Thread by @dcpetterson

Kamala looks great!

Then there's Mike Pensive.

moderator says she'll enforce the rules. Good.

Kamala talks about how to deal with #TrumpVirus. The greatest failure of any presidential administration in our history. Tells America that Trump and Pence were informed and did nothing.

Kamala telling American that Joe Biden has a plan to deal with the pandemic. Trump Admin doesn't.

Pence must answer for that, being head of the virus task force. Mumbling nonsense. Says Trump puts "the health of the American public first". Lies about suspending "all travel" from China.

Pence claims testing is great. Claims the Reich will provide vaccine before the end of the year. Says Biden is copying Trump.

Harris says the Reich has failed, the dead prove it. They knew it was serious and told no one. Reminds us Pence knew and lied about it.

Pence says he's thought about American families, and says that quoting statistics insults the dead.

Moderator needs to cut off Pence. Yes. Cut him off.

Pence says the White House doesn't have to obey the rules on stopping infections, because the American people will despite that.

"Don't do what we say, do what you should do." - paraphrase

Then Pence filibusters bullshit.

Harris reminds us that the Trump Reich didn't give America the information we needed. They lied.

Kamala says she would listen to health officials about a vaccine, not Trump. (*wise*)

Pence wants to talk about vaccine rather than the question the moderator asked, which was about Trump's fitness to be president. He accuses Harris of playing politics about a vaccine. He says Obama Admin did bad with swine flu. WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT is Pence.

Moderator asks Harris about presidential disability, the question Pence refused to answer. Harris talks about disability and stepping in when it's needed.

On the question of why Trump isn't honest about his covid condition, Pence says our hearts go out to Trump. And avoids the question.

Pence lauds Harris for being nominated VP instead of answering whether voters have a right to know about presidential information.

Harris talks about all the information Biden has released.

"It would be really good to know who the president owes money to." - Harris.

Bang.

Pence claims Trump has paid lots of taxes and created lots of jobs, but Biden has been in the government all that time.

Harris: the health of the economy is based on how the average American is doing. Trump thinks is based on how well rich people are doing.

mocks "infrastructure week". Bang!

Pence bragging about how Republicans slowed the Obama recovery. Then takes credit for how the economy is better now.

Pence loves to lie. I mean, it's what he is. "They want to abolish fossil fuels."

Harris "Mr Vice President, I'm speaking."

"Joe Biden will not raise taxes on anyone who makes less than $400,000 per year." Facts.

Harris uses Pence's interruption to remind America that Trump is trying to end protection for preexisting conditions.

Pence claims Trump "has a plan", and claims again that Biden will "ban fossil fuels" (as if that's a bad thing).

Moderator asks if climate change is real. Pence says he's proud of Trump's record on the environment. He says the climate is changing, we'll listen to the science. He says the Green New Deal sucks. Free market is good, Fracking good. Fossil fuel good. Grunt. Wild fires bad,

Harris: Biden's plan will create 7 million more jobs, in clean and renewable energy. Trump took science and climate change off the website. So there.

Harris: Clean energy creates jobs. Climate change is an existential threat.

Moderator: VP Pence, do you agree?

Pence: Biden will raise taxes.

Pence: "AOC"

Pence wants to scare America with the Green New Deal.

(Please realize, the GND bill establishes NO policies, programs or regulations. It's a statement of values, nothing more than that.)

Harris reminds America that the Trump Admin has destroyed jobs. How dare they talk about job growth?

Pence claims manufacturing jobs have been created.

Harris points out Biden saved the auto industry.

Pence on our relationship with China: Let me speak to voting records. NAFTA bad. Harris voted against the USMCA. Says Harris avoided it because climate change. He says Harris is more liberal than Sanders.

When he gets to China, he says coronavirus is because of China.

Pence false claims Trump suspended all travel from China. That's a fucking lie.

Harris on China: Trump relationship with China has resulted in loss of American jobs, lives, and standing.

Harris reminds America that Trump ended the pandemic team that was in China, also reminds us of the trade war that ended 300,000 US jobs. Pew Research says allies hold China in greater respect than Trump.

Harris on American leadership: it's about relationships. Gotta keep your word to your friends. Gotta know who your adversaries are. Trump betrays our friends, and embraces dictators. (She mentions Russia, and Pence chuckles.)

Harris: Trump is walking away from NATO, and ended the Iran Nuclear Deal. He is threatening America.

Harris: Trump doesn't understand keeping his word, doesn't understand being honest.

Pence: Trump moved our Israel embassy, so there!

Pence: ISIS iz bad.

Pence goes on about how bad ISIS is.

Pence lies about Obama transferring money to America's enemies. And filibusters. What a fucking liar.

Harris explains why the strike on Solimani (sp?) was wrong, and how Trump expressed contempt for the American military.

Kamala reminds America that Russia had bounties on American soldiers, and Trump did nothing.

Pence is defensive about Trump's hatred for American soldiers. And tries to filibuster. Moderator cuts him off!

On SCOTUS
Pence on overturning Roe v Wade. "Let's talk about Trump and ISIS."

Pence on SCOTUS: Trump and I want to have Amy Coney Whoever's babies. Don't treat him like Kavanaugh. Don't attack Catholics. Whine.

Harris: Don't suggest we aren't people of faith. Uhm, by the way, Biden is a Catholic.

Harris: Let's let the next president fill the seat. The Affordable Care Act is on the ballot--during a pandemic. Think about what that means.

Pence on preexisting conditions: I'm proud to be vice president to Trump because abortion.

Pence, more on preexisting conditions: Will Biden add Justices to the Supreme Court?

HE FUCKING IGNORED THE QUESTION.

Harris: Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking.

Harris: The American people should select which president chooses the next Justice, because voting has started.

Pence: Are you going to pack the Supreme Court?

Harris: Trump has appointed substandard and unqualified people to federal course.

Pence: Harris didn't answer the question.

PENCE IGNORED THE FUCKING QUESTION

Harris makes an impassioned plea for justice for Brianna Taylor.

Pence: Law and Order! There is no racism! Trump is Good For The Blacks!

Harris: Bite me.

Harris reminds America how racist Trump is.

Pence looks pained.

Pence starts every answer with "Thank you very much, Susan." I think it's a tick.

Pence: Trump can't like neo-Nazis. He has Jewish grandchildren. Plus, Harris is a cop.

Harris explains why a prosecutor enforces the law. That matters in response to a lawless and racist Trump Administration.

Moderator: What will do you if Trump doesn't accept a transfer of power?

Harris: Even Republicans support us. Biden will bring integrity back to America. Vote now! Democracy will not be subverted.

Pence on that question: We'll win, so you don't have to worry about whether Trump would step down. So there. And Democrats are unhappy about the last election. So there. And FBI spied on us. So there. Hillary! No collusion! Impeach! Hillary! We're gonna win! Mail-in voting bad!

The biggest takeaway is that Pence WON'T ANSWER A SINGLE QUESTION.

The last question is, are the two parties the same?

Pence: farble mumble something static farble grumpish noise shipple crumble

Harris on the parties: Look for leadership. Think about Charlottesville. Think about who wants America to work.

Thank you for reading.