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Pence refuses to say 'Black lives matter,' instead says 'all lives matter'
The Hill ^ | June 20, 2020 | Marina Pitofsky

Posted on 06/20/2020 3:33:53 PM PDT by karpov

Vice President Mike Pence in a new interview repeatedly refused to say the words “Black lives matter,” instead saying that, "all lives matter in a very real sense."

In an interview with Philadelphia outlet 6ABCAction News, Pence was asked if he would say “Black lives matter” in the wake of nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died last month after a former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest for several minutes.

Protests have called for widespread police reforms, as well as other racial justice issues.

“Let me just say that what happened to George Floyd was a tragedy,” Pence said Friday. “And in this nation, especially on Juneteenth, we celebrate the fact that from the founding of this nation, we cherish the ideal that all of us are created equal and endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. And so all lives matter in a very real sense.”

Juneteenth is an annual holiday celebrated on June 19 commemorating the abolishment of slavery in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation to former slaves in Galveston, Texas. Texas was the final state where the order was read and slaves were freed after first being issued by Lincoln two years earlier.

Pence added that the Trump administration is “supporting law enforcement” and will not “defund the police.” The protests across the country have called for defunding police departments and reallocating city and state funds to social programs, specifically those focused on alternative forms of public safety and crime prevention.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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KEYWORDS: alllivesmatter; blm; pence
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To: married21
I am so grateful that man is vice-president

So proud of Pence for not bowing down to the PC Bullies.
81 posted on 06/20/2020 5:33:20 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: Leaning Right

Yes. You can’t simply agree, or worse, give no opinion.

You must worship and celebrate or be canceled.


82 posted on 06/20/2020 5:59:01 PM PDT by NorthWoody (A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. - Theodore Roosevelt)
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To: sphinx
Our response to the question "Do Black Lives Matter ?" should be:

"Of course, Black Lives Matter. All Black Lives Matter. All Lives Matter. Black, white, and brown."

83 posted on 06/20/2020 6:10:48 PM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: SecAmndmt; kanawa
Kudos to Mike Pence. As for the future: He needed more spine in Indiana when he folded as you mentioned.

Bush 3.0 ? Probably....the resolve needed isn't in him, imho....willing to compromise to show his fair-mindedness. Bull shit ! ...we need no compromise right now.

He's a former radio guy and gets long winded while saying nothing. DjT cuts to the chase and says it like he sees it and the way it is ! Pence would massage his words forever and still say little.

84 posted on 06/20/2020 6:19:58 PM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: karpov

..... Vice President Pence is the Vice President of ALL Americans ....... So not only in America do Black Lives Mater .... ALL Lives Matter ......


85 posted on 06/20/2020 7:14:17 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: Leaning Right

I’m for Trump in 2024 if he runs.


86 posted on 06/20/2020 7:18:26 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: karpov

Vice President Mike Pence in a new interview repeatedly refused to say the words “Black lives matter,”
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His refusal to be bullied has greatly increased my admiration of VP Pence.


87 posted on 06/20/2020 8:20:03 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (No foreign enemy is as dangerous as the Democrat Party and its supporters.)
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To: tet68

Blue and Gray lives mattered!
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Precisely so, and no amount of intimidating BS will coerce me to say otherwise.


88 posted on 06/20/2020 8:24:11 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (No foreign enemy is as dangerous as the Democrat Party and its supporters.)
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To: karpov

Black Lives don’t matter in south Chicago.


89 posted on 06/20/2020 9:22:07 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: karpov

DISRUPTORS

I was looking for a replacement handle for these violent, racist neo-Marxists.


90 posted on 06/21/2020 2:10:34 AM PDT by nonsporting (MAGA -- Make America Godly Again)
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To: karpov

I don’t want my family disrupted, either. My husband is a great dad (and Grandpa) who was around and provided for us. We never needed some busybody Communist, fake “village” to help out. They should mind their own business and take care of their families instead of expecting someone else to do it for them. That’s not how society works in general.

And good for VP Pence for his courage in speaking the truth! All lives indeed matter.


91 posted on 06/21/2020 2:19:58 AM PDT by AmericanMermaid
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To: Rummyfan

Even the name is stupid.


92 posted on 06/21/2020 2:25:33 AM PDT by AmericanMermaid
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To: karpov
I commend VP Pence his courage. He could also have added "ALL Black lives matter, too, including those killed by abortion and other black males".
93 posted on 06/21/2020 4:41:25 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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