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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlL376A1hMo

andrew callaghan v mayor pete buttigieg

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[–] underisk@hexbear.net 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pete says that he was inspired by the Iraq war to enlist in the US military.

Deranged behavior.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

i-love-killing-people "I just couldn't stand to miss out"

[–] dead@hexbear.net 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I'm writing some notes for people who don't want to watch the video. Please reply to the base post instead of this comment.

Pete starts the video by saying he is really interested in automated vehicles and by this he means self driving cars. He doesn't once mention trains or buses or public transportation.

He mentions that Tucker Carlson made up a conspiracy theory that Peter is faking being gay.

Pete feigns care for T being removed from LGBT in government documents, doesn't really mention any tangible way to stop this from happening.

Pete says his parents are "left of center", says "our household was liberal". He doesn't mention that his father was an English professor who translated Marxist books.

Pete says that Zohran is popular because he focuses on "affordability". This is Pete using means testing language. Pete says you should always be able to "afford" your healthcare no matter what your job is.

Pete says that republicans are doing means testing to prevent people from getting food stamps and Medicaid. He didn't use the word mean testing but he said like "red tape". No self awareness. He wants to be the means tester.

Pete says that all jewish people are scared by the phrase "globalize the intifada".

Pete says that "unspeakable horrors happening in Gaza started with unspeakable horrors being committed by Hamas on October 7". Andrew puts a disclaimer on screen that some of Pete's claims about October 7 were proven false.

Pete says that there's an explosion of anti-semitism on college campuses. Andrew correct him by playing clips of the pro-Israel doxxing trucks which targeted anti-Israel students.

Pete defends sending weapons to Israel. He uses the Democrat's offensive weapons vs defensive weapons narrative.

Pete blames Israel's war crimes on Netanyahu and says "we have to realize that jewish people will not be safe anywhere unless they have self determination in their homeland". Then blames Netanyahu for settlements in the Westbank.

Pete says that he was inspired by the Iraq war to enlist in the US military.

Andrew asks Pete about 9/11 being caused by blowback. Pete says that there's a "difference between understanding something and justifying it". Pete brushes off the concept of blowback and redirects the conversation to "promoting american values" and says he says that Xi and Putin have wrong values. He basically excuses the Iraq war by saying that it was necessary to push them to American values and then says that Xi and Putin are wrong for having values.

I've watched about 60% of the video at this point. The gist is that Pete wants to do the same thing as Republicans but while wearing blue.

@spectre@hexbear.net

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago

Please reply to the base post instead of this comment.

Disrespecting your request to say "ty comrade o7"

[–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Self-driving cars are absolutely jokerfying to me

I know the average person doesn’t view cars as one of the main reasons they feel so lonely/isolated from others but holy fucking shit. How do you not see it

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

i don't really want to ride american busses again. cycling is faster way too often. trains would be fine if they existed in my part of the country and went anywhere useful

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Americans would rather be lonely than have to share a seat with... "those people"

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

Please reply to the base post instead of this comment.

AC-AnarKitty You aren't my Dad.

[–] dead@hexbear.net 33 points 1 week ago (4 children)

At 54 minutes, Andrew asks Pete who he would put on metamorphic Mount Rushmore, ie liberal mount rushmore. Pete says Senator Andy Kim, Senator Elissa Slotkin (actual CIA member), Senator John Ossof, Jake Auchincloss, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Sarah McBride, Mayor Mike Johnston, Mayor Brandon Scott.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

8 answers to a 4 answer question

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Aren't you supposed to also glean ideological figureheads from across time? It's like having the Marx Engles Lenin Stalin Mao iconography, but it's a handful of randoms that won't be relevant in 10 years lol

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Stalin and his gang that did that one train robbery AND THAT'S IT for Mount Leftmore.

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

I think it should be 5 politburo members and 7 regional administrators from 1972

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

Bizarre takes

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Please tell us Pete gave reasons for why they would be worthy of that?

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Trying to get invited to senate brunch

[–] dead@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This is some notes on the second half of the video.

Pete says that the thing that bothered him most about his deployment in Afghanistan was that American soldiers were in danger. Yankees go home. It is disgusting that he clearly values the lives of Americans over the lives of non-Americans.

Pete does both sides on ICE deportations. He says that while Trump's policies are brutal, he also believes that "America needs strong borders".

Pete says that his 3 greatest accomplishments as Transportation Secretary during Biden's presidency were (1) safety, (2) infrastructure bill, (3) airline regulations.

Pete says that his biggest mistake as Transportation Secretary was the East Palestine Ohio train derailment. He says that the mistake was misinformation being spread after derailment, about health implications or who was eligible for relief. He does not talk at all about how the derailment could have been prevented.

Right after talking about the the train derailment, Pete says that the second biggest mistake of his term was that there was too many safety regulations. He says that this is what prevented him from doing more projects.

Also, Pete never talks about the 2022 rail strike that he was involved in suppressing.

The last part of the interview, they talk about their family heritage. Pete's family came from the island of Malta. Andrew's family is like Irish or Gaelic.

There is an additional interview of Pete at the end of the video where Pete condemns the shooting of Charlie Kirk over a video call. He says that both sides need to come together and then he praises Utah Governor for reaching across the aisle. The Utah Governor solely blamed the left for Charlie Kirk's shooting and used it as an opportunity to tell people to stop criticizing ICE deportations,

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait he's proud of safety but things there were too many safety regulations???

He didn't even do 2 or 3 for his accomplishments!!

[–] LadyCajAsca@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

contradictory hypocrisy, holy hell, he's the quintessential young liberal

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Pete defends sending weapons to Israel. He uses the Democrat's offensive weapons vs defensive weapons narrative.

"Your honor i didn't give the mass shooter ammo, I simply gave him body armor"edgeworth-shrug

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And also ammo. And also several guns.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago

Few bombs, planes to drop them then that pier to launch ops from

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Andrew really leaning into the aesthetic of his allegations

[–] abc@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

he never has not dressed or looked like a reformed sex pest

Is he reformed? I haven't seen anything from him that gives me that impression.

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago

Pete says that "unspeakable horrors happening in Gaza started with unspeakable horrors being committed by Hamas on October 7". Andrew puts a disclaimer on screen that some of Pete's claims about October 7 were proven false.

Pete says that there's an explosion of anti-semitism on college campuses. Andrew correct him by playing clips of the pro-Israel doxxing trucks which targeted anti-Israel students.

Huh, nice

[–] Notcontenttobequiet@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This feels like a little preview of the strategy the Democrats are going to take. And hoo boy they are going to fucking tank. Even when a majority of your annoying lib base doesn't agree or resonate with anything you're saying.

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

Harris refused to go on rogan, the dems wont let that happen again i'm sure

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

I didn't watch it and fuck Andrew, but at least he pushed back on Palestine issues I guess.

he needs to be doing anything but what he's currently doing with his beard

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why the hate for Andrew Callaghan?

[–] WildWeezing420@hexbear.net 41 points 1 week ago

he's a serial sexual abuser and piece of shit. Like above and beyond whatever you're thinking right now

[–] miz@hexbear.net 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He has removedd multiple women

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apparently they aren't airing the interview? Is it by request of Pete realizing they looked like a zionist tool or the channel 5 guy not wanting to put put a video that makes dems look like the irredeemable ghouls they are?

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do you mean by "not airing"? Is the interview not linked?

I don't think channel 5 has any particular affinity for the Democratic party

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

I didn't think so either, just heard people complaining elsewhere that it had gotten pulled from the channel.

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

Anyone watch it? I was curious how it went

[–] hedd616@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The fact I can't avoid to joke like an 11 yo whenever I heard the name Buttigieg do not qualifies me as a reliable source of opinion.

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Can't poll lower than 0% pete

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

i'm ootl on andrew. wtf did he do?

[–] Weedian@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Stranger link is broken on account of the slur filter

[–] Weedian@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

is it? works for me still, weird. maybe if i do this it will work for everyone else

link to article

That's weird, the URL is wrong but it still works

[–] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Ya I'd like to know this, too.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: