Pete Buttigieg says he had to Google Alfred E. Neuman after Trump comment [t]

kvue ^ | May 11, 2019 | Adrianna Rodríguez

[bgill]

As more Democrats throw their hat into the ring of 2020 hopefuls, President Donald Trump is getting more and more creative with his opponents’ nicknames.

However, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg was admittedly scratching his head at his given nickname as he became “Alfred E. Neuman” in a Trump interview with Politico. Alfred E. Neuman is the freckled, red-haired boy mascot of MAD magazine.

When asked about the interview, the 37-year-old told reporters that he had to Google the reference.

“I guess it’s a generational thing. I didn’t get the reference,” Buttigieg said.

[bgill]

It is obviously too young (among other things) to be POTUS.

[NKP_Vet]

Buttpacker is nauseating.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Is this an example of virtue signaling?

He’s going to say that he has no idea about MAD Magazine?

And that somehow he is too intellectual, too sophisticated for such a publication????

Is that his intended message?

[erkelly]

Also too young to be Vice-POTUS.

[proust]

Bragging about his lack of knowledge. He makes a great democrat

[rktman]

🙀😵👬. DOH!

[Paladin2]

ButtGiggityGiggityGoo is MAD.

[Grampa Dave]

We had to Google Buttplug er Buttigieg to find out who he was/is.

[Paladin2]

And a commie Red Diaper Doper Baby to boot.

[Gay State Conservative]

IMO Pee Wee Herman would be more fitting than Alfred E Newman.

[Berosus]

I can’t believe Alfred E. Neuman is that obscure. Mad Magazine is still available on magazine racks, after all.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Like Obama, he has to read about a topic in the newspaper to know anything about it.

[bagster]

I wish there was a youtube of his gay face when he saw Alfred E Neuman on the google.

p.s. Only the cool kids read Mad Magazine. This guy is straight nerd. He was reading Tiger Beat.

🤣

[faithhopecharity]

what a shame, he missed out on basic morals (probably indicating serious deficiencies in his home life and certainly in his spiritual life)

but now THIS!? He missed out on Mad Magazine!????????
HORRORS!
This is becoming really Serious now!
/s

[cdcdawg]

Boomers and older Genxers will know about Mad Magazine, younger Xers and millennials and younger than them will not.

[stormhill]

Children.
We’re involved in an argument with children who know absolutely nothing.

The problem here is that we think our opposition understands what they’re talking about but they don’t know literally anything!
We need to adopt the attitude of saying to them “just shut the **** up and get out of the way.

[libstripper]

Just like AOC not knowing what a garbage disposal is. In each case, so hopelessly ignorant of basic facts that neither is qualified even for the job he/she currently holds.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[SharpRightTurn]

“Pete Buttigieg was admittedly scratching his head at his given nickname as he became “Alfred E. Neuman” in a Trump interview”

Butt-edge-edge would, however, likely be able to identify with being called “the gay blade.”

[magua]

Pete doesn’t realize he’s been had. Trump is a genius especially at naming people. All Trump has to do is say it 5 more times and Pete will hate the sound of it. The upside to this will be a whole new generation will be introduced to Alfred E. If Pete was really quick he would have responded with “what me worry.”