Buttigieg says 'media noise machine' took Thomas Jefferson comments 'out of control'

[anatta]

South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg told Fox News Sunday night that his comments about rechristening events named after Thomas Jefferson were "a great example ... of how the media noise machine on the right wing takes things out of control."

"You would have thought I had proposed blowing up the Jefferson Memorial in D.C.," Buttigieg told moderator Chris Wallace during his Fox News town hall in Claremont, N.H.

On Friday, Buttigieg discussed the Indiana Democratic Party's decision to change the name of the traditional Jefferson-Jackson Dinner during a radio interview on "The Hugh Hewitt Show."

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"I think it's the right thing to do," said Buttigieg, who added: "There's a lot, of course, to admire in his [Jefferson's] thinking and his philosophy, but then again if you plunge into his writings, especially the notes on the state of Virginia, you know that he knew slavery was wrong."

Buttigieg added that "we're finding in a million different ways that racism isn't some curiosity out of the past that we're embarrassed about but moved on from. It's alive. It's well. It's hurting people and it's one of the main reasons to be in politics today is to try to change or reverse the harms that went along with that."

On Sunday, Buttigieg pointed out: "My campaign office is actually on Jefferson Boulevard [in South Bend]" before claiming that he meant to say that "I think there’s a reason why Democratic parties, when we’re thinking about, for the future, our events, especially thinking about how burning of an issue something like racial equity is, we’re thinking twice about naming our events after Jefferson and Jackson."

"Basically, I said that we’re rethinking how Democratic functions might name our event," Buttigieg added. "Maybe we should name it for a person who’s living. Maybe we should name it after a person of color. I don’t know."

The 37-year-old then lamented what he called "this mentality that pervades the Twittersphere and its one of the things that we gotta get over in this campaign, is actually be ready to listen to each other. And I know nuance doesn't do great on cable or on Twitter, but at the very least we've gotta actually hear each other out."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pet...out-of-control

[anatta]

what? I can't follow his yammering

[anatta]

On fiscal policy, Buttigieg pushed for four distinct tax hikes when asked about the deficit, saying he favored a "fairer, which means higher" marginal income tax, a "reasonable" wealth tax "or something like that," a financial transactions tax, and closing "corporate tax loopholes."

[Minister of Truth]

The nice thing about being a Republican is we never have to debate about renaming the annual Lincoln Day dinners. Democrats inherited the tradition of Jefferson-Jackson dinners, and, it's been quite educational. Also, fuck Jackson.

[Earl]

South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg told Fox News Sunday night that his comments about rechristening events named after Thomas Jefferson were "a great example ... of how the media noise machine on the right wing takes things out of control."

"You would have thought I had proposed blowing up the Jefferson Memorial in D.C.," Buttigieg told moderator Chris Wallace during his Fox News town hall in Claremont, N.H.

On Friday, Buttigieg discussed the Indiana Democratic Party's decision to change the name of the traditional Jefferson-Jackson Dinner during a radio interview on "The Hugh Hewitt Show."

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"I think it's the right thing to do," said Buttigieg, who added: "There's a lot, of course, to admire in his [Jefferson's] thinking and his philosophy, but then again if you plunge into his writings, especially the notes on the state of Virginia, you know that he knew slavery was wrong."

Buttigieg added that "we're finding in a million different ways that racism isn't some curiosity out of the past that we're embarrassed about but moved on from. It's alive. It's well. It's hurting people and it's one of the main reasons to be in politics today is to try to change or reverse the harms that went along with that."

On Sunday, Buttigieg pointed out: "My campaign office is actually on Jefferson Boulevard [in South Bend]" before claiming that he meant to say that "I think there’s a reason why Democratic parties, when we’re thinking about, for the future, our events, especially thinking about how burning of an issue something like racial equity is, we’re thinking twice about naming our events after Jefferson and Jackson."

"Basically, I said that we’re rethinking how Democratic functions might name our event," Buttigieg added. "Maybe we should name it for a person who’s living. Maybe we should name it after a person of color. I don’t know."

The 37-year-old then lamented what he called "this mentality that pervades the Twittersphere and its one of the things that we gotta get over in this campaign, is actually be ready to listen to each other. And I know nuance doesn't do great on cable or on Twitter, but at the very least we've gotta actually hear each other out."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pet...out-of-control

Buttigieg couldn’t carry Thomas Jefferson’s briefcase.

[Darth Omar]

On fiscal policy, Buttigieg pushed for four distinct tax hikes when asked about the deficit, saying he favored a "fairer, which means higher" marginal income tax, a "reasonable" wealth tax "or something like that," a financial transactions tax, and closing "corporate tax loopholes."

He advocates progressive economic policy and he wants to purge TJ lol.

Makes him a garden variety lefty.

[PostmodernProphet]

that's probably enough to cost him the nomination, as if being interviewed by FOX wasn't enough........

[anatta]

He advocates progressive economic policy and he wants to purge TJ lol.

Makes him a garden variety lefty.

a telegenic garden variety -more dangerous then others

[katzgar]

what? I can't follow his yammering

you not following isnt surprising at all

[canceled.2021.2]

South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg told Fox News Sunday night that his comments about rechristening events named after Thomas Jefferson were "a great example ... of how the media noise machine on the right wing takes things out of control."

"You would have thought I had proposed blowing up the Jefferson Memorial in D.C.," Buttigieg told moderator Chris Wallace during his Fox News town hall in Claremont, N.H.

On Friday, Buttigieg discussed the Indiana Democratic Party's decision to change the name of the traditional Jefferson-Jackson Dinner during a radio interview on "The Hugh Hewitt Show."

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"I think it's the right thing to do," said Buttigieg, who added: "There's a lot, of course, to admire in his [Jefferson's] thinking and his philosophy, but then again if you plunge into his writings, especially the notes on the state of Virginia, you know that he knew slavery was wrong."

Buttigieg added that "we're finding in a million different ways that racism isn't some curiosity out of the past that we're embarrassed about but moved on from. It's alive. It's well. It's hurting people and it's one of the main reasons to be in politics today is to try to change or reverse the harms that went along with that."

On Sunday, Buttigieg pointed out: "My campaign office is actually on Jefferson Boulevard [in South Bend]" before claiming that he meant to say that "I think there’s a reason why Democratic parties, when we’re thinking about, for the future, our events, especially thinking about how burning of an issue something like racial equity is, we’re thinking twice about naming our events after Jefferson and Jackson."

"Basically, I said that we’re rethinking how Democratic functions might name our event," Buttigieg added. "Maybe we should name it for a person who’s living. Maybe we should name it after a person of color. I don’t know."

The 37-year-old then lamented what he called "this mentality that pervades the Twittersphere and its one of the things that we gotta get over in this campaign, is actually be ready to listen to each other. And I know nuance doesn't do great on cable or on Twitter, but at the very least we've gotta actually hear each other out."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pet...out-of-control

He’s gay so Dems love him

Jarod in particular loves the Butt

[Darth Omar]

a telegenic garden variety -more dangerous then others

Meh, I don’t see Pete gaining much traction.

Biden is probably the most likely nominee. I’m also not sure whether the country is ready for a gay president and his ‘first husband’ lol? One of the problems with identity politics is it assumes the different blocs of ‘oppressed’ segments of voters will support one another at the polls.

Many blacks for example, are fairly socially conservative. It’s a virtual given they won’t turn out for a Democrat candidate [like they did for Obama] just because he’s gay. The same probably holds for Hispanics, many of whom are socially conservative Catholics.

[anatta]

Meh, I don’t see Pete gaining much traction.

Biden is probably the most likely nominee. I’m also not sure whether the country is ready for a gay president and his ‘first husband’ lol? One of the problems with identity politics is it assumes the different blocs of ‘oppressed’ segments of voters will support one another at the polls.

Many blacks for example, are fairly socially conservative. It’s a virtual given they won’t turn out for a Democrat candidate [like they did for Obama] just because he’s gay. The same probably holds for Hispanics, many of whom are socially conservative Catholics.

Biden cant win. the progs will burn torches at his feet first

[iolo]

The nice thing about being a Republican is we never have to debate about renaming the annual Lincoln Day dinners. Democrats inherited the tradition of Jefferson-Jackson dinners, and, it's been quite educational. Also, fuck Jackson.

I suppose that, in the Gents, you all piss on Lincoln's name. That's understandable - it's what you do every day anyway.

[Darth Omar]

Biden cant win. the progs will burn torches at his feet first

Good point lol.

AOC went postal after Biden said he was going to take a ‘middle of the road’ approach to climate change or whatever. That said, Biden has the double digit lead in the polls. It goes back to the civil war in the Democrat Party: the moderates vs the radicals. The biggest threat to Trump would be a Democrat opponent who doesn’t have The Crazy.

And that looks like Crazy Joe at the moment. But he would still be a weak candidate, imo. Just a bigger threat relative the rest of the bunch. And as you alluded to, it’s questionable whether the hard lefties would turn out for him.

[Grokmaster]

you not following isnt surprising at all