Pete Buttigieg's mom voices fears around his White House quest

[TexasTowelie]

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Several times a week, Anne Montgomery makes her way a few miles from her home to a fifth-floor office in downtown South Bend that teems with young adults working to elect her son president. She reads letters that bring back anxieties about being the mother of Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay man to run for president.

The ones that touch her most are testimonials of people who have come out as gay, or from their parents, praising Pete.

“To read them, I realize the terrible time some people have,” she said. “The cruelty. The ignorance.”

In her own quiet way, the lively, 74-year-old retired Notre Dame linguistics professor, with bouncing white curls and a devilish grin, is clear-eyed about the ugliness that persists in the country her son hopes to lead.

Read more: https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/09/28/pete-buttigiegs-mom-voices-fears-around-his-white-house-quest/

[blm]

1. I hope this is read widely.

“The cruelty. The ignorance.”

[cwydro]

2. Interesting read.

Thanks for posting.

[TexasTowelie]

3. You're welcome.

I know that the article was published a few days earlier, but I didn't see it posted elsewhere so I wanted to share it.