Pete Buttigieg is a near-certainty for Biden's Cabinet

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I know there have been threads on this topic already - but I'll add my 2 cents.

I think he would be great as the White House spokesperson. He cuts through all of the lies and charged questions that conservatives throw at him.

He has been better at communicating Democratic ideas and positions than anyone else - including Biden.

He will probably get Sec of Veteran Affairs, which is a thankless job, but his team is pushing for Ambassador to the UN & that would be a much better stepping stone to a presidential run in the future.

He can be a lawnmower for white house lawn. He is gay. He may has a sense of beauty. But then again, he picked Chesten.

R4 He would definitely be a great white house spokesman but it's below his aspirations. That's the kind of job that a DC insider type gets & it's usually the ceiling for them. He needs a position that will prove he can run some aspect of the country or foreign relations since he'll obviously run for pres again in the future.

R4 is of course right, but so is R5. He needs to be leading a department or organization, or have a very high profile to take a position. Press sec ain’t gonna cut it, although he’d be brilliant.

Of course, he maybe want to pursue a legislative run of some type, which is the most traditional path.

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UN, baby. Pete and Chasten in NYC is just perfect. Chasten will get a job teaching at one of tony private schools and they will have fabulous parties and wonderful lives.

On his hands and knees - ass to the sky...

His communications skills and polyglottery do make me think UN as well.

How many of the same insipid posts is the pete troll going to post?

R10 Ambassador to the UN would be great but Biden will probably give the role to someone more seasoned in that area... the frontrunner is apparently a woman who helped lead negotiations with Iran and served in Obama's cabinet in another role

Secretary of Everything Fabulous

Biden looks so fatherly with him in that photo. Poor Hunter. Now he has another brother who does things better than him. (except staying alive.)

R15 Don't you mean the Dept. of AbFab?

Secretary of Education

[quote]Biden will probably give the role to someone more seasoned in that area

This always get used with Pete. He's too young. He's not seasoned enough. I think Pete has proven himself ready to lead in any number of areas. The UN would be the perfect role for him. But I'm not going to get mad if he doesn't get it, but it would sure be nice.

Secretary of the Interiors.

Why can't he start in the spokesperson position and then move up? Pete has 2 problems:

1) People aren't familiar with him enough - this will put him in front of the media on a daily basis.

2) He doesn't have any vast government experience to be a dept head. Not that it has stopped Trump, but it still isn't a great look.

If he was white house spokesperson, he could do a TON in changing people's attitudes toward gays and elevate his profile.

On all fours?

R19 Oh I want Pete to get Ambassador to the UN! Just from what I've read it's way more likely he'll get the VA job because there's someone with a lot of experience in mind for the UN position.

R21 Because it's a totally different career path. WH press secretary is a PR job. No one goes up from there to senator or president... Pete literally almost won the dem nomination. The spokesman gig is not happening, it's going to an articulate DC insider.

He's going to want a foreign affairs role. Secretary of State, Ambassador to UN, Nato envoy etc. He needs to prove the world can respect a Moe but of course that will be a disaster. He's not masculine enough to make it not count. It's gonna take a big angry muscle bear to break that glass ceiling.

Pete has tons of experience in foreign affairs -- he was (is still?) CIA, afterall.

" Pete literally almost won the dem nomination"

???

Pete's great, but after a nice start, he wasn't even close.

Hair dresser or dog walker.

Does Chasten even have a job anymore? Or is he just eating bon bons in the kitchen?

R29 - hell yeah - in a french maid's costume with nothing on underneath. "The meat's almost ready honey, wanna check on the cakes?"

I'm jealous.

Chasten is teaching at Harvard.

Ambassador of Anal Relations

Raise his profile, then run him as a governor somewhere.

It is so annoying when the smartest guy in the room is ignored and treated poorly because he is considered too young or unseasoned. Is it jealousy?

On his back, knees touching his elbows

Stop trying to make Petey the Unsuitable happen!!

Overrated and pushed by the elites for reasons only known to them

He really is homely

Based on OP’s picture what position did Biden want Pete in?????

FAS face

He’s a fat facer

Hope he'll be appointed to VA where he'll a meet a more masculine and better looking guy and dump Chasten. Only then he can revive his presidential ambition.

R42 They won’t still be together by 2024. I’d bet good money on it.

Don't some of the things done he's accomplished as mayor relate to urban development? So maybe HUD. They could concentrate on rustbelt areas of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania.

Pete is too anti-Black for HUD

They are figuring out how to set him up to raise his profile, so he can run for senator or governor. He is pretty young, so he probably wants to run for office. It would be great if he could win in a state race in Indiana and FLIP IT.

R3 get lost Ooze, you’re pathetic.

R46, Indiana is not going to be flipped anytime soon. Trump fucked it up for the next 20 years.

Pete and Chastity recently bought a home in Michigan, so maybe Pete can run there.

Chasten is such a loser

He's already on the Transition Team, so Biden is clearly going to want his advice on the regular.

Michigan has two dem senators. One just won.

Michigan has two dem senators. One just won.

R34 It's jealousy and also the fact that he doesn't fit a woke narrative. Being the "smart, unseasoned young white guy" is indefensible

UN? He does not have the right experience for that position. UN is a difficult position at any level. If he is indeed asking for that, it shows how stupid he is.

R55 Pete Buttigieg is a Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar who was an intelligence officer in the Navy who served overseas and he speaks several languages fluently. His experiences running for POTUS and his assured handling of the media all clearly indicate he's a superb candidate for the U.N. post....or any post in the government for that matter.

Not sure what you think is required for the U.N. gig. The current holder of the gig is a mega Trump donor who graduated from the University of Kentucky. Her major qualification is being rich. Before her, it was fucking Nikki Haley, whose major gig prior was being governor of South Carolina.

Pete will be given a major role in the Biden Administration. It won't be Press Secretary which is a shitty gig.

He's proven his worth in the last year. He's an excellent choice for a big job. Plus, it's his only way into Washington; he has very little chance of winning any major races in a Red State shithole like Indiana.

International policy and governance is not a jig.

Political campaigning in the US is not the same skill set. Also, HE LOST. He was dumped as a small town mayor. He lost big in the primary. Some dems hate him. I think he has a future in midwest state politics. He lied about medicare for all to progressive and health policy experts, so I am still pissed at him.

R14 Samantha Power?

Wendy Sherman, You'll recognize her bc she been on TV, esp MSNBC.

secretary of state.

I'd rather he was Indiana Governor next but I guess a detour through the White House is still a plus. It will compromise his outsider status somewhat, a point of his appeal in middle America, but oh well, better than a stick in the eye.

The end game is not just the WH but a lol it cal paradigm shift. We get that.

Pete is the best spokesman for Biden and the Democrats. I’d like him to be Chief of Staff or Press Secretary. He can control the press like a lion tamer.

The tendency of DL lonely hearts to slobber endlessly over randos like Pete is somewhat fascinating.

He’s no Stacey Abrams. Realistically, he had no bearing on this election at all.

U.S. Rough Trade Representative.

I think it’s interesting that Pete is the only 2020 candidate who is part of the Transition Team advisory board. Joe really likes Pete, I think he reminds Joe of Beau. Pete will have a very visible role in the Biden administration. It may not be a cabinet secretary but a role like (and god forgive me for typing this) Kellyanne Conway - close advisor and confidant who is frequently on TV and news programs advocating for the Administration’s position on a number of issues.

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r43 Chasten will spill EVERYTHING should Pete ever leaves her. Hell hath no fury like a sissy got dumped.

On his back legs behind his ears please!

R86, when Pete endorsed Joe Biden actually said that he reminded him of his son so I think Pete will be rewarded for sure.

R72 That's sweet. Pete is the kind of guy everyone wants for their son. Or son in law.

Op that's a lovely pic. Biden and Pete like each other you can tell. Love that little boy's expression too.

I am happy for him to be in whatever position he wants for himself. I want him to be happy, healthy, and effective.

If he wants US Ambassador To The UN, then that's what he should have. No one has worked harder to get PE Biden elected than Pete. Payback should be sweet!

VA, the best

What's CHASTEN been up to, or saying of late? I enjoy his tweets whenever anyone posts them here.

Why can't we all just support one of own, for just this one time? Does this happen with other groups or is it just a DL thing?

See, I thought HUD, which they also mentioned as a possibility. Does someone with pretty much no foreign policy experience just wander in the UN Ambassador role? Is that a good idea?

Pete is the Kellyanne Conway of this administration. Too bad it’s all a fantasy since Trump will get his second term.

I want Pete in the WH where all the decisions are made.

Rather than focus on one department, Pete will probably accept Chief of Staff. Think Bill's Ram Emanuel, without the toxicity

I'm guessing Chief of Staff needs two overriding qualifications: personal closeness to the President, so you can tell him when he's going off the rails. Strong connections and experience in Washington, so you understand where the real levers of power are. I don't think Pete has either of those.

(And yeah, I know none of that applies to the administration of the Asshole. Not having an administration like the Asshole is part of the goal here.)

R84 I said, think Rahm Emanuel.

If the DC doesn't work will Chasten pull a Meghan and rescue Pete from the swamp to pursue other "exciting opportunities" ?

The over praising of this guy turns me off him

He deserves whatever post he wants in that administration for so gleefully and ably taking on the Fox fools. Yes, it was easy for someone like him, but he impressed a lot of the granpy and grannys on their side with his composure and ability to cut a bitch with a velvet knife. They like that sort of thing.

I don't care about raising his profile, or his future electoral prospects (which are dim for all Dems eyeing statewide elections in Indiana). Just considering his resume and strengths, VA is the best fit for him in terms of actually making government work better for ordinary Americans. I think he has a great deal more promise as an administrator of policy than as its designer, but he needs to let go of the little boy dreams of being the most powerful man in the world. He should take inspiration from James Baker, who exercised a lot of power without ever being elected to office. What this country desperately needs are people who are good at public service for its own sake, not just as a way to kill time until the next better opportunity arises.

If he wants the UN, he should have UN. He is the smartest one in the room. A bunch of bitter bitches on here who are just upset that they haven't accomplished half as much as Pete and they are twice is his age.

R79, this is common with most all repressed groups. Given that, and the influx of paid operatives, Pete will always suffer derogatory comments on datalounge...

And Rahm Emmanuel had a long history in Washington, in the Clinton White House, and then in Congress, including running the DCCC and then the Democratic caucus. He's really not a parallel for Pete.

But then I get this is all heart, no mind on this thread. And I like Pete too, just don't want to see him tossed into some job he's not qualified for pretty much for the hell of it.

Biden should resign, Kamala Harris should appoint Pete as vice president, and then she should resign.

[Quote] [R79], this is common with most all repressed groups. Given that, and the influx of paid operatives, Pete will always suffer derogatory comments on datalounge...

R91 You mean oppressed instead of repressed?

Yes, sorry...

He's not really qualified for State, Treasury, Defense, Commerce.

I could definitely see him at Veterans Affairs, HUD, Labor, HHS.

R92 Rahm had no experience in DC when Bill made him his Chief of staff. That's the point. He was young, smart, and aggressive.

He wasn't Bill Clinton's chief of staff. He was an advisor in the Clinton White House, which did give him some experience. He was Obama's Chief of Staff, years later.

So here is an idea: HUD is huge department, with real policy potential. It's the natural secretary position for a black person, with extensive government experience. But Biden is going to have lots of people of color in his Cabinet. There would even be some benefit with not putting a black appointee into the "usual" position - black people could and should be Secretary of State, Attorney General etc. Pete was mayor (remember the U in HUD is Urban), with hands on experience with urban renewal, housing etc.. Again, a lot of successful policy work in HUD could give him a kind credibility and track record he lacks now.

HEW could similarly achieve this, but given his experience as a city mayor, HUD is better fit.

[quote] White House spokesperson

Symone Sanders will cut that white boy if comes any where near her job.

I'd like to see him as Chief of Staff. He'd be perfect. He is capable of doing whatever he wants and should get the opportunity.

Symone will probably be director of communications and Karine Jean-Pierre is being discussed as Press Sec'y.

Pete Buttigieg for DNC chair, he ran for that job once.

The President usually appoints the head of their party, considering the Democrats lost seats in the house maybe Tom Perez should be replaced or he could be given a cabinet position again. Pete could take over as the DNC chair, they normally get lots of TV time and Pete wanted that job at one time and lost out to Perez.

DNC Chair should got to Stacey.

I think Stacey might want to stay in Georgia and run for Governor again, she has laid the ground work in Georgia she might want to benefit from all that work she has done.

R105 R106 Right, I think Adams' career ladder is through the Governorship. Imagine, if she can get these two Senate seats, win the Governor's office, do a good job there, then, depending on what the circumstances are w/Biden, Harris etc. she'd be a front runner for President in 2024, 2028. If Biden determines not to run in 2024, Harris goes another way, for whatever reasons, and Trump runs again in 2024, wouldn't Abrams v Trump be fun? And his losing to a black woman.... sigh.

PEREZ doesn't need another cabinet post. Exactly what did he achieve at the DNC? Democrats lost House seats in 2020.

Pete Buttigieg is a rear-entry for Biden's Cock.

R100, are you posting from 1975? HEW doesn’t exist anymore.

[quote] Democrats lost House seats in 2020.

How many seats have they lost?

pete smarter than em all....let us pray he get good office and someday be pres !!!

He will have to manage these blue-collar workers.

Pete as DNC chair would be great. He’d know how to set the tone and imaging of the Party.

“He wants to build out his foreign policy credentials and land a spot that keeps him in the news but out of domestic political fights,” said one person familiar with Buttigieg’s thinking. “The UN does that, and gives him the option to build out his political possibilities.

Special Assistant to the President

The guy from SC who lost to Lindsey wants to be DNC chair.

The DNC chair is a thankless job in a pit more vipery than DL.

From small town mayor, to UN Ambassador in under a decade..

No matter how much tptb and the media keep pushing Pete, the general public at large does not like him. He has yet to prove himself to anyone, and POC, particularly black women have called him out for his lack of interest in helping minority communities. Name one POC, man or woman, who has seen a meteoric rise in the ranks like Pete without having done a thing?

Stacey Abrams deserves a cabinet position before Pete should even be considered.

Barack Obama certainly had a faster rise than Pete. He also got criticized by bitters like r120.

Secretary of the bottom

Umm, r121 Obama was a Senator. Nice try, Chasten, but Pete is underqualified.

Interior. Mine.

R119 Pete's rise is in a year. He's a phenomenon and we should all be very proud of him. Except for the jelly types trying to diminish him. They are excused for their character flaw. Ignore.

[quote]a spot that keeps him in the news but out of domestic political fights,

I'm sure that reasoning strikes all the McKinsey alums as sound, but to me, it sounds like he's not interested in providing leadership on anything that actually matters to the American people. Hey, Pete, some people have noticed you're a pretty good messenger/hatchet man, how about we put you there where you can best contribute to advancing the cause? Pete responds: I'm afraid you've misunderstood; the cause is me. The cause will always be me.

NSA chief.

He will get ambassador to the UN or sec of HUD

Ridiculous how r120 feels he/she can speak for the public at large...

R129 speaking for others is an issue that is present in all levels of society unfortunately.

Obama was a teacher and community organizer who became a state senator in Illinois for 8 years (thus totally unknown outside Illinois) then a mostly unknown US senator for 4 years (really only known as the black senator with the crazy name) when he became president at age 47.

Pete Buttigieg was an unknown mayor of a medium sized city in Indiana for 8 years while also serving in the Naval Reserve overseas in Afghanistan and decided to explore a presidential run at age 36 that eventually grew into an announced campaign which gave him national/international exposure over the last 2 years thus also giving him a huge amount of experience in becoming a nationally known political figure.

Both men are highly intelligent (both went to Harvard/Obama also went to Columbia and Pete was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford). Both are ceiling breakers. Both are highly ambitious, charismatic and terrific public speakers. They have a lot in common. It's dumb to poo poo Pete who, whether you like it or not, is charting a similar course to Obama from a "nobody" to a major political figure in a rapid amount of time and at an even younger age.

Add to r131 Pete is showing a mastery of the media. What's fascinating is also the EQ that Chasten brings in. They are a political powerhouse couple in the making like JFK and Jackie.

Uh, I'm R131 and while I think Pete is an up and comer, to suggest that Chasten is some sort of Jackie Kennedy is a tad....

Nutty.

Pete was not merely a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, he left with First Class Honours. That means he's one of the smartest people of his generation, and that is one reason for his meteoric rise past a lot of other people, whether POC or white.

His capacities for thinking on his feet and looking pleasant while eviscerating his opponents are very handy qualities for the Biden Administration to have, since Joe has neither and the other side is stupid.

R133 heehee. I was kinda y'all. Kinda.

Craving bottom.

So if Hillary is appointed for the UN, as is the latest word, and the chief of staff is assigned, what will Pete's position be in the cabinet. I say senior adviser.

R137 Hillary Clinton for the UN -- where did you see that? Link?

It was seen nowhere. Hillary is a nice lady, but she will have no role in a Biden administration.

Here.

HOMENEW: SHOP TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMWE HAVE ISSUES2020 ELECTIONTRUMPU.S. NEWSVIDEOAD-FREE LOGIN CONNECT WITH US SEARCH Joe Biden considering Hillary Clinton for ambassador to the United Nations: report Published 2 hours ago on November 12, 2020By Bob Brigham

President-elect Joe Biden is continuing to prepare to assume office on January 20th despite Donald Trump’s refusal to concede after losing the 2020 election.

“The president-elect on Thursday also traveled to Rehoboth Beach, Del., where he has a vacation home and where he is expected to stay through part of the weekend. Biden, who on Wednesday named Washington veteran Ronald A. Klain as his incoming White House chief of staff, is not expected to formally announce other administration personnel this week,” The Washington Post reported Thurday evening. “But behind-the-scenes conversations between Capitol Hill and the transition team continued to occur, and Biden’s team has also tapped a coterie of senior House and Senate Democratic officials to serve as liaisons to Hill offices until Biden officially assumes the presidency, according to congressional aides.”

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“One intriguing name being discussed privately is former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according to the person familiar with the chatter who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The thinking behind the move was that it would be a way for Biden to highlight the importance of that position in his administration, and that placing her there would raise the prestige of the U.N. itself at a time when global cooperation, and the U.S. role on the world stage, has ebbed,” the newspaper [wapo] reported.

Better Hils than Hunchback Sanders in the Biden administration.

UN ambassador is a demotion from State. Is this Cabinet fan fiction or something?

It's from WaPo.

Hillary is up for Head Crone.

R142 I agree with that's it's a demotion, but the article cited by R140 does make an interesting case. By putting someone of her level there, it is to show the world the importance being placed on a primary institution of globalism.

Furthermore, I wonder if this would be seen as step for her to run for UN Secretary-General when the current 5-year term ends in 2022. If she would run for that, she would be the first woman UN Secretary-General.

R145 Hillary is toxic in this current political climate. It would be a bad idea.

Only internally, though, R145. The rest of the world doesn't hate her.

Of course, the ideal UN Ambassador would be Obama, and that wife even the Queen loves.

R146 So you are suggesting that we should be highly focused on what the other side of the aisle will say -- just as Trump, McConnell and others constantly do?

Hillary is not becoming Ambassador to UN. In response to someone tweeting the speculation Susan Rice tweeted: "This is ridiculous and an insult to @HillaryClinton. Stop please"

[quote] Hillary is a nice lady

R139 expect to receive the following tweet from Susan Rice: “This is ridiculous and an insult to @HillaryClinton. Stop please"

Now, with the announcement that longtime aide Denis McDonough had been nominated to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs—a role seen by many movement leaders as a cabinet position of last resort for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg—pressure from advocacy groups and key supporters is increasing for Biden to live up to his campaign promise to nominate an openly LGBTQ cabinet member

Missionary bareback and with lots of dirty verbal.

...in my ass...deep in it...

Is Pete still in line to get the Ambassadorship to China?

On all fours begging for my cock in his tight ass.