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Originally posted by reaverfan:
Under Mike Pence, Indiana’s Economic Engine Has Stalled

www.indems.org/under-mike-pence-indianas-economic-engine-has-stalled/
Yeah, he's a real peach.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Pence endorsed Cruz in the primary, right? Instead of Trump?

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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:



Mike Pence, a guy with a bright political future behind him.

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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:


They already had to scrub their logo from the Trump website because of the incessant ridicule it was getting. Nothing like some TP for those two assholes.

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Originally posted by second:
Donald Trump has made the decision to go to war in Iraq a major foreign policy litmus test, concluding that Hillary Clinton was “trigger-happy” for supporting what he called a “disaster.” But Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence, was a major proponent of that conflict.

Pence was a co-sponsor of the war resolution. The bill's sponsor, Dennis “Denny the child molester” Hastert, is in Federal Prison today. www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/107/hjres114

Pence gave a messianic justification for invading Iraq: “There is a nation, some 50 nations, that stand ready to end [Iraqis’] oppression, to dry their tears, and to lead Iraq into a new dawn of civilization, a new dawn of freedom from oppression and torture and the abuse of women and the stifling of basic civil and human rights.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20030824113058/http://www.mikepence.house.
gov/news.asp?FormMode=ViewSpeech&ID=21

In 2007 Pence visited Baghdad and proclaimed it to be “like a normal outdoor market in Indiana in the summertime.” Three months earlier, a suicide bomber detonated himself in the market, killing 88 people.

Iraqis disagreed with Pence’s assessment of the Shorja market’s “friendly relaxed atmosphere.” Karim Abdullah, a textile merchant at Shorja, said that the lawmakers “were laughing and talking to people as if there was nothing going on in this country or at least they were pretending that they were tourists. … To achieve this, they sealed off the area, put themselves in flak jackets and walked in the middle of tens of armed American soldiers.”
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2007/04/04/11627/pence-baghdad/

Trump now has a Hillary wannabe as his VP. The Pence pick signals that Trump may not truly be committed to a more restrained foreign policy. It is really not that surprising because after the killing of 77 in Nice two days ago Trump said that this was now a “world war scenario” and, as president, he would seek a formal declaration of world war from Congress.
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/07/14/3798566/trump-muslim-blame-n
ice-france/

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Originally posted by reaverfan:
Under Mike Pence, Indiana’s Economic Engine Has Stalled

INDIANAPOLIS – As Mike Pence and his attack-dog Eric Holcomb begin their “Start Your Engines Tour” today, it’s worth noting that under the governor’s first term in office – the state of Indiana and its economic engine have stalled.

Currently, Hoosiers earn just 86 cents on the dollar compared to the average American. That’s nearly $7,000 less per year. And Indiana’s per capita income dropped to 38th in the nation. With the state being ranked dead LAST in economic growth in the Midwest, Hoosier workers are left falling behind the rest of the nation.

“Mike Pence has touted various ranks and ratings to fit his out-of-touch view of the state’s economy, but the only figures Hoosiers care about are their incomes. Under Mike Pence, wages have fallen and the state’s economy has stalled,” said Drew Anderson, communications director. “Hoosiers already know the governor will always put his ideology ahead of what’s best for them. However, when will Governor Pence stop scaring good jobs away because of his radical social agenda? Mike Pence is simply not getting the job done, and bottom line – it continues to hurt Hoosier families.”

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: INDIANA IS FALLING BEHIND THE REST OF THE NATION

Overall State Economy




Indiana’s economy grew at a sluggish .4% rate in 2014. – [NWI Times, 6.10.15]
Indiana’s economy grew .5% or less three of last four years. – [NWI Times, 6.10.15]
Indiana ranks LAST in economic growth in the Midwest. – [NWI Times, 6.10.15]
Indiana ranks 38th in per capita income, down from 34th in 2004. – [NWI Times, 03.26.16]
Median Incomes: Wages have dropped from $53,500 in 2000 to $46,900 in 2013. – [U.S. Census]
Hoosiers make 86 cents for every one American dollar earned. – [Indianapolis Star, 6.1.15]
Indiana ranks 46th in quality of life, 42nd in workforce. – [CNBC]
About two thirds of minimum wage workers in Indiana are women. – [Forbes, 7, 2015]
Hoosier women make 75 cents for every dollar a man makes. – [AAUW, 2015]
African American households earn on average $21,000 less than white households. – [Indianapolis Star, 4.11.15]
Hispanic households make $15,000 less than white households. – [Indianapolis Star, 4.11.15]

Mike Pence’s RFRA

Mike Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in a closed door ceremony [FOX 59, 3.26.15], throwing Indiana into a $250 million economic panic. – [The Advocate, 7.10.15]

Pence Repeals Common Construction Wage Law

Mike Pence and Statehouse Republicans repealed the common construction wage laws, allowing union worker wages to go down and the expanding wage gap continues to grow in our state. – [NWI Times, 5.6.15]
http://www.indems.org/under-mike-pence-indianas-economic-engine-has-st
alled/
Yeah, he's a real peach.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
The way I view it, the VP choice is cheap life insurance. As in .... "If you want to assassinate me, just look who you get afterwards!" That would be the logical choice, and explains why McCain chose Palin, and why Obama chose Biden. So, what you do is decide which demographic that you're weakest in, and then choose the most extreme representative of that demographic to balance the ticket. Hmmm.... by that reasoning, Hillary should pick the same guy!

Other than that, I feel that no good comes from Indiana, except 6IX and WISHY.

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I think it's time you disabused yourself of that pleasant little fairy tale about our fearless leaders being some sort of surrogate daddy or mommy, laying awake at night thinking about how to protect the kids. HA! In reality, they're thinking about who to sell them to so that they can get a few more shekels in their pockets.

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Originally posted by reaverfan:
I've lived in Indiana for the past few years, caring for an elderly relative. I can vouch for the backwardness that is Mike Pence and his Christofascists in our government. They're scary, they're so dumb.

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Originally posted by G:

But this has the ring of something PirateNews would put out there (no offense, just does). . . .

Guessing they all know of *the story* on some level but realize that they will just make themselves look like internet journalists if they come out with it too early and not enough proof. Can't swing and miss with this one. Brian Williams sure can't.

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Originally posted by G:

Totally in the "need more details" zone for me. I hate Trump, but no matter how much he offends me I'm just not seeing him raping a 13 year old, and the timing of this is a red flag.

Do you have a theory why Cruz didn't use it?

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Originally posted by second:

If it is a fake rape story, it is front page news. If it is a real lawsuit, it is also front page news because it is the beginning of the unraveling of Trump.

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Julian Assange endangered the lives of our troops in a time of war and should have been prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The Biden administration’s plea deal with Assange is a miscarriage of justice and dishonors the service and sacrifice of the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families. There should be no plea deals to avoid prison for anyone that endangers the security of our military or the national security of the United States. Ever.

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