Vice-President Mike Pence evidently does not eat alone with a woman other than his wife Karen nor does he attend social events where alcohol is served without her by his side. This is evidently beyond the pale for Heather Schwedel of Slate:
As writer Laura Turner and others pointed out on Twitter, some of this has roots in evangelical Christian communities, where “the Billy Graham rule” dictated not meeting alone with women other than one’s wife. We don’t know how strict Pence is about following this rule or how far he takes it, but this kind of thinking does point toward a pretty radically retrograde mindset on the part of its adherents, one that doesn’t respect women as humans with thoughts and skills to contribute but rather sees them primarily as sexual temptations.
So if Pence has a "radically retrograde mindset" for his fidelity to his wife then what does make President Trump? Former President Clinton has nothing on Trump when it comes to infidelity.
Let's be honest. If Pence were a Democrat and had the same relationship with his wife, Schwedel would be praising Pence as a progressive family man.
Don't get me wrong. I have plenty of issues with Pence. They arise out of his public statements, policies and willingness to associate himself with Trump. But as for Pence's devotion to his wife, I say Mazel Tov.
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