Posted on 05/04/2019 8:51:24 AM PDT by Ennis85
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was interrupted several times by hecklers shouting anti-gay messages during a speech Friday evening in Dallas.
The South Bend, Ind., mayor, who is gay, was speaking at the Dallas County Democratic Party's Johnson Jordan Dinner when he was interrupted several times by protesters, at least some of whom appeared to yell anti-gay messages, according to The Texas Tribune.
"Marriage is between a man and a woman," one shouted.
"Repent," another yelled, according to a video posted to Twitter by CNN reporter DJ Judd.
Buttigieg reportedly carried on through the interruption, noting that he served in Afghanistan "to defend that man’s freedom of speech."
Pete Buttigieg has been interrupted four times here in Dallas by protesters. One yelled “Marriage is between a man and a woman!” Another yelled “Repent!” After the 4th, Buttigieg continued, “The moment I packed my bags for Afghanistan, to defend that man’s freedom of speech...” pic.twitter.com/zIpDSCIrti
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) May 4, 2019 Buttigieg at one point deadpanned that it was a "lively room" and later added that he was "just thinking of that scripture that says bless and do not curse," the Tribune reported.
Buttigieg is the only openly gay presidential candidate running for the 2020 election and married his husband, Chasten, in 2018.
He has faced public and personal attacks for his sexuality on the campaign trail, including an incident last month in which he was confronted by two protesters in Iowa shouting biblical references.
The protesters shouted about the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, which the Bible says were destroyed by what it calls sinful acts, including sodomy.
"The good news is the condition of my soul is in the hands of God, but the Iowa caucuses are up to you," Buttigieg responded in stride as the protesters were ushered away. "Remember the beauty of our democracy. Everyone here gets the exact same voice and vote. Feels like the numbers are on our side," he added.
Another 2020 candidate, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), apologized to his competitor for the incident on Twitter.
"Texans don’t stand for this kind of homophobia and hatred. Mayor Pete, we are grateful you came to Texas and hope to see you and Chasten back again soon," O’Rourke wrote.
Texans don’t stand for this kind of homophobia and hatred. Mayor Pete, we are grateful you came to Texas and hope to see you and Chasten back again soon. https://t.co/IhRDtIBREb
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) May 4, 2019
Beto and Butto are quite the pair.
Staged
Get used to it, there’s going to be a lot of staged crap like this as the campaign goes on.
“Marriage is between a man and a woman,” one shouted.
Obama was there?
Why does it have to be stage, The truth she’ll be proclaimed.
Kinda reminds you of the Smollett show doesn’t it?
Definitely staged
"Repent," another yelled, according to a video posted to Twitter by CNN reporter DJ Judd.
That's anti-gay?! Rather milk toast...
Yep, what does it pay to heckle Lib candidates?
I wonder what it costs to hire a crowd shill these days. Will they work for minimum wage, seeing that it’s an easy gig? Or will they demand a living wage of at least $15 an hour?
Wow! Dems don’t like gays? They are harsh on one another. For me, as long as the Ambassador to Germany keeps doing a great job, I don’t care about his orientation. I don’t like Buttigieg for his politics, not for his orientation.
Explains those “Will Shill for Food” signs they’re holding up these days.
Choice matrix:
1. Staged
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.1,032,976. Staged
For whatever reason, old ButtJiggle can’t stop talking about his dubious lifestyle. When does he find time to think about the big bad world, outside and beyond his inflamed obsession with his own navel?
how convient!
See my tagger
Remember when Howard Dean kept having people faint at his rallies....
so he could then rush to their aid.
My bet is that those “protesters” were paid by Mayor Buttgig himself.
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