(February 15, 2018 at 11:43 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(February 15, 2018 at 11:25 am)drfuzzy Wrote: Don't be silly. It's politics. It's propaganda. It's a photo op. If Pence thought that most of America would cheer his actions he would lynch Rippon ON CAMERA. But no, Rippon is an Olympic athlete with a following. Pence is 2nd in line for the Presidency (gag) so he wants to send a message "I don't hate gays, this one is ok, see, he's a hard worker and I'm cool."
Do you know that if Pence... or are you just guessing. Or are you talking about these rants that are mostly propaganda?
To me, it doesn’t seem like that much to get all worked up about, and may very well be what it seems (a nice gesture).
If this were a racist neo-Nazi requesting a photo op with a black athlete, would you be as unassuming?