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Mike Pence opposed Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of HHS, citing Kennedy’s support for abortion access as a sharp departure from the Trump-Pence administration’s pro-life stance.

Pence urged Senate Republicans to reject Kennedy’s nomination, claiming Kennedy supports “abortion on demand” and restoring Roe v. Wade.

Both pro-life and abortion rights groups criticized Kennedy’s appointment, with pro-life leaders expressing concerns about his past positions and abortion rights advocates calling him unfit.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago

But what does his flying insect debate opponent think?

[–] [email protected] 70 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

I'm hoping the infighting really slows down the fascism just a lil bit. I'm really hoping we can get trump and musk to fight because they're both egotistical assholes. Please somebody ask them who's smarter during a public appearance.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 hours ago

Well it's not like this is infighting. Pence is way on the outside.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 12 hours ago

Honestly I'm at the point where I just don't know which way minimizes casualties. I feel like it's like trying to calculate if the nukes in WW2 saved more lives than they cost.

Stopping facism seems off the table. If something manages to moderate it, it may kill less per year, but may last decades longer.

Letting it run without rails it may kill millions, may start a war, but it might collapse on itself sooner.

IMO the real mystery is, did the people who had the spine to say no to trump in 2016-2020... part of why he got elected again... if trump had say been allowed to launch a nuke into a hurricane, would he have been able to make his comeback.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Please somebody ask them who’s smarter during a public appearance.

Excellent idea. Here's my idea to improve it: someone should throw a golden apple with the carved words "τη εξυπνότερους" ("The smartest", alluding to the "Ti Kallisti" inscription from the Apple of Discord), to make Eris proud.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

But I thought we were trying to not let that shitshow evolve into a full scale war.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Mike Pence: I'm so wrong that even when I accidentally suggest the right thing, it's because I'm so wrong.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 13 hours ago

His logic literally buffer underflowed

[–] [email protected] 72 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Figures the guy who let AIDS run rampant in Indiana doesn't care about RFK Jr's stance on viruses.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

On the other hand, RFK has said more than once that AIDS isn't caused by a virus, it's caused by gay people partying. You'd think Pence would be on board with that.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 15 hours ago

Funny how he still thinks anyone in the Republican party cares about what he has to say.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

🤣

What is this world

Criticizing not because its a foolish pick, but because"omg hes too 'left leaning', omg abortion access omg will someone save the children"

Edit: Also Pence you forgot you aren't VP anymore.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 14 hours ago

Also Pence you forgot you aren't VP anymore

ABC also forgot, how the hell this moron's opinion is worth a whole ass news article is completely beyond me

[–] [email protected] 19 points 14 hours ago

Somehow he used the wrong formula but got the right answer.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Who fucking cares what Mike Pence thinks? Republicans hate his guts since Trump turned on him and everyone else has always hated him, and he doesn't have any political power, so his opinion has like negative news value these days. I guess mainstream media companies just can't resist his dynamic intellect and incredible charisma /s (that "/s" doesn't really feel sufficient, he makes Jeff Sessions look smart and Jared Kushner seem human)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I have a little respect for him because he refused to give in to Trump’s demands to mess with the certification process on January 6th.

I disagree with him on most everything, but he is a principled person. More than you can say for Trump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Nah, he was just looking out for himself and liked his odds better with the armed officers than with the angry mob. Fact is if he thought he could get away with imposing his ideal Christian dictatorship on all of us he'd do it in a heartbeat.

He's an asshole and an idiot who was stupid enough to work for Donald Trump in the first place, and thinking that moron dirtbags like him have anything valuable to say is only going to dig America into a deeper hole.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

RFK and Beavis are loyalty tests. It's not surprising Mikey is saying no.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

The plan with trump is always to make the minions fight over him. He deliberately picks pieces of shit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Or distractions for other terrible picks. Everyone will spend their outrage on these.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Mother doesn’t approve of that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That does look like the face of a man who would taxidermy his mother.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Mike pence can FOAD. Along with Kennedy.