Pence: Build More Statues Instead Of Taking Down Confederate Monuments

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gives a speech at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, in Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Pence is on a official visit to Argentina until Wednesday, when he will be heading to Chile on a week-long visit to Latin America.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, in Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Pence is on a official visit to Argentina until Wednesday, when he will be heading to Chile on a week-lo... U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, in Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Pence is on a official visit to Argentina until Wednesday, when he will be heading to Chile on a week-long visit to Latin America.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) MORE LESS
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Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said he would rather build more monuments to “tell the whole story of America” than tear down Confederate monuments in public spaces.

On “Fox and Friends,” Pence said the decision to keep or take down the monuments “should always be a local decision, and with regard to the U.S. capital should be state decisions.”

“But I’m someone who believes in more monuments, not less monuments,” he said. “What we ought to do is we ought to remember our history. But we also ought to celebrate the progress that we’ve made since that history.”

Pence said “communities can have conversations about what displays happen.”

“We ought to be celebrating the men and women who have helped our nation move toward a more perfect union and tell the whole story of America,” he said. “What we have to walk away from is a desire by some to erase parts of our history just in the name of some contemporary political cause.”

 

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  1. Herp a derp. A real profile in courage there Pency.

  2. Pence is preparing for a great wraithing tonight in Phoenix. Donald is not happy with the reports of him preparing for a 2020 election, and tonight he is going to make him pay for that.

  3. Avatar for meri meri says:

    “Mother. More statues of Mother. Nothing but statues of Mother.”

    Note: Also exactly what Norman Bates would advocate.

  4. “We ought to be celebrating the men and women who have helped our nation move toward a more perfect union and tell the whole story of America,” he said. “What we have to walk away from is a desire by some to erase parts of our history just in the name of some contemporary political cause.”

    The contemporary political cause also known as decency.

  5. “We ought to be celebrating the men and women who have helped our nation move toward a more perfect union and tell the whole story of America,” he said.

    The confederates wanted to fracture the Union, you idiot!! You want people to remember our history? Read a damn book.

    Dumb as a stump. No improvement over Trump.

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