Pence called Mr. Potatoe-Head on 1/6 and asked him (Reply #45)

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 04:23 PM

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45. Pence called Mr. Potatoe-Head on 1/6 and asked him

whether he should go along with Trump's scheme to overturn the election results by refusing to certify the electors. Quayle told him "Mike, you have no flexibility on this. None. Zero. Forget it. Put it away,."

Pence appears to have been hoping Quayle would give him his blessing to enable the coup. Amazing that Quayle's ability to dissuade Pence may have helped save the republic that day.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/14/new-details-undermine-pences-supposed-hero-turn-jan-6/

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
Remember Sen Grassley's tweet about filling in for Pence? [View all]	imaginary girl	Oct 2021	OP
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#1
You may be right.	zuul	Oct 2021	#2
AND	DENVERPOPS	Oct 2021	#52
You made me think, that one single act speaks volumes!!!	Laura PourMeADrink	Oct 2021	#61
I don't think that scenario is far off the mark.	hlthe2b	Oct 2021	#3
He was in line of succession if Pence and Pelosi were taken out.	dixiegrrrrl	Oct 2021	#64
Pence's future	Flo Mingo	Oct 2021	#4
Interesting......	FalloutShelter	Oct 2021	#5
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#6
I would make a bet on that. Pence doesn't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed	Bev54	Oct 2021	#8
So after asking Dan Quayle, Pence refused to cooperate with Plan A, then scotched Plan B	bucolic_frolic	Oct 2021	#15
What conversation between Pence and Quayle? First I've heard mention	WheelWalker	Oct 2021	#41
It's in Woodward's new book, "Peril."	ShazzieB	Oct 2021	#44
Pence called Mr. Potatoe-Head on 1/6 and asked him	Pinback	Oct 2021	#45
If there's anything to this, it could be they hoped	Hortensis	Oct 2021	#26
Very believable	BlueJac	Oct 2021	#7
The whole point seems to have been to deny the EC votes and throw the election to the House.	Lonestarblue	Oct 2021	#9
Which it wouldn't do	dansolo	Oct 2021	#70
As much as I dislike and distrust Pence, he was a key player in Stopping the Steal.	patphil	Oct 2021	#10
My jaw dropped at "Can you imagine the fate of..."	pandr32	Oct 2021	#18
real hero Aaron Van Langevelde, a Republican member of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers,	kiri	Oct 2021	#19
the link to	kiri	Oct 2021	#23
100% and the really terrifying part of this scenario	stopdiggin	Oct 2021	#59
Yes! I had forgotten the pivotal role he played. Another true American Hero.	patphil	Oct 2021	#39
You are right to speculate.	Cracklin Charlie	Oct 2021	#11
You think Grassley remembers anything that took place after 1983?	Maru Kitteh	Oct 2021	#48
Didn't Grassley also just recently endorse Trump for 2024 because....	Captain Zero	Oct 2021	#55
He tried to stand in for Pence during certification on Jan 6	Cracklin Charlie	Oct 2021	#63
What's the rule that would have put Grassley	Sogo	Oct 2021	#12
President pro tempore of the Senate, I think	MadLinguist	Oct 2021	#14
Pence will be subpoenaed to testify and will cooperate...blow the lid right off.	Alexander Of Assyria	Oct 2021	#13
You forgot the sarcasm thingy.	gab13by13	Oct 2021	#22
I think my sarcasm meter's broken.	spudspud	Oct 2021	#54
Heard Pence staff have already been delivered the talk or else papers...it's a progression ofc.	Alexander Of Assyria	Oct 2021	#69
So which side was Grassley on?	nuxvomica	Oct 2021	#16
Great post	malaise	Oct 2021	#17
I'd like to hear from Dan Quayle. Under oath of course. Nt	Baked Potato	Oct 2021	#20
yes	Grasswire2	Oct 2021	#34
No, I don't remember that Tweet by Grassley, could you please post it?	Effete Snob	Oct 2021	#21
I think this was the back and forth the tweet would have been about	ramen	Oct 2021	#24
Have you seen this tweet?	Effete Snob	Oct 2021	#25
Good catch.	gab13by13	Oct 2021	#27
My bad. I remembered it as a tweet.	imaginary girl	Oct 2021	#28
Even though it wasn't a Tweet,	gab13by13	Oct 2021	#29
I'm not on twitter and didn't look for any tweets, but was giving you	ramen	Oct 2021	#46
No Tweet - Because It Was During a Phone Call	66 dmhlt	Oct 2021	#65
Sounds logical to me	wryter2000	Oct 2021	#30
According to Roll Call, who reported Grassley's comments,	imaginary girl	Oct 2021	#32
The OP says "Sounds crazy, but..."	BobTheSubgenius	Oct 2021	#31
"...this is speculation"	Grins	Oct 2021	#33
Thanks!	imaginary girl	Oct 2021	#38
Remember during the evacuation Pence refused to get into the waiting escape car...	Hekate	Oct 2021	#35
OH, he's dumb	Bettie	Oct 2021	#60
It could be the reverse. Grassley might have been afraid Pence wouldn't certify the electors.	marie999	Oct 2021	#36
I doubt that - Pence repeatedly said he would NOT go along with Chump's plan	FakeNoose	Oct 2021	#43
Yup.	Joinfortmill	Oct 2021	#37
Reading this OP and the replies to it	Sinistrous	Oct 2021	#40
He was cursed by The Donald. Had he trusted the driver...	Marcuse	Oct 2021	#42
I like your imagination, girl.	SergeStorms	Oct 2021	#47
Lol! Nice one!	imaginary girl	Oct 2021	#51
So we'd assume Grassley and Pence can be asked to testify to the select committee, right?	ancianita	Oct 2021	#49
But then the Men in Black used that flashy thing on Pence to erase his memory	tclambert	Oct 2021	#50
They might have also been trying to talk Pence into simply not showing up in order to allow	cstanleytech	Oct 2021	#53
So he knew about the upcoming coup attempt? Interesting	ecstatic	Oct 2021	#56
Grassley has said that he would have voted to certify	oldsoftie	Oct 2021	#57
Good thinking outside the box and connecting points	Mike 03	Oct 2021	#58
Wish I could remember what this makes me think of. Another incident	Laura PourMeADrink	Oct 2021	#62
Thom Hartmann read your post on his radio show yesterday.	SalviaBlue	Oct 2021	#66
Interesting. I didn't catch it. Nt	imaginary girl	Oct 2021	#68
This message was self-deleted by its author	SalviaBlue	Oct 2021	#67

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