Fox News' Brit Hume: Buttigieg May Be 'Most Impressive Candidate I've Seen' Since Obama

[highplainsdem]

https://www.mediaite.com/election-2020/fox-news-brit-hume-buttigieg-may-be-most-impressive-candidate-ive-seen-since-obama/

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume was not only impressed by Pete Buttigieg‘s performance at last night’s town hall, but he even drew a comparison to Barack Obama.

Hume, who knocked President Donald Trump yesterday over his tweets blasting Fox News, had this to say about the 2020 contender:

“I think Pete Buttigieg is the most impressive, by far, candidate in terms of raw political talent in the Democratic field, and he may be the most impressive candidate I’ve seen since the emergence of Barack Obama. He is as fluid as he can be and he seems to have something to say about every issue. He seems comfortable on the big stage, articulate, even humorous.”

He went on to knock Buttigieg for taking positions “outside the mainstream” on issues like abortion and reparations.

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Video at the link.

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. trump must really piss him off. nt

[left-of-center2012]

2. This ...

"he seems to have something to say about every issue.
He seems comfortable on the big stage, articulate, even humorous"

[brush]

3. Reverse psychology

That extreme, right wing repug is praising him for what reason?

[mitch96]

4. "praising him for what reason?"

My take is he is trying to split the vote.. There are dem's that watch Faux noise.. If they are on the fence they will vote for someone Faux think is good. I believe Faux thinks Mayor Pete does not have a chance so push the dems on the fence to him.. YMMV
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[brush]

7. Good points. Very good points.

No way to trust any of them.

[leftofcool]

12. Horse shit

If you don't like Pete just say so otherwise stop bashing good Democrats. It is against the rules.

[mitch96]

16. "If you don't like Pete just say so"

I'm not bashing Mayor Pete or any other candidate running for office. I'm undecided and will vote for any democratic candidate that will unseat the orange shitstain in office now. My point is what I stated, is that Hume is pushing people on the fence to the candidate who THEY think would split the vote. Who ever that may be. As always YMMV...
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[highplainsdem]

19. My opinion, too. I think they're trying to help Biden's rivals for the nomination. His strongest

rivals, that is, since they turned down Swalwell's offer to do a town hall even though he's always been willing to appear on Fox's prime time shows, one of the few Dems who would.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287128258

[mitch96]

21. Splitting the vote is nothing new..

Joe Kennedy did it to help his son, young Jack Kennedy win in congress 1946..

JFK ran against a candidate named Joe Russo, and Russo claims that Joseph Kennedy deliberately split his votes. Allegedly, Kennedy paid a custodian whose name was also Joe Russo to run in the election. Voters, would get confused about which Russo was which, and he’d split his votes in half. JFK won...
https://www.sunypress.edu/pdf/60974.pdf
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[oldsoftie]

13. Hume is not an "extreme right winger". I'm sure he'll never get a White House invite.

So you dont agree with his statement about Buttegeig?

[brush]

23. Are you serious? I've seen him many times on FOX expounding winger views.

[oldsoftie]

25. No true right winger ever compliments ANY Democrat, especially one running for Pres.

And on top of that, a GAY candidate.
Hume is certainly not a liberal, but i've heard him say many critical things about trump & thats a poison pill for the Right.
And his analysis of Mayor Pete was correct.

[brush]

35. Do your research. Hume is a winger from way bcck.

He might be a never trumper but make no mistake, he's way to the right. And IMO he's trying some reverse pyschology by praising the mayor—get Dems divided.

[ecstatic]

5. So even though I hate Fox, I'm watching the townhall via youtube,

and Chris just asked the question about 3rd trimester abortions. Pete knocked it out the park. This guy is so damn smart. He will probably go down in history as one of the most effective communicators of his generation.

Edited to add: So Brit isn't saying that to trick us or f with trump. He's actually telling the truth: Pete is impressive as hell. That being said, I don't know if Pete is electable. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Hav]

10. Sometimes there aren't sinister motives behind

someone praising someone else from the other political spectrum, it just may be an honest opinion. Pete is very impressive and intelligent, nothing what Hume said was false praise. We look ridiculous if we search for dark motives behind everything.

[oldsoftie]

14. EXACTLY! But i see it EVERY day here. Its a conspiracy!!!!

[Partisan D]

6. Brit Hume...

Big Obama fan, was he?! I must have missed that!!

[snowy owl]

8. Well, what more proof than Buttigieg sounds like an R? And Hume elitist in toto.

That's a really good recommendation for a Democrat.

[Hav]

9. Nonsense

He didn't praise him for his political positions, quite to the contrary in fact.

[Celerity]

11. Bullshit nt

[oldsoftie]

15. Oh for Gods sake. Shit like this is how trump gets re elected.

Amazing. Its like reading the Right screaming RINO! at every chance.

[concreteblue]

17. What are you smoking?

Since when do R's support ROE as the Law of the Land, state that Climate is our #1 Security concern andadvocate for the elimination of systemic racism in our country?
I'll wait......

[cwydro]

18. How does Buttigieg "sound like an R?"

Please elaborate.

[highplainsdem]

20. LOL! Hume criticized Mayor Pete's policies, just praised his presence, comparing him

to Obama. In no way does that suggest that Pete sounds like an R.

[Paladin]

22. Your comment is noted, comrade. (nt)

[cwydro]

24. Spot on.

Nailed it.

[oldsoftie]

26. HA!

[TwilightZone]

28. One post in three months...

and that's what you came up with?

Please explain how Buttigieg sounds like a Republican. This should be good.

[Beakybird]

27. He's gaslighting. Who gives a crap what he says?

[snowy owl]

29. Oh dear. I seem to have rattled some cages. And I thought DU was a place to talk politics. LOL.

[Hav]

33. Don't take it personally, it is a place to talk politics

but it's an exchange where not everything will stand unchallenged. It needs to be said though that it's helpful to read past the subject line of threads before offering your input to avoid embarrassment.

[Tipperary]

34. Calling our candidates Republicans is frowned upon.

Check out the TOS sometime.

[mtnsnake]

30. Whatever Fox's motives might be, I think this is a huge positive for Mayor Pete and for us as well

because a significant portion of the population who only watch Fox is getting to hear some pretty good shit about Democrats.

[brooklynite]

31. Just to confirm: no candidate should go on Fox because they'll be beaten up for Republican purposes

...and no candidate should go on Fox because they'll be propped up for Republican purposes. Good to know.

[m-lekktor]

32. Scarborough praised him as well. Right wingers like him. nt

[SMC22307]

36. Wasn't aware of Pete's position on reparations. Interesting.

Oh, how I would love to watch right-wing heads explode with a gay military man and his husband in the White House. LOVE.