It is starting:

[applegrove]

Link to tweet

?s=20

[tanyev]

1. As if Putin fears his lapdog Trump!

[JI7]

2. I had to read the thread to figure this out. so this guy is implying Buttigieg is weak

becsuse he is gay.

[applegrove]

4. Implying that Putin is stronger for some reason. I mean Trump goes blank

in Putin's presence. No way anyone is weaker than that. Plus Buttigieg gets to the bottom of everything and then shares. I would think Putin would be scared of him.

[JI7]

5. just like Putin was scared of Hillary

[Kurt V.]

3. over simplified

[delisen]

6. The population of South Bend Indiana is about 100,000?

[applegrove]

7. Trump goes blank in Putin's pressence.

[delisen]

9. Non capisco. n/t

[applegrove]

13. Have you not noticed that Trump goes into a meeting with Putin, I assume

having been briefed by the intelligence agencies and the state department, and comes out sprouting Putin's talking points? There is a blank moment in that. Think Helsinki.

[delisen]

16. I am fully aware. I just do not understand your point

[msongs]

8. what is starting? nt

[applegrove]

10. The attacks. The small mindedness.

[Celerity]

12. weakass gay bash attempts by Repuke trolls

Link to tweet

Ruffini is getting lit up on Twitter and is now trying to claim it had nothing to do with Pete's sexual orientation

[SidDithers]

11. Smartest guy in the room?...

Warren is a Harvard professor and has fully formed policy proposals.

Harris was one of California’s top lawyers.

Booker was a Rhodes Scholar.

There are plenty of smart Democrats.

Sid

[applegrove]

14. I think Buttigieg is up there as smart people go. Why pick?

[SidDithers]

15. As I sai, there are lots of really smart Dems...

Ascribing “smartest” status to any one doesn’t seem right.

Sid

[SKKY]

17. Is Mayor Pete the smartest "guy" in the room? Probably so...

...now is he the smartest person? Who knows. Harris is brilliant. So is Warren. Luckily, we can cross off intelligence as a detractor this time around because all of our candidates are top shelf. It's kinda like asking who in my MENSA chapter has the highest IQ. Who cares? Now, would Putin be immediately made uncomfortable having to negotiate with a US President who is homosexual and also smarter than he is? Kinda hard to argue that he wouldn't. Would that give Mayor Pete an advantage? I have no idea.