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18. Another narrative about the announcement:

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 02:04 AM

Jul 2016

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, did what most newly anointed Republican running mates do: He praised the man at the top of the ticket for picking him, he expressed gratitude to family and God, and he got in a few biographical details and lines of attack against his general election opponent.

Donald Trump introduced his choice of vice presidential candidate by offering a narrative about his experience with Pence. But more often than that, he veered off into his own thoughts about the campaign, his Old Post Office development in Washington, Bobby Knight, and the attempted coup in Turkey. "So many friends in Turkey," Trump said.

The primary reason he wanted Pence, Trump said, was his ability to bring down Indiana's unemployment rate -- "other than he looks really good."

The rollout of the running mate is typically the turning point for the campaign -- carefully crafted and scripted. Why should Trump be expected to follow those rules of the road?

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20160716_Reuters_tagreuterscom2016newsmlMT1VRT1201815892_Donald_Trump_Gives_VP_Mike_Pence_a_Meandering_Introduction.html

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LOL@Brian Fallon(Hill's Press Sec) Tweet: Trump's steaks got a better rollout than Mike Pence. [View all] Cha Jul 2016 OP

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NanceGreggs Jul 2016 #1

Mahalo, Nance!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cha Jul 2016 #2

Amazing Cary Jul 2016 #3

Right? KMOD Jul 2016 #6

Awww--I thought the Trump Pence signs have been real "winners!!!" MADem Jul 2016 #28

I'd say equal billing, Cary! Cha Jul 2016 #8

It appears that women have bigger hands. KMOD Jul 2016 #11

... Cha Jul 2016 #13

you can't always get what you want. KMOD Jul 2016 #4

But, trump through his heavy veil of narcissism.. hopes Cha Jul 2016 #9

Bahahahaha! Haveadream Jul 2016 #5

I know, right? If he weren't such a despicable hater of GLBT & Women.. we might... just Cha Jul 2016 #10

Tears of laughter! Haveadream Jul 2016 #62

LOL! You made me laugh, Haveadream.. and Cha Jul 2016 #63

Thank you for the hilarious posts Haveadream Jul 2016 #64

Oh, snap! lunamagica Jul 2016 #7

No Kidding! Cha Jul 2016 #14

K&R! stopbush Jul 2016 #12

So undeniably True, stop.. Cha Jul 2016 #15

K&R. TexasTowelie Jul 2016 #16

I can imagine how nauseating it would be.. Cha Jul 2016 #19

kick. n/t zappaman Jul 2016 #17

Mahalo, zappa! Cha Jul 2016 #20

Another narrative about the announcement: TexasTowelie Jul 2016 #18

Thank you for that, TT.. I don't imagine that's going to be Cha Jul 2016 #21

Hilarious! SunSeeker Jul 2016 #22

Salut to the Clown show that never disappoints in its inanity! Cha Jul 2016 #24

I was in Lahaina two weeks ago and the big fire there took out the internet. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #27

Lahaina, wow! Lucky you guys to be there.. not so much fun to be without our Cha Jul 2016 #31

I'm talking about the big July 2 fire. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #32

omg! 6000 acres as opposed to 180 acres.. whoa! Cha Jul 2016 #33

Great vacay. It was good to unplug, so to speak. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #35

Kicked and highly recommended n/t cosmicone Jul 2016 #23

Mahalo, cosmic.. This is in honor of your sig line I noticed there.. Cha Jul 2016 #26

Mike Pence is starting to look like a guy whose goose is cooked--LOL! MADem Jul 2016 #25

Surely he knows he's in for the ride of his life @ his expense?! Cha Jul 2016 #29

Love the small hands in that pic--what great detail! nt MADem Jul 2016 #30

That 28 min. screed could be used by medical schools as a textbook illustration of this: Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #34

Thank you for that definition of Narcissistic personality disorder.. Cha Jul 2016 #39

"His kind must not rise again." Amen, Plouffe. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #42

Salut, Surya~ Cha Jul 2016 #48

Haaaaaa shenmue Jul 2016 #36

Too weird, huh? LOL Cha Jul 2016 #38

I watched! Must've been the awful-est way to introduce the world to the VP pick Her Sister Jul 2016 #37

I guess that's why trump was scurrying around desperately Cha Jul 2016 #40

Heard some say that prob Trump is the one that leaked he did not want Pence Her Sister Jul 2016 #41

Sounds like him.. omg. Yeah, we get Cha Jul 2016 #45

K&R greatauntoftriplets Jul 2016 #43

trump wanted to be his own VP but Cha Jul 2016 #46

He still might be in practice. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2016 #47

LOL.. that's right Cha Jul 2016 #49

They're not the dream team. They're the nightmare team. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2016 #50

The team from hell.. your Cha Jul 2016 #51

Dumb and dumbest of them all. UtahLib Jul 2016 #44

Good description by Ezra Klein! "Thus he managed to turn Pence from a peace offering into a head on Cha Jul 2016 #53

K&R ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #52

Thank you, ism.. this is what we've dealing with.. this is the dragon Hillary Cha Jul 2016 #55

I actually saw it and, omg, it was the most bizarre thing... Spazito Jul 2016 #54

Thanks for watching so we don't have to.. lol.. It's been reported that trump was Cha Jul 2016 #57

Watching it was purely accidental, lol... Spazito Jul 2016 #58

Omg.. this is quite the chance Cha Jul 2016 #61

This is a riot Cha. Thanks still_one Jul 2016 #56

Toast to Brian Fallon and Ezra Klein... Cha Jul 2016 #59

............................................... still_one Jul 2016 #60

What an idiot Trump is treestar Jul 2016 #65

A Narcississtic idiot! I saw these two tweets about cnn's & tweety's take.. Cha Jul 2016 #66

I look forward to seeing him at the daily press conferences. Evergreen Emerald Jul 2016 #67

Yeah, the face of the gop.. whether they like it or not. Cha Jul 2016 #72

Unfortunately, a lot of people will vote for him anyway. yardwork Jul 2016 #68

Oh I know.. this is the dragon Cha Jul 2016 #73

Mahalo, my friend. yardwork Jul 2016 #74

.. Cha Jul 2016 #75

Lol. wisteria Jul 2016 #69

Thank you, wisteria.. Cha Jul 2016 #77

Hillarious OP! sheshe2 Jul 2016 #70

So much material.. Brian Fallon, Ezra Klein, and Gavin Newsom were brilliant! Cha Jul 2016 #78

We thought Sarah was good. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #81

LOL! Narcissists gotta be narcissists. spooky3 Jul 2016 #71

I know, spooky.. there's way too many Americans who Cha Jul 2016 #79

Great Find Cha - K&R CajunBlazer Jul 2016 #76

Mahalo, Cajun! Brian Fallon, Ezra Klein, and Gavin Newsom Cha Jul 2016 #80

K&R! It is pretty surreal how narcissistic he can be. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #82

It is surreal how narcissistic he is.. good word for it. Cha Jul 2016 #85

"He's one of Trump's star cheerleaders" lmao!!! Well, I suppose he has to be a star somehow. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #86

Now it's this.. these guys are almost as dangerous as don the con man himsefl.. Cha Jul 2016 #87

hah! sarae Jul 2016 #83

K & R Thinkingabout Jul 2016 #84