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Buttigieg ‘overstated’ pledges of support from black-owned businesses
NY Post ^ | 19 FEB 2020 | Emily Jacobs`

Posted on 02/19/2020 8:25:11 AM PST by ManHunter

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg “overstated” his partnerships with black-owned businesses in South Carolina as he tries to improve his standing with minority voters, according to a report.

The former South Bend mayor wrote in an op-ed last week in The State, a South Carolina newspaper, that his campaign had “proudly partnered with local businesses like Diane’s Kitchen in Chester, Atlantis Restaurant in Moncks Corner and the Fair Deal Grocery on Charleston’s Eastside.”

The problem, however, is that two of those businesses denied to ABC News that they had forged any sort of partnership with the candidate.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020demprimary; blackvote; buttigieg; demlies; liar
"Overstated" - an acceptable synonym for "lied" - unless you're a lefty, of course.
1 posted on 02/19/2020 8:25:11 AM PST by ManHunter
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To: ManHunter

Liar, liar. Pants on...well, let’s not go there.


2 posted on 02/19/2020 8:28:10 AM PST by OrangeHoof (The Democrats - Unafraid to burn in Hell.)
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To: ManHunter

Didn’t his campaign get dinged a few weeks ago for claiming endorsements from people who never “objected” to his endorsement overtures? Perhaps he should see how many of his campaign staff developed their exaggeration skills through resume “enhancement”.


3 posted on 02/19/2020 8:31:07 AM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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To: caseinpoint

Hey, he’s the mayor of a major Midwestern city dontcha know... (One that wants to grow up to be just like Detroit or Chicago.)


4 posted on 02/19/2020 8:42:11 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: caseinpoint

For millennials, “fake it til you make it” is their motto.


5 posted on 02/19/2020 8:44:44 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: ManHunter

South Bendover is hardly a major city, it has half the population of Richmond VA.


6 posted on 02/19/2020 8:45:27 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I still remember the discussion about South Bend-—back when America made real cars...

The joke was that union auto workers were sitting on their porches waiting for Studebaker to come back from Canada.


7 posted on 02/19/2020 10:02:22 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: ManHunter; Liz
...that his {Buttigieg} campaign had “proudly partnered with local businesses like Diane’s Kitchen in Chester, Atlantis Restaurant in Moncks Corner and the Fair Deal Grocery on Charleston’s Eastside.” The problem, however, is that two of those businesses denied to ABC News that they had forged any sort of partnership with the candidate.

Has he mentioned he's native American yet?

8 posted on 02/19/2020 10:31:35 AM PST by GOPJ ( http://www.tinyurl.com/cvirusmap https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm)
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To: GOPJ

No, not n/a..........but he did find a jewish cousin twice removed /s.


9 posted on 02/19/2020 10:34:36 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Liz

:)


10 posted on 02/19/2020 10:55:15 AM PST by GOPJ ( http://www.tinyurl.com/cvirusmap https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm)
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Not that I know of, but he is a “combat veteran,” you know?


11 posted on 02/19/2020 12:19:37 PM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: caseinpoint
Didn’t his campaign get dinged a few weeks ago for claiming endorsements from people who never “objected” to his endorsement overtures? Perhaps he should see how many of his campaign staff developed their exaggeration skills through resume “enhancement”

Yes, the ABC link speaks of several such.

Worse but likewise, he invokes the Bible for support, which is also a lie, and shows what one can do out of want for confirmation.

12 posted on 02/19/2020 7:22:02 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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