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What qualifies Pete Buttigieg to be President of the United States?

aociswundumho said:
Tariffs are taxes, and who do you think pays them?
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I didn't realize you were directly affected by tariffs paid by businesses that want foreign products.
You don't have to buy products that are heavily tariffed.
I thought you knew something about Americans being poorer because of Trump.
BTW - I hope Trump is defeated by a moderate that does not threaten the capitalist structure of our country.
But, so far, I don't see that happening.
 
aociswundumho said:
How did Trump screw things up? Trump is not a war hawk, and other than the dumb tariffs, the economy is doing fine.
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I don't mean to get personal, but I do wonder: Do you travel abroad often?
 
Lord of Planar said:
I disagree with the president not being qualified. Running corporations is being in executive positions. It's a different widget, but the levels of setting a direction in the structure is very much the same.
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Even if you would accept that experience as a businessman and corporate executive might be adequate for the highest office, without even getting into his bankruptcies and taking his own numbers at face value (as Forbes, Fortune and Marketwatch did, none of these being any sort of left wing rag), we can easily determine his performance in these capacities was terrible and objectively underperforming (and by a lot a that) and he is indeed utterly unqualified:

Has Donald Trump Underperformed In The Real Estate Business?

Proof Warren Buffett is right about Donald Trump being a lousy investor - MarketWatch

Donald Trump Would Be Richer If He Had Invested in Index Funds | Fortune

As a Businessman, Trump Was the Biggest Loser of All | The New Yorker
 
Glitch said:
At least she had better grammar than you. Or is English your second language? It is "speak well" not "speak good."
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Wow. That went so far over your head that the Space Force is going to need to hire Elon Musk to find it.

English is my third language. How many do you speak?
 
Diesel said:
Wow. That went so far over your head that the Space Force is going to need to hire Elon Musk to find it.

English is my third language. How many do you speak?
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When criticizing how others speak you better be certain you speak correctly, or it just makes you look hypocritical and uneducated. Like your previous post. My suggestion to you is that you brush up on your English before you criticize others for their English.
 
Integrityrespec said:
He was mayor of a city of slightly over 100,000 for 8 years. He wants to control the largest economy in the world, the largest military in the world but what experience does he have that says this is a good bet?
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Well, I won't be voting for him in the DNC primary for other reasons, but given the choice between him and Trump, I'll still take him over Trump.

Prior to Trump being elected, Trump had no political experience, no real experience in running a city, county, or state or even elected dog catcher, as well as having his businesses that he ran declare bankruptcy six times...that was enough for me to not vote for him. The rest of his odious nature that came afterwards just further justified my not voting for him. But now, Trump has political experience and experience in trying to run the country; and for the most part he has either failed or is still riding on Obama's coat tails.

Now compared to other DNC candidates, Pete's service doesn't shape up very well in comparison.
 
Jason Warfield said:
Well, I won't be voting for him in the DNC primary for other reasons, but given the choice between him and Trump, I'll still take him over Trump.

Prior to Trump being elected, Trump had no political experience, no real experience in running a city, county, or state or even elected dog catcher, as well as having his businesses that he ran declare bankruptcy six times...that was enough for me to not vote for him. The rest of his odious nature that came afterwards just further justified my not voting for him. But now, Trump has political experience and experience in trying to run the country; and for the most part he has either failed or is still riding on Obama's coat tails.

Now compared to other DNC candidates, Pete's service doesn't shape up very well in comparison.
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In Trump's case it didn't matter how qualified he was. The only thing that mattered was that he was the only thing stopping Hillary from becoming President. As I previously posted, we would have elected Charles Manson had he been opposing Hillary. Nobody cared how qualified Trump was, as long as he opposed Hillary. That should give you some idea how truly distasteful that bitch was, and still is. She is unelectable, but you Democrats nominated her anyway.

That was how Trump got elected in 2016. Now that Democrats have gone completely insane and illegally impeached Trump during an election year they just assured his landslide victory in 2020. Morons.
 
Integrityrespec said:
He was mayor of a city of slightly over 100,000 for 8 years. He wants to control the largest economy in the world, the largest military in the world but what experience does he have that says this is a good bet?
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He has more government executive experience than Obama and Trump combined when they were first sworn in.
 
Parrish said:
What qualified the present occupant of the WH?
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He's a businessman with a record of success. Being gay and having failed at everything is not much of a resume.
 
it's just me said:
He's a businessman with a record of success. Being gay and having failed at everything is not much of a resume.
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Petey sings the songs he is told to sing....TRump tells the truth.....that is the End!
 
it's just me said:
He's a businessman with a record of success. Being gay and having failed at everything is not much of a resume.
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Yes but he isn't real lispy. That makes him like an articulate black person or something.
 
1. He is not qualified to run for the presidency.

2. He should set his sights on being the governor of his state.

3. Then he should ask the people to elect him as their Senator.

4. Furthermore, most Americans are not now ready for a person with his personal life. And, because of the rapidly changing population profile in this country, they may never be ready.
 
Michael Cole said:
But he never said, "I can see Chicago from my house."
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Neither did Sarah. You leftists are so removed from reality you can't even tell the difference between what Tina Fey said on SNL and what Sarah Palin said. That is pathetic on so many levels, but expected from the mentally deranged, and clearly delusional, leftist freaks.
 
Glitch said:
Neither did Sarah. You leftists are so removed from reality you can't even tell the difference between what Tina Fey said on SNL and what Sarah Palin said. That is pathetic on so many levels, but expected from the mentally deranged, and clearly delusional, leftist freaks.
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I'm not a leftist, and you need to get a grip.

Relax. Breath. Smile.

It was sarcasm. I'm amazed you're blind to it. Get a sense of humor.
 
Integrityrespec said:
He was mayor of a city of slightly over 100,000 for 8 years. He wants to control the largest economy in the world, the largest military in the world but what experience does he have that says this is a good bet?
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All it takes is a Good plan.

Why is anyone impressed with politicians who are not solving any of our problems?
 
Integrityrespec said:
He was mayor of a city of slightly over 100,000 for 8 years. He wants to control the largest economy in the world, the largest military in the world but what experience does he have that says this is a good bet?
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The question for now is what qualifies him to be the Democratic nominee.

Seems like a key for several of the candidates is he would be a first.

That was enough to qualify Obama a one year senator in 2004. May be why Booker and Harris are no loner around. Good credentials IMO but no longer a first.

So we can have a first woman president,first gay president or the first socialist president.

Not sure what Biden could claim to be first about so he should be out. Bloomberg won't even try to use first Jewish president as that would only hurt him in a democratic party race. That about covers it I think.
 
Before Ronald Reagan became a politician, he was a mediocre Hollywood actor and a sports radio commentator. It didn't stop him from becoming Governor of California (which is more complex than the presidency of most countries on Earth in terms of GDP) the very first time he ran for office.

Trump was a reality TV host and his only executive experience was running businesses that had lots of ups and downs including hotels and casinos of his having declared bankruptcy six times. I mean, who doesn't get profits from a casino; really??? He was a mediocre student at UPenn, with one of his professors saying he was the worst student he ever taught. He had never held public office.

Mayor Buttigieg at least held public office, and is a Harvard University and Oxford University graduate, and a freaking Rhodes Scholar - likely some 50 points ahead of Trump in the matter of IQ (and no, education is not equal to IQ, but usually only people with very high IQ make it to (and graduate from, being able to succeed when facing very demanding standards) Harvard U and Oxford U and become Rhodes Scholars).

This said, yes, I'd prefer a more experienced politician as POTUS (which is one of the reasons why I didn't vote for Buttigied in my state's primaries). But these days, it doesn't seem like public office experience is required of a POTUS, so...
 
TheParser said:
1. He is not qualified to run for the presidency.

2. He should set his sights on being the governor of his state.

3. Then he should ask the people to elect him as their Senator.

4. Furthermore, most Americans are not now ready for a person with his personal life. And, because of the rapidly changing population profile in this country, they may never be ready.
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One thing that qualifies Pete is his willingness to stand for the US presidency.

The US has thousands of people who would be excellent presidents. 99.9% of then are far too wise to seek to assume a role where they and their families would live surrounded by the hyenas of the media, bent on tearing them to pieces. The only people who have a well considered reason to seek high office are those intent on enriching themselves - for example Bill and Hillary. Otherwise you are stuck with those with gigantic egos. The most recent President - maybe the last ever - to stand out of a sense of duty was, imo, Eisenhower.
 
GreatNews2night said:
Before Ronald Reagan became a politician, he was a mediocre Hollywood actor and a sports radio commentator. It didn't stop him from becoming Governor of California (which is more complex than the presidency of most countries on Earth in terms of GDP) the very first time he ran for office.
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Actually, before Reagan ran for public office he was the President of the Screen Actors Guild. He also served as host of the General Electric Theater on television. His contract called for him to spend a 4 of his 8 years (1954-1962) with the company touring the forty states and 139 plants of GE's domain, addressing 250,000 employees and their neighbors. It was after Reagan had completed his contract with GE that he became a Republican in 1962.

Reagan was far more qualified when he ran for Governor than Buttigieg was when he ran for Mayor. Buttigieg is a political light-weight who will not last.
 
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