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quickesst

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Reply to yardwork (Reply #61)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 03:42 PM

Dec 2019

I just wanted to show how illogical the premise of his statement was.

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