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How do you all think of Pete Buttigeig's new scruff? (hexbear.net)

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From an interview with Jon Stewart

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

He's entered his bear phase

Also I would like to remind everyone of this unhinged article from 2023

https://www.wired.com/story/pete-buttigieg-interview-god-beer-electric-mustang/

The curious mind of Pete Buttigieg holds much of its functionality in reserve. Even as he discusses railroads and airlines, down to the pointillist data that is his current stock-in-trade, the US secretary of transportation comes off like a Mensa black card holder who might have a secret Go habit or a three-second Rubik’s Cube solution or a knack for supplying, off the top of his head, the day of the week for a random date in 1404, along with a non-condescending history of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

A lot of libs I know are obsessed with the way this guy talks, which has the sound of being intellectual. But it matches the obsession with aesthetics, debate, and the marketplace of ideas, etc (he did a lot of debates on Fox and other recently). He's basically what they think of when they imagine a #resist politician after watching The West Wing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

My mom is a fucking turbo-lib and loves this rat fuck. "He's very articulate." She never says what he actually said, just complete vibes. No analysis of policies. Shrugs off his secret cave meetings and train derailments.

Just makes me want to odfoofsoabwiskwkaipapqoabbrfug