Pence Responds To Bipartisan Criticism | Talking Points Memo

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Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday hit back at the bipartisan criticism that the administration’s congressional briefing on the strike that killed top Iranian military official Qasem Soleimani received, during an interview on the “Today” show.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1283632
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Minnie Mouse strikes back. You’re wrong he meekly squeaked.

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Mother should bitch-slap that Q-tip.

Sources and methods. Thoughts and prayers.

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“If we were to share all of the intelligence — and, in fact, some of the most compelling evidence that Qasem Soleimani was preparing an imminent attack against American forces and American personnel — also represents some of the most sensitive intelligence we have,” Pence said. “It could compromise those sources and methods.”

But outing intelligence assets overseas and demanding the identity of whistleblowers is just fine.

Pence, you’re a lying putz.

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Pence dodged the question, saying that Trump will always ask the “tough questions.”

But as he is the Smartest Man in the World, Trump doesn’t wait for the tough answers.

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Q-Tip needs a time-out. In a federal penitentiary along with the rest of the treasonous clowns in the GOP clown car.

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Ah, the old “We know but can’t tell you” gambit.

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  1. As authoritarians will, Pence is claiming that the end justifies the means.
  2. Pence is lying about the imminent nature of a Suleimeni threat.
  3. It’s highly likely that Pence is lying about the means.
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Lickspittle says what?

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The omens are not good for you, Q-Tip…

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Can’t tell Congress, but for sure Donnie’s told Vladi.

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Mike Pence: For those times when Waylon Smithers just isn’t quite a big enough suck-up.

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“After Pence insisted that “Trump made the right decision to take Qasem Soleimani off the battlefield,” Guthrie asked the vice president whether Trump — who called his country’s Iran intelligence “passive” and naive” and “perhaps should go back to school” in a tweet last year — still holds the same view on intelligence agencies.”

Pence probably tried melting into the wood work.

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----that Qasem Soleimani was planning imminent attacks in response to our air strikes on five Iranian-backed militia bases,” Pence said.

Wait.
We started it?
He needs to work on his messaging here.

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“Thank you for your response Mr. Vice President. Now please tell me why we should believe this after all the other lies you’ve told us.”

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Hey, when Bu$hCo pulled this shit they at least has somewhat respected people (at least within the Washington Consensus) in place. Trump’s fucking clown show has ZERO credibility with anybody but True Believers…

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Any idea how much a group exorcism in DC would run?

Asking for a country…

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Now wait just a minute! Waylon Smithers is a two dimensional cartoon character and Mike Pence is . . . I had a point but I can’t remember what it was.

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Why do Dems always “reply” but Pukes always “hit back”? Could you please stop with BS framing? You’re not helping.

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A man with 1/1000th of a percent of the charisma-to-do-the-batshit-cray-cray
of Trump.

So to send him in for messaging is substituting Bill Barr for Steph in the Seventh Game of the NBA Championship

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