June 16, 2022
HENCE MIKE PENCE
Drumbeat of Republican LIES
Some beaten down, but not disguised
Though enough proof has been exposed
Countered big myth Trump’s Party chose
Testimony of key players
None became a dragon slayer
Ivanka, Cipollone, Barr
Told Trump the truth and even sparred
Lawyers willing to break the law
Exploring Constitution’s flaws
Devised seditious far-out plan
Needing ONE malleable man
Partnered: John Eastman, Donald Trump
Counting V.P. Mike Pence as chump
Stop count of Electoral votes
Unconstitutional … judge notes*
The plan was BIG with many parts
Requiring many … strong of heart
Willing to break Democracy
Maniacal egotist, HE
Strategy with months of planning
Required hundreds, thousands manning
Attack … Jan/6 … manipulate
Faked Electorate … celebrate
Accomplishment … Pence be removed
Advised against, he’d not approve
Toward Senate chamber mob moved in
Security for Pence … a win
Proud Boys came within forty feet
Of grabbing Pence … met with defeat
In safety, Pence refused to leave
Democracy saved … Pence achieved
Pence was pummeled with derision
Angered Trump with Pence decision
President called Pence “wimp” and worse
Slandered V.P. with nasty curse
Thank heaven Pence was courageous
Trump’s plan treasonous … outrageous
A first in all our centuries
Pence saved our great Democracy
Mob’s threat to Hang Mike Pence that day
Trump testified … had this to say ...
Pence did not do as told … commit
Concluded Trump … Pence is unfit
INSPIRATION: NYTimes article entitled:
For Mike Pence, Jan.6 Started Like Many Days. It Ended Like No Other.
An angry mob chanting “hang Mike Pence” came within forty feet of the vice president. He spent nearly five hours in an underground loading dock. And the president called him a ‘wimp’ and worse.
By Annie Karin and Maggie Haberman. June 16, 2022
INSPIRATION: NYTimes OPINION entitled:
*Hence, Mike Pence. By Maureen Dowd. July 18, 2022
QUOTE: Vice President Mike Pence barely escaped the marauding crowd when Pence was taken to a secure location in the Capitol.
In an underground garage, Pence “is holding a phone to his ear as he stares at another phone showing a video of Trump
professing love for the crowd, which included some who carried baseball bats and zip ties and chanted
“HANG MIKE PENCE”
NOTE: former judge Michael Luttig advised Mr. Pence against Trump’s urge to have him unilaterally decide the election in his favor. He stated to Pence his knowledge: “To invalidate election results was unconstitutional, and that he should not go along with the plan.”
Furthermore, J. Michael Luttig called Trump a “clear and present danger to the nation” on June 16, 2022 during the Jan/6 hearing.
