BUSTED: Pence made press wait in van so he could leave game early for taxpayer-funded stunt, NBC ...

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory

BUSTED: Pence made press wait in van so he could leave game early for taxpayer-funded stunt, NBC reports

DAVID EDWARDS
08 OCT 2017 AT 15:46 ET

Vice President Mike Pence left the Indianapolis Colts NFL game early on Sunday after players kneeled during the national anthem as a protest against systemic racism — but many people suspect the White House of orchestrating the stunt at the expense of taxpayers.

In a tweet on Sunday, NBC’s Peter Alexander reported that Pence’s press pool was ordered to wait outside the game because the vice president had planned to leave early.

Link to tweet

Speaking on MSNBC, Alexander explained why many people were dubious about Pence’s departure from the game, beginning with the fact that Trump admitted that it was his idea in a tweet praising Pence.

“The vice president was just in Las Vegas speaking about the desire for unity in this country,” Alexander noted. “Then he flew last night in Indianapolis with the sole purpose of going to this football game… where his team would be playing the San Francisco 49ers, the team where Colin Kaepernick obviously began this entire situation by taking a knee last season during the national anthem.”



Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/busted-pence-made-press-wait-in-van-so-he-could-leave-game-early-for-taxpayer-funded-stunt-nbc-reports/

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[Blue Owl]

1. Pence caught making unwelcome advances on Lady Liberty

n/t

[YOHABLO]

2. Nobody gives a rat's ass if he's at that game anyway. Screw him.

[Perseus]

23. The danger here is the fact that these people are treating

the tax payer's money as if it was theirs, this is what regimes like Putin's, Chavez (now Maduro), etc have done throughout history.

This is of major concern...They will easily bring the economy of the USA down to its knees unless something is done about it ASAP. Cannot wait for Mueller to finish his investigation.

[Maraya1969]

3. This is obvious. Everyone knows players are kneeling at the shows! He knew what he

was doing from before he walked into the stadium

[Bernardo de La Paz]

34. Yup. He had his tweets and press release already prepared.

The finely tuned wording of the tweets and packaging of the release went out so quickly after he was there that it had to have been prepared in advance.

[NastyRiffraff]

4. "Trump 'admitted' that it was his idea in a tweet praising Pence.

Admitted? Bragged, more like. This is the kind of childish stunt he thinks is clever. (Hint: It's not.)

[RainCaster]

5. We had to pay for his travel?

How much did it cost us for this stunt?

[Doodley]

6. I hope Pence and Trump keep up their strategy of losing more support.

[turbinetree]

7. You know whats worse than TRAITOR, a TRAITOR and deceit

FUCK YOU PENCE
FUCK YOU TRUMP
FUCK YOUR Worthless administration

[Perseus]

24. Very poetic...I hope they can

read it

I support your statement 100%

[PearliePoo2]

8. Entire admin are assholes. Dangerous ones. nt.

[thegoose]

9. Of course Mini-Me has to obey his master

What a pack of slimeballs. With Dumpster at the helm, there's no such thing as a sense of humiliation anymore. All the Repugs are wallowing in lies and "drama," and they just don't give a shit.

[C Moon]

10. Trump: the spoiled school boy bully.

[Bengus81]

11. Flew from Vegas to Indy for this STUNT and now flying back to LA.......

This is BULLSHIT..........

[rickford66]

12. Is that all it takes to get him to leave?? Keep it up.

I wouldn't want to be in the same stadium with either him or Der Fuhrer.

[Motley13]

13. seems to me many of the people that watch the NFL are a lot of good ole boys that love the moron

macho guys that only care who wins

[Bengus81]

15. Then they wouldn't be watching...unless they're HYPOCRITES

[vkkv]

14. Most dangerous SNOWFLAKES, ever! 'Sad'... nt

[mountain grammy]

16. Fucking bad actors.

[Vinca]

17. It was a $50,000 or $60,000 (or more) taxpayer-funded stunt.

[procon]

18. The whole thing was a staged hoax. Pence was already scheduled to be in LA at 6:30 p.m.

The vice president flew to Indianapolis Saturday night to attend Sunday's Colts football game before jetting to Los Angeles for a private 6:30 p.m. reception.

https://www.wthr.com/article/vice-president-pence-plans-california-fundraising-visit-after-the-colts-game

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. So he NEVER intended to stay for the game, just make an appearance n/t

[procon]

31. Doesn't look like it, not when tickets to his fundraiser started at $2,700 each. nt

[SunSeeker]

26. Yup, off to a fancy fundraiser to brag about his stunt.

[Qutzupalotl]

42. More on the fundraiser and why he left early

Link to tweet

[Bengus81]

19. Woman behind Pence without hand over heart,Military guy next to Pence with arms at his side.....

So...is that LACK of patriotism ok with cotton top?

[Cold War Spook]

39. So many medals

for someone who spent only 1 year in a combat area. He can't salute because he can't find his cover. All veterans or military out of uniform, may salute at the raising or lowering of the flag and when the flag passes them. Also at the playing of the national anthem,. They are not to salute the flag when they are passing the flag, e.g. a flag on the flag pole nor the Pledge of Allegiance.

[snort]

21. The video has been edited to remove

what I am guessing is the word stunt (1:38 to 1:40). WTF??

[fierywoman]

22. Pence was gov of Indiana before accepting VP and his approval rating was under water;

perhaps he didn't want to stick around for fear of being booed?

[Loyd]

25. Trump's Presidency is a Taxpayer-Funded Stunt

Russians pay taxes too, you know.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

29. K & R Good one!

[underpants]

27. Fuck Peyton Manning and the Irsays....oh and Pence.

I just wanted to get that out there.

[DinahMoeHum]

28. "Choreographed horseshit" - Dave Zirin (Edge of Sports)

Link to tweet

[czarjak]

38. I smell...

Collusion.

[vlyons]

30. It's just another distraction

to get us worked up and forget about guns and PR. I'm sorry, but I just can't get upset anymore by Trumpville stunts. I fully expect that everyday will bring another insult to the conscience of every decent person in this country. There is no bottom to the depravity, stupidity, and corruption of Trumpsters.

So here's a new word for you: kakistocracy. Government by the worst, most incompetent, stupid, and corrupt people.

[C_U_L8R]

32. Contrived. Complicit.

Fooling no one but their ignorant base.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

33. What the hell? Flying to see a ball game?

These guys are supposed to be the kings of fiscal austerity (no food stamps/fewer parks) but can - at will - fly anytime they want to ball games and private meetings? I would even question the secondary value of him going to Vegas.

I suspect that Republicans believe the term "public service" means the public is their service.

Another divide-and-conquer tactic!

[n2doc]

35. He reused an old pic too

[TeamPooka]

36. "Keep the car running."

[Sunlei]

37. and why won't the Religious righteous VP pray and kneel TO the USA flag & Anthem?

Just say it Mr. Vice President, "Black lives doN"T matter".

[Still In Wisconsin]

40. Now, stay tuned for scenes from next week's episode of "Celebrity Apprentice: Washington, D.C."

Wonder what this all cost us...

[Initech]

41. Hey republicans time to let it go.

You've been beating this dead horse long enough!

[robertpaulsen]

43. "Desire for unity" my ass!

The reich-wing philosophy of 'unity' has always boiled down to: do what we tell you to.