Pete Buttigieg is a failure at the U.S. Department of Transportation - UPDATE: He's improved!!

Do you think Pete is doing enough?


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Some of the best unintentional comedy I've read on here in a long time. And he really believes he was cooking too.


I can't figure out if he's one of the most un-self-aware posters on this board or if his entire persona is an elaborate performance. Or, perhaps most likely, that he thinks he's doing #2 but is also guilty of #1.
 

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I can't figure out if he's one of the most un-self-aware posters on this board or if his entire persona is an elaborate performance. Or, perhaps most likely, that he thinks he's doing #2 but is also guilty of #1.
Bad Faith isn't just an argument, it's a lifestyle :wow:
 
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Fox News hit Pete Buttigieg with a gotcha question on Trump vs. Harris. It didnā€™t go well for them​


  • Updated: Jul. 28, 2024, 12:40 p.m.
  • Published: Jul. 28, 2024, 12:39 p.m.

Transportation Secretary stops in Birmingham


U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been a rough interview for Fox News. (Greg Garrison | AL.com)ggarrison@al.com

By Kevin Manahan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com


Sooner or later, Fox News producers and hosts will learn a lesson: So far, several attempts to corner Pete Buttigieg with (what they believe are) clever questions has backfired.

In honor of the Summer Olympics happening now in Paris, weā€™ll say this: Buttigieg is one of the nationā€™s most skilled political gymnasts.

On Fox News Sunday, host Shannon Bream asked Buttigieg ā€” the Transportation Secretary who has been floated as Vice President Kamala Harrisā€™ running mate ā€” if President Joe Biden was aware of how badly he had been doing in polling against Donald Trump.

The answer wasnā€™t what Bream expected, because she tried to interrupt, but Buttigieg wouldnā€™t allow it.

ā€œIā€™m aware of how he was doing. Weā€™re all aware of how heā€™s doing,ā€ Buttigieg said. ā€œOur country has watched our president lead, and yes, weā€™ve also seen the fact that heā€™s 10 years older than he was 10 years ago. But unlike Republicans, who in Trumpā€™s personality cult will take a look at Donald Trump and say heā€™s perfectly fine, even though he seemed unable to tell the difference between Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi, even though heā€™s rambling about electrocuting sharks and Hannibal Lecter, even though he is clearly older and stranger than he was when America first got to know him.

ā€œThey say heā€™s strong as an ox, leaps tall buildings in a single bound. We donā€™t have that kind of warped reality on our side.

ā€œOn the contrary, the president confronted that reality in what must have been one of the most difficult decisions for an American president to make ever. And he did something that I donā€™t think Donald Trump could even conceive of doing, which is putting his own interests aside for the country.ā€


While most political analysts say itā€™s unlikely Harris will pick Buttigieg ā€” the former South Bend, Ind., mayor and naval officer, who is gay ā€” his stock is rising fast. Already known for his smiling but devastating takedowns, he is blitzing the airwaves as a Harris defender while his digital staff publishes clips of each of his stinging attacks on Trump and running mate JD Vance.

According to Politico, a Buttigieg ally in Indiana ā€” reportedly acting independently of Buttigieg ā€” has compiled a dossier evaluating Harrisā€™ options. The conclusion on Buttigieg: ā€œSimply put, the vibes are high right now.ā€

However, Harris confidants and allies remain skeptical about his chances, Politico reports. They anticipate Harris will be ruthlessly pragmatic about her selection, more likely to choose Gov. Josh Shapiro of critical Pennsylvania, or Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a moderate Democrat from another key state. Of Buttigieg, one Harris insider said, ā€œI just donā€™t see it.ā€
 

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Fox News hit Pete Buttigieg with a gotcha question on Trump vs. Harris. It didnā€™t go well for them​


  • Updated: Jul. 28, 2024, 12:40 p.m.
  • Published: Jul. 28, 2024, 12:39 p.m.

Transportation Secretary stops in Birmingham


U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been a rough interview for Fox News. (Greg Garrison | AL.com)ggarrison@al.com

By Kevin Manahan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com


Sooner or later, Fox News producers and hosts will learn a lesson: So far, several attempts to corner Pete Buttigieg with (what they believe are) clever questions has backfired.

In honor of the Summer Olympics happening now in Paris, weā€™ll say this: Buttigieg is one of the nationā€™s most skilled political gymnasts.

On Fox News Sunday, host Shannon Bream asked Buttigieg ā€” the Transportation Secretary who has been floated as Vice President Kamala Harrisā€™ running mate ā€” if President Joe Biden was aware of how badly he had been doing in polling against Donald Trump.

The answer wasnā€™t what Bream expected, because she tried to interrupt, but Buttigieg wouldnā€™t allow it.

ā€œIā€™m aware of how he was doing. Weā€™re all aware of how heā€™s doing,ā€ Buttigieg said. ā€œOur country has watched our president lead, and yes, weā€™ve also seen the fact that heā€™s 10 years older than he was 10 years ago. But unlike Republicans, who in Trumpā€™s personality cult will take a look at Donald Trump and say heā€™s perfectly fine, even though he seemed unable to tell the difference between Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi, even though heā€™s rambling about electrocuting sharks and Hannibal Lecter, even though he is clearly older and stranger than he was when America first got to know him.

ā€œThey say heā€™s strong as an ox, leaps tall buildings in a single bound. We donā€™t have that kind of warped reality on our side.

ā€œOn the contrary, the president confronted that reality in what must have been one of the most difficult decisions for an American president to make ever. And he did something that I donā€™t think Donald Trump could even conceive of doing, which is putting his own interests aside for the country.ā€


While most political analysts say itā€™s unlikely Harris will pick Buttigieg ā€” the former South Bend, Ind., mayor and naval officer, who is gay ā€” his stock is rising fast. Already known for his smiling but devastating takedowns, he is blitzing the airwaves as a Harris defender while his digital staff publishes clips of each of his stinging attacks on Trump and running mate JD Vance.

According to Politico, a Buttigieg ally in Indiana ā€” reportedly acting independently of Buttigieg ā€” has compiled a dossier evaluating Harrisā€™ options. The conclusion on Buttigieg: ā€œSimply put, the vibes are high right now.ā€

However, Harris confidants and allies remain skeptical about his chances, Politico reports. They anticipate Harris will be ruthlessly pragmatic about her selection, more likely to choose Gov. Josh Shapiro of critical Pennsylvania, or Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a moderate Democrat from another key state. Of Buttigieg, one Harris insider said, ā€œI just donā€™t see it.ā€
:mjlol: the psyop to elevate this clown is all world. Buttigieg is another light pink corporatist pretending to be a Democrat and fukking over that black sheriff will never sit right with me. People need to stop with these resurrections.
 

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:mjlol: the psyop to elevate this clown is all world. Buttigieg is another light pink corporatist pretending to be a Democrat and fukking over that black sheriff will never sit right with me. People need to stop with these resurrections.

They got Kamala looking like Obama. Might as well try it with someone else I guess lol.
 

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They got Kamala looking like Obama. Might as well try it with someone else I guess lol.
:mjlol: the psyop to elevate this clown is all world. Buttigieg is another light pink corporatist pretending to be a Democrat and fukking over that black sheriff will never sit right with me. People need to stop with these resurrections.

That's funny because Transportation along with the other executive departments and the FTC have been some of the best things about this administration

it's honestly refreshing
 
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