{"id":1803723,"date":"2023-01-12T12:35:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1803723"},"modified":"2023-01-12T12:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:45:41","slug":"fact-check-pete-buttigieg-is-a-michael-jordan-level-cable-tv-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-pete-buttigieg-is-a-michael-jordan-level-cable-tv-guest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Is a \u2018Michael Jordan-Level Cable TV Guest\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-pete-buttigieg-is-a-michael-jordan-level-cable-tv-guest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1803723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><strong>Claim<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p> <em>&#8220;Pete Buttigieg is a Michael Jordan-level cable TV guest. I have never seen anyone who is even close to this good.&#8221;<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Who said it<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThirdWayMattB\/status\/1611162860100669441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Bennett<\/a>The infamous incident was caused by a former campaign staffer for Michael Dukakis <a href=\"https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/T2VVI5A5VUI6JACWQGLYDV5I6U.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tank photo<\/a> That was it!&#8221;s career in politics. He also cofounded Third Way, a center-left think tank for people who enjoy homework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Bennett and other professional pundits gushed over Buttigieg&#8221;Recent appearance on Fox News&#8221;s<em> Special Report<\/em>, where the secretary of transportation denounced his (many) critics as homophobes in a well-rehearsed diatribe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How long do we have to wait for this genius person to become President? <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/StevenBeschloss\/status\/1611241344823091200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Write<\/a> Steven Beschloss is the brother of <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/historians-saving-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hack historian<\/a> Michael Beschloss. Both men are perfect examples of the expensively educated elite liberals who comprise Buttigieg&#8221;s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/buttigieg-rich-white-libs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political base<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Professional pundits love Buttigieg\u2014a boring nerd who enjoys homework\u2014because he reminds them of themselves, and they believe the world would be a better place if people like them were in charge of everything. They don&#8221;t seem to care that he isn&#8221;t very good at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/buttigieg-battered-crises-first-two-years-transportation-secretary-prime-example-failing-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current job<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) announced her <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/michigan-democratic-senator-stabenow-will-not-seek-reelection-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retirement<\/a> last week, pundits instantly touted Buttigieg as a possible successor. (He has been a Michigan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/michigan\/2022\/07\/08\/us-transportation-secretary-buttigieg-makes-his-next-move-to-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resident<\/a> for all of six months.)<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em>, among others, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/03\/top-10-democratic-presidential-candidates-2024-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continues<\/a> to insist (without evidence) that Buttigieg&#8221;s &#8220;national stature&#8221; and &#8220;studied talent for messaging&#8221; will make him a strong contender for president in 2024 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional context<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Professional pundits maintain that Buttigieg&#8221;s failed presidential campaign in 2020 was &#8220;impressive.&#8221; It was not.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8221;s true that Buttigieg performed well in Iowa and New Hampshire, irrelevant states that are 90 percent white. In states that actually matter\u2014Nevada and South Carolina\u2014he finished a distant third and fourth, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg received a grand total of just 177,498 votes before ending his campaign on March 1, 2020. He barely registered a statistically significant level of support among black voters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. He was a ruthless killer on the court. Above all, he was a winner. Unless Bennett was referring to Jordan&#8221;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nba\/michael-jordan-is-worst-nba-owner-ever-bayless-says#:~:text=The%20now%2DHornets%20have%20an,have%20been%20worse%20since%202010.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record<\/a> as an NBA team\u00a0owner, the comparison is absurd. The fact that so many members of our professional pundit class seem to actually believe this is a damning indictment of their ability to relate to normal Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In the meaningless realm of cable TV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pete Buttigieg is a Michael Jordan-level cable TV guest. 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