Trump asks 'Hamilton' cast who 'harassed' Mike Pence to apologize[W:117]

Re: Trump asks 'Hamilton' cast who 'harassed' Mike Pence to apologize

jimbo said:

At the very least Pence should be entitled to a refund.

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And gay people should be entitled to a different VP, but both ain't gonna happen.

Re: Trump asks 'Hamilton' cast who 'harassed' Mike Pence to apologize

polgara said:

Greetings, JasperL. :2wave:

Why would he not stay on the ticket, or "distance himself from 'ugly' Trump" - to use your words - he's done nothing wrong. He understands and is loyal to Trump; he handled the "message" from the cast of the show in a dignified and kind manner by listening to what they had to say; he was serious and thoughtful in his responses to questions asked in the Vice President debates;...thus so far, I can't see where he should be faulted for anything he has said or done, since he is apparently a gentleman with class and good manners. Not all politicians are...

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My point is this - if he's on the ticket and stays on the ticket without a peep of protest, he's putting his stamp of approval on their campaign and how it was run. He doesn't get to pretend to be above it all and say, "Well, I personally didn't do those things so you can't hold me accountable for the behavior of anyone else in the campaign that I'm part of, did not object to, and that will carry me to the WH!" He's gaining power as a direct result of the entire campaign and Trump and if he's going to enjoy the benefits, he can't then absolve himself of any responsibility for what it took to obtain those benefits.

It's a big Saturday for college football. The equivalent is the OC for, say, Tennessee, knowing Butch Jones is paying players to get them to come to UT. If he's not looking for a new job as soon as UT plays their last game, he's ethically and morally endorsed that buying players in college football is acceptable. He can't coach illegally recruited players for 3 or 4 years, burnishing his reputation as coach, cashing the bowl bonuses, and otherwise use those results for his own benefit, then say, "Well I never paid anyone - I just benefited from it and didn't object to it!"