Pence criticizes Putin, but says he’s still stronger than Obama

[Rocknrule]

Source: Politico

Russian President Vladimir Putin is “small and bullying,” but that doesn’t mean he is not stronger than President Barack Obama, Mike Pence said on Saturday.

Days after saying it is “inarguable” that Putin is stronger than Obama, Pence sought to counter criticism that the Republican presidential ticket is too praiseworthy of the Russian strongman.

“Now I heard the other day that Hillary Clinton’s running mate, your senator, said it was unpatriotic for Donald Trump and I to criticize the president’s record on foreign policy or say that some other leaders in the world were stronger on the world stage,” Pence told a crowd here at the Liberty Farms Festival. “Well, Tim, when Donald Trump and I said that the small and bullying president of Russia was a strong leader on the world stage, that wasn’t an endorsement of Vladimir Putin, that was an indictment of the weak and feckless leadership of this president and your running mate. America is stronger than Russia, America’s system is superior and better than Russia in every way, it’s time we had a leader who would command the respect of the world and lead on the world stage with American strength.”

Trump said Wednesday that Putin has been “a leader far more than our president has been a leader,” and Pence defended the remarks in an interview Thursday.


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[Rocknrule]

1. If Trumpakov and his comrades love Mother Russia so much,

why don't they just move there already? We all know that in 2003, they were the ones saying "America, love it or leave it" to anyone who protested Bush or the Iraq war.

Of course, most of them probably can't even find Russia on a map.

Trumpakov/Penski 2016: In Soviet Russia, Amerika make YOU great again!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Doubling down on the stupid

Purely anti-American diatribe. He and Trump need to defect to Russia.

[modrepub]

3. A Bit Ironic

Remember when Repubs used to call Dems "pinko leftists"? Now we have a Republican Presidential candidate who sing praises for two leaders of communist (or a former communist) countries; Putin and Kim Jong-um.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Party of Grand Old Putin

Have they left any doubt about it?

[truthisfreedom]

5. alt-rightie pinko commie lovers.

If the shoe fits...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Actually, Obama commands tremendous respect at home & abroad. But keep saying stupid shit, Pence.

Keep reading your lines because it makes it clearer more and more every day that your orange mussolini is an amateur.

[maddiemom]

7. This is CRAZY!

Only with Donald Trump, through his crazy followers, could it happen. Not much of a question as to their respect on the world stage, when it's President Obama VS. Vlad Putin. Our president has pretty much had more respect in the world, than with Racist rednecks in his own country. Trump will fold against any strong national leader. Mexico told us a great deal: hunching down, then turning around as a ranting fireball to his lap-dog followers. Even Kim Jong Un, an immature but VERY scary brat, has his number. Trump is such a fool, but his followers will stick to the bitter end.

[turbinetree]

8. Hey Pence try this on your tin foil hat----------case close

[William Seger]

9. ...

[LuckyLib]

10. And up is down and down is up and black is white and white is black,

and life goes on.

Pure crazy! These people are bat-shit crazy.

[TonyPDX]

11. Believe what you want, but I think Pence is a smarmy, lying, bastard.

I get sick just looking at him.

[BLACK4EVER]

12. It's official

there are TWO jackasses running on the Republican ticket for President and Vice President. Both dumb as a bag of dirt. If Pence thinks Trump would command or deserve the respect of the world leaders he totally out of touch along with the Donald. We have to VOTE on November 08th so these two men come no where the White House.

[Major Nikon]

13. If someone thinks a totally corrupt despot is better than Obama...

they have just proved they are dumber than day old dogshit.

[Third Doctor]

14. So he praises a dictator

while slighting his own President who is more popular than the last president during this time of his presidency. Treasonous behavior.

[Hekate]

15. Sure, if by "stronger" you mean he murders his opponents,throws gays into prison,silences girl-bands

...also by prison. But of course. Also dopes his Olympians. I could go on.

This is why we call dictators "strong-men."

Last time I looked, this is the US, where we still have a Constitution and Bill of Rights.

[beachbum bob]

16. saying a dictator is stronger than an democratically electic president is obvious....

putin can make people disappear......and has no accountability to no one.......pence and trump want to make this a point of admiration....they have sealed their doom

lets see the ads with hitler, stalin...putin with pence and trump being their cheerleaders

[LeftishBrit]

17. Some people on the Right worship toughness for its own sake

Some of the UKIP types here are great Putin fans.

Well, I suppose my more conservative friends were right when they told me in 1983 that if I didn't vote for Thatcher, we would end up appeasing Russian dictators. I didn't - and it seems that we are.

[faye]

18. Less said less mended

Less said less mended, is my 95 year old father in law's often given bit of wise advice. Mike I would like to share it with you and please feel free to share it with Donald.

[LiberalLovinLug]

19. Of course the bully in the schoolyard is the "strongest"

You don't elect him to student body president though.