Real talk, that government EV subsidy is the only way I could afford a decent used car. My old reliable Hyundai was finally on its last legs, and for what I could afford in monthly payments, my options weren't super great. But with used EV prices down and the subsidy able to be taken off at purchase this year instead of as a rebate, I could afford a used '20 Chevy Bolt that is amazing for me. For its same price I could've only gotten like a used '12 gas car with 4x the miles. Thanks Pete!
What the republican is doing is a talking point against subsidy as if they are something bad, knowing that stupid ass republicans are unaware of just how heavily subsidized ICE cars and gasoline is in America.
My dude, DO NOT ASK A QUESTION YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO!! The baby faced assassin knew the answer to your first question, and you thought you'd clap back with an "it must have been government purchases", well you should have already known that it wasn't..
How does this even happen anymore? I don't know when the video was taken, but they call him Slayer Pete for a reason. Never go up against Buttigieg when there are facts on the line. He will gladly let you walk into trap after trap, gleefully springing them and pouncing on your lifeless corpse. It's kind of his thing.
“Come on… come on… challenge him…ask him for the numbers…Ha!This fucking idiot asked him for the numbers! Prepare to be destroyed, moron. I just wish I had a pumpkin spice latte to sip during this demolition. Maybe a cookie…”
Having done prep work for big meetings it’s SO satisfying when the asshole boss asks a ‘gotcha’ question and your team is prepared for it because you saw it coming and made sure you or your presenter knew how to handle it. I’ve never done anything this big but man I bet that hearing preparation was insane.
Buttigieg needs to be secretary of state then run for president. That chap is freakin awesome! He's so on top of it. He's the type of leader i want for my country.
Pete is freaking awesome, he's the rare mix of smart as hell and quick on his feet, but also the right amount of confident and personable. He shows up with answers and actual facts and just lets these idiots stew in having nothing to come back with because they didn't expect him to have receipts.
He did run, but lost in the primaries? And after that he was transportation minister and I think he knows he needs to get that stuff done right now anyway.
Right wingers have gotten lazy. They go on their right wing media outlets and just say whatever they want to and never get any push back. That's why it's so easy to destroy their arguments with facts. The problem is that their audience doesn't give a shit about facts.
republicans are the worst in every single measurable metric except for believing in magic sky faeries. Worst educated? Red states. Worst health? Red states. Worst economies? Red states.
I think this guy has the same talking point notes that all Republicans passed around without doing any research. I saw an almost identical exchange earlier with Pete and the Republican said the exact same things. Time to retire the notes and find other bullshit excuses to dump on good legislation I guess
Uhhhh, the American people disagree with trimflation, and 100k pickup trucks. There is exactly 1 car in the USA you can purchase for under 20k and that will stop next year. But, its ok because word on the street is dealerships are folding all over, Stellantis is ending Jeep and GM is having to merge. But, this is fine.
I will be legit ecstatic if every car dealership in the US folded right now. Fuck dealerships. Sadly they're merging and now are building regional monopolies of über-dealerships that have even tighter price fixing powers. Arbitrary and nebulous pricing from statutorily required middlemen is a model that deserves to die. The NADA is anti-free-market and un-American.
Preach brother. The predatory financing side-company to the dealership, and the fact that you can't interact directly with a brand, only a middle-man, is just anti-consumer bullshit.
From the clip, it seemed like he was at least trying. "let's see, 0.5% is... *.5% of 1,200... no wait, that doesn't sound right. It was 1.2 million. How many zeros is that? *.5% of a thousand is... what now?"
Lol he definitely flailed a bit. I think he was hoping to talk about the specific number of EV's bought by the government so as to make it seem large and ignore the percentage of EV'S purchased by the public
A lot of them don't do the prep work themselves, leaving it to staff who rely on Fox and OAN for their sources. I'm betting that after being made such a fool that someone got their asses chewed out or fired.
The thrust of it was that electric cars are bad and woke, and that the sacred free market would reject them but for the bad and woke biden administration propping them up.
i’d love to see him as sec state or some other high-level cabinet job in the harris admin. really prep him for it. then run him for the top spot. another 8 years might help push the country far enough to get past “the gay thing” which is stupid but needs to be worried about. and having him be a well experienced candidate will help a lot.
As a progressive, No. Pete is fine as a normal politician but he is not well suited to power. His history is full of problematic decisions and poorly handled situations. We need someone who is genuinely selfless. I'd be happy to see Tim Walz run after being Vice President. But Pete isn't someone I'm willing to put that level of trust in.
People like him can do more by not being President. Right now, he doesn't have to wait on 535 Congression reps to pull their heads out of their butts to affect change.
Nah I like buttigieg but he is not the progressive he pretends to be. He did a lot of sketchy shit when he worked for McKinsey, and I think he is doing great where he is, but I don't think he could meet the moment as president. He won't do medicare for all, he won't do a lot of stuff, he is too much the centrist..
That’s the problem with the U.S. right now. People would freak the f-out. Christians would say it’s prophesying the end of the world. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria. It’s sad because he is the most qualified person to be president. Super well informed, articulate, handsome. He’s got it all. He would crush it.
I’m guilty of saying this kind of thing about Obama during his first election. I voted for him, but I thought that racism was too deeply entrenched to let him win. Thanks Obama for helping me see my country can be better than I even dreamed.
I would vote for Pete in a heartbeat (Ay, that rhymes!), I think in terms of policy and thinking he would be the best thing for the country. Reason I say you're not going to see a gay president for the longest time is purely based on the ever presence of "Christian" values. Even now the candidate needs to be a Christian (not one of those nutcase ones though).
Strongly disagree. He is too good to be President. Keep him in high level government positions or have him run for the House or Senate. Running for president is usually something politicians do at the end of their career.
Kind of why i do not want Jon Stewart to ever run or be president. Part of his power to help first responders from 9/11 or people that get ghosted by the government over long term effects from military service is that he can do that activism without it being tied to “just doing it for the party”.
Yeah, I feel he will be great in just about any position in any cabinet. Sec. of State would fit him very well. Eventually, with more experience, he could be an amazing president
The funny part is that he often presents arguments or facts with a non-aggressive manner, where it feels like he just wants to relate it directly to the audience. He comes across as very likeable, and open. And here, when confronting misinformation, he just stopped it right there. He's popular on Fox news for a reason. It's a genuine pleasure to hear him speak, and gets you motivated to help, and move forward past bullshit and spin
tarkus10
...and your zipper's down.
invisibulman
Mayor Peter is a goddamn legend.
blzbob
Previously on 'Murder Pete Wrote'.
op0ss1m
TheOGPooner
zubax
I like the lady's "now what bitch" smirk as soon as the guy realized he fooked up.
TupacAintDead
I wanted Pete to just go “No no. You’re time is not up. Keep going, you dumb shit.”
SubTrout
Real talk, that government EV subsidy is the only way I could afford a decent used car. My old reliable Hyundai was finally on its last legs, and for what I could afford in monthly payments, my options weren't super great. But with used EV prices down and the subsidy able to be taken off at purchase this year instead of as a rebate, I could afford a used '20 Chevy Bolt that is amazing for me. For its same price I could've only gotten like a used '12 gas car with 4x the miles. Thanks Pete!
Zeddicuszull
What the republican is doing is a talking point against subsidy as if they are something bad, knowing that stupid ass republicans are unaware of just how heavily subsidized ICE cars and gasoline is in America.
Jonmbram
GET EM MAYOR PETE.
SonnyVabitch
My dude, DO NOT ASK A QUESTION YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO!! The baby faced assassin knew the answer to your first question, and you thought you'd clap back with an "it must have been government purchases", well you should have already known that it wasn't..
TankardHoot
KillTimeAndLife
"...my time has expired." That's the good feel I needed today.
thatwoodguy
He's more right than he knows.
Sasurau
The utter hopelessness and the little hitch in his voice gave me a tingle in my pants.
slendfung
“my mom is calling me”
OhIfIMust
Has ANYONE said that before??
timbazi
me when i lie down, dying in the gutter
brambleheart
How does this even happen anymore? I don't know when the video was taken, but they call him Slayer Pete for a reason. Never go up against Buttigieg when there are facts on the line. He will gladly let you walk into trap after trap, gleefully springing them and pouncing on your lifeless corpse. It's kind of his thing.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
"My time has expired" translated: I've been slapped like a bitch.
sirava
TsubakiTragic
Yeah, this chick is counting "gotchas" and is way into double figures.
rulerofthedingdongs
“Come on… come on… challenge him…ask him for the numbers…Ha!This fucking idiot asked him for the numbers! Prepare to be destroyed, moron. I just wish I had a pumpkin spice latte to sip during this demolition. Maybe a cookie…”
Rayfire3535
That look she had when Pete said, "How's that?" Like she was listening up too? "Oh what was that? Got em. He shouldn't have asked that."
dirtyrussian
I have NO basis for this, but I am just going to assume she is the one who pulled that statistic up during prep.
DeserTimmy
Having done prep work for big meetings it’s SO satisfying when the asshole boss asks a ‘gotcha’ question and your team is prepared for it because you saw it coming and made sure you or your presenter knew how to handle it. I’ve never done anything this big but man I bet that hearing preparation was insane.
sirava
That was exactly my thought too. That's the satisfied smile of seeing a plan come to fruition.
StarmineRendezvous
Same thought. Almost certainly in my head lol.
Badwolf09
heyoo42
Never have I ever one of these fuckers say “my time has expired” haha what a treat
Drix1942
TupacAintDead
Get fucked, you GOP cunt.
PauliePlaysPoorly
Pete is going to be such a great President...
Idontneedrealfacts
might be tough, I hear his husband is gay.
TheOneTrueZippy8
Sir, with all due and earned respect......
Badwolf09
fformulaa
Buttigieg needs to be secretary of state then run for president. That chap is freakin awesome! He's so on top of it. He's the type of leader i want for my country.
Rayfire3535
Pete Buttigieg x Katie Porter Ticket. Could you handle it?
fformulaa
My soul is ready! I have to look into who this Porter individual is but i am ready!! Ive been ready for like 8 years!
usernameusedinlessplatforms2
Katie will bring out her white board and educate you about herself.
SubTrout
Pete is freaking awesome, he's the rare mix of smart as hell and quick on his feet, but also the right amount of confident and personable. He shows up with answers and actual facts and just lets these idiots stew in having nothing to come back with because they didn't expect him to have receipts.
AtmaDarkwolf
but....but.... but.... not straight+White+old+rich+Easily swayed by big corp, he would be a HORRIBLE choice /s
Strategicgnomer
He did run, but lost in the primaries? And after that he was transportation minister and I think he knows he needs to get that stuff done right now anyway.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
One of these two men came prepared. VERY prepared.
brambleheart
But it's every goddamn time! He is NEVER unprepared! You're not going to trap him.
Frozenspokes
Right wingers have gotten lazy. They go on their right wing media outlets and just say whatever they want to and never get any push back. That's why it's so easy to destroy their arguments with facts. The problem is that their audience doesn't give a shit about facts.
TonnerreCadien
Republicans are all dumb as fucking dirt.
dirtyrussian
Most politicians are only good at talking...
GoddessPurpleFrost
republicans are the worst in every single measurable metric except for believing in magic sky faeries. Worst educated? Red states. Worst health? Red states. Worst economies? Red states.
Noahbalboa82
I think this guy has the same talking point notes that all Republicans passed around without doing any research. I saw an almost identical exchange earlier with Pete and the Republican said the exact same things. Time to retire the notes and find other bullshit excuses to dump on good legislation I guess
dudehiemer
Uhhhh, the American people disagree with trimflation, and 100k pickup trucks. There is exactly 1 car in the USA you can purchase for under 20k and that will stop next year. But, its ok because word on the street is dealerships are folding all over, Stellantis is ending Jeep and GM is having to merge. But, this is fine.
dynamojoe
I will be legit ecstatic if every car dealership in the US folded right now. Fuck dealerships. Sadly they're merging and now are building regional monopolies of über-dealerships that have even tighter price fixing powers. Arbitrary and nebulous pricing from statutorily required middlemen is a model that deserves to die. The NADA is anti-free-market and un-American.
WooNeat
Preach brother. The predatory financing side-company to the dealership, and the fact that you can't interact directly with a brand, only a middle-man, is just anti-consumer bullshit.
Nostradamuswaswrong
Yup. The toyota dealerships in my area have added a $5000 fuck you fee to vehicle purchases.
dynamojoe
"market adjustment"
Zetor
Imagine having to pay this guy's salary.
lindabelchersfirstcousin
My dude Pete just slaying these hoes daily
SecretAgentSuperBooger
RoyDMercer
I don't think the dumbass can do the math. I think his brain has expired, also.
pianostacatto
From the clip, it seemed like he was at least trying. "let's see, 0.5% is... *.5% of 1,200... no wait, that doesn't sound right. It was 1.2 million. How many zeros is that? *.5% of a thousand is... what now?"
IUpvoteFuturama
He seems to have been hoping for someone as unprepared as he was.
Idontneedrealfacts
he has clearly never seen Pete attend ANY interview. He is always prepared.
StanBeeeman
Lol he definitely flailed a bit. I think he was hoping to talk about the specific number of EV's bought by the government so as to make it seem large and ignore the percentage of EV'S purchased by the public
arfysdad
A lot of them don't do the prep work themselves, leaving it to staff who rely on Fox and OAN for their sources. I'm betting that after being made such a fool that someone got their asses chewed out or fired.
JustLettingPeopleBeWrong
"Zero point five...uh...percent...of...of the number...." and then nothing.
OctopusStinkhorn
I don’t get what point that guy thought he was trying to make
trasneoir
The thrust of it was that electric cars are bad and woke, and that the sacred free market would reject them but for the bad and woke biden administration propping them up.
Adsma2002
The only reason why evs are even being sold is because the government is the biggest buyer. 0.5% is a huuuge number. /s
bripi
The great part is, that by the end, he didn't either!
conjuratio
Plz, plz run for President. He's probably to smart and he pisses stupid people off
jediknightswhosayni
He's going to run for governor of Michigan first. It's why he moved there. He wants to take over for Big Gretch when she's done.
ThomasThundersword
i’d love to see him as sec state or some other high-level cabinet job in the harris admin. really prep him for it. then run him for the top spot. another 8 years might help push the country far enough to get past “the gay thing” which is stupid but needs to be worried about. and having him be a well experienced candidate will help a lot.
Noahbalboa82
Ismellofhockey
He already ran for the nomination in 2020. He'll definitely run again.
ObiWanKenobitch
And I was 100% for him then. He was my primary pick. He’s only gotten better from then. If he ever runs, he’s my guy.
HonestlyNotARobot
He's only 42, another decade and he'll be an ideal candidate
M4UsedRollout
He’s a better advocate than leader. He should stay right where he is. Executing policy, not making it.
Angel337
And there's a lot of closet Homophobes
georgejimmydoodle
I hope I live to see it. He will be an excellent president.
CyberHexx
As a progressive, No. Pete is fine as a normal politician but he is not well suited to power. His history is full of problematic decisions and poorly handled situations. We need someone who is genuinely selfless. I'd be happy to see Tim Walz run after being Vice President. But Pete isn't someone I'm willing to put that level of trust in.
Rhythmaster
Yeah totally agree. McKinsey consultants honestly need to be kept away from power as much as possible...
TheZommie
i wanted president P.P.Butt when he ran the first time
backrideup9
People like him can do more by not being President. Right now, he doesn't have to wait on 535 Congression reps to pull their heads out of their butts to affect change.
Rhythmaster
Nah I like buttigieg but he is not the progressive he pretends to be. He did a lot of sketchy shit when he worked for McKinsey, and I think he is doing great where he is, but I don't think he could meet the moment as president. He won't do medicare for all, he won't do a lot of stuff, he is too much the centrist..
awkungen42
He's too cozy with billionaires for me.
Omnimorph2112
Too much hatred and division for a gay man to be president (for now). Give it 30 years.
jjMan72
That’s the problem with the U.S. right now. People would freak the f-out. Christians would say it’s prophesying the end of the world. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria. It’s sad because he is the most qualified person to be president. Super well informed, articulate, handsome. He’s got it all. He would crush it.
Malcondrion
I’m guilty of saying this kind of thing about Obama during his first election. I voted for him, but I thought that racism was too deeply entrenched to let him win. Thanks Obama for helping me see my country can be better than I even dreamed.
candar
we got a black president sooner than tupac expected, Let's see where we're at in 8
Pilgrymm
That's what they said 30 years ago.
scaredshirtless
thedarklord187
Simpsons did it
kmikl
Gotta wait for this crop of bigots to wither and die... or get fucked by a hurricane or tornado or something.
FightOligarchy
You can’t drive make change without pushback, I’ve never understood this mentality
fightfightfightlosewinfight
maybe, but also, fuck all that.
homoerection
Um, no, stop that. This is the same as “this country isn’t ready for a woman president” Nonsense. Show me one democrat that wouldn’t vote for Pete.
Omnimorph2112
I would vote for Pete in a heartbeat (Ay, that rhymes!), I think in terms of policy and thinking he would be the best thing for the country. Reason I say you're not going to see a gay president for the longest time is purely based on the ever presence of "Christian" values. Even now the candidate needs to be a Christian (not one of those nutcase ones though).
spookyactionatadistance
Oddly enough a gay president would have been more likely 12 years ago
Omnimorph2112
Truly sad how much damage Trump and the GOP has done in recent years.
Hekatombe
Strongly disagree. He is too good to be President. Keep him in high level government positions or have him run for the House or Senate. Running for president is usually something politicians do at the end of their career.
MoopsyLD
being a president effectively cuts any power you had in half because you suddenly have to deal with other countries so your focus is spread out.
Filanwizard
Kind of why i do not want Jon Stewart to ever run or be president. Part of his power to help first responders from 9/11 or people that get ghosted by the government over long term effects from military service is that he can do that activism without it being tied to “just doing it for the party”.
Noahbalboa82
Yeah, I feel he will be great in just about any position in any cabinet. Sec. of State would fit him very well. Eventually, with more experience, he could be an amazing president
Iamnotacreativeman
I 100% agree. The Senate (hopefully majority) party leader would fit Buttigieg really well, BEFORE running for president, again.
Noahbalboa82
Agreed. Need more people like him in Congress
xj4low
He is right where he needs to be. Sitting across from republicans poking holes in everything they claim.
Noahbalboa82
The funny part is that he often presents arguments or facts with a non-aggressive manner, where it feels like he just wants to relate it directly to the audience. He comes across as very likeable, and open. And here, when confronting misinformation, he just stopped it right there. He's popular on Fox news for a reason. It's a genuine pleasure to hear him speak, and gets you motivated to help, and move forward past bullshit and spin