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Behind the Aegis

(54,880 posts)
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 03:38 PM Sep 2019

Bee lands on Pete Buttigieg and his - and husband's - response is perfect

Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg had to deal with an unexpected distraction whilst on the campaign trail yesterday.

‘Mayor Pete’ was in Elkader, Iowa, for a town hall event. Whilst answering a question on healthcare from the audience, he noticed a bee land on his tie. And it didn’t want to budge.

Whereas some people freak out around wasps and bees, Buttigieg remained calm but determined to remove the insect.

When gently flicking his tie didn’t work, he slowly worked to remove it and hand it to someone who could take the bee outside.








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Bee lands on Pete Buttigieg and his - and husband's - response is perfect (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Sep 2019 OP
That is just beautiful... Freedomofspeech Sep 2019 #1
K&R stonecutter357 Sep 2019 #2
nice Kali Sep 2019 #3
I would have completely freaked out and probably jumped off the stage - I am... 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #4
Like you, I would have gone nuts. LOL! Behind the Aegis Sep 2019 #7
Bee is for Buttigieg Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #5
Pete Buttigieg seems like a wonderful human being. democrank Sep 2019 #6
He totally does. 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #8

3catwoman3

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4. I would have completely freaked out and probably jumped off the stage - I am...
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 03:43 PM
Sep 2019

...that afraid of bees, and all their hymenopteran cousins.

Not allergic that I know of and haven't been stung in decades. Due to my level of terror, my adrenal glands would probably act as a built-in Epi-pen. My heart rate shoots up if I even hear one buzzing.

I admire Mayor Pete's calmness.

Behind the Aegis

(54,880 posts)
7. Like you, I would have gone nuts. LOL!
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 03:54 PM
Sep 2019

However, I am allergic, so much so, I carry an epi-pen. Though, I must really get a new one as mine is out of date and my doctor brother is really mad at me for letting lapse...but I digress.

I think it is cute how it all played out though.

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