so well for his boss so....
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:25 PM
Oct 2020

let him show what a real uncivil, boorish prick he is just like his boss and his ratings will go the same direction as his boss's did.

I'm not watching so I can retain my sanity.

 

SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
77. Rude, interrupting and taking twice as much time is allotted.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:19 PM
Oct 2020

She needs to call him out on his interruption and running long.

VivaResitance

(109 posts)
89. Indefensible
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:20 PM
Oct 2020

Pence is trying to defend a liar when the facts are laid in front of everyone already. He looks as if he is annoyed having to debate a black woman.

consider_this

(2,203 posts)
86. Trump does his own undermining of vaccine, not Kamala.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:20 PM
Oct 2020

And you are part of the problem of untrustworthiness too, Pence.

jerk!

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
131. New evidence is emerging that eye redness might be a symptom of COVID-19, the disease caused by the
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:26 PM
Oct 2020

by the novel coronavirus.

Renew Deal

(81,871 posts)
103. Neither one is answering the question about "did you make a deal with the president"
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:22 PM
Oct 2020

about replacing them.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
151. Kamala went through her resume.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:33 PM
Oct 2020

She argued, in effect, “I am ready to be President, now,” but you’re right. She did not answer the question.

-Laelth

shanti

(21,675 posts)
146. Didn't Amy Coney Barrett have conjunctivitis
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:30 PM
Oct 2020

when meeting Chump? I've heard it's connected to Covid.

 

SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
116. I am sorry but Kamala is not doing well.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:24 PM
Oct 2020

I think she is amazing and she is going to be a wonderful VP and eventually I hope president (she was my favorite in the primary) but she is not doing well in this debate so far. I apologize and I know I am going to get ripped for this opinion but as of right now..... Not the performance I was expecting.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
142. Yeah, I expected her to hit Pence in the head with a sledgehammer too !! There's no Pence blood and
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:28 PM
Oct 2020

... that's disappointing !!! :rolleyes:

 

SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
150. Sure we can do this sarcastically.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:32 PM
Oct 2020

But I would rather offer my opinion. She is starting to really hit her stride on the jobs and economy question. I am likely a little behind others as well as I am watching on youtube tv and there is a delay plus I had to pause it for a minute. I think she is doing much better now.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
125. WTF kinda question is that? Come on, yes voters should know about the health of president and
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:25 PM
Oct 2020

... they shouldn't eat nails either.

IcyPeas

(21,904 posts)
126. so much filler in pence's sentences
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:25 PM
Oct 2020

well susan, ........ let me just say, ....... that on behalf of president trump. blah blah blah

Renew Deal

(81,871 posts)
130. I don't think he can win a republican primary.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:26 PM
Oct 2020

He might win Iowa if he's lucky, but I don't think he can beat the true believer types.

consider_this

(2,203 posts)
143. looks like he is trying to hold in a fart.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:28 PM
Oct 2020

Sorry, I have no boundaries tonight. Just so fed up with trump&co.

BumRushDaShow

(129,440 posts)
137. Kamala is dominating him - not with flailing her arms that people apparently want her to do
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:27 PM
Oct 2020

but with her look and body language.

(yes people, she has been giving him that black woman side eye)

ahoysrcsm

(787 posts)
194. Trump tax cut is about to expire for millions of Americans.
Thu Oct 8, 2020, 12:16 AM
Oct 2020

Biden will reinstate the Personal Exception, that many Americans used before Trump stripped it away.

Lonestarblue

(10,063 posts)
164. Pence is such a lying asshole.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:05 PM
Oct 2020

I guess he’s forgotten all those Bible verses that call lying an abomination—actually many more verses than even focus on the homosexuality he abhors.

JPPaverage

(510 posts)
165. Pence still hasn't directly answered a question
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:09 PM
Oct 2020

He can't because he knows that his boss is wrong about everything.

 
166. smug asshole, sure- ok, but you're so polite :-)
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:11 PM
Oct 2020

I'd have said he looks soooo much more white bread than usual (actually ort of gray) next to her glowing complexion, in fact so much so that he looks like a mole-maggot

Traildogbob

(8,797 posts)
170. My throat is sore
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:16 PM
Oct 2020

Screaming shut his fucking mouth. He goes on and on beyond his time. He lies. He will not answer questions asked. My God I hate this trump anal occupant.

 
172. Boom!
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:17 PM
Oct 2020

Booyeah1 Go Kamala! "and out of the fifty (judgeships) not one of them is black"...cool look followed by lovely smile- case closed!

Mossfern

(2,552 posts)
177. He used his time - don't let him bring up another point!
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:22 PM
Oct 2020

Sucky moderation.
Why does she say "Thank you"
She just should tell him to STFU

Traildogbob

(8,797 posts)
183. So Mother
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:37 PM
Oct 2020

Was in the audience without a mask. A close contact to a known Covid vector. Really care about the American People their Mother. Typical Trump shit. Murderers all.

 
179. Try this when Pence bloviates- it's heelarious
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:24 PM
Oct 2020

..can't stand his voice- no point in listening- it's all lies. So during his 2 mins I mute him and play Keith Olbermann's first new vid- and OMG it overlaps perfectly! Seeing a sane mans words come out of his gob is almost spooky.

kacekwl

(7,021 posts)
181. Harris and the so-called moderator let him skate on healthcare plan.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:31 PM
Oct 2020

Which they don't have. Kamala and Joe need during debates have to limit story time and counter the B.S. with facts and fact checking. JMO.

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