Pete Buttigieg speaks at Democratic National Convention - 2024 DNC Night 3 - PBS NewsHour

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

Buttigieg argued for the benefits of “the right kind of politics.”

“The makeup of our kitchen table, the existence of my family -- it's just one example of something that was literally impossible, as recently as 25 years ago, when an anxious teenager growing up in Indiana wondered if he would ever find belonging in this world,” said Buttigieg, who is gay.

He credited political organizing and storytelling with transforming the politics of LGBTQ rights over the past 50 years, and said Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, embody that political approach. - Aired on 08/21/2024.

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1. So happy he is now a Michigander.

May be the smartest guy in politics.

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2. And obviously proud of it!

And I sure agree with you, he is unbelievably smart and has the cool temperament to go with it.

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3. We were behind, so before my husband went to bed, he wanted to see Pete.

After he spoke, I looked at my husband and said, "I hope we live long enough to see him as president."

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4. I hope you both do, too.

That I do, too.

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7. Oh, same here! He's so smart with the best temperament, he's bound to rise to the top job!

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5. I am curious about why he was introduced only as "former mayor of

South Bend, IN, without including his current job.

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6. That's happened a lot in his recent appearances, he's not officially appearing as Secretary of Transportation

But instead expressing his own personal opinions.

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8. The Hatch Act

The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law. Its main provision prohibits civil-service employees in the executive branch of the federal government,[2] except the president and vice president,[3] from engaging in some forms of political activity. It became law on August 2, 1939. The law was named for Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico.[4] It was most recently amended in 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act

Sucks, but you know as soon as someone slips up....the MAGAts on the right will start flinging ketchup.

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9. Thanks so much for the explanation, I've noticed that they do not use his "title" in every appearance I've seen

They always announce that he's appearing in his "personal" capacity.

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12. Ah, thank you so much.

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10. @6:10 "This kind of life went from impossible to possible. From possible to real. From real to almost ordinary..." *

* "... in less than half a lifetime."

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11. And he was on the short list to be chosen for the Vice presidential candidate