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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 01:28 PM Feb 2017

Chuck Todd embarrassed Vice President Mike Pence with his own words (VIDEO)

Recently Chuck Todd has been doing his job in reducing the spin by pointing out unadulterated facts when Republicans enter their lying mode. He used Mike Pence's words against him. What is amazing is Pence's inability to break the narrative.

When Chuck Todd used Mike Pence's words against him, he displayed an embarrassed smile but amazingly expectedly to form after a few seconds.

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/02/05/chuck-todd-embarasses-mike-pence/

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Chuck Todd embarrassed Vice President Mike Pence with his own words (VIDEO) (Original Post) egbertowillies Feb 2017 OP
Wow, Chuck! yardwork Feb 2017 #1
Chuck found his soul and a conscience? TNNurse Feb 2017 #21
They have no conscience SHRED Feb 2017 #2
So many Repug seem intent on punishment and demeaning others. riversedge Feb 2017 #5
The GOP runs on greed and sadism dalton99a Feb 2017 #7
When someone claims all the time to be a "christian" and yet Achilleaze Feb 2017 #13
Because he hates gays n/t hibbing Feb 2017 #14
And women and children TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #18
What a dumb fucking piece of shit. What did his parents ever teach him? pangaia Feb 2017 #3
His parents tried to teach him right from wrong and Christian decency meow2u3 Feb 2017 #20
I guess Chuck changed his mind about fact checking not being the medias role. wcast Feb 2017 #4
Gotchya! TrekLuver Feb 2017 #6
I hardly think President Obama was EVER like the jackass who spends hours and days on manicraven Feb 2017 #8
Pence is a "Christian" man. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #9
All this media and fancy recording devices bewilder them underpants Feb 2017 #10
Nothing embarrasses Republicans. SamKnause Feb 2017 #11
I find Pence has a habit of doing an odd, low, forced laugh when faced with questions. Snarkoleptic Feb 2017 #12
I find most Republican guests use this tactic LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #19
MSM finding its spine Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #15
remember that Pence could well have lost... dhill926 Feb 2017 #16
It did my heart good to see Pence react (even if briefly) Grammy23 Feb 2017 #17
OP mistake copying. {strike}Please translate "amazingly expectedly to form" for me.{/strike} Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #22
 

SHRED

(28,136 posts)
2. They have no conscience
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 01:33 PM
Feb 2017

It's that simple.

Basically Republicans are vengeful and greed driven animals with a human brain.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
13. When someone claims all the time to be a "christian" and yet
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 02:46 PM
Feb 2017

repeatedly lies & obfuscates and spins as Pence does - then how can that be considered anything other than "anti-christian."

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)
20. His parents tried to teach him right from wrong and Christian decency
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:22 PM
Feb 2017

But he rejected his parents' teachings and instead chose the Church of the Almighty Dollar, a.k.a., RW evangelical churches instead.

manicraven

(901 posts)
8. I hardly think President Obama was EVER like the jackass who spends hours and days on
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 01:48 PM
Feb 2017

Twitter temper tantrums over everything from Mr. Khan to Alec Baldwin to Judge Robart! Glad, though, that Chuck Todd made Pence squirm and called him out on his hypocrisy.

underpants

(182,788 posts)
10. All this media and fancy recording devices bewilder them
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 01:49 PM
Feb 2017

Talk radio used to be a world of no memory. They could prophetic endlessly and ignore being wrong as well as claiming they said something they never did.

SamKnause

(13,101 posts)
11. Nothing embarrasses Republicans.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 02:16 PM
Feb 2017

Especially the ones who hide behind their fake Christianity.

They are among the best liars on the planet.

Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)
12. I find Pence has a habit of doing an odd, low, forced laugh when faced with questions.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 02:28 PM
Feb 2017

Not sure if it's some sort of built-in condescention/superiority thing.
Strange affect.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
19. I find most Republican guests use this tactic
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:12 PM
Feb 2017

I'm sure they are instructed to handle tough questions like this. They do it because it works. It is a strange effect but one that has been proven to work by other right wing politicians on the human psyche. Just like a few other tactics like.....accusing the other side of things that you are guilty of (throws off the interviewer), or repeating a lie over and over until it is believed no matter how many times it is also refuted on the "liberal media".

It has the appearance of "We both know that's a laughable premise, and I can hardly stop myself from laughing that you take this so serious". It is directed towards their base and no one else. It helps shape the interpretation of the question itself as being a joke.

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)
15. MSM finding its spine
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 03:18 PM
Feb 2017

If Todd and MTP want to have any future they better figure out which side of their bread is buttered.

dhill926

(16,337 posts)
16. remember that Pence could well have lost...
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 03:39 PM
Feb 2017

his election for gov in Indiana. He's just another in a long list of stupid, small minded, racist piece of shit Hoosier politicians.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
17. It did my heart good to see Pence react (even if briefly)
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 03:49 PM
Feb 2017

To that clip. For a split second his face registered a bit of shock and surprise to see Chuck resurrect that gem. He was ready for Pence and for once I wasn't screaming at Chuck but instead laughing at Pence's red face. LOL

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
22. OP mistake copying. {strike}Please translate "amazingly expectedly to form" for me.{/strike}
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:32 PM
Feb 2017

Article actually reads:

he displayed an embarrassed smile but amazingly reverted to form after a few seconds.
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