Democratic Primaries

not_the_one

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52. He IS gay. He has a husband. And it is "orientation", not "preference".

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 11:27 PM

Mar 2019

The sexual continuum ranges from someone being exclusively homosexual (like myself), to exclusively heterosexual, with a huge group in the middle.

The only people who can have a preference are the ones in the middle, bisexuals.

Gays are gay, just because we ARE. Using "preference" implies it's like picking a shirt color in the morning. For us, that is not how it works.

Words can be loaded, and we MUST shape the narrative using facts and logic. Let the Republicans lie and spin (quoting the bible), we should speak truth. The bible is NOT where you go to find the truth. Propaganda, maybe, but not factual truth.

I believe Mayor Pete has already met the quota of individual donors to be in the debates. After the debates he should be able to get a lot more.

It is a long shot for the top slot, but he sure would make a great VP choice. And he would bring in a huge number of young voters.

If anyone is going to save us, it is the young. We can't expect change by electing more of the same, using the failed tactics and policies that have put us in the position we are currently in.

Kama/Pete sounds hopeful. With 16 years of Democratic control, hopefully the current iteration of the Republican party will be thrown into the dustbin of history.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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They better knock Buttigieg out of the running before any debates or the others are toast... [View all] PeeJ52 Mar 2019 OP

I posted something like this on my Facebook - JanetLovesObama Mar 2019 #1

Yeah, but tRump's an IDIOT and he won! PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #4

I think they're concerned about national viability, Qutzupalotl Mar 2019 #12

I know, but lots of people, perhaps more, wouldn't vote for a black man. Shanti Mama Mar 2019 #14

But he was well known by Democrats by then. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #30

Someone here listed his being gay as a potential roadblock. Blue_true Mar 2019 #46

He was elected in South Bend, Indiana radical noodle Mar 2019 #81

The evangelical election machinery will be out in force for a presidential election. MH1 Apr 2019 #90

Just my opinion radical noodle Apr 2019 #91

Too risky for me. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #96

And the Evangelicals greymattermom Apr 2019 #126

LOL! radical noodle Apr 2019 #133

That's a good point, rad noodle! True Dough Apr 2019 #127

Too many people now have radical noodle Apr 2019 #135

65 years in Indiana??? True Dough Apr 2019 #137

Seventy-one radical noodle Apr 2019 #139

What took you away from Indiana, if you don't mind me asking? True Dough Apr 2019 #140

Yes, we're in Florida now radical noodle Apr 2019 #142

And the cost of living is more affordable in Florida? True Dough Apr 2019 #143

It's cheaper here radical noodle Apr 2019 #144

"impressed with Buttigieg "despite" his sexual orientation." marylandblue Apr 2019 #145

That's right True Dough Apr 2019 #146

It's a college town. More liberal than the state redstateblues Apr 2019 #129

It's a blue town. He has not won a state-wide election. nt spooky3 Apr 2019 #134

I don't give a damn about his sexuality either, EXCEPT I think electability does matter. MH1 Apr 2019 #89

For me, there is no possible candidate who will not make me anxious marylandblue Apr 2019 #94

Yeah, that's where I am radical noodle Apr 2019 #138

Here Here! n/t vrguy Mar 2019 #2

I'm beginning to lean his way. democrank Mar 2019 #3

If you give him a chance, he'll get you. If he get's on the debate stage, he'll get his chance. PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #6

Yup. JanetLovesObama Mar 2019 #13

If he does not drop out before then, he will be in the first debate from what I understand. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #47

But see outside of Democratic circles he won't get a chance...no matter Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #97

Then it's up to Democratic circles to nominate him, Ron Green Apr 2019 #106

I won't vote for him in a primary...not this year with Trump in office. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #111

We will know by watching the results. marylandblue Apr 2019 #114

I absolutely love Buttigieg (nt) Recursion Mar 2019 #5

He's impressed me every time I've seen or heard him Jarqui Mar 2019 #7

Please donate if you can. I want this guy to stay in as long as possible. He's the future! Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #8

I have donated twice and can't do more right now. He needs $500k patricia92243 Mar 2019 #16

Got an email about job openings on his campaign. Wish I could help. But sent a few $. Don't have Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #18

All excellent choices notinkansas Mar 2019 #37

I've got four candidates that I'm donating to.... Stellar Apr 2019 #99

I like him too... BlueJac Mar 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Huffleprecious Mar 2019 #10

If Buttigieg is the top of the ticket, Beto or Warren would be my pivks as vp Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Huffleprecious Mar 2019 #61

Finally gave him a look last night. Ligyron Mar 2019 #11

He IS gay. He has a husband. And it is "orientation", not "preference". not_the_one Mar 2019 #52

You're absolutely right of course. Ligyron Mar 2019 #63

I completely understand... not_the_one Mar 2019 #67

It's not a "preference " for crying out loud. cwydro Apr 2019 #117

Can you imagine 8 years of this guy? We'd be in SO MUCH better shape. Shanti Mama Mar 2019 #15

"This guy" is a gay mayor. There's a reason why Scarborough, Hortensis Mar 2019 #17

I did not expect the country to elect Obama, you know. lostnfound Mar 2019 #20

As Churchill said... nycbos Mar 2019 #51

Ignore what your enemy wants, because they may miscalculate badly. marylandblue Mar 2019 #43

This! mobeau69 Mar 2019 #54

The Republicans want to do away with the inferred Hortensis Mar 2019 #69

My point is that you pick the candidate you think is best. marylandblue Mar 2019 #71

That may be too nuanced for anyone who has no idea Hortensis Mar 2019 #74

I read enough about How Democracies Die to get the picture. marylandblue Mar 2019 #75

Good. Maybe continue to spread the word to those who Hortensis Mar 2019 #78

Excuse me? Lordquinton Mar 2019 #64

WTF? ""This guy" is a gay mayor." progressoid Mar 2019 #65

I would have said that about Obama in the 1950s Hortensis Mar 2019 #68

It's NOT the 1950's progressoid Mar 2019 #72

Unbelievable Lordquinton Mar 2019 #79

+1 demmiblue Mar 2019 #70

+1 Celerity Apr 2019 #116

Alert was not sent OriginalGeek Apr 2019 #87

:) If there's a problem, I'll follow Hortensis Apr 2019 #88

I really love him too. lostnfound Mar 2019 #19

K and r. Tipperary Mar 2019 #21

Dude is legit AF, no doubt about it... SKKY Mar 2019 #22

Oh boy it's getting thick. BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #23

What interviews? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #24

Here's how you pronounce his name: buddajudge. The "u" is long as in ooh. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #25

Like boodajudge? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #29

Several videos can be found in the Video and Multimedia forum salin Mar 2019 #33

I'll probably catch him when the debates start. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #35

He is growing on me - and I try not to favor specific candidates so early salin Mar 2019 #39

South Central? radical noodle Mar 2019 #82

he's in south bend, IN salin Mar 2019 #83

Gotcha! radical noodle Mar 2019 #84

It's my home town, salin Mar 2019 #85

It's a lovely little city radical noodle Mar 2019 #86

You have the correct pronunciation. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #41

I had to look up Malta. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #45

His father is from Malta. marylandblue Mar 2019 #44

here is how you say it, the last part is not judge, that was how Willie Geist was butchering it Celerity Mar 2019 #49

Thanks. Yeah, I watched a video w/him, & heard that was it. Buddha-jedge. Got it. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #55

yes, it is Maltese, so really rare Celerity Mar 2019 #56

You are missing out if you are somehow intimidated by an unfamiliar name. Tipperary Apr 2019 #100

Placing on ignore. And removing Buttigieg fr my short list... Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #102

Lol. G'bye. Tipperary Apr 2019 #112

I truly never understand how someone picks a candidate based on cwydro Apr 2019 #119

"Wtf?" Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #120

Well, I'm not young , but also not easily offended. cwydro Apr 2019 #123

No this is not the quality of his supporters. Everyone is an individual marylandblue Apr 2019 #122

Spot on. cwydro Apr 2019 #141

Short clips from a speech soldierant Apr 2019 #103

It's Maltese, on his father's side, it's very common in there, they even had a president Buttigieg Celerity Apr 2019 #115

in red state Indiana no less notinkansas Mar 2019 #38

Well, Pete customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #50

Notre Dame is not in the city of South Bend. It is in Notre Dame IN, an unincorporated community. mobeau69 Mar 2019 #53

The only veteran running IronLionZion Mar 2019 #26

Gays can serve in the military, can't they? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #36

Solidarity IronLionZion Mar 2019 #40

I believe he served before he came out. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #42

Isn't Tulsi Gabbard a veteran? JonLP24 Mar 2019 #59

You're right IronLionZion Mar 2019 #60

Malcomlm Nance has no use MontanaMama Mar 2019 #76

I think Malcolm Nance is often wrong JonLP24 Mar 2019 #80

He's never been wrong about people with sketchy alliances. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #104

I would like someone to prove a military officer has shady deals with Russia JonLP24 Apr 2019 #113

Everyone has a price, my friend. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #121

I'm thinking of switching to Buttigieg, he meets my number 1 and 2 criteria marylandblue Mar 2019 #27

...and let anyone dare attack him for being gay...... Chakaconcarne Mar 2019 #31

Winning me over, too cp Mar 2019 #32

After the interview with Jake Tapper GentryDixon Mar 2019 #34

This forum is really good. The conversational flow is easy to follow Blue_true Mar 2019 #48

He's very impressive. Myrddin Mar 2019 #57

He already lost me when he expressed disappointment that Obama commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence JonLP24 Mar 2019 #58

You won't agree with every candidate on everything, and he is a veteran marylandblue Mar 2019 #62

That's been my response to the little snippets of... LAS14 Mar 2019 #66

Buttigieg is impressive Devil Child Mar 2019 #73

Mayor Pete did a great interview on Stay Tuned With Preet! MontanaMama Mar 2019 #77

of course they are... RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2019 #92

I wish we could do away with sports analogies loyalsister Apr 2019 #93

I think he is a smart guy but he doesn't put his state in play and is a very Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #95

He's a non-traditional progressive. marylandblue Apr 2019 #108

He sounds to the right of moderate to me. But he delivers what to the ticket? We really need to win. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #110

Communication skills, media savvy and new thinking. marylandblue Apr 2019 #124

he doesn't Celerity Apr 2019 #128

I like him too and I really would like to know more about his policies. Stellar Apr 2019 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Apr 2019 #101

President Buchanan was pretty open about it. former9thward Apr 2019 #118

Harris, Beto, Warren, Castro and Booker are also impressive... brush Apr 2019 #105

They are all impressive in different ways. marylandblue Apr 2019 #107

Kamala can hold her own in any debate! MoonRiver Apr 2019 #109

Don't conflate "gives good copy" with "highly qualified" Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #125

Also don't confuse "highly qualified" with "long resume." marylandblue Apr 2019 #132

I've always said Soxfan58 Apr 2019 #130

I hear you! He's THAT GOOD 😂 secondwind Apr 2019 #131

Warren was a champion debater in school also, and anyone spooky3 Apr 2019 #136

Different kind of debate. Real debates are won on the merits. marylandblue Apr 2019 #147

Warren seems as capable as anyone on that point, too. Nt spooky3 Apr 2019 #148