Lady Gaga went scorched earth on Vice President Mike Pence and his wife over the weekend … calling them terrible representations of what it means to be Christian.
Gaga was performing Saturday at the Park Theater in Vegas — as part of her new residency — and at one point as...
Lady Gaga to VP Mike Pence You Give Christians a Bad Name ... Shame on Your Wife Too!!!
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Monday, January 21, 2019
Lady Gaga to VP Mike Pence You Give Christians a Bad Name ... Shame on Your Wife Too!!!
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Rep. Greg Pence Read My Lips ... VP Pence & His Wife Are Not Anti-LGBT
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Rep. Greg Pence Read My Lips ... VP Pence & His Wife Are Not Anti-LGBT
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Omarosa Says Mike Pence is Worse than Donald Trump
Omarosa has become a mortal foe of Donald Trump’s, but she thinks someone is actually worse … his Vice President. We got Omarosa Monday in NYC and what she said was pretty shocking, given her take on life in the White House. She’s…
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Mike Pence & Trump Celebrate NFL"s New Anthem Policy, "Winning!"
Mike Pence is declaring victory over the NFL’s new policy requiring players on the field to stand for the national anthem … tweeting out, “#Winning.” Funny … Pence tweeted out an article on the new policy from — of all places — CNN, which his…
Saturday, May 5, 2018
John McCain"s Funeral Being Planned, Pence is Invited but Not Trump
John McCain’s health is apparently concerning enough to being planning for his funeral — and Vice President Mike Pence is on the invite list … but not President Trump. Those close to the Arizona Senator have told the White House they want…
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
John Oliver"s Gay Bunny Book Troll of Mike Pence Is Now a Best Seller
John Oliver has mastered the art of trolling, and with the help of a now best-selling gay rabbit … he’s making a laughingstock of Vice President Mike Pence’s children’s book. Oliver’s new children’s book, “A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,” is…
Monday, March 5, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel Tears Into Weinstein, Mike Pence in Oscars Opening Monologue
Jimmy Kimmel came out with his gloves on to open the 90th Academy Awards … beating on Harvey Weinstein and Vice President Mike Pence. Kimmel — who’s hosting the Oscars again this year — dove straight into the #TimesUp and #MeToo…
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Mike Pence Feuds with Joy Behar: I Want The View Canceled!
Between this and the way that Mike Pence feuded with openly gay Olympian Adam Rippon, some can"t help but wonder if Mike Pence is gearing up for a run of his own in 2020.
This time, the Vice President is feuding with The View host Joy Behar after she, based upon Omarosa"s description of him, suggested that he might have mental illness. You can see that video in its full context, below.
Mike Pence says that a criticism of him is a criticism of all Christians.
One could argue that this whole thing — Pence and Trump and the current state of US politics — started with Reagan or Falwell decades ago, but this immediate feud? That started with Omarosa Manigault.
Omarosa, being about as qualified to work in the White House as your average Trump Team member — meaning that she was someone he"d met — is no longer working in the Trump White House. In fact, she says that she is "haunted" by Trump"s tweets.
Welcome to the club, Omarosa.
After being booted from the White House, Omarosa returned to more familiar territory by joining the cast of Celebrity Big Brother.
On the show, speaking about Mike Pence, Omarosa said:
"As bad as you think Trump is, you would be worried about Pence — everyone that is wishing for impeachment might want to reconsider their life."
She continues, saying: "I am Christian. I love Jesus, but he thinks Jesus tells him to say things"
While that"s no surprise to anyone who"s even heard of Mike Pence, it became quite the topic of conversation. Including on The View.
As you"ll see in the video below in its full context, Joy Behar commented:
"It’s one thing to talk to Jesus. It’s another thing when Jesus talks to you. That’s called mental illness, if I’m [correct], hearing voices."
They discussed it on the view, and it was correctly pointed out that descriptions of religious experiences often include communication in both directions.
That"s not the same thing as auditory hallucinations.
Mike Pence apparently concluded that it was totally appropriate for him to fire back at the The View host for her remarks.
Speaking on C-SPAN, Pence said: "My faith sustains me in all that I do."
Pence said that Behar"s statement was an insult to the "vast majority of the American people who cherish faith."
About 70% of the US population is Christian, of one denomination or another. It is unclear if Mike Pence is including other Americans of faith in his statement.
"It demonstrates how out of touch some in the mainstream media are with the faith and values of the American people that you could have a major network like ABC permit a forum for invective against religion like that."
To be clear, it didn"t really sound like Joy Behar was bashing religion in general. As one can see below, she acknowledges that that prayer and "talking to God" are pretty standard fare for Christians.
What gives her pause is the idea that Mike Pence believes that he is speaking and acting on instructions from his God. Plenty of people through history have felt that way.
Some of them, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, have made great strides in defending human rights.
Others have been … absolute monsters.
It"s good for someone to believe that they"re living well and in accordance with their faith. Some worry about someone who believes that their divine blessing calls them to do terrible things in the name of their religion, however.
Omarosa"s statement wasn"t the first that people have heard about Mike Pence"s worrisome beliefs.
For one thing, the state of Indiana shouted warnings about Pence during the 2016 election cycle.
For another, Donald Trump himself has "joked" that Mike Pence would like to see all gay people hang. Whether Trump meant that literally or not, most people don"t see that as any laughing matter.
As for Omarosa"s warning that Pence would somehow be even worse than Trump, it"s not just that it"s a hard concept to grasp for most Americans — most of those who hope for impeachment, removal from office, and arrest also hope that Pence gets the same.
Many believe that Mike Pence was complicit in the various horrors that may lead to Trump"s impeachment. Only time will tell.
In the mean time, watch this video for yourself and decide if Joy Behar went too far or if she was just a talk show host being a talk show host.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Omarosa Says on "Celebrity Big Brother," Mike Pence Would Be Worse Than Trump
The Omarosa post-White House leaks continue on “Celebrity Big Brother” … now she’s saying the country would be begging for Donald Trump back if Mike Pence got into office. Omarosa was dishing some dirt about her former gig on Monday night’s…
Friday, February 9, 2018
Mike Pence vs Adam Rippon: VP Feuds with Out Gay Figure Skater
Mike Pence is heading up the US Olympic delegation in Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics. He has Mother in tow, of course, so that he can talk to the lady athletes if needed.
But he doesn’t need his wife to chaperone him tweeting to openly gay Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, which is exactly what he did after Rippon reportedly rejected his offer to meet.
What started all of this was Rippon’s comments about Mike Pence’s alleged homophobia and support for “conversion therapy.”
There’s no shortage of gay and bisexual athletes in the world, and the Olympics are no exception.
Many of these athletes are not yet out, however. Olympians often hope to profit from sponsorships, and since their very existence can be controversial and lead to calls for boycotts, some find it easier to remain in the closet.
That harmful and homophobic culture is (very slowly) changing. And openly gay figureskater Adam Rippon is a great example.
Naturally, he was asked for his thoughts about Vice President Mike Pence, who is notorious for his conservative views and seen as an enemy of the LGBT community, leading the American Olympic delegation.
Rippon replied: “You mean Mike Pence, the same Mike Pence that funded gay conversion therapy? I’m not buying it.”
Conversion therapy, of course, is “treatment” in which LGBT people are subjected to emotional and psychological torment until they convince themselves that they’re, well, straight. Sometimes self-hating people sign up, sometimes parents force their gay children into it.
Rippon’s comment, referring to Mike Pence’s infamous stint as Indiana Governor that saw him accused of homophobia and laying out policies that harmed the LGBT community among others, did not go unnoticed.
Mike Pence tweeted this:
“Headed to the Olympics to cheer on #TeamUSA. One reporter trying to distort 18 yr old nonstory to sow seeds of division. We won’t let that happen! #FAKENEWS. Our athletes are the best in the world and we are for ALL of them! #TEAMUSA.”
He then tweeted at Adam Rippon, directly.
“.@Adaripp I want you to know we are FOR YOU. Don’t let fake news distract you. I am proud of you and ALL OF OUR GREAT athletes and my only hope for you and all of #TeamUSA is to bring home the gold. Go get ‘em!”
Uh-huh.
Adam Rippon reportedly declined an invitation to meet with Mike Pence. He is, however, reportedly open to the idea of a meeting after the Olympics.
Responses to that have been mixed.
There are certain people who feel that a polite sit-down is common courtesy, regardless of ideological differences.
Others disagree, citing that different opinions on tax law is very different from “opinions” that certain groups of people aren’t entitled to basic human rights, and that oppressed minorities don’t owe anything to the people in power who work against them.
Adam Rippon, however, has other things on his mind right now: the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
“Tonight I walked in the #OpeningCeremony and got to watch my old friend @Yunaaaa light the Olympic flame. Representing the USA is one of the greatest honors of my life and being able to do it as my authentic self makes it all so much sweeter.”
In the mean time, Mike Pence — who famously opposes mixing politics with sports, as he demonstrated with that absurd walk-out stunt last year — notably refused to stand for the joint Korean delegation.
Why? Probably because of Trump’s hardline approach to North Korea.
Twitter is roasting him, calling him out for hypocrisy.
No one questions that the North Korean regime is monstrous and an affront to human rights.
People do question why someone would object to North and South Korea reconciling, since peace between the two nations seems like the best way to put North Korea on a path to softening its stances and allowing human rights to flourish.
Some believe that Mike Pence’s overture towards Rippon was yet another calculated political stunt to make him appear to be less hostile to LGBT rights than he actually is.
Pence can say what he likes, after all, but his history as Governor of Indiana speaks for itself and has nothing nice to say.
And it doesn’t help that Trump reportedly “joked” that Pence would love to see all ay people hang.
Others, however, feel that perhaps the tweet was genuine.
Abby Wambach: Adam Rippon "Can Handle Himself," In Pence Drama
Soccer legend Abby Wambach doesn’t seem too worried for Adam Rippon in his spat with Vice President Mike Pence … telling TMZ Sports, “I think [Rippon] can handle himself.” Rippon — an openly gay U.S. figure skater — has been blasting Pence in…
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Carson Wentz Filling In For V.P. Mike Pence at National Prayer Event
Now Carson Wentz will know what it’s like to come off the bench … The Eagles QB got the call to fill in for Vice President Mike Pence at the National Prayer Breakfast dinner on Thursday … since Pence will be in South Korea for the…
Saturday, January 13, 2018
"The Wire" Star Wood Harris Chooses Between Trump and Pence
“The Wire” star Wood Harris has strong but conflicted views on who he wants in the Oval Office. Harvey ran into Wood — who’s heading to Philly to shoot “Creed II” — Saturday on Melrose in L.A., and asked who’s better to occupy the White House at…
Monday, October 9, 2017
John O"Hurley Praises Mike Pence, "Bravo" for Leaving Colts Game!
“I go to a football game as I go to a movie or anything else … for escapism. Not to hear somebody’s political views.” — John O’Hurley on Mike Pence’s decision to leave the Colts game. The former “Seinfeld” actor didn’t hold back when we…
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Maxine Waters Doesn"t Know if Pence Would be Better than Trump
Congresswoman Maxine Waters wants to impeach Donald Trump, but she’s not vouching for the proposition that the country would be in better hands with Mike Pence. We got the Democratic rep from L.A. in D.C. Wednesday, and she hedged on Pence, saying…
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Mike Pence Makes Notre Dame Graduates Walk Out on His Commencement Speech (VIDEO)
11:35 AM PT — A Notre Dame school official tells TMZ the university was aware of the walk-out, and even helped them out a bit for minimal distractions. Students asked ND heads a few days before graduation which exit they should take to cause the…
Friday, March 24, 2017
Chrissy Teigen Wants Trump Out ... Pence Would be Better (VIDEO)
Chrissy Teigen would take President Mike Pence over President Trump if push came to shove. We got the model leaving LAX Thursday with her new baby, Luna, and she tells us she could swallow a Pence presidency … but it sounds like she’d still be…
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Bono Thanks Mike Pence For AIDS Relief Support (PHOTO)
Bono gave kudos to Vice President Mike Pence for his supporting a cause close to the singer’s heart … AIDS relief. The Veep was in Germany Saturday talking about global threats and met up with Bono, who thanked him for supporting the President’s…
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Ex-Falcon Osi Umenyiora Says Pence is Welcome But No Kneeling, Please (VIDEO)
Former Atlanta Falcon defensive end Osi Umenyiora thinks it’s a good thing Veep Mike Pence is showing his face at the Super Bowl, but doesn’t think it’s the right time or place for protest. We got Osi at the ESPN party in Houston Friday night, and…
Vice Prez Mike Pence ... I"M GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!
What does Vice President Mike Pence have in common with Tom Brady? (Besides being tight with Trump) … they’ll BOTH be at the Super Bowl! The White House has confirmed Pence will attend Super Bowl 51 in Houston on Sunday — an event that was…
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