I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
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Agreed. I will never watch them again.
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The one and only time he wasn't lying.
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I pray they get leaked.
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No professional integrity.
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Pete Buttigieg Offers Advice To Democrats On Getting Through Trump's Presidency
"We cannot be mesmerized by the worst things that we see happening," the transportation secretary said.
By Josephine HarveyNov 22, 2024, 01:17 PM EST
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told a gathering of young Democrats on Thursday not to be “mesmerized” by what takes place during Republican Donald Trump’s upcoming presidential term.
“We cannot be mesmerized by the worst things that we see happening,” he told the group of elected officials at a conference in Washington, as The New York Times reported. “We will be inclined to react with shock by some things which are done precisely with the intent of shocking us. We need to move very quickly through the shock.”
Buttigieg, a 2020 presidential candidate and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, also called on his party to “figure out how to take online conversations offline at scale.”
“While it is not obvious how to do that, that is something that through human history until about 15 years ago, we all did,” he said. “So we’re going to have ways to do that that might on some level be a return to form, but on other levels entail information environment work that is unfamiliar to people who have taken a free press in a democratic society for granted.”
His suggestions are akin to those of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who said after the 2024 elections that it will be important for Democrats to build community and engage in more direct, offline communication in the years ahead.
At another point during Thursday’s event, Buttigieg discussed how Democrats might deal with performative Republican antics.
As an example, he cited incoming Rep. Sarah McBride’s (D-Del.) handling of a transgender bathroom ban in the Capitol that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced this week. Earlier this month, McBride became the first out transgender person elected to Congress.
McBride responded to the ban by saying: “I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families.”
Buttigieg said McBride’s response to Republicans “reminded everybody that they’re the ones who are worried about where other people go to the bathroom; she’s worried about how to make life more affordable for people who live in Delaware.” He argued that this put Republicans “on the defensive.”
“Let the speaker of the House ... explain how, in a country that has crises ranging from the character of its democracy to the affordability of its housing, why he is spending one second of his time policing where one of his congressional colleagues gets to go to the bathroom,” Buttigieg added.
It’s not clear what role Buttigieg, a rising star in the Democratic Party, will take on next, as his position in Joe Biden’s presidential administration is set to come to an end in January.
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Oh how I am going to miss having competent people who care about the American people in charge of things…..
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Me too Ruth. Soooo very much, but it will pass — not near as fast as I'd like, but it will. Also, I do think some things won't perhaps work so well and be cumbersome to implement if they can be done. It will be a most miserable time, but it seems to be that it is going to produce people from both side of the aisles that won't be happy. I'm sure I'll likely wish there were more, but un-happy people usually lead to bad numbers for the president - ahem. Not using a name since I've never (first time out nor this time) been able to call FG such.
Buttigieg has some good suggestions. I have pretty much avoided the majority of t.v. since the election. Dh insists, but I don't watch and purposely think of other things so I don't really hear much that is said so don't make sense of it. Also, I turn off ALL news (I sometimes put on local new channels when I can in the morning and if Dh is otherwise busy put on another of the locals to catch the weather at night. I am not really missing much. For things going on I use some feeds on my computer but only when there is a headline like a new offering for Cabinet or something. I'm pretty much sticking to left wing sites for most of it.
I have fears, but like most everyone — I'll have to do my best, keep my head down, and hope it doesn't drag by.
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Here's some hope…
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Another hope…
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The natural world teaches us the power of change. As seasons shift, I see the purpose and beauty of life's cyclicality. I see the promise of spring, the ripening of summer, the bounty of harvest and that mysterious containment of winter. All seasons work for the good. So it is, too, with the changing cycles of my life. As I surrender to the wisdom of a higher plan, I discover in all circumstances the opportunity for growth and expansion. There is no season in my life that is without worth. There is no season in my life that does not unfold my highest good. Challenged by difficult times, I consciously choose to affirm the goodness of life's timing.
Julia Cameron
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True.
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And she is needed - why?? Fire her, then she can go home and write a book like everyone else.
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