This image will go down in history. New video shows shows Mike Pence callously observing and turning

[demmiblue]

This image will go down in history. New video shows shows Mike Pence callously observing and turning his back on severe overcrowding of men in cages at a detainment facility in Texas.

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I’ve been wondering why the video of the VP and senators at the border is so disconcerting. Is it that they enter, gaze at the refugees in the enclosure, and depart without even trying to speak briefly with them or wish them well—without, as it were, acknowledging their humanity?

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[Stuart G]

1. This is the Repuplican Party, and Mr. Trump and how they treat people. Horrific

[SCVDem]

93. True that!

But it is not the majority of America!

Are you listening Christians?

[hlthe2b]

2. His red face is undoubtedly not merely due to heat...

nor is it embarrassment nor shame. He's pissed that he's being put in this situation while being filmed.

Every bit the sociopath that Trump is.

[Cosmocat]

7. Meh - don't think so

he hates these people with every bone in his body.

I see complete disdain for the subhumans he was forced to have to be in the presence of.

[hlthe2b]

8. That is what I'm saying...

Not sure how you confused it. He resents being there.

[PatSeg]

57. Yes, I think he resents being there as well

I don't know how he feels about the migrants, but in that short time, it looked like he found the situation far worse than he imagined. It is possible he feels some compassion, but if he does, he won't do anything about it. He will be the good little sycophant and go along with whatever Trump wants. Of course, the sight and smell could have just overwhelmed him and the momentary look of concern could be disgust and disdain for the people being detained.

With Pence, it is rare for there to be the slightest variation in facial expressions, so it is quite an event when his face shows an almost emotion.

[Ligyron]

63. Yeah, could be he has a concerned look on his face.

I mean, what the hell should his expression be? If he smiled and waved at them would that be a better look? Nope, he'd be accused of finding it humorous and taking this lightly.

I guess open mouth shock followed by a hand over said mouth and a slow shaking of the head side to side with that "OMG, No" look might be best but then we'd wonder why he didn't actually do something afterward about what he obviously saw was a humanitarian nightmare. Plus that would piss Trump off so there's that.

Hear the green uniformed guard tell him about the "watchtowers" to spot if anyone in there got rowdy? Surprised there isn't a fire hose in evidence to blast them good when that happens.

I hope when this is over, and it will be, that we track down, charge and punish every single member and every cruel act of this lawless administration even if we have to double both the size of the Judiciary and the statute of limitations on these crimes.

[hlthe2b]

72. So you defend Pence, eh, who blames everything on Dems and CNN...

Good to know and noted.

[PatSeg]

88. No one was defending Pence

Just trying to analyze what was going on in his head, if anything. I don't think anyone here at DU would ever come to Pence's defense.

I think you misread what the poster was saying.

[hlthe2b]

90. It surely seemed as though that was what he was doing, but no matter

Given it is re: Pence, I don't think it worth any of our time--not even the effort it would take to spit on him, IMO. Someone somewhere surely will, though, and I hope to see it. May it be from his finally wizened and disillusioned fellow fundamentalists.

[PatSeg]

91. That's for sure

The day will come when we won't even remember his name. Honestly, I often forget he is part of the administration.

[Ligyron]

110. Thank you.

I hate that charlatan as much as anyone else here but looking back I can see how my post pondering his choices in facial expression might be taken to be some sort of defense. It is not.

The last sentence in my post describes exactly what I hope will happen both to him and every other enabler of this lawless administration.

I hope this post clarifies my loyalty to the Democratic cause. Peace.

[PatSeg]

111. You're welcome

I read it as the way you seem to have intended it. Being it is so rare for Pence to ever have a real facial expression, it is understandable that we might be interested in what lies behind it, if anything. The man has the emotional range of an android.

Still, it could have just been an unavoidable reaction to the smell!

[PatSeg]

87. It was such a brief moment,

it was hard to say what lay behind the look. Of course, the smell alone could have caused it. Actually I am surprised they even allowed cameras. It was hardly a photo-op.

It is true, that he could hardly smile and wave, though that worked for Trump whenever he visited disaster areas, waving and telling people to have a good time.

Yes, all those responsible should be held accountable, but I am not optimistic about that, especially after the Bush years. Hopefully, this time it will be different.

[joshdawg]

107. I don't see pence here,

I see another Himmler watching Jews in Auschwitz.

[KPN]

16. Exactly! nt

[patphil]

84. You got that right.

[bullimiami]

3. no compassion. no soul.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. I've seen more concern from visitors at the zoo for the plight of the animals

'Christian,' my ASS!

[RVN VET71]

67. That's exactly it!

Pence is observing not people being treated brutally and suffering from dire conditions that he and his "President" might help, but as a politician invited to see an overcrowded zoo.

He is observing, not human beings, but animals in an over crowded cage. "Tsk, tsk," he might be saying. "Those poor beasts. I hope something can be done about that. Something should be done about it. Maybe thinning the herd?"

And the warden might counter with a simple "We have not yet received authorization for that, Mr. Vice President."

I used to believe everyone had a heart and soul. I no longer believe that everyone has a heart and soul. I see with my own eyes the degree of callous indifference displayed by Pence. I see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears the barely contained contempt Trump has for the people he has decided he could treat so barbarically, so brutally, and get away with it, even gain in popularity and make more secure his hold on the "poorly educated" and unthinking anal cysts comprising his base. And, yes, I see those ambulatory anal cysts walking, talking, breeding. At rallies denouncing non-whites. On FOX misrepresenting every utterance of compassion, every call for a restoration of human sympathy and care, as a call for a communist/muslim revolution to take away their fu*king guns.

At 73, I hope only to live at least long enough to see enough of us Americans vote into office genuine human beings who will begin the arduous task of house cleaning and restoring America's national presence as one worthy of respect and admiration. I do have that much hope left, but I'm somehow afraid that even if 2020 does give victory to the people, it may be a futile transition, the taking of the helm after the Titanic has already collided with the iceberg.

[maddiemom]

97. Your last paragraph!

As a contemporary, I've had the same thought in my mind for a good while.

[csziggy]

89. Or at animal shelters

Pence never looked directly at any of the men in that cage. He looked over their heads, to one side or another, down as the border patrol man spoke to him. But he never LOOKED in the faces of the refugees who are being held in such inhumane conditions.

You nailed it, Cirque du So-What , "'Christian,' my ASS!"

[Botany]

5. Pence and Lindsey Graham watch as human beings sleep, on concrete, have no showers, tooth paste,

and are packed into pens in inhuman conditions as their friends get $750.00 per day per person
and they don't say a God Damn thing. Real fucking Christian of them.

[demmiblue]

18. The whole crew:

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[smirkymonkey]

36. The look on that man's face is heartbreaking.

And the look on Pence's face is an outrage. How dare he call himself a Christian when he coldly glares at these people who have done nothing wrong (other than being brown), who are suffering and who have been deprived of their rights, with his arms folded, clearly giving off the vibe that he is resentful that he even has to be there.

Not one ounce of empathy or compassion. His soul is hollow. God, how I despise these false "Christians" who try to portray themselves as morally superior when in reality they are filled with nothing but hatred for anyone who isn't exactly like them.

[Chemisse]

109. What an arresting photo of this prisoner.

His face conveys such a mix of thoughts and emotions, all of which show him to be more human and to hold more dignity than the vice-president.

I know who I would rather see behind a fence.

[c-rational]

32. +1

[JI7]

6. it's like they went to see some roof leak or other similar problem

on a thing and not humans.

[renate]

53. EXACTLY... he's looking at a problem, not human beings

What do you think Jesus would do, Mr. Christian? Stand there with his arms crossed, not looking any of them in the eye, pretending they aren’t human beings? Any normal person would be horrified to see feedlot cows in those conditions, let alone people.

That video tells us everything we need to know about Mike Pence and his version of Christianity. I’m so disgusted by people who act like they’re holier than thou but don’t do a damn thing but judge others.

[Stuart G]

9. Men in Cages? Why? How? Who is Responsible? Who put them there?

Fuck Trump. Put Trump and Pence in there. Let these people go, What crime did they commit?

[Iliyah]

10. "What crime did they commit?"

My answer: Skin color.

[qazplm135]

11. Consider that

We've reached a point where Bill fucking Kristol is a voice of reason and compassion.

[Mystery sage]

12. With Christian's like these who needs the Devil.

No seriously when Christians turns is back against Jesus's teachings there's no going back.

[KPN]

17. THIS!

[Texin]

23. Yup. Just like all those "good Germans" back during the Holocaust.

It's like watching the Germans gazing at the starving, freezing and naked doomed prisoners marching into the gas chambers.

The total lack of emotion on the faces of Pence and Graham was chilling.

[Mariana]

101. Just about all of those "good Germans" were Christians.

Atheists were prohibited from joining the SS, on Himmler's orders. Only religious people were accepted.

[Tanuki]

37. +1000. Well said.

[mountain grammy]

13. Just like Jesus.. right Mikey?

[SCantiGOP]

22. Go to hell, Pence

Whether it’s Jesus in the afterlife or Karma here, some bad shit is going to happen to him.

[jberryhill]

14. This is what makes Pence an exemplary Evangelical

Trump’s just along for a ride with followers of Republican Jesus, but Pence is the real deal.

[Thomas Hurt]

15. The Trumpists will think this is deserved and cool.

[spanone]

19. trump told pence and country they were animals....and that's just how he looked at them

[DFW]

20. Pence's heartless performance proves once again:

Going inside a church no more makes you a Christian than going inside a garage makes you a car.

[MrModerate]

21. The 'Patron' makes a brief visit to the slave pens, and then moves on to a brunch meeting. n/t

[GoCubsGo]

24. Look at that motherfucker, with his arms folded and his nose up in the air.

He's garbage. Fucking garbage.

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. It's like he's looking at animals in cages and not even particularly interested.

Out of boredom, he turns to his companion to discuss where to go for dinner. I despise these people.

[packman]

26. God, the comparison ---

[Farmer-Rick]

28. So True. The same look.

[Leghorn21]

29. packman, the difference here is that Himmler "actually looked at" a prisoner in containment, whereas

Pence absolutely did not.

my blood is burning

[The Liberal Lion]

34. This same picture came to my head as I watched the video of Pence

[JDC]

39. Man, spot on

[trusty elf]

42. tweaked it for you

[renate]

55. You nailed it

Thank you.

[dustyscamp]

75. Fits perfectly

[klook]

77. Yow.

Well done.

[misanthrope]

80. Pence's expression is more compassionate in the pic you used

In the actual footage, he was pinched and sullen.

[Enoki33]

60. That is exactly what came to my mind. What's next?

[rwsanders]

66. Perfect comparison

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Or else he was thinking something like,

"OMG, this really is bad, and we're on camera! How am I gonna spin this for the boss?"

[grantcart]

35. Unfortunately this is exactly the shot they wanted

"We are the only ones keeping these animals from hurting you"

They are trying to demonize the refugees.

Note the cameras only show him before angry men not women and children

[rurallib]

41. the base will love it!

[cwydro]

38. I was watching Graham, and to me he looked uncomfortable.

But perhaps that’s just wishful thinking on my part.

Pence doesn’t give a shit, and yes, probably thinking what you said.

[meow2u3]

30. K&R for much-needed exposure of stark evil

[GeorgeGist]

31. Fake Christian

[pangaia]

33. Even YOU, Bill 'Kristolnacht'? Even you? You inhuman piece of shit.

Christ, if even a sub human like you can feel something......

[dalton99a]

40. That's what deplorables want to see, and they want to make it worse.

[LiberalFighter]

43. They talked about the prisoners can drink the water out of the toilet

Yet for this photo op they have two water coolers. Supposedly there is water in them. Look at how many cups they have there too. Should be a whole stack of them if it was really being used.

[cp]

44. I've never used this phrase before

What would Jesus do?

[Brother Buzz]

76. He would get up off the concrete floor and offer his space to the haggard man next to him

[True Dough]

102. Undoubtedly

Jesus would punch Pence right in the kisser and call him an asshole.

[LuckyCharms]

45. "You're nearly a real treat, all tight lips and cold feet".

Fuck you, Pence.

Fuck you.

Karma baby.

Karma, Pence.

So fucking angry I can't think.

[JCMach1]

46. Asshat needed to run home to mommy...

[left-of-center2012]

47. Pence is thinking ...

"It's working as intended"

[Bayard]

48. Notice he never looks directly at the prisoners faces

He looks over their heads. Like he's inspecting the ceiling.

[Mr. Evil]

49. Bill Kristol, of all people,

chastising someone about acknowledging humanity. That's rich.

[Norbert]

50. He makes Spiro Agmew look like a choir boy

.

[BootinUp]

51. Pence thought bubble: "Very nice cages."

[Uncle Joe]

52. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread demmiblue.

[Danascot]

54. I long for the old days

when Bill Kristol was an idiot.

[Girard442]

56. I've seen that exact look before...

...from farmers looking over a herd of cows for sale and deciding they’re not interested.

[gibraltar72]

58. Mike Pence is a true Christstain.

[Maru Kitteh]

74. Bingo. Mike Pence IS a true Christian. The majority of white American Christians

approve of this atrocity.

[karin_sj]

59. Heartless, inhuman bastard

I wonder what Jesus would say

[sarge43]

64. He would say ....

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"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matt 25:40

I guess Pence thinks it would be all right to treat Jesus like that.

[RVN VET71]

68. Someone should have asked the crowd, in spanish

"How many of you are named Jesus?"

The irony may well have been lost on the anti-LGBT and former governor of the once great state of Indiana.

[sarge43]

71. Go right over their reptilian heads

The answer would be "HAYzus". "Who?" As we all know Jesus spoke English. just in case.

[NCjack]

61. Pence was posing for the one person whose opinion is important to him:

derfuehrer-#45

[NoMoreRepugs]

62. Face it people - conservatives, Deplorables, Evangelicals and pure Racists are loving this.

If you dont think 2020 is for the very future of this country and planet you are clueless

[Ferrets are Cool]

65. To repugs, they are not humans. Period. I hate these fuckers.

[Alwaysna]

69. If Stephen Miller were there he'd have a smirky smile on his ugly face.

[DeminPennswoods]

70. I wish Rev Barber would pay Pence a visit

nt

[NNadir]

73. Is Bill Kristol pretending to embrace humanity?

I don't buy it.

[Duppers]

78. That chin-up superior glaze.

The man is cold-hearted as can be. He could observe ice firing squad without flinching, without any emotion.

[58Sunliner]

79. The sob looks defensive, judgmental and scared.

He didn't want to have to see them. I bet it wasn't his idea to go.

[vlyons]

81. I guess Pence fell asleep in his pew, when the Parable of the Good Samaritan was read.

I think that I can speak for many here on DU that Pence's self-righteous and hippocritical faux Christian masquerade is especially offensive to decent people everywhere. I grew up in the Episcopalian Church, although I'm now a practicing Buddhist, but I still remember many Bible stories and parables. What comes to mind when I view that video is the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37.

Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

What many people don't get is how despised were the Samaritans of Jesus' day. Also traditionally descended from Abraham through Esau and Hagar. But they worshipped idols, didn't keep the sabbath, ate unclean food, and were uncircumcised. The holier-than-thou priest and Levite pretend not to notice the man who was mugged and beaten. Yet it is the despised Samaritan, who shows compassion.

This one video of sanctimonius Mike Pence turning his back on suffering people turns my stomach. I hope his grave stone says something to the effect: "He turned his back on suffering men."

[YOHABLO]

82. I can't stand his arrogance. He doesn't seem to have any compassion for these people.

[GOPGoindown]

83. Lindsey Graham

sneaks into the photo opp and then looks lie he's about to throw up.

[patphil]

85. At this time, the only difference between the Trump administration and Hitler's government is...

there is no difference!

[Captain Zero]

98. TRUMP REGIME

I have started reminding myself to call it the Trump Regime.

[demmiblue]

86. Trump is at his Virginia golf course today with Lindsey Graham. Yesterday, Graham was with VP Pence

Trump is at his Virginia golf course today with Lindsey Graham.
Yesterday, Graham was with VP Pence in McAllen TX touring migrant detention centers.

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Because of course he is. Asshole.

[Karadeniz]

92. If he were auditioning for the part of a Nazi camp commandant, he'd get the part.

[SunSeeker]

94. K & R & Retweeted!

[colsohlibgal]

95. Another Phony

So Religious huh? Didn’t look like it to me. He disgusts me in a different way than Twitler but just as much.

[FakeNoose]

96. He missed his chance to handout MAGA hats

[trof]

99. The body language is telling. Just like his boss's.

Arms folded across his chest.
Warding off what he's seeing and hearing.
"No. I don't see this. I don't acknowledge this."

[Blue Owl]

100. Mother. Fucker.

[gibraltar72]

103. 72 seconds

I hope he lasts longer with his boyfriend.

[Quixote1818]

104. That put tears in my eyes. nt

[Thekaspervote]

105. 21st century Joseph goebbels

[Skittles]

106. Pence is a sanctimonious, "Christian" piece of SHIT

[PatrickforO]

108. The election in 2020 better not even be fucking close.

How people can watch this shit and support it is beyond me.

These camps have to be shut down, the people reunited with their families, and asylum goddamn granted.

This is the most disgusting and offensive thing I've seen since those old videos of Alabama 'police' in hardhats clubbing people and firehosing them, attacking children with vicious dogs.

Concentration camps.

WHY are we not rising en masse and demanding impeachment, an end to this horror? I'm calling my Senators every day about it. My Rep. is a member of the 'freedom' caucus, so he's hopeless. But the Senators, not so much. I urge all of you to call your US Senators and Representative daily until this crisis is past.