Posted on 02/08/2020 7:44:52 PM PST by conservative98
The former South Bend mayor started his speech at the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, the state Democratic Party’s biggest annual fundraiser, on Saturday night with a thinly veiled shot at former Vice President Joe Biden, who all but conceded the prior night that he’s unlikely to win the primary on Feb. 11.
“I know some are asking, what business does the South Bend mayor have seeking the highest office in the land,” Buttigieg started, addressing Biden without mentioning him by name. “You don’t have an office in Washington, you don’t have decades of experience in the establishment, the city you are the mayor of isn’t even the biggest city in the country.”
“It is more like Manchester, New Hampshire,” he said, to applause.
Buttigieg’s comments come as Biden escalated attacks on the 38-year old former mayor just one day after they sparred during the eight Democratic debate. The former VP’s campaign, in desperate need of a primary boost after coming in fourth place in the Iowa caucuses, released a new digital ad appearing to minimize his opponent’s experience as a local official in Indiana.
The spot, titled, “Pete's Record,” contrasts Biden and Buttigieg’s records—with a spotlight on Biden’s time negotiating significant pieces of legislation under former President Barack Obama compared to the relatively smaller accomplishments of a small city in Indiana.
Buttigieg, who has enjoyed a significant post-Iowa polling boost, successfully twisted the ad spot to his advantage, winning roaring applause.
“To which I say, that is very much the point, because Americans in small, rural towns and industrial communities and yes, in our biggest cities, are tired of being reduced to a punchline by Washington politicians, and ready for someone to take the voice to the American capital.
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They are both pinkos.
Biden’s attack was lame.
Buttigieg’s response was lame.
Hillary is running. :)
They’re all Bernie Sanders. - Mark Levin the other day
The just thought of sodomy in the White House is something I have to block out. Pete the perv.
What ad was that and how did it backfire?
How can the *Live Free or Die* state be so enamored with democrats??????
Biden’s ad actually attacked Buttigieg for doing nothing but “installing colorful lights and decorative brick” while acting as mayor. Is Biden saying Mayor Pete should have stuck to interior decorating? Wow, what if Trump had used this line.
Now it’s the “Gimme Free Sh** or Die” state
LOL Satire today, reality tomorrow!
Dunno, but if you stand close to Biden it is a good bet you’ll hear the ocean...
Mayor Pete is quick on his feet as far as politics go. He’s a newcomer, and has potential for the scum dems. But he doesn’t have any minority support besides all the homosexuals. Who make up 25% of the population, or at least that’s what the average American supposedly thinks, thanks to modern media consumption.
Freegards
Trump would have said it more like “Mayor Pete seems to have a flair for artistic projects. But we don’t need that in a president.”
The left would go nuts, his base would go wild and there would be nothing there to actually counterattack him on. :)
I don’t think most Americans hate gays, or even close to it. I think it creeps most of us out and “don’t ask, don’t tell” was by far the wisest way to co-exist. But here we are with a possible “First Gentleman” and I do not think the vast majority of Americans are comfortable with that image AT ALL!
As the reality of having a pair of fags in the White House and open displays of affection at every turn, Pete’s star is going to fall like a dropped hammer and that’ll be the end of it.
It’s not hatred or “phobia” to not like or want something.
“It is more like Manchester, New Hampshire,”
Well, Manchester is known as the “Queen City”, IIRC.
....”They are both pinkos”....
Everything else aside neither Butt nor Biden has a platform/agenda that the American people want. Both are more alike than they are different.
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