Posted on 05/07/2019 2:46:29 PM PDT by Ennis85
In an interview, Saturday with MSNBC's Donny Deutsch, Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg discussed his philosophy of campaigning and previewed some of the lines of attack he might take against President Trump.
"The fact that I was packing my bags for Afghanistan when he was filming season seven of 'Celebrity Apprentice,' we could have that fight," he said. "And if somebody wants to raise the question of which one of us has a more traditional attitude on marriage, we can have that fight."
"But at the end of the day, it's not about him, it's not about me," Buttigieg said. "Because here's the thing about this president. He has the ability to take any attention that comes his way, including attacks and criticism, and just kind of devour it, so we could unintentionally be feeding the beast by competing to see who's the one going to be landing the biggest punch, the best zinger, and the reality, if you step back and think about the mentality, that's an environment where it's almost like he's the one we're trying to impress."
DONNY DEUTSCH: You have had a stunning, stunning beginning to your campaign. The press is just nonstop. Latest TIME Magazine cover, a fantastic cover. You and your husband. Now, as a strategist, I might pull you aside after that and say, "Mayor Pete, that a very defining attribute, you and your husband on the cover." You being gay, as a defining versus just one of your core attributes. I would say, as a strategist, maybe we don't want that to be the defining attribute, but one of your core attributes. Would you push back on me on that?
MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG: That is something you think about when you're presenting yourself to a broader public,
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Good! :-)
I suppose some are up for VP if they win the election. But most are in it for the power and connections to wealth they will be privy to. You are right Trump has his own playbook...that goes for pretty much everything which is why they can't keep up with him. I love it that he is unpredictable and he knows how to bend with the wind.
The Dems could always know the plays pretty well because all the same people in their neighborhood were running and they ran against for decades.....Trump didn't join a party he became a party.
It's the most fascinating President I've ever known and fun to watch how he operates. Still he must always be prayed for because he is still just a man up against a formidable foe.
Not so sure he trusts anyone outside his kids.....he understands the trust element and found out very fast it doesn’t exist in Washington Politics. What he does understand very well is ‘leverage’....which he loves and has said so. Leverage is an interesting study BTW.....using it can be brutal at times in the arena Trumps played in his life before politics....but that made him perfect for the job because you have to be brutal with the likes of the crooks and corruption in Washington and what it has become. The Dem have always played it....the GOP..rarely..
The funniest thing, to me, is that the New York pols, who SHOULD know and understand how he operates, apparently don't get it.
Like Trump, I was born & bred in NYC; though we're from different boroughs...it doesn't matter. I "get" him and understand what he does and why. He's a fighter, the FIGHTER we have all wished would appear for many decades!
Those who complain and whinge about his TWEETS need to shut up and appreciate how hard he has been and is fighting for us and this nation! And yes, keep praying for him!
Most obnoxious candidate
Massive fail
He's been lousy when it comes to appointments, listen to Ivanka, and ignoring the anti-Nepotism law.
the guy who made his losing campaign all about his own sexuality. How not cute.
It is not a New York thing.
I never liked Donald Trump, and did not like the New Yorkers I have worked alongside. They were obnoxious and abusive. I have never desired to visit New York.
The day Donald Trump announced, I decided without hesitation to vote for him. I also told my friend that evening he would win, if he stayed the course, and was not subjected to unprecedented voter fraud by the UniParty, including the RINOpublicans who would oppose him in all possible ways.
I care about America. He was a successful private sector businessman, not a career politician. My personal likes or dislikes did not influence my vote, or my “getting” him.
I repeat: It is not a New York thing.
(I realize that is just the sort of opinion a New Yorker would have, but it is wrong.)
Wow That was not an obnoxious or aabusive post at all
I was confident that he would win as people would see his love of country. I knew the polling would be off as people would not admit they would vote for him.
That is not a New York thing. My point was I find it odd that people Don’t see that he uses strategery.
I also have worked in New York. High stress jobs too. The way people communicate there can be very abrupt. I think it is a matter of not having time and also the quantity of people around.
I’ve spent more time living and working in the south and in Texas
I have heard people say they hate Yankees. All of them. Especially ones from New York. People have said they know all New Yorkers based on several they have known
My parents, neighbors and teachers, New Yorkers, raised us to be very aware that all people are equal in the eyes of God.
In all the time I’d spent in New York I never heard the bigoted generalizing hatred toward all people of a foreign region or of any group that I have heard from some people in the south.
:: oh giving him head!” ::
The question is “when” should this happen to show a true commitment?
I don’t know if you realize it or not but your graphic is a visual answer to the question (Urban Dictionary: salad tossing)
That is the entire unspoken Democrat party platform.
Here’s hoping Buttgiggity spews his idea of “traditional marriage” to Trump, to which he responds. Take out the trash, POTUS!
Every time I see a photo of Buttgiggity, I see an evil face. Which is what he spews.
I just realized Buttgiggity knows his mirage is against G-d, which is why he expects to be lambasted on it.
Either his sister or his “spouse’s” brother said Buttgiggity is very immature.
Methinks the President will ignore Buttbug.
5.56mm
He campained in SC, and very few turned up. A place with large number of African-Americans.
Maybe users can insist on a debate between VP Pence and Buttgiggity.
Buttigieg has a point. He is probably a better husband than President Trump.
Oh! Good insight.
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