Mike Pence Laments That Democrats Want To Make “Poor People More Comfortable”

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December 23, 2020, 7:52 am

Mike Pence did his best to “own the libs” during a speech at a Florida rally on Tuesday, but one of his statements didn’t have quite the sting he thought it would.

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Encouraging supporters to “stay in the fight, to be a check on what the Democrats and the radical left want to do,” Pence then started rattling off empty phrases intended to compare Republicans and Democrats.

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“Our agenda’s about American greatness. Their agenda’s about American decline,” he said, as the crowd booed in agreement. “Where we cut taxes, rolled back regulation, and advanced freedom, their agenda is higher taxes, open borders, socialized medicine, the Green New Deal, and abortion on demand.”

Pence paused as the crowd, again, booed loudly in denouncement of the Democrats. “They want to make rich people poorer. And poor people more comfortable,” he continued.

This time, as the outgoing vice president paused for the booing he had come to anticipate, it did not come.

Pence eventually recovered by claiming that Republicans want to “make every American richer,” but the pause stretched out long enough for questions to rise up.

But seriously, this attack makes sense when you consider the people he’s talking to think they’re already rich (most are not) or are on the brink of becoming rich (most will never be).

— Pé (@4everNeverTrump) December 22, 2020

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I… absolutely do not understand US politics anymore. Yes? Make the rich poorer, and poor people more comfortable? That seems like very basic human decency? What is happening that this is being presented as a negative?

— Rami Ismail (رامي) (@tha_rami) December 23, 2020

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The crazy thing is that stuff like this is actually said to appeal to lower-income republicans. As once said by John Steinbeck, “The poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires”

— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) December 22, 2020

Others jumped right to mocking Pence for clearly thinking making poor people comfortable is a bad thing.

I’m always amused when Republicans (accidentally) accurately describe the left’s goals and… they’re perfectly reasonable and popular and it isn’t the gotcha that the GOP thinks it is. https://t.co/j9yeQbBwvE

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 23, 2020

Capitalism only works when there are desperate people (or slaves) that have to (by force or lack of resources) sell their labor to live. Making the poor people comfortable interferes with this process.

— 5aint (@5aintst) December 22, 2020

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“And the Lord said to @VP, ‘Woah, wait a minute. What are you doing thinking about helping that poor family? What…FOOD? Nah. Now, Bob over there, he needs a second Ferrari. So, you know, help him get it. Because blessed are the ones who make the rich richer & ignore the poor.” https://t.co/iEcIC3Z2vH

— Kurt “Masks Save Lives” Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 22, 2020

Like that total ahole Jesus Christ

— Rhea “defund the police” Butcher (@RheaButcher) December 22, 2020

Still others just wanted him to keep talking, dig that hole a little deeper.

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Translated: [Democrats] want to make rich people pay their fair share of taxes.

651 American billionaires have gained $1,000,000,000,000 of wealth since the start of the pandemic. Not taxing the rich is the real scandal here. https://t.co/f5ihgCKYx7

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 22, 2020

I believe the correct term is, privatizing gains and socializing losses.

— Christopher Wayne Story (@VampyreCowboy) December 22, 2020

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If there’s one change between Trump’s GOP and Reagan’s, it’s the things they say out loud. The GOP has been dogwhistling the same shit for about as long as I’ve been alive. Plus or minus a few years.

— Astrographer (@Astrographer_WP) December 23, 2020

Way to own the libs by making them seem reasonable and well-intentioned, Mike! You really did it this time.

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*First Published: December 23, 2020, 7:52 am