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Mike Pence’s VP Debate Lies, Easily Debunked -GQ
Um, you know Donald Trump actually said those things, right?
Watching the vice presidential debate is like going to a celebrity softball game. It's nice to see some people you kind of remember out on the field, but at the end of the day nobody really cares who wins and who loses. So if the results don't matter, and they seem pretty split, with CNN's focus group giving a huge edge to Kaine and CBS's giving a huge one to Pence, then what can we take away from this debate? Style-wise, it was clear that many in the crowd, particularly in CBS's focus group, felt that Kaine interrupted too much.
But when it comes to substance, Mike Pence was the one who found himself on the wrong side of things with his strategy of attempting to gaslight America into believing that Donald Trump didn't say all those terrible things that Donald Trump said. Here are some things that Mike Pence claimed Donald Trump didn't say:
1. Pence denied that Trump praised Russia and Vladimir Putin.
Fact check: Trump did.
2. Pence denied that Trump supported the idea of more countries getting nuclear weapons.
Fact check: Trump did.
3. Pence denied that Trump said he'd use a "deportation force" to deport undocumented immigrants.
Fact check: Trump did.
<snip>
Unfortunately it won't be easy for us to stop them. This politics by way of doublethink exploits a flaw in our political TV media that foolishly demands both sides of every issue—simply deny the obvious truth loudly, and you can create a new story for the other side. One side claims, "Yes, you said that!" The other retorts, "Nope. Never." And suddenly those two competing sides are now treated as equally valid, even though everyone knows that one is patently false.... - GQ
Watching the vice presidential debate is like going to a celebrity softball game. It's nice to see some people you kind of remember out on the field, but at the end of the day nobody really cares who wins and who loses. So if the results don't matter, and they seem pretty split, with CNN's focus group giving a huge edge to Kaine and CBS's giving a huge one to Pence, then what can we take away from this debate? Style-wise, it was clear that many in the crowd, particularly in CBS's focus group, felt that Kaine interrupted too much.
But when it comes to substance, Mike Pence was the one who found himself on the wrong side of things with his strategy of attempting to gaslight America into believing that Donald Trump didn't say all those terrible things that Donald Trump said. Here are some things that Mike Pence claimed Donald Trump didn't say:
1. Pence denied that Trump praised Russia and Vladimir Putin.
Fact check: Trump did.
2. Pence denied that Trump supported the idea of more countries getting nuclear weapons.
Fact check: Trump did.
3. Pence denied that Trump said he'd use a "deportation force" to deport undocumented immigrants.
Fact check: Trump did.
<snip>
Unfortunately it won't be easy for us to stop them. This politics by way of doublethink exploits a flaw in our political TV media that foolishly demands both sides of every issue—simply deny the obvious truth loudly, and you can create a new story for the other side. One side claims, "Yes, you said that!" The other retorts, "Nope. Never." And suddenly those two competing sides are now treated as equally valid, even though everyone knows that one is patently false.... - GQ
Debate difference, the moderator didn't fact check Pence in real time.
The GQ videos show what we saw last night too, lying Pence, not able to defend or play off his rehearsed script. The audience didn't see it and the instant polls didn't see it, BUT WE DID. Mike is blank faced liar.
