BUTTFAG
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-pete-buttigieg-paternity-leave_n_6169085de4b079111a47ea35
POLITICS
Tucker Carlson Torched For Homophobic Comment About Pete Buttigieg's Paternity Leave
The Fox News host mocked the transportation secretary, who just welcomed twins with his husband.
Josephine Harvey
By
Josephine Harvey
10/15/2021 03:42am EDT
PETE BUTTIGIEG has been MIA.
While U.S. ports faced anchor-to-anchor traffic and Congress nearly melted down over the president’s infrastructure bill in recent weeks, the usually omnipresent Transportation secretary was lying low.
One of the White House’s go-to communicators didn’t appear on TV. He was absent on Capitol Hill during the negotiations over the bill he had been previously helping sell to different members of Congress. Conservative critics tried (unsuccessfully) to get #WheresPete to trend and Fox News ran a story on October 4 with the headline: “Buttigieg quiet on growing port congestion as shipping concerns build ahead of holidays.”
They didn’t previously announce it, but Buttigieg’s office told West Wing Playbook that the secretary has actually been on paid leave since mid-August to spend time with his husband, Chasten, and their two newborn babies.
“For the first four weeks, he was mostly offline except for major agency decisions and matters that could not be delegated,” said a spokesperson for the Department of Transportation. “He has been ramping up activities since then.” As he does that, Buttigieg will “continue to take some time over the coming weeks to support his husband and take care of his new children,” the spokesperson added.
That ramp has been steep this week, as Buttigieg reverts to his “go everywhere” media habits.
Since Oct. 7, Buttigieg has appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” “MSNBC with Geoff Bennett,” CNN’s “New Day,” CNBC’s “Morning Bell,” Bloomberg TV’s “Balance of Power,” and the NPR Politics Podcast. He participated in virtual events to promote the infrastructure bill with the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Citizen Budget Commission of New York. He also attended a high-profile meeting with President JOE BIDEN Wednesday on supply chain bottlenecks.
In case reporters missed the flurry, the department blasted out an email to the press noting several of Buttigieg’s media appearances with the subject line, “ICYMI: Secretary Buttigieg Highlights Administration Efforts to Address Ongoing Supply Chain Disruptions.”
Buttigieg’s time away to help care for his children is the latest example of paid leave for new parents becoming more common in the United States, even at the highest levels of government.
Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget SHALANDA YOUNG is pregnant and is planning to take “time away from the office to be with her daughter after she’s born in the next few weeks,” according to an OMB spokesperson. Sen. TAMMY DUCKWORTH (D-Ill.), the first senator ever to give birth in office, took 12 weeks maternity leave when her daughter was born in 2018, though she famously appeared on the Senate floor with the newborn to cast a vote.
Advocates of paternity leave cheered Buttigieg for setting an example. “It absolutely reflects changing norms and changing needs,” said DAWN HUCKELBRIDGE, the director of the group Paid Leave for All. “I’m thrilled that the secretary did that and showed that work and family go together.”
In the past, Cabinet secretaries felt compelled to come back sooner. Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development JULIÁN CASTRO took about a “week or so” of leave after his child was born, his spokesperson told us.
In part, that’s because Cabinet secretaries are not eligible for the same paid family leave benefits that federal workers are. “Individuals in the executive branch who are appointed by the President to positions in the Executive Schedule are not covered by the leave system,” a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management said. “They do not earn leave and serve at the pleasure of the President. The President can choose to allow him to take time off.”
Asked if Biden approved the leave, a White House official didn’t directly answer but said in a statement that “Pete’s been a key member of the team since Day One, and has been critical as we shepherd the President’s agenda across the finish line. We’re overjoyed for him and Chasten, and believe every American should have access to paid family leave.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/10/14/can-pete-buttigieg-have-it-all-494710
Can Pete Buttigieg have it all?
By ALEX THOMPSON and TINA SFONDELES 10/14/2021 03:31 PM EDT
https://youtu.be/ZggCipbiHwE
https://youtu.be/ssiLEA0tWys
https://youtu.be/D9rbHpA_6W4
https://youtu.be/CUZ8PoF3VFY
Biden continues ‘stumbling and bumbling’ through press conference
Countering ''Plan Z'' - What would the Royal Navy have done?
https://youtu.be/R89zNg3WYko
Countering ''Plan Z'' - What would the Royal Navy have done?
https://youtu.be/R89zNg3WYko
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BUTTGAG
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/when_is_an_insurrection_not_an_insurrection.html
October 15, 2021
When is an insurrection not an insurrection?
By Andrea Widburg
During the Kavanaugh hearings, hundreds of hysterical leftist activists stormed the Capitol and even managed to break into the Senate chamber. They were arrested and that was the end of it. On January 6, crowds of pro-Trump people, along with undoubted provocateurs and, almost certainly, FBI agents, entered the Capitol. Once in, they wandered around reverently and left
—except for Ashli Babbitt, whom a Capitol Police Officer killed in cold blood. January 6 was called an “insurrection,” and Biden’s DOJ is using it as an excuse to hold political prisoners and terrorize into silence those who oppose Trump. And no, it’s not just a new, stricter standard, as Thursday’s “climate justice” riot showed.
Admittedly, the climate fanatics didn’t head for the Capitol. Instead, they besieged the Department of the Interior. Dozens of people managed to enter the building and, as you can see, a “riot”-ous time was had by all, including cops who used tasers to fend off the mob:
https://twitter.com/esilverman11/status/1448683039115071492
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1448683039115071492?refresh=1634292308
Climate protesters are now rallying outside the Department of the Interior. They’re trying to get inside but police are blocking the entrance. I can see a few Indigenous women through the doorway who are sitting on the floor inside the building and linking arms.
Here’s the scene outside. A Park Police car recently pulled up. Climate protesters are in DC all week demanding Biden to stop approving fossil fuel projects & declare a national climate emergency. Read how Indigenous people are leading this fight washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/…
Protesters are remaining on the steps and won’t move out of the doorway where several police are blocking passage into the building
“Let’s go!” one protester yells while trying to climb in through the door. People cheer in support and crowd the steps as police continue to physically block the one entrance that is not locked.
People appear to be able to walk through the entrance for a moment, but police are blocking the doorway again. Those inside are sitting in a circle and holding hands.
Climate protesters are pushing police, trying to force their way into the Department of the Interior where other activists have made it inside in an attempt to occupy the building.
“Put the tasers down!” protesters chant at police who are using tasers to clear the crowd around the doorway of the Department of the Interior. Some activists are walking away from the doorway hurt, and protesters are yelling for medics to help.
Police are on scene with zip ties and are watching as climate activists link arms to protect those injured and in need of a medic. Other protesters are still trying to enter the doorway where police have blocked the entrance to the Department of the Interior
“Go inside! Go inside!” The climate protesters make another push to break through the police barrier and join other activists inside the Department of the Interior, before the police are able to close the doors.
MPD and Fire&EMS were here asking if anyone needed assistance. There’s still about 100 people outside rallying the Dept of Interior and demanding the Biden Administration end fossil fuel projects. They’re here as part of the People vs Fossil Fuels climate week of action
Climate protesters outside now are not actively trying to enter the Department of the Interior. Some are sitting off in the shade while others rally and chant. Activists have left signs in the doorway demanding an end to fossil fuels.
Climate protesters here all week for the People vs Fossil Fuels events have now found a shady area outside the Department of the Interior to rally. They told the cops to go home.
There still seems to be dozens of protesters inside the building and sitting in a circle
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https://twitter.com/esilverman11/status/1448683039115071492
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10092559/Republicans-demand-Pete-Buttigieg-testify-Congress-supply-chain-crisis.html
Republicans demand Pete Buttigieg testify in Congress over supply chain crisis and accuse the Biden administration of waiting months to try and fix the problem as it's revealed Transport Secretary has been on paternity leave since August
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Republicans want Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to testify to Congress about the severe bottleneck in America's supply chain
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Buttigieg is tasked with coordinating with private companies to alleviate the traffic jams at U.S. ports amid warnings of goods shortages near the holidays
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The Port of Los Angeles, which accounts for half of all shipping containers entering the U.S., is backed up as trucks aren't arriving to take the containers
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Biden announced Wednesday a new deal Buttigieg helped broker with private companies that would keep the port operating 24/7
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Meanwhile, the U.S. is facing massive price increases as inflations skyrockets
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White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said inflation and supply chain delays are merely 'high class problems'
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On Thursday, Politico revealed Buttigieg had been on paternity leave since August
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also confusingly said inflation has fallen by 50% in recent months
-The Labor Department numbers show that compared to September 2020, consumer prices have risen 5.4% – a 13-year high
By KATELYN CARALLE, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 12:05 EDT, 14 October 2021 | UPDATED: 05:43 EDT, 15 October 2021
''H U M A ?''
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10094541/Bill-Clinton-hospitalized-possible-blood-infection-mend.html
wtf
https://twitter.com/ELLEUK/status/1448954972763267075
Halle Berry Looks Unrecognisable In The Trailer For Her New Film, 'Bruised'
''- "My accomplishments as Secretary of State? Well, I'm glad you asked! My proudest accomplishment in which I take the most pride, mostly because of the opposition it faced early on, you know… the remnants of prior situations and mind-sets that were too narrowly focused in a manner whereby they may have overlooked the bigger picture, and we didn't do that, and I'm proud of that. Very proud. I would say that's a major accomplishment."- ''
>accomplishments as Secretary of State? Well, I'm glad you asked! My proudest accomplishment in which I take the most pride,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidadesnik/2014/06/10/hillary-cant-name-top-accomplishment-as-secretary-of-state/?sh=60837c829071
Jun 10, 2014,12:40pm EDT
Hillary Can't Name Top Accomplishment As Secretary of State
David Adesnik
David AdesnikContributor
World Affairs
I cover the ideas that drive U.S. foreign and defense policy.
Clinton Flubbed The Same Question Two Months Ago
''The New York Times reported back in April:''
''It was a simple question to someone accustomed to much tougher ones: What was her proudest achievement as secretary of state? But for a moment, Hillary Rodham Clinton, appearing recently before a friendly audience at a women’s forum in Manhattan, seemed flustered.''
>The New York Times reported back in April:
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https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/17/us/politics/unfinished-business-complicates-clintons-diplomatic-legacy.html
Hillary Clinton Struggles to Define a Legacy in Progress
By Mark Landler and Amy Chozick
April 16, 2014
>Mark Landler
https://dailycaller.com/2015/09/17/hillary-clinton-cant-name-a-top-accomplishment-while-secretary-of-state-video/
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Hillary Clinton Can’t Name A Top Accomplishment While Secretary Of State [VIDEO]
STEVE GUEST
MEDIA REPORTER
September 17, 2015
5:28 PM ET
''Hillary Clinton could not name her “number one accomplishment” while she was secretary of state during her first live interview of the campaign season with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Thursday.''
Clinton instead said that anyone who is interested in her accomplishments should “read my book ‘Hard Choices.'”
Wolf Blitzer: Carly Fiorina, she said if you want to stump a Democrat she said ask them about Hillary Clinton’s accomplishments as Secretary of State. If you were on that debate stage with her, what would you say was your number one accomplishment as Secretary of State?
''Hillary Clinton: You know, Wolf, I didn’t get to see all of their debate. But I saw enough of it to know that this is just the usual back and forth political attacks, the kinds of things you say when you’re on a debate stage and really don’t have much else to say. I didn’t hear anything from any of them about how they’re going to make college more affordable or get down student debt or get equal pay for equal work for women, what they’re going to do to make sure that we deal with the challenges of raising incomes for hard working people. So I don’t really pay a lot of attention to this kind of rhetoric that heats up the debate stage. They’re all trying to vie for more attention from obviously the Republican Party. I’m going to let them decide how best to do it. But if anybody’s interested, you know, there’s a long list about what I have done. And I’m very proud of it. You can read my book Hard Choices, read about how I negotiated a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. You can read about how I put together the coalition that led to international sanctions against Iran. You can read about what I did when I was First Lady, to get the children’s health insurance program or as senator working across the aisle on issues like getting better health care for our veterans. You know, this is just the silly season. I am looking forward to eventually debating on that stage whoever they finally nominate once they get around to doing that.''
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