# Who is Pete Buttigieg? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 12, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032 "2019-03-12T21:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/321 "2019-04-29T20:15:10Z")
I understand. We are talking about the 24 hour news cycle. Verifying the plausibility of a story isn’t high on their list of priorities. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/322 "2019-04-29T20:16:05Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Anyone care to click that link? What’s the rest of that website look like? It’s a post on Medium. It appears to be the guy’s only piece. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/323 "2019-04-29T20:18:21Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > [The Onion weighs in.](https://politics.theonion.com/pete-buttigieg-releases-comprehensive-list-of-fun-perso-1834246627?utm_content=Main&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=SF&fbclid=IwAR16gBdLWP_WwgypH9IvQJ4UpgWZwNV1C1NnSPFTNz0ptbfqCoFHkIOK83w) Yes, but I liked [this](https://politics.theonion.com/pete-buttigieg-stuns-campaign-crowd-by-speaking-to-manu-1834117054) one even more. So cool! How many people, let alone presidential candidates, can speak Binary? Mayor Pete would be _everyone’s_ president, human or otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/324 "2019-04-29T20:19:38Z")
Hey, thanks. I’m unfamiliar with Medium. Maybe I’ll click it after work. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/325 "2019-04-29T20:25:10Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Hey, thanks. I’m unfamiliar with Medium. Maybe I’ll click it after work. It’s basically a place where you can post long form essays about whatever’s on your mind. Sort of a cross between blogspot and tumblr. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/326 "2019-04-29T20:33:06Z")
That post discusses thoughts of suicide and I find it troubling. I’m concerned what will happen if he finds a pack of reporters on his doorstep. He sounded so emotionally fragile in that post. It could be a troubled individual looking for attention. Or a clever self-promoter with an agenda. There’s no way to know until more news comes out. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/327 "2019-04-29T20:43:52Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > So, this guy says Pete sexually assaulted him in February? The month \*after \*Pete launched his presidential exploratory committee? > > I’m not saying it absolutely positively didn’t happen, but why, in the time of #MeToo, would a person actively running for president do anything that came anywhere _close_ to being viewed as sexually improper? It just seems a little off and too convenient right when Pete is taking off in the polls. > > And this guy’s going to drag his story out over the coming days and weeks? Yeaaah… OTOH, if the accuser is lying he could have chosen any date at all for the “assault” to have occurred. Why would he choose such an obviously convenient time-frame? Unless… that’s precisely what he _wants_ us to think. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/328 "2019-04-29T20:52:58Z")
I’d heard of, and read blogs on Medium before but I don’t know anything about it’s vetting process. It seems like it’s more blog site than Dallas Morning News. My early thought is: this is just something some guy blogged on a website where accusations are free and easy. That doesn’t mean it’s false but the guy offers no dates, locations, or anything, really. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/329 "2019-04-29T20:57:28Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Anyone care to click that link? What’s the rest of that website look like? Here is some of it from the Medium link above: > [@](#): > > My name is Hunter Kelly. I am 21 years old. This is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do. For the past three nights, I have not slept even a single hour. I have vomited eight times. > > I was sexually assaulted by Mayor Pete Buttigieg. I didn’t know who he was back in February, only that he told me he was an important politician. When I started seeing him on television three weeks ago as a Presidential candidate, I thought about coming forward. > > I am a gay man. I have been grappling with my identity for a number of years. I live, work, and attend college in rural Michigan. I know that by coming forward, I will make a hard life even harder. But I must do so — I must do so — for my country, for other gay men like me, and most importantly to stop a very bad man from becoming President of the United States. > > … ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/330 "2019-04-29T21:05:21Z")
> **[Pete Buttigieg accused of sexual assault, but even Republicans don’t believe...](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/pete-buttigieg-accused-sexual-assault-even-republicans-dont-believe-true/)** > > He’s a Log Cabin Republican and a vocal Trump supporter, according to one skeptic... So far no details at all. And he’s a Trump supporter who recently scrubbed his social media accounts. His twitter account is a month old. Even other Log Cabin Republicans are calling this “shady as hell”. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/331 "2019-04-29T21:15:17Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/pete-buttigieg-accused-sexual-assault-even-republicans-dont-believe-true/](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/pete-buttigieg-accused-sexual-assault-even-republicans-dont-believe-true/) > > So far no details at all. And he’s a Trump supporter who recently scrubbed his social media accounts. His twitter account is a month old. > > Even other Log Cabin Republicans are calling this “shady as hell”. Yes. Here are some quotes from the article you linked to with names and direct quotes in bold. > [@](#): > > **Chad Felix Greene** , a prominent gay Republican popular on Twitter, isn’t buying it either. > > \*\*“I’m a sexual assault survivor and victims need to be heard. But it is wrong to falsely accuse someone by name,” \*\*he told LGBTQ Nation. **“This young man should be speaking with the police and not writing headline-grabbing blogs and teasing details. It just looks like a false claim.”** > > Neither is **Gregory T. Angelo** , the former head of Log Cabin Republicans, who said. **“Not a fan of Mayor Pete, but this whole thing seems shady as hell.”** > > Another prominent gay Republican, **Brad Polumbo** , also chimed in with his doubts. > > **“All accusations should be taken seriously, but Pete Buttigieg deserves the 100% benefit of the doubt until any misconduct accusation is fully vetted, substantiated, and corroborated,”** he tweeted. > > Even the team over at the **right wing site Twitchy** isn’t believing Kelly’s story. > > **“So far, it seems that only highly suspect and disreputable outlets are running with this,” they wrote in a post published today. “David Wohl, aka Jacob Wohl’s dad, was among those spreading Big League Politics’ story, and Gateway Pundit is pushing it as well.”** ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/332 "2019-04-29T21:16:07Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I think ignoring it would be foolish, but I agree, just believing whatever accuser comes out of the woodwork is foolish. I, for one, will be interested in hearing what comes of this in the days / weeks to come. It seems he’s a log cabin Republican who is known as a Trump supporter. Some prominent gay Republicans aren’t buying the story. > **[‘Amplifier’ awards to honor fair, accurate portrayal of LGBT people in...](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/09/amplifier-awards-to-honor-fair-accurate-portrayal-of-lgbt-people-in-advertising/)** > > The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) on Friday announced the award recipients for the 2011 GLAAD Amplifier Awards, an annual event honoring those that elevate and promote images in advertising that include fair and accurate... ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/333 "2019-04-29T21:31:57Z")
It’s not even an accusation. It’s a claim that he’s going to eventually make an accusation. If he does make an accusation, then it should be treated seriously and investigated. Until then, there’s nothing to treat seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/334 "2019-04-29T23:47:24Z")
Yes, just the way it is presented alone - as if it’s some kind of teaser for an upcoming serial drama - raises my bullshit detector into the red zone. But I think this is going to become the norm in politics, if it isn’t already. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/335 "2019-04-29T23:54:11Z")
From that lgtbq nation site, it looks like he was a Trump supporter that scrubbed his social media and tried to look like a Sanders supporter. Seems like even if obviously bullshit, he would be happy if this had been accepted as a Bernie Bro smear job. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/336 "2019-04-30T01:03:08Z")
To the shock of literally no person, any where, the accusations of sexual assault have been revealed as a hoax: > **[World's Biggest Moron Appears to Have Done It Again](https://splinternews.com/worlds-biggest-moron-appears-to-have-done-it-again-1834400616?sfidzkmb1)** > > Jacob Wohl, the far-right shithead whose odiousness is only matched by his stupidity and incompetence, appears to have been caught in yet another botched attempt to smear someone. His latest target? Pete Buttigieg. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/337 "2019-04-30T01:05:51Z")
That’s a relief. I’m glad this attempted smear attempt was quickly uncovered. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/338 "2019-04-30T01:08:47Z")
> **[Far-Right Smear Merchants Gin Up Bogus Sex Assault Claims Against Buttigieg](https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-smear-merchants-jacob-wohl-and-jack-burkman-try-to-slime-pete-buttigieg-with-bogus-sex-assault-claim?ref=wrap)** > > The mayor was briefly accused of assaulting a young man. A GOP source says right-wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman approached him to make similarly untrue accusations. \*The Daily Beast reached out to Kelly on a cell phone listed to him in the student directory at his Michigan college. Told we were reporting on apparent efforts by Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman to drum up false sexual assault allegations against Buttigieg, Kelly replied, “I was unaware this was happening. But yes it is true.” Kelly wrote that he did not control the newly-created Medium and Twitter accounts that posted the allegations under his name. When asked if he could verify his identity, he texted the Daily Beast a selfie that matched the photo seen on Medium and on Kelly’s longstanding Facebook accounts. “Here is a selfie of me, sorry I have been crying,” he wrote. “Today and the promises made didn’t go as planned.” Kelly declined to provide more details. But two hours later he posted a message to his Facebook timeline headed, “I WAS NOT SEXUALLY ASSAULTED.” \* ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/339 "2019-04-30T01:09:53Z")
So Jacob Wohl strikes again. I sincerely hope that he is sued by both Hunter Kelly and Pete Buttigieg. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032/340 "2019-04-30T01:17:02Z")
> [@Lamoral](#): > > … > Anyone who takes this at face value is a fool. The very first post after what looks to really be a bullshit verbal virus was attempted to be spread. Bravo, Lamoral. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-pete-buttigieg/831032.md?page=18)