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lark

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60. Pete is not a dad at all, he should STUFU.

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 09:12 AM

Dec 2019

Grown children do what they want to do, often against their parents wishes. Hunter made a mistake, but it was his mistake to make, not JOe's. Joe advised against taking the job. Ivanka got $100 million in trademarks for voting systems from China, far worse than what Hunter did. I just hate these gratuitous and unnecessary attacks on fellow candidates while ignoring what drumpf is doing. I liked Mayor Pete before, but this just looks childish and below him. Well, he's now not near the top of my list. If he attacked Biden for saying he could consider a Repug for VP - go ahead, that is pure politics and was probably a dumb thing for him to say and I doubt he really meant it anyway. But to attack him because his son made a mistake, bad bad move, IMO.

Inserting std. caveat, that yes, if he is the general candidate I will vote for him and will work for his election too because it's either that or the destruction of our country via rw vote hacking from drumpf.

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

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Buttigieg: I would not have wanted my son on Ukraine board [View all] Quixote1818 Dec 2019 OP

Pete needs to recognize that a dad all the decisions for and adult son. napi21 Dec 2019 #1

We know Joe had a "don't ask, don't tell" policy with Hunter. pnwmom Dec 2019 #17

Leave Hunter Alone - Every Single Corporation Is Corrupt To A Point - Some Just More Than Others DanieRains Dec 2019 #31

This! When mayor Pete has kids then he can weigh in more appropriately Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #33

Nope. and nope. stopdiggin Dec 2019 #39

Sorry. As a person without children this is a very tired argument. Please refrain. yankeepants Dec 2019 #50

Wow... by that strange logic, one could argue Biden should refrain from commenting on presidential InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #78

Funny my gay money is good enough to pay for schools, subsidized day care dsc Jan 2020 #100

I don't accept the "everybody does it" argument. Hunter admits he'd do it differently today. pnwmom Dec 2019 #38

Oh for crying out loud Aquaria Dec 2019 #79

There wouldn't have been the same problem with US work. Biden wasn't negotiating with companies here pnwmom Dec 2019 #93

But that's for you; you avoid the appearance of your conflict treestar Dec 2019 #81

And here comes the next.... boomer_wv Dec 2019 #2

+1000😊 Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #34

Hunter says that he wouldn't take such a job if his father, as President, asked him not to. pnwmom Dec 2019 #40

Oh please. boomer_wv Dec 2019 #66

George Kent testified to the House that people in the Obama administration expressed concern pnwmom Dec 2019 #71

And?????? boomer_wv Dec 2019 #73

Unfortunately for Biden, he was still left with the appearance of a potential conflict of interest, pnwmom Dec 2019 #75

Bullshit. Aquaria Dec 2019 #80

Meanwhile boomer_wv Dec 2019 #96

I agree. Sienna86 Jan 2020 #102

Cry me a river LeftTurn3623 Dec 2019 #47

You can cry for me. boomer_wv Dec 2019 #65

It is a attack on a policy issue LeftTurn3623 Jan 2020 #98

Policy boomer_wv Jan 2020 #105

There's no weakness as nothing wrong was done treestar Dec 2019 #83

You mean like Biden attack Warren LeftTurn3623 Jan 2020 #99

Not really; I don't know what you are referring to treestar Jan 2020 #101

Indeed! It is giving aid and comfort to the Republicans! treestar Dec 2019 #82

Oh dear. This does not help Pete Buttigieg. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #3

Lol, yah, imagine running your adult son's life jberryhill Dec 2019 #4

dude, i had to give up that shit at about 16 to save my own life. mopinko Dec 2019 #9

You didn't tell them what jobs they could or could not have jberryhill Dec 2019 #11

oh hell no. any job, please, please, please. any job. mopinko Dec 2019 #12

So why doesn't that apply to a candidate's wife and the independent decisions she makes?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #18

Said wife has been active in the campaign, at least in 2016 question everything Dec 2019 #23

Well, some time was spent in Russia by the pair. fleabiscuit Dec 2019 #29

The alternative was for Biden to excuse himself from negotiating in Ukraine, pnwmom Dec 2019 #41

20/20 hindsight treestar Dec 2019 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #68

He's a small town mayor who is not qualified Mme. Defarge Dec 2019 #5

He's trying to rake in as much money as he can before his Waterloo in South Carolina dalton99a Dec 2019 #21

One way or another, he's getting the hell out of Indiana BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #24

I'm not sure what you are implying. There are restrictions on what he can do with leftover campaign totodeinhere Jan 2020 #110

Thank you! My sentiments exactly. The most overrated, justhanginon Dec 2019 #53

Ugh, I'm more concerned about Trump's kids, no security R B Garr Dec 2019 #6

Yes, and they are fair game because they are part of this administration as you pointed out still_one Dec 2019 #37

This! Republicans can not speak on this without hypocrisy treestar Dec 2019 #87

Huh? oasis Dec 2019 #7

That's nice Cha Dec 2019 #8

Lol. Oh my dear Cha, you crack me up. BootinUp Dec 2019 #43

.. Cha Dec 2019 #45

No longer impressed with Buttigieg matt819 Dec 2019 #10

This! Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #35

Oh for fucks sake. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #13

Chest puffing. SaschaHM Dec 2019 #14

GOOD FOR MAYOR PETE!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #15

That fits perfectly. Don't change a thing. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2019 #26

let's get a couple of things straight.... quickesst Dec 2019 #16

Well said. yardwork Dec 2019 #61

thanks quickesst Dec 2019 #91

+1 treestar Dec 2019 #88

I agree quickesst Dec 2019 #92

Just look at the mess in Iraq right now. It's a direct result in Shrub's lies and totodeinhere Jan 2020 #111

why is there no animosity.... quickesst Jan 2020 #114

Well in my comment I did not single out Biden. I called out all Democrats who voted for the war. n/t totodeinhere Jan 2020 #115

if true, then the question remains.... quickesst Jan 2020 #116

I am not the biggest fan of Schumer, but I would not go that far. n/t totodeinhere Jan 2020 #117

would you go that far.... quickesst Jan 2020 #118

I will vote for Joe if he gets the nomination. n/t totodeinhere Jan 2020 #119

I suppose we can agree on one thing. quickesst Jan 2020 #120

I also think that this happened the same time that his other son question everything Dec 2019 #19

Pete has an answer for that one: "I would not have wanted my son to have cancer" dalton99a Dec 2019 #22

But, but he said it in 146 different languages justhanginon Dec 2019 #54

It is important to strive for perfection dalton99a Dec 2019 #70

That is what George Kent said -- that with his son dying, Biden didn't have the "bandwidth" to deal pnwmom Dec 2019 #42

But there was no conflict of interest. comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #64

I didn't say there was. pnwmom Dec 2019 #72

Optics are important when you are an elected official. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #20

Buttigieg needs to shut the hell up..He should know you can't tell helpisontheway Dec 2019 #25

cheap shot EveHammond13 Dec 2019 #27

Well put. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #30

And I don't want to see ... NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #28

+100 Lady_Chat Dec 2019 #58

+100,000 greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #103

Another idiotic attack from Mayor Pete that he would not have even been involved with still_one Dec 2019 #32

K&R Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #36

So says the childless mayor about what he would do with a child he doesn't have Pachamama Dec 2019 #44

. "Buttigieg: I would not have wanted my son on Ukraine board" quickesst Dec 2019 #46

Sort of funny as Hunter Biden is older than Mayor Pete. stopbush Dec 2019 #48

After reading the article, Hav Dec 2019 #49

His son wouldn't be old enough work unless he was a paperboy Polybius Dec 2019 #51

actually more than a few 37 year olds have 18 and 19 or even 21 or 23 year old offspring dsc Dec 2019 #67

Desperation is setting in. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2019 #52

I agree with Pete... Mike Nelson Dec 2019 #55

Pete is not wrong to bring this up. Joe941 Dec 2019 #56

Not inherently wrong as he took no side, simply a churlish comment of his, without substance. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #69

I wonder what you would say if Pete had said lapfog_1 Dec 2019 #76

RIGHT AGAIN JOE!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #89

I would not want a candidate to pal around with Mark Zuckerberg. Crowman2009 Dec 2019 #57

+1. dalton99a Dec 2019 #90

He's right. And both things can be true Renew Deal Dec 2019 #59

Pete is not a dad at all, he should STUFU. lark Dec 2019 #60

Joe didn't advise Hunter not to take the job. They had a don't ask , don't tell policy, pnwmom Dec 2019 #74

This just reminded me how young Pete is, and not in a good way. yardwork Dec 2019 #62

This is how the media turns us against our own. The headline is about the least significant phrase. femmedem Dec 2019 #63

This is not a smart play. Turbineguy Dec 2019 #77

I don't think Joe wanted him on the board either Bradical79 Dec 2019 #84

There's no evidence for that. Joe had a don't ask, don't tell policy with regard pnwmom Dec 2019 #94

There was no potential conflict of interest to avoid Bradical79 Jan 2020 #106

Yes, there was a very simple thing Biden could have done after Hunter took the job with Burisma. pnwmom Jan 2020 #107

Why would he have recused himself? Bradical79 Jan 2020 #108

This has nothing to do with an actual conflict. pnwmom Jan 2020 #113

I'm sure that, at 37, Mummy and Daddy can't tell Pete what to do. Either he's an adult or not. Skya Rhen Dec 2019 #86

What's the problem here? David__77 Dec 2019 #95

Could Buttigieg physically stop his son from doing it? What control would he exert over his son a UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #97

How would Joe Biden physically stop any family members from taking a position when he is President ? MichMan Jan 2020 #104

He probably could physicaly stop him... Bradical79 Jan 2020 #109

Cheap shot. nt hay rick Jan 2020 #112

The long-awaited defense of Hunter Biden Gothmog Jan 2020 #121