𝘽𝙊𝘽𝘽𝙔 𝙒𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙈𝘼𝙉-𝘾𝙀𝙍𝙑𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙎 𝘼𝙂𝙍𝙀𝙀𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙍𝙀𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙔 𝙋𝙀𝙏𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙏𝙏𝙄𝙂𝙄𝙀𝗚 𝙒𝙊𝙐𝙇𝘿 𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝘼 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙉𝙏

From the editor:  I recently shared my view that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is someone articulate and intelligent enough to make a good President.

I'm reposting my original statement below followed by Bobby Wightman-Cervantes' response to that statement.

Jim Barton

Jim Barton:  My personal view is that the actual most qualified American isn't running for the office; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. (One of my closest friends, Daniel Lenz, will totally disagree, but "oh well.")

In my view, Buttigieg is one of the few shining stars on the horizon articulate and confident enough to lead this country.  Hell, he even went on Fox "News" and easily won over those partisan purveyors of rightwing propanda.

It's not a realistic thought as our country seems to be moving away from inclusivity and certainly electing a gay man President won't happen anytime soon."  

Bobby Wightman-Cervantes

BobbyWCMarch 2, 2024 at 2:19 PM

I think Pete can win, although your reasoning why he cannot is well founded. No one believed Obama could win as a black man, but he did. The conventions may seem like they are around the corner, but a lot can happen. I think this is the only reason Halley stays in the race. Both sides could end up with new faces because of bad circumstances.

Only Pete and no one else can go into every Red state in the south and stand on a bridge that desperately needed repair and say, "my signature on the check is what that paid for this bridge, and I did what was right, and not based on your politics.

Halley in the end is too wishy-washy.

Pete can go to our world leaders and repair the damage, while speaking to many of them in their language.

Pete can stand before the American people and say, "judge me based on the content of my character on not, on my family life, which in fact is based on love and nothing more."

Democrat and Republican leaders have long ago given up on Dr. King's dream and only believe in meaningless labels.

People will say, "I'm shocked Bobby is endorsing a gay person." Well, they do not know me. i was one of the most outspoken people in Dallas against what started as the Dallas Gay Alliance. They hated lesbians, they had no use for minorities. I like so many others protested against them over and over again and won. I take a lot of pride in the fact the self-anointed leaders hated me. I judged them based on the content of their character and not being gay. I would vote for a straight white male any day over anyone who is of low character. Go Pete. if something happens that Biden cannot continue the run, my wallet will open big time for Pete.