Buttigieg says he has 'batting practice' dealing with bullies

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg says he has “no shortage” of experience dealing with bullies.

Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who is openly gay, was asked during an interview airing Saturday for the premiere of MSNBC's "Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch" about his experiences growing up and whether he was ever picked on as a child.

“I have no shortage of batting practice when it comes to dealing with bullies. It’s one of the reasons I’m not going to hesitate to get into the arena here with some of the toughest and most morally challenged people that we’ve seen in a long time in politics,” he said.

Buttigieg recalled a time in high school when he said another student hit him in the back to “get a rise” out of him.

“This kid just kind of hit me from behind in order to get a rise out of me, and then I just turned around and looked him in the eye, and I’ve never seen somebody back off so quick. And what I realized is sometimes when somebody’s lashing out, when they’re hitting you like that, it’s not because of you. It’s because of them,” he said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/442088-buttigieg-says-he-has-batting-practice-when-it-comes-to-dealing-with

[elleng]

1. 'some of the toughest and most morally challenged people that we've seen in a long time in politics'

[Amaryllis]

2. Maybe if we really put our minds to it we could figure out who all he's talking about, ya think?

[elleng]

3. 'Buttigieg recalled a time in high school when he said another student hit him in the back

to “get a rise” out of him.

“This kid just kind of hit me from behind in order to get a rise out of me, and then I just turned around and looked him in the eye, and I’ve never seen somebody back off so quick. And what I realized is sometimes when somebody’s lashing out, when they’re hitting you like that, it’s not because of you. It’s because of them,” he said.'