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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:02 PM Mar 2019

'I don't recall seeing any Starbucks over there': Buttigieg pushes back after Schultz's claim

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend and a Democratic presidential hopeful, has eight years of military service and a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan under his belt.

So when former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who is exploring a 2020 run for president, said he spent more time with the military than any candidate running for president, (“I’ve been to Okinawa, I’ve been to Kuwait, I was with Marines, the Army. I’ve been to the National Training Center in the Mojave Desert.”) the Navy Reserve veteran Buttigieg had a response.

"I remember a Green Beans Coffee at the exchange at Bagram, and a decent espresso machine run by the Italian NATO element at ISAF HQ. But I don’t recall seeing any Starbucks over there... " Buttigieg tweeted early Thursday afternoon.

Less than an hour after Buttigieg's tweet, the entrepreneur-turned-politician tweeted a response, saying he was wrong.

"Yesterday I gave a speech on failed political leadership in this country. A point I tried to make is that leaders must take responsibility and own their mistakes. Today I said I spent more time with the military than any candidate running for president. That was wrong,"

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/14/pete-buttigieg-south-bend-indiana-mayor-responds-starbucks-howard-schultz-claim-time-military/3167070002/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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'I don't recall seeing any Starbucks over there': Buttigieg pushes back after Schultz's claim (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 OP

I'm liking Buttigieg a lot! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2019 #1

What part of Schultz's brain told him it was a good idea to open his yam hole and say that? DRoseDARs Mar 2019 #2

A counter-puncher. Great, we need more of them. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #3

Schultz seems determined to alienate everybody. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #4

As a Seattleite, I can tell you... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #7

I love Mayor Pete! murielm99 Mar 2019 #5

Schultz must think he can just make sh¡t up and then apologize for it. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #6

Why not? Trump did it... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #8

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,981 posts)

1. I'm liking Buttigieg a lot!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:19 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)

2. What part of Schultz's brain told him it was a good idea to open his yam hole and say that?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:26 PM

Mar 2019

Howie should switch to decaf.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

3. A counter-puncher. Great, we need more of them. nt

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:48 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

comradebillyboy

(10,144 posts)

4. Schultz seems determined to alienate everybody.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:25 AM

Mar 2019

Who does this nimrod think he is appealing to?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)

7. As a Seattleite, I can tell you...

Reply to comradebillyboy (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 03:44 AM

Mar 2019

That's what Howie is good at.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

murielm99

(30,736 posts)

5. I love Mayor Pete!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 01:34 AM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

littlemissmartypants

(22,632 posts)

6. Schultz must think he can just make sh¡t up and then apologize for it.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 01:42 AM

Mar 2019

Dumb and looking dumber. (Well, at least he apologizes.)

Go, Pete!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)

8. Why not? Trump did it...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 03:45 AM

Mar 2019

well, except for the apologize for it part.

Problem is, now we're into "fool me twice" territory and not many folks are buying into the "I'm rich so I must be smart" gig this time around.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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