Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions

[eShirl]

https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-profile-courage-award-jfk-3b6b54ca2738575c2777a4b9ec4d7f1f

Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election, Kennedy’s family announced Thursday.

The award recognizes Pence “for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021,” the JFK Library Foundation said.

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Pence said in a statement that he’s “deeply humbled and honored” to get the award.

“I have been inspired by the life and words of President John F. Kennedy since my youth and am honored to join the company of so many distinguished Americans who have received this recognition in the past,” Pence said.

Well-deserved, in my humble opinion.

[Biophilic]

1. Well, that should get the angry trump posts going.

[lamp_shade]

2. A smack upside the head to TSF.

[Lovie777]

3. shithole don't like.................

[TommyT139]

4. Watch Trump try to close the Library.

[BlueTsunami2018]

5. Why? He looked for every avenue to carry out Piss' orders that day.

And it took Dan fucking Quayle of all people to finally convince him not to do it.

You’re not a hero nor are you courageous for simply doing your fucking job! He was constitutionally obligated to do what he did.

Liz Cheney, not a hero.
Adam Kinzinger, not a hero.
Mike Pence, not a goddamn hero.

[OnDoutside]

8. If you end up in an authoritarian state, you might look more favourably on him, compared to say, Vance.

[eShirl]

9. it's for courage, not heroism

[BlueTsunami2018]

10. It's courageous to simply carry out your duties?

He did what he was supposed to do, nothing more, nothing less.

Was Walter Mondale a profile in courage for certifying Captain Jellybean’s election?

Poppy for certifying Clinton’s?

Biden for certifying Obama’s?

No. They simply fulfilled their duties. And without any hemming and hawing or looking for ways not to do it.

[eShirl]

14. maybe you can tell the award givers

[PatrickforB]

22. Well, the rioters HAD constructed a scaffold outside and they had stormed the building and entered it.

So yeah, it was his job...but...

Same thing as a combat situation. He was 'under fire' but still did his duty, and yes that took courage. Because he had to have been scared. But he did it anyway.

[SSJVegeta]

18. Definition of courage: the ability to do something that frightens one.

I think he did the bare minimum of tasks to not be frightened.

[Hekate]

25. Okay, when you get a scaffold and howling mob at your workplace, let us know how cool you are

Don’t forget the chants of “Hang Name Redacted!” And your boss egging on the mob.

[SSJVegeta]

32. So was he supposed to be afraid to do the right thing or risk jail time instead?

Either way he's screwed. And he was put in the position through his own dumb decisions.

[SSJVegeta]

17. I also support this seemingly unpopular opinion

[anamnua]

34. " You're not a hero nor are you courageous for simply doing your fucking job!"

You are when you are up against Trump — and his howling mob outside the gate threatening to string you up.

[BlueTsunami2018]

35. He was never in any real danger.

Whatever.

It doesn’t matter at the end of the day.

[Freddie]

6. Come on Mike

Spill it. Your political career is over. Tell us what REALLY happened that day. Book. Screenplay. $$$$$.

[Duncan Grant]

7. Pence believes in an America without LGBTQI+ people.

I get it. Perfect is the enemy of the good and so on…

I’m still going to stand up and point out his Bronze Age bigotry. He said equal marriage would bring about the collapse of civilization. That didn’t happen, but MAGA may succeed at it.

Also, Pence was a disgusting sycophant for the entirety of trump’s term. He was meeting with trump about January 6th until the last possible moment. Some hero, meh.

[milestogo]

11. Any Republican who actually fulfills their Constitutional duty gets an award

because it happens so rarely.

[Shipwack]

21. That's a pretty low bar...

Though, granted, it's one the Republicans repeatedly fail to clear.

[Norrrm]

12. Freedom of religion

Freedom of religion... For some more than others.
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[Silent Type]

13. Almost all GOPers were against trump on Jan 6th. If Pence had ordered trump before a firing squads behind

Capitol, I’m not sure many would have complained. But within a month, they were back to loving trump.

[Autumn]

15. That was his job and he did his job. Courage my ass.

Might as well give him the Nobel Prize.

[Figarosmom]

16. Hope they arent going to award it

At the Kennedy Center.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. This award will piss off trump

[Hekate]

28. True dat

[MayReasonRule]

20. I Do Not Understand How Any One Not A Fascist Is Still A Member Of The GOP

I do not understand.

[dchill]

23. Now, if he could just get a Nobel prize...

... That would be perfect.

[reACTIONary]

24. Well deserved. He did not bow to the political pressure, he did not...

.... flee the mob, and he reconvened the congress.

Doesn't mean I support him or his policies, let alone like him, but in this case he acted with integrity and eve n courage.

[bullimiami]

26. He didn't shit his pants or commit insurrection. Give him a fucking brownie button please.

[Hekate]

27. Well-deserved award. How disgustingly quickly my fella murkins forget the CONTEXT. I watched it on TV...

How about the rest of you?

Howling mob screaming your name? POTUS egging them on? Hangman’s scaffold and noose standing ready? Secret Service evacuating you and your family — then insisting you get in the car to go God knows where for God knows how long, while you say, “No thanks. Staying here.”

Thanks for your OP, eShirl. The man deserves some measure of thanks, and if it comes from the Kennedy Family, well they would know about political assassination, wouldn’t they?

[Gore1FL]

29. I think the "Profile in Doing One's Job" award would be more fitting. nt

[Skittles]

30. oh FUCK that noise

BEING COMMEND FOR DOING HIS FUCKING JOB?

W T F

[Escape]

31. Well, yeah, he didn't really do anything to earn the award, but...........

he did MORE than any other elected Republican in the country. So, he was graded on a Red curve.

Republicans are now rewarded for just not being quite as evil and corrupt as Trump.

[travelingthrulife]

33. But we never get to her the truth about how much he put his life on the line.

Did he? He would have done it if Dan Quail hadn't told him it was a bad idea. He should not to be honored for his behavior.