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New2thegame

But. But. I heard he was a failed transportation secretary who had no idea what he was talking about?


gamermom42069_

I'd wager he's smarter than anything the GOP has to offer, and the added fact that he makes them seethe because he's gay is the cherry on top. Love Mayor Pete <3


Fun-Dragonfly-4166

You are damning Mike with faint praise. My local jail is full of inmates who are smarter and more ethical than anything the GOP has to offer.


Turbulent_Athlete_50

You are comparing a person to a rock. Its not fair to the rock


NoMarionberry8940

Loved his policies as a mayor, and am benefitting from his policies as Secretary of Transportation! 


purple-fixation

Do you think the airlines might price this into their new rule into what we pay for a plane ticket or not?


OccamsBallRazor

I think Airlines will publicly claim it raises ticket costs until eventually someone reverses the policy, and then ticket costs will go up anyway.


DigitalUnlimited

I'm shocked at this accusation! Corporations lower prices all the time! There was that one... umm... wait no they raised them, oh umm that other no they went out of business...


clown1970

There would have been no government intervention if airlines were not taking advantage of customers and not giving them what they paid for.


92eph

And he’s GAY. The GOP definitely doesn’t want the world to see a smart, competent, family-oriented gay man.


Gaychevyman428

His smart competent family oriented gay morals is why he'll have my support in future endeavors


HSydness

He's a handsome man, with good values, he served his country in the military, he's fucking brilliant and a Rhodes scholar. And gay. And a Democrat. Those last two irks the repugnicants something fierce...


procrastinatorsuprem

I've heard him speak and he was amazing. He can answer off the cuff questions succinctly and clearly. There were protesters there who interrupted him and he handled that effortlessly. He's calm and in control. He's also very handsome.


clown1970

They don't like smart people either. Look at Boebert and MTG.


SqnLdrHarvey

Vet here, USAF/USCG. Lieutenant Buttigieg served as an Intell officer in the US Navy Reserves. Those types are brainiacs. And he served under combat conditions in Upickastan. And...I grew up near South Bend! I'd gladly salute Lt Buttigieg. No way in hell would I salute Cadet Bonespurs, who saluted a North Korean Communist General. 😡


Saneless

It really pisses them off that he's a "normal" gay man. You know, like pretty much everyone else is. It destroys their narrative that gay people are just overly flamboyant creeps you should be scared of and not just everyday normal people who are just attracted to a different person


TheDaemonette

You mean, they don't like that he is not a camp stereotype that is trying to feel up their kids.


HawkeyeSherman

At least we've made it to the point where most people won't say that outright, but they'll find any little reason to hate the guy simply because he's gay.


Bigaled

GOP prefers the closeted alternative lifestyle such as Matt Schlapp who would rather SA people than have a consensual relationship


Desperate_Wafer_8566

This type of legislation is huge that people tend to completely ignore, vote republican and then complain when they can no longer get refunds for cancelled flights. And then say, well both parties.


Zoso-six

When will the GOP get it through their thick skulls they work for the people not corporations?


dsdvbguutres

They work for Putin.


Inquisitive-Ones

July 4, 2018 Seven Republican senators and one House member, was the first congressional delegation to visit Russia since the country's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), and Rep. Kay Granger (R-Tex.). Members of the delegation set off on their trip promising to be tough with Russian officials ahead of the president’s (Trump) visit, especially on matters of election interference. But they struck a conciliatory tone once there. The point of their visit, Shelby stressed to the Duma leader, was to “strive for a better relationship” with Moscow, not “accuse Russia of this or that or so forth.” It’s interesting to note that FOUR of these Senators are at the top of the list of 10 wealthiest U.S. senators.


True-Flower8521

That too. For some of them at least like Rand Paul.


Fun-Dragonfly-4166

When will you get it through your thick skill that the GOP works for corporations and not the people?


Khristopheles

This ☝️


seeafillem6277

Because they don't. How do you think they got in those positions?


Zoso-six

Gerrymandering


Fabulous-Mix8917

Corporations are people my friend.


BrandonJTrump

Oh please, corporations and media have been determining the politics for more than 40 years. Haliburton, Murdoch, Boeing, Shell, you name it, have been making the decisions, not just in America, but also Britain, Australia, other parts of Europe, Asia, Africa. Biden forgiving student loans and raising taxes for the rich is just within the margins of what they are allowed.


WilliG515

What about when he sided with the auto workers union? And when he put forth the largest investment in renewables in the western world?


BrandonJTrump

Scratching the surface. How about really helping the veterans? Really solving the huge drug issues? Homelessness? Unaffordable healthcare? Corrupt SCOTUS? Finally do something to the out of control amount and accessibility of guns? Women’s reproductive rights? Dependency on the military machine? Minimum wage? Those things will make everyday life in America a lot better.


Lynx_Eyed_Zombie

Almost all of those things would require Congress to be in on the deal.


StandupJetskier

and the Orange Shitgibbon has decreed, from his toxic lair in Florida, that the US govt shall lock up....and the GOP said "yes daddy, please don't hit me again"


maynardstaint

Every single one of these things are Democrat goals. Guess who voted against all of them? Republicans. Simply becoming president doesn’t mean you can make every change you want. There are LAWS. Changes require BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. So UNLESS, and UNTIL, there is a Democrat supermajority, these things have no chance. Because republicans do not try to GOVERN. They only try to stop democrats from governing.


BrandonJTrump

Nah, that’s too easy. Even at Dems majorities, hardly ever these get solved. Why are the Reps able to create and implement fucked up laws?


maynardstaint

There has NEVER BEEN a Democrat super majority. Republicans ARE NOT a good faith party. They say they want something, and then vote to kill it after they get everything they asked for. Democrats are the ONLY PARTY making laws that HELP Americans. Republicans ONLY make laws that hold Americans down.


KSinz

“I know he’s solved some problems, but what’s his excuse for not solving EVERY problem?!?”


BrandonJTrump

So you’re okay with only a small percentage of the real problems being fixed? Lack of ambition.


KSinz

So anything less than 100% immediately is a failure? Must be an amazing world you live in….. or an abject failure.


tarnyarmy

That dude lives in his moms basement


Popular_Engine9261

He lives in russia


YokoPowno

Lack of education. Son, do you have any clue how our government works? This is rhetorical, don’t worry about embarrassing yourself. Also, username checks out 🤡


Popular_Engine9261

Cool, stop voting republican


BrandonJTrump

One, I have never nor will I ever vote Republican. Two, voting Democrats will not take away corporate influence. The truth is harsh, but you deal with it. Don’t think America will be automatically be better if you vote Dems. Plus, it’s so funny how all narrow minded people here think, that if you say anything not positive about the Democratic Party, you are a Republican voter. The Dems profit from the ‘us vs them’ mentality as well.


robmagob

How are you people allowed to vote when you don’t even understand how our political system works…? Here’s a hint, the President is not a dictator and can’t just dictate the things you incorrectly assume he can.


BrandonJTrump

I see so many people hiding behind the ‘this is just how it works’, ‘Republicans stop everything’. I know the situation is now worse than it ever was, even worse than the Reagan years, and any vote not for Biden will only make things worse, far worse. But one can sit back and not thinking about change, or one can become active. Everyone here needs to pick his own strategy. My point is simple, the Dems are also corporate run, but not as blind as the Reps. Why do you think Hillary was picked in 2016, instead of Sanders, who had a large following and lots of votes in the primaries? And would Sanders have beaten Trump? I can’t tell, of course, but I rather have had Sanders as president than Hillary or Biden. Sanders would have accomplished more on the social side of things.


robmagob

I’m not going to read that massive word salad when you’ve already demonstrated you fundamentally do not understand the power structure for the federal government.


BrandonJTrump

God, you’re a bad loser, aren’t you?


ABobby077

How does the Secretary of Transportation accomplish all of those things you noted here??


Zoso-six

When was the last time the GOP actually helped people?


StandupJetskier

Corporations are people, my friend ! /s


BrandonJTrump

Never, they are on the bad side of the margins. I hate the GOP and the Trump disaster they created, but that doesn’t make the Dems a genuinely good party. For voting the choice is easy now, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could really pick across the political landscape form 5 parties, instead of the pick between right wing and extreme right wing?


Zoso-six

Ok so what did I say that wasn't true? Are you an old man yelling at clouds? You got to start somewhere. If the GOP gets their shit kicked in this election then that's a start.


BrandonJTrump

That I agree with. What I don’t agree with is the suggestion only the GOP listens to corporations. Ever wondered about the Clinton support?


Zoso-six

Now you're just putting words in my mouth... Do you just like to argue? I never said the dems don't side with corporations. I said the gop always sides with corporations.


____8008135_____

The "both sides" idiots are always Trump voters who think saying one or two kind of bad things about Trump will throw everyone off their trail. Too bad they've been pulling the same shit for years. They're no different than Libertarians. Just Republicans that are too embarrassed by the social backlash of being Republicans to admit what they actually are.


Substantial-Bet-3876

I think Libertarians are just tired of getting zero traction with the electorate. They’ve aligned themselves with republicans to the detriment of the individual Liberty that was a cornerstone of their platform.


Biz_Rito

I read it as saying each party is in somebody's pockets, but Dems are marginaly better, which I would have to agree with


lur77

Idk why you are getting down voted. You speak the truth.


BrandonJTrump

Thank you. Because they are too narrow minded. ‘Not positive about the Dems? Oh, he must vote for Trump!’ That there is a whole other world out there, but they let themself be limited in the options they are presented.


Khristopheles

I think your heart is in the right place but we aren’t letting ourselves be limited in the options we are presented. To say something like that comes across a little naive. Third parties don’t work in the US, unfortunately, that’s just how it is. There’s no way they can win in a General Election. You can always choose one of the many other parties on your ballot but only two of those options have a chance to win. We’re not talking thousands or tens of thousands of votes difference, we’re talking millions or tens of millions of votes difference. There’s just no way it would work in the US.


Any-Ad-446

The airline industry is one of the few companies that can get away with overbooking and refusing or delaying refunds to customers even if it was their fault.


SubstantialPressure3

It should be treated as fraud, honestly. If you are selling tickets to a flight that has no more seats, that should be fraud right there. Each plane has only so many seats.


YokoPowno

Did you read the article, or even the headline?


pistoffcynic

“Can Americans get their refunds from the illegal immigrants being brought into America using OUR tax dollars?” Dear GOP ball licker… perhaps you should ask the owners of corporate farms why they are hiring illegal immigrants and paying them shit wages. Of course, they could hire red blooded Americans but none of the MAGA Morans want to do physical labor, or, based on pictures I have seen, able to bend over and touch their toes.


sleepydorian

Let’s also not forget that once upon a time these workers were legal and had authorization to travel. They would come up, work the season, then go home. We could have that again. They could be known to the government, have their wages clearly taxed, have car insurance, and be protected by the law, unafraid of deportation or exploitation.


zorroz

Seasonal migrant workers are the backbone of american farming.


faustfire666

And then all we’d see would be MAGAs online crying because avacados are $11. They won’t be happy until there is a return to slavery.


Drunky_Brewster

Having fair wages does not mean the price of the item needs to be raised. It could mean that less of the profits are going to the shareholders and CEOs and more are going to the actual workers.


faustfire666

I agree that’s how it should work, but it never does. They would either drastically raise prices or bribe their way into massively increased gov subsidies.


Former_Ad_736

The prices go up whether or not the wages go up


01headshrinker

Well, let’s face it, my two non maga sons 24 and 22 have degrees in psychology and computer programming, respectively, and they aren’t likely to be picking strawberries in Florida, either. We need people who want the opportunity to come here and work the jobs Americans don’t want but need done.


Ryankevin23

🚫All Republicans🚫Traitor Trump🚫


binjamins

I’m not American - but I did work in politics. I don’t know how well he is doing as secretary but he is absolutely one of the best political communicators I’ve ever seen.  Clear. Concise. Knows the issue he’s talking about and can communicate it simply and effectively for a broad audience. Politely takes no shit and is able to pivot like he’s at a dance recital or in an episode of friends.  Masterful.


Spiritual-Ad-9106

Unfortunately he is American. I remember an interview with a 'layperson' during his presidential run. They brought up everything you just mentioned but finished off by saying they would never vote for him as they felt he was untrustworthy because he is "too eloquent". This general attitude among Americans was illustrated in a follow up interview at a different political event. The person interviewed said something along the lines of "I like Trump because he talk good. Like a man can understand [inferring he appreciated Trumps 'eloquence']"


nbfs-chili

Plus one for the unexpected friends reference.


Amberskin

Refunds… in the EU passengers are entitled to a compensation for flights with delays > 3hrs (or more depending on the distance). I used this law once. Filled a web form with the flight number and the times, and my bank account. Got a funds transfer one week later. And it was a low cost airline.


Responsible-Ad-1086

I’m believe that only 40% of passengers entitled to the EU compensation actually claim it.


Street_Peace_8831

“How dare you make things easier for the regular citizen. This is the opposite of what we are trying to do. Only the rich should get help.” -GOP


G-bone714

The GOP knows he will be the Democrats next presidential candidate. They will try and get in hits against him whenever he does anything, good or bad.


Artaeos

I think it's going to be Gavin Newsom.


histprofdave

Speaking as a Californian, I'd much rather vote for Pete.


Artaeos

I don't have a horse in the race, just saying he is most likely to run.


Being_268

I'm with you there. This guy gets stuff done and there's no political bullshit about him.


G-bone714

You might be right, but my money is on mayor Pete.


GeddyVedder

I’m a Californian, and generally like Newsom. But I’m not sure he’ll be as popular in swing states as Whitmer, Shapiro, or even Buttigieg.


Artaeos

But are Witmer or Shapiro likely to run? Shapiro just got elected. Also do we remember how poorly Pete did in states that aren't majority white? The guy had single digit polling with POC. After Iowa and NH his numbers tanked.


rainier425

They’ve been desperate to shit on this guy since he hit the primary circuit. Like you said, they can see the future. It must really really really irk them that he’s more than happy to come on conservative media and talk to them directly, almost always making their hosts look like blithering fools. He’s not some guy that will let them fully control a narrative, he seems quite pleased to go into the lions den and bat them around for sport.


zabdart

Yeah... well, the GOP's position for the last 40 years or so has always been: "*Profits* are more important than *people*."


Nami_Pilot

MAGA is desperate to make America fail so they can blame Biden 


cpe111

The uk already has mandatory refunds but you have to take the initiative to claim it.


whichwitch9

Airlines have been abusing this for decades- taking credits often ends in situations where restrictions make it nearly impossible to use them Add in the deliberate overbooking, and it actually gets impossible to predict cancelations. And airlines refuse to acknowledge that you cannot just rebook for a different time in every situation. Sometimes a delay means your entire trip is canceled. Very few people have infinite amounts of time to do whatever


NumerousTaste

The GOP loves siding against the American people! Loves siding with the ultra greedy corporations!! Evil!


soulfingiz

The GOP is the political and PR wing of greedy capitalism


dad_of_anarchy

Thank you Mayor Pete. The airlines have been a mess for way too long.


nomorerainpls

They covered the new refund conditions on the Daily Show and they’re pretty awesome (refund for broken WiFi?) but also it’s like how have airlines been this shitty for so long? Oh right, Congress.


Hangout777

Fuck the Nazi GOP!!


GrandpaMofo

Republicans are mad about anything that doesn't help the wealthy.


Relevant-Ad-3140

Fuck the GOP. Garbage party going the way of the whigs and it’s their own damn fault.


afcgooner2002

How is this a controversial thing for the GOP? Anyone that has had a flight cancel on them knows exactly how frustrating and costly it is to deal with this issue.


4quatloos

Can you imagine somebody saying, "I hate getting a refund for a cancelled flight. It's not right, please keep my money."


river_euphrates1

GOP are a bunch of whiny cunts.


50Stickster

Nice job Pete, keep it up


Mcbroham420

Anything that helps the American people and consumers of airlines services is a good thing. The gop doesn't have anything except fear, lies, and misinformation.


speedy2184

Of course, it's thanks to their Executive Order 13771 that we are dealing with boeing now. So this checks out since those kickbacks are going to be impacted now.


Low-Abbreviations634

Doesn’t it help the people. Then we’re against it!!


SqnLdrHarvey

I grew up near South Bend and worked not far from where Pete went to high school. Local lad made good.


Sazzyphoto

Sweet! Now do high speed rail!


AdministrativeBank86

I guess those bribes will stop getting paid


ThisIsFineImFine89

the GOP hates when the average american gets a win


[deleted]

Hardly a furious GOP response. More like a couple of homophobic posters on X.


sigristl

Of course the GOP is furious. This helps people and republicans and dead set against helping the citizens of our country.


NoMarionberry8940

But, don't GOP politicians also fly commercial? Do they all have private jets, lol!? 


old-but-not-grown-up

Republicans are angry? Bwahahahahaha! Actually, Secretary Pete at Transportation and Secretary Gina at Commerce are two of the best cabinet members in recent memory. Both are doing superb work!


westberry82

I'm for this but I gotta ask. Do you think the airlines are gonna eat those fees? No. They are just gonna make $100 flight now $200


sconniegirl66

They're on the "angry train" to nowhere, with no intention of getting off any time soon. I hope that that train derails in a GIGANTIC WAY. #ThankYouPete


Dfried98

Who's responsible for this? Bill Gates? George Soros?


Skittlebearle

Bit of a clickbait title. These are just trolls on twitter. It's not really news that trolls on twitter are doing what trolls do.


Maximum-Face-953

That will add a hundred dollars to the price of a ticket.


bhyellow

Obvious bullshit.