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Offline TomSea

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Why Everyone's Talking About VP Mike Pence's Visit to a Jewish Cemetery
« on: February 23, 2017, 08:31:48 pm »
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Why Everyone's Talking About VP Mike Pence's Visit to a Jewish Cemetery
8:00AM EST 2/23/2017 Bob Eschliman   
Vice President Mike Pence visited the Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery near Saint Louis, Missouri, with Gov. Eric Greitens to see the desecration that took place there over the weekend.

What he did while he was there has everyone talking yet today.

Unlike most politicians, who would make a quick inspection, offer a few words and then leave, the second-in-command did what only a real leader would do. He took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and got to work helping with the cleanup effort.

By the time Pence arrived, the headstones at the cemetery had already been repaired. But the volunteers were still there, cleaning up debris left behind by fall and winter weather, so he grabbed a rake and joined in the work.

About 100 volunteers had shown up at Greitens' request to help. Pence addressed them using a bullhorn:

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Mike Pence Helps Clean Up Vandalized Jewish Cemetery: ‘There Is No Place in America for Hatred’
Tierney McAfee Peopleebruary 22, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday visited the suburban St. Louis Jewish cemetery that was badly damaged by vandals over the weekend.

After touring the historic Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, the vice president delivered remarks condemning the vandalism of 154 headstones. “There is no place in America for hatred or acts of prejudice or violence or anti-Semitism,” he said, according to a pool report.

During his visit, Pence also listened to a rabbi say a prayer and joined Missouri Gov. Eric Robert Greitens in helping clear brush as part of a volunteer event to clean up the cemetery following the attack.

In his remarks, Pence also touched on President Trump‘s response to the vandalism and to the recent wave of bomb threats against Jewish community centers across the nation.

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Re: Why Everyone's Talking About VP Mike Pence's Visit to a Jewish Cemetery
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2017, 09:13:41 pm »
....except for the media, of course.
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Re: Why Everyone's Talking About VP Mike Pence's Visit to a Jewish Cemetery
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2017, 09:21:56 pm »
Really wish Trump was out there doing this stuff. Would bring his poll numbers up.
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Re: Why Everyone's Talking About VP Mike Pence's Visit to a Jewish Cemetery
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2017, 09:39:59 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on February 23, 2017, 09:21:56 pm
Really wish Trump was out there doing this stuff. Would bring his poll numbers up.

If it ain't about him, he don't care
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