Pete Buttigieg Tweet in regards to the deadly synagogue Shabbat attack at Chabad of Poway

[Celerity]

Link to tweet

[madaboutharry]

1. These are very beautiful words.

Spoken by a man who knows what it is to be the object of others' hate.

You can always tell when empathy is real.

[wendyb-NC]

2. Thank you, that is so true.

[leftofcool]

3. Beautiful words

[Golden Raisin]

4. All the class, leadership and distinguished elegance

simply but effectively stated, totally lacking in the orange, hate-mongering baboon currently occupying and disgracing the Oval Office.

[IndianaDave]

5. Pete's Statement is Exactly What You Would Hope to Hear from a Real President.

His empathy is both personal, and expresses forcefully what people of good will also feel. Pete exudes presidential character.

[BigmanPigman]

6. I half expected it to be written in Hebrew since he

is multi-lingual.

[DavidDvorkin]

7. I wouldn't have been surprised.

[leftofcool]

8. Ii am not sure he speaks Hebrew but I wouldn't be surprised.

[crazytown]

9. 'We cannot rest until hate has no home'

Poetry.

[murielm99]

18. Exactly.

[Thekaspervote]

10. Just sayin' in another post above Biden tweets about same. He's dinged for using Twitter

Hummmmm?

[IndianaDave]

12. I don't see anyone here "dingging" Joe for using Twitter.

What exactly are you referring to? Pete Tweeted around 5:30, and Joe Tweeted around 7:20. Is there some problem that I'm not aware of?

[Celerity]

14. I don't think it was just at Joe, but yes,some took issue (wrongly I think) I left a good compliment

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128795089






I like Twitter use by our Democratic politicians a lot. AOC, Pete, Beto, Harris, Warren, Ted Lieu (my Rep in California) etc, are masters.

[IndianaDave]

15. I see. It's not here that there's a problem.

We live in a Twitter age, and lots of folks communicate that way. Personally, I don't, but practically everybody I know uses Twitter. It has become a perfectly acceptable way to say things both trivial and important.

Thanks for the info, Celerity!

[Celerity]

16. YW and I agree, it is here to stay.

[Celerity]

13. I saw the Biden tweet article right after I posted this and gave it a good compliment

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128795089#post2



I disagree with the people criticising the use of Twitter by politicians for things like this, it is not 'undignified'. It is an immediate response and if done well, helps and comforts.

[PatrickforO]

11. Well, that's why I am supporting him.

He has the makings of a great leader.

[grantcart]

17. He is a future President, if not in 2020 he will be in the future.

[zentrum]

19. Obama apparently

.....had his eye on Pete even before he had national name recognition.

It was after the T victory and the Obama's were packing up to leave. The WH atmosphere was described as feeling "like a morgue". Some pundit asked Obama what Democrat did he think might be a good candidate to replace T in 2020.

Obama said something like, "This guy, Pete Buttigieg, is spretty interesting."

Pete's tweet is the kind of thing Obama was talking about, I think.

[Raven123]

20. I agree with Pete and Joe. Hope all Dem candidates put out actionable proposals.

[lark]

21. Mayor Pete certainly has heart and grace and intelligence.

[democrank]

22. Pete Buttigieg's response to the synagogue attack was presidential.

He’s at the top of my list.

[MBS]

25. agreed - "presidential" was also my first thought. n/t

[Laelth]

23. Beautifully said. +1 n/t

-Laelth

[MBS]

24. perfect statement. n/t

[Kurt V.]

26. no one is free of hate until we're all free of hate. i forget who said that but i agree.