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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsslate - LOL headline "Mike Pence Escapes Kneeling Men, Patriotically Beats Traffic"
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/10/08/mike_pence_flees_colts_49ers_game_to_escape_kneeling_players.htmlNick Greene
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen were in attendance at the Indianapolis Colts game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, but they didnt stay long. After 23 members of the 49ers knelt in protest during the national anthem, Pence made it very clear that their quiet demonstration was too much for him to handle.
I left today's Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.
Vice President Pence (@VP) October 8, 2017
Sadly, Pences early departure sucked all the dignity out of this stellar matchup between two teams with 0-4 records.
Included in Pence's series of post-anthem tweets was a lengthy statement that would have surpassed Twitters character limit. The vice president presumably assembled this image as he walked through the concourse and towards the exit. If this graphic had been made in advance, then what was supposed to be a spontaneous act of patriotic traffic-beating might have actually been little more than a political stunt. My stars!
I stand with @POTUS Trump, I stand with our soldiers, and I will always stand for our Flag and our National Anthem. pic.twitter.com/B0zP5M41MQ
Vice President Pence (@VP) October 8, 2017
Pool reporters shadowing the vice president were told to stay in their parked vans and not enter the stadium because Pence would likely be leaving early. To use NFL parlance, they telegraphed their play.
Pooler @VaughnHillyard asked to go into the stadium with @VP (as is pool's duty) but held in vans and told @VP may leave game early: pic.twitter.com/Ki6HRVYDNP
Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) October 8, 2017
Donald Trump followed up Pence's tweets with one of his own to claim the whole thing had been his idea.
I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen.
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2017
Trump knows a thing or two about leaving football games early, as he famously exited a Super Bowl viewing party at Mar-a-Lago when his beloved New England Patriots were losing.
Pence was at Lucas Oil Stadium to see the Colts retire Papa Johns spokesman Peyton Mannings jersey. The vice president had been very excited about this ceremony, even tweeting out a photo of himself from a previous Colts game.
Looking forward to cheering for our @Colts & honoring the great career of #18 Peyton Manning at @LucasOilStadium today. Go Colts! pic.twitter.com/C3aCYUNpqG
Vice President Pence (@VP) October 8, 2017
The vice president, too, has experience making hasty exits from events that feature pleas for equal rights. In November, he shuffled out of a performance of Hamilton during the curtain call after a cast member began to read a statement directed at Pence asking that he and the newly elected president help protect Americans inalienable rights.
At the moment, the Colts and 49ers are tied 6-6 at halftime. Pence is missing a real humdinger of a game.
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slate - LOL headline "Mike Pence Escapes Kneeling Men, Patriotically Beats Traffic" (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
Oct 2017
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spanone
(135,841 posts)1. imagine how many people were inconvenienced by that stunt....not to mention the costs
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. its not their money.............so no worries
snort
(2,334 posts)3. Papa Johns spokesman!
LOL
procon
(15,805 posts)4. As a Republican campaign stunt, this grandstanding political theater should not be
charged to us taxpayers. The GOP, Trump and Pence should pay the the whole bull themselves.