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HonestDictator
It's quite symbolic what flies are attracted to.... I missed this debate, will probably try to watch it later.
Jimizo
Some good memes going round already.
The idea that the fly was Pence’s first black friend was a decent one.
itsonlyrocknroll
What next, a survey/poll on where the fly settles?
And the significance to voter turn out?
Will the fly, define registration numbers or opinion/analysis of US/Global politics?
Heck will the fly launch and strive for office?
Vote fly
zurcronium
The fly will need to be tested now for COVID.
zurcronium
Seriously Pence showed sign of COVID infection with his right eye being pink. Will not be surprised if it turns out he is infected now along with the dozens of others in the WH that Trump the Super Spreader President made ill.
Randy Johnson
Sad that this is the focus of the meme makers and commenters on social media threads.
Says a lot.
otherworldly
probably a spy-bot trying to sway voters..................
Jimizo
Oh, come on. Trump doesn’t have a monopoly on name-calling and other childish nonsense. I must admit I laughed when he retweeted the infantile meme of him hitting Hillary Clinton with a golf ball. His retweet of another meme with him as Maverick from Top Gun blowing CNN out of the sky was more lavatorial fun.
Join in the fun. Politics is already either in the playground or the toilet.
Bob Fosse
Have you ever seen Officialtrump twitter feed? I’d imagine it couple be quite an eye opener for you, whichever one you are.
Jimizo
Are Trump supporters seriously whining about what people say on social media and not being serious?
Trump himself kicked off a candidates’ debate with a knob joke.
Bob Fosse
The way he kept interrupting didn’t leave his opponent mush room to reply.
bass4funk
What? Maybe Harris has it, she was sweating quite a bit...or maybe something else?
Of Harris passing it on to Biden.
Sneezy
And all the pundits say,
"That is a fly, on the white guy"
Bob Fosse
The usual on point answer with no speculation or diversion at all I see.
hachikoreloaded
I'm waiting for tweets on how the fly was planted by Democrats or Obama or Hillary
EvilBuddha
Reminds me of the Breaking Bad episode 'The Fly'. Did nothing to advance the storyline but generated a lot of buzz, now considered one of the best moments in the entire series.
u_s__reamer
The timing of the black fly landing on Pence's white crown to feed on his pomade the moment Trump's constipated droning apologist disingenuously uttered the word "insult" was impeccable, so much so that tin-foil Republican conspiracy theorists are searching for an Obama angle. That a fly could so light up social media must be a damning comment on the lameness of the snoozefest talking points of two politicians who have no reliable road map for the covid-ridden country's future.
Pukey2
Bernie Sanders gets a real cute little birdie, twittering away, on the podium. Birds like those won't approach unless they know you're a harmless, friendly guy. And all Pence got was a house fly. Life ain't fair, I tell ya.
stormcrow
The fly didn't move for a while and seemed to like it there on Pence's head. Usually flies are attracted to stinky things, so maybe the fly liked the smell of Pence's hair tonic or body odor.
Pukey2
Who says Joe doesn't have a sense of humour?
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1314031047013732352
Pukey2
Pence really should get that eye checked out. It could be a symptom of...never mind.
Bob Fosse
lol you’re kidding right. Your contribution so far is visible to everyone.
Ok let’s try it your way:
No, Pence was disappointing.
And that red eye. Could be nothing or maybe....something else?
ohara
If your “gotcha” moment of the night was dedicated to a fly on Mike Pence’s head, it’s because your team lost—
Badly.
Bob Fosse
Lol yeah sure.
Sneezy
It's not a "gotcha" moment, it's just very funny.
The gotcha moments would probably be Pence knowing nothing about prosecution, the economy, Covid, and refusing to answer even simple questions.
bass4funk
As is yours.
Absolutely not.
bass4funk
Why Harris can't answer a simple question on court packing, it's a very simple answer or Biden wanting or claiming to be transparent, but won't show us what kind of SC justice he would appoint given the chance.
Biden is sure to follow Harris in her footsteps
Interrupting, keeps on talking, repeats the same again and again .... and so on.
Yes, Kamala....we know you are supposedly a tough woman, we get it.....
sunfunbun
It wasn't about winning or losing, it's about irony and karma. :)
The humor of a fly, generally attracted to areas like feces, where it can lay its eggs(what in the heck WAS that fly doing for two minutes, anyways???) on Pence's head was funny.
Metaphorically, the significance that it was a black fly on Pence's white head was irrevocably apt.
hachikoreloaded
People, this bickering is distracting from the real facts...that the fly was attracted to this administrations bs
Toasted Heretic
The VP has obviously switched his allegiance to Beelzebub.
Toasted Heretic
When they go low, we go fly
Jimizo
This from Twitter:
Wow, so Pence is just allowed to repeat whatever answers the fly told him?
B. Jay
Mat be that candidate stinks that's why the fly settled on his head. I mean this metaphorically.
Bob Fosse
It’s that Space Force tech. Forget the Biden secret earpiece. trump was piloting that fly and whispering answers directly through the implants in Pence’s hairpiece.
It’s so obvious when you think about it. So obvious there’s no need for any evidence, just take off your blinders and think about it.
hachikoreloaded
Come on B4F...Compared to his boss, Pence was just disrupter lite, deflector lite and obfuscation lite. Both of them avoided answering certain questions
hachikoreloaded
By both of them I mean Harris and Pence
bass4funk
He didn't, liberals are just upset because he kept his cool. Remember, Pence has been at this longer and Harris is still feeling her way through this, now if she would answer the questions it would be of a big help, but she's lying and she knows it that's why she won't answer the question of packing the courts.
Not really, Pence did, may not be the perfect, but he sure did compared to Harris.
hachikoreloaded
Good luck shooing that fly away
kohakuebisu
After this incident, I recommend installing fly swatters over both candidates' heads. They can also be employed whenever the candidate tells a clear lie.
"the average household income for a family of four increased by $4,000 following President Trump’s tax cuts."
WHAP!
https://www.policygenius.com/taxes/who-benefited-most-from-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act/
jack o helen
It boggles the mind that followers of Trump, the tweet king himself, are all in a fuss about minor tweets making fun of a fly. Wow! Yet, conservatives don't bat an eye when he tweets a lie, or cyberbullies people.
Sneezy
Pence's answer to "given Trump's age and ill-health, have you discussed succession procedures with him?" was "I think vaccines are good". This is not an answer to the question.
Pence's answer to "do you support banning abortion?" was "we killed General Soleimani". This is not an answer to the question.
Pence's answer to "what will you do if Trump loses the election and refuses to go through a peaceful transfer of power?" was "I don't like that Trump was impeached". This is not an answer to the question.
Bob Fosse
Taken down by a fly, what a turn up.
ohara
Taken down by a fly, what a turn up.
Only if you have a junior highschool mentality.
Sneezy
I can confirm that Republicans definitely do not have a junior high mentality. It'll take a few more years yet.
ohara
Pence dismantled Harris. So the entire media will talk about a rogue fly.
ohara
Pence won by a mile. He exudes Integrity. Harris exudes a whole lot of something nobody wants. She also yet again blatantly lied about Trump's repeated emphatic denouncement of White Supremacists. Clear confirmation the Democrats have got absolutely nothing...!
Sneezy
It was honestly just a pretty uninspiring debate apart from the extremely funny fly. Pence refused to answer most of his questions, Harris some of them, and the moderator was a joke.