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Dorn

(523 posts)
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 05:43 PM Apr 2021

Former Vice President Mike Pence receives pacemaker

Source: USA Today

During the past two weeks, Pence reportedly experienced "symptoms associated with a slow heart rate." After consulting with his doctors, Pence had the pacemaker installed Wednesday at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. The procedure was successful, and the former vice president is expected to return to normal activity "in the coming days," according to his office.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-vice-president-mike-pence-receives-pacemaker-is-recovering-after-surgery/ar-BB1fHapz?ocid=BingNews



Does every Republican VP have heart problems ?
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Former Vice President Mike Pence receives pacemaker (Original Post) Dorn Apr 2021 OP
Other than not having one, I'm not sure. nt Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #1
Pence... has a heart?! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2021 #2
Huh. He has a heart? soothsayer Apr 2021 #3
Slow heart rates are a Republican HOAX!! Bengus81 Apr 2021 #4
Are his lips ok???? Can he still kiss ass like the loyal lapdog he was? Be still my heart.. Comfortably_Numb Apr 2021 #5
I thought Pence was Nosferatu gohuskies Apr 2021 #6
Maybe the insurrection Deuxcents Apr 2021 #7
The Onion? aeromanKC Apr 2021 #8
I wish him well. Has to be scary. riversedge Apr 2021 #9
+1 Kaleva Apr 2021 #17
Seriously, this isn't from The Onion? displacedtexan Apr 2021 #10
Oh,... I thought Pence was born with a Jarvik-7,.... magicarpet Apr 2021 #11
Looks like he hit a real scare during the Trump terrorist attack JI7 Apr 2021 #12
Why is he still in the area? happybird Apr 2021 #13
Won't Jeeesus take care or him? rickyhall Apr 2021 #14
Maybe he will Cozmo Apr 2021 #27
How would anybody know... Tiger8 Apr 2021 #41
Our thoughts and prayers are with the fly. Marcuse Apr 2021 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Marcuse Apr 2021 #16
I wish him the same care and consideration that he has voted and preached for others. niyad Apr 2021 #18
+ a million Just_Vote_Dem Apr 2021 #24
The Wizard of Oz gave him a heart.... Escurumbele Apr 2021 #19
Following (blank)'s standard, Pence isn't "healthy or strong enough" AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #20
That might explain his sleeping on the job. Bo Zarts Apr 2021 #21
Being around Trump is bad for anyone's heart nt IronLionZion Apr 2021 #22
Pence relies on science and medicine for his health care???? bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #23
Well, that's a shame Cozmo Apr 2021 #25
"Pence Receives Pacemaker" Collimator Apr 2021 #26
I nearly spit out my coffee. niyad Apr 2021 #36
He is only 61. LiberalFighter Apr 2021 #28
Wait... RobinA Apr 2021 #33
It's his hair LeftInTX Apr 2021 #40
Exactly! LiberalFighter Apr 2021 #44
I don't think he looks older than 61 Polybius Apr 2021 #50
Was this Mother approved? kairos12 Apr 2021 #29
He may need a backbone too. C_U_L8R Apr 2021 #30
A functioning brain would be nice, too...nt GReedDiamond Apr 2021 #31
He's An Actual RobinA Apr 2021 #32
For his soul??! nt Carlitos Brigante Apr 2021 #34
A slow heart rate BunnyMcGee Apr 2021 #35
Well bless his piece of shit heart Major Nikon Apr 2021 #37
Boy, he sure is lucky to have first class socialized health care! PatrickforB Apr 2021 #38
fuck him Skittles Apr 2021 #39
So he actually has a heart? Kath2 Apr 2021 #42
It looks like... PutGramaOnThePhone Apr 2021 #43
How's bout a soul implant? Pas-de-Calais Apr 2021 #45
He has BRADYcardia. This is sign that multigraincracker Apr 2021 #46
Trying to put life into an inanimate object? n/t thenelm1 Apr 2021 #47
Surely, this shows a lack of faith that God can heal you, Mike. LudwigPastorius Apr 2021 #48
Sure, a pacemaker... Mawspam2 Apr 2021 #49
Well, there's a possible new band name: area51 Apr 2021 #51

gohuskies

(1,156 posts)
6. I thought Pence was Nosferatu
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 05:50 PM
Apr 2021

Should not need a pacemaker to keep him continuing his parasitic feeding.

Deuxcents

(16,197 posts)
7. Maybe the insurrection
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 05:50 PM
Apr 2021

Had a real life experience for him. He gets the best health care n I don’t care about him.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
10. Seriously, this isn't from The Onion?
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 05:58 PM
Apr 2021

Did his doctors never wonder why Pence had the complexion of a paper towel?

magicarpet

(14,145 posts)
11. Oh,... I thought Pence was born with a Jarvik-7,....
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 06:02 PM
Apr 2021

.... mechanical heart. Reason he is so totally lacking in feelings and/or compassion.

Robot Dense.

JI7

(89,248 posts)
12. Looks like he hit a real scare during the Trump terrorist attack
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 06:09 PM
Apr 2021

And this coward will continue to cower when it comes to Trump.

Response to Dorn (Original post)

Escurumbele

(3,389 posts)
19. The Wizard of Oz gave him a heart....
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 06:48 PM
Apr 2021

Oh well, there goes his campaign to become president of the USA...He would not be able to handle the rigors of campaigning...Not that I will miss him...

AZLD4Candidate

(5,688 posts)
20. Following (blank)'s standard, Pence isn't "healthy or strong enough"
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 06:48 PM
Apr 2021

to be President, and I'd hammer him on it constantly.

"He has a weak heart. Where will he be if his pacemaker requires him to slow down and the missiles start flying?"

TLP would. I like their tactics.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
26. "Pence Receives Pacemaker"
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 07:36 PM
Apr 2021

Translation: Minor refit of his hydraulic mechanism. They will probably include an oil change. Maybe rotate his feet. They'll also flush out his gonads with a saline solution and refill the inert gel that keeps the empty sack looking like an actual human scrotum. (The attached penis is a silly-putty formed facsimile.)

LiberalFighter

(50,912 posts)
28. He is only 61.
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 07:39 PM
Apr 2021

His dad, Edward J Pence died at age 58 in 1988. He was VP of Kiel Brothers Oil Co in Columbus, Indiana. Unfortunately, Mike Pence has 2 other brothers besides his white ghost brother Gregory and 2 sisters.

RobinA

(9,888 posts)
33. Wait...
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 08:48 PM
Apr 2021

Pence is 61? He’s younger than I am! I’m 63 and I would given him at least 10 years on me.

PatrickforB

(14,572 posts)
38. Boy, he sure is lucky to have first class socialized health care!
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 09:43 PM
Apr 2021

Gosh, if I had to have that done my financially crippling copay would be four large.

Yay!

PutGramaOnThePhone

(236 posts)
43. It looks like...
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 11:10 PM
Apr 2021

he at least has an organ to pump blood around his body, and it even needed help. Since he’s a Republican there’s a lot that he’s missing inside, and missing more than most as evidenced by his rise so high in the party.

LudwigPastorius

(9,139 posts)
48. Surely, this shows a lack of faith that God can heal you, Mike.
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 12:19 AM
Apr 2021

You aren't going to even try and pray the arrhythmia away?

What if they find a permanent way to fix what's wrong with your heart using embryonic stem cells? I fully expect you to turn down such therapy due to your staunch beliefs. Right, Mike?

Mawspam2

(729 posts)
49. Sure, a pacemaker...
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 12:36 AM
Apr 2021

...he also got vaccinated in December. Tomorrow, Bill Gates is going to shut him down just like the Iranian nuclear centrifuges.

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