Pete Buttigieg responded to homophobic comments made by a local Tennessee official, advocating for

[Celerity]

an 'approach with compassion'

https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-responds-homophobic-comments-tennessee-official-warren-hurst-2019-10?r=US&IR=T



Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a Democratic 2020 hopeful, responded to homophobic comments from a local Tennessee official that went viral after a recorded meeting on Monday.

In a widely-spread video, county commissioner Warren Hurst can be seen giving a minutes-long speech against what he sees as an America changing towards liberal values, arguing to make his jurisdiction a "gun sanctuary," meaning that resources would be diverted away from enforcing certain gun laws.

In the speech, Hurst lamented "what we got running for president in the Democratic party," saying that better candidates could be found in jail. He continued, "We got a queer running for president, if that ain't about as ugly as you can get," referring to Buttigieg, who is openly gay.

On Thursday, Buttigieg responded in an interview with local New Hampshire TV station WHDH.

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[cwydro]

1. Pete has real class.

I’m glad he’s still in the race.

[AtheistCrusader]

2. Nailed it.

Well handled.

[LuvNewcastle]

3. He was a hell of a lot nicer about it than I would have been.

Piece of trash.

[zaj]

4. It's interesting to see that the local news segment didn't play his quote

They edited their segment in a way that you had to be online to see what he said.

[BeckyDem]

5. I would not have responded that way but good for Pete. What a disgusting man Hurt is.

Better candidates could be found in jail? Hopefully Trump & Rudy will end up in one, then this jerk can go visit them.

[bluewater]

6. K&R