Mayor Pete Defends the Mob

 I read recently that if the Democrats manage to shed themselves of Joe Biden, the most likely Presidential candidate for 2024 would be Pete Buttigieg. Wow! We haven’t seen a less qualified, less experienced candidate since they picked that junior senator from Illinois. But Mayor Pete certainly has his fans.

As the current Transportation Secretary, he offered his astute answer to the problem of the rising gas prices – just go out and buy an electric vehicle! And I suppose, let us eat cake, while we’re at it. Last week, he made the news for his defense of the people who have chosen to make life Hell for those Supreme Court Justices who had the audacity to overturn the Left’s so-called “right” to kill babies.

Buttigieg was highly praised by the Left for that particular interview on Fox News. Pete Buttigieg Praised for ‘Intelligent and Precise’ Interview Schooling Fox News on Kavanaugh Protesters (Video) (yahoo.com) According to Pete, Supreme Court justices have no real right to privacy. I wonder if he was the one being harassed every time he or his family went out in public, would he feel the same? And what if Conservative groups that objected to his gay lifestyle and same-sex marriage were paying people to report his location whenever he and his husband dined out? Would he be okay with that?

Sorry to disagree, but even if you call it “peaceful protest,” it’s still harassment and intimidation. Just like the millions of dollars in damages done by those peaceful protesters across the country every time the Left gets upset, or offended, or simply doesn’t get their way. It’s ridiculous. Using sweet words may fool the sheep, but it doesn’t change the facts. Or undo the harm caused. But then again, the Left believes that any means are justified to reach their own particular end results.

Just my opinion, but a Supreme Court justice, or any other elected official with whom you disagree, should be able to go out in public with their families without being subjected to these nonsensical peaceful protests.

On a personal note, I worked in the field of education for 35 years. As a “public” figure, my phone number and address were always listed in the local directory. By my own choice. I believed it was the right thing to do. Over the years, I received my share of angry phone calls and even had a disgruntled parent show up at my house on one occasion. I’ve also encountered my share of “concerned citizens” while shopping at Walmart, the local grocery store, or while eating out. Fortunately, all of these situations were resolved without incident.

However, I would be lying if I didn’t admit that these encounters were almost always intimidating. And to a certain degree qualified as harassment. I feel lucky. I have heard tons of stories from colleagues who faced much worse – very ugly and scary confrontations from angry constituents.

It is true that as a public figure, on any level, you face accountability, and should expect the “free speech” of your fellow citizens to sometimes be uncomfortable – but the level of animosity (and hatred) intentionally stirred up by the Democrats, the Liberals, and the mainstream media these days goes well beyond the normal. Pete knows this. He just won’t say it aloud. He’s too busy protecting his image, in case he needs to run for President someday soon.