A video clip of Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy attending an Oct. 2003 MSNBC “Hardball” town hall and asking then-Democratic presidential candidate Al Sharpton why he should vote for him has raised plenty of eyebrows but, it turns out, he had company that year.
Failed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg appeared on the show in 2003 before becoming a known political figure.
Ok what the hell is going on
Pete Buttigieg and Big Pharma Vivek both getting called to ask questions on MSNBC?!
Both running for President in their late 30s?!
Both getting money from the Soros family?!
Something strange going on here… https://t.co/k6ZFS7j642 pic.twitter.com/4Y9AR1gels
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 29, 2023
Ramaswamy was 18 when he asked Sharpton, “Reverend, Hello. I’m Vivek and I wanna ask you, last week on the show we had Senator Kerry, and this week and the week before, we had Senator Edwards. And my question for you is, of all the Democratic candidates out there, why should I vote for the one with the least political experience?”
A 21-year-old Buttigieg attended a “Hardball” town hall featuring then-Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt.
“Congressman, why are you the only presidential candidate not attending tomorrow’s youth-oriented Rock the Vote forum, and do you think young people’s votes matter to your campaign?” asked Buttigieg.
“They matter a lot, that’s why I’m here tonight, and I’ve got to be in Iowa,” Gephardt replied. “I had a pre-set meeting that I’ve got to go to. I gotta win Iowa, I’m gonna win Iowa, so I’m gonna be in Iowa tomorrow night.”
“But I talk to young people everywhere I am, I’ve got lots of young people on my campaign, and maybe I ought to say this now,” he continued. “When I was in college, Jack Kennedy was president, and I was moved when he said to young people like me, ‘Get involved in politics. Give part of your life to politics.’ So I just want to say to all of you here, get involved in public life, give back to your country, don’t just take from it, and get involved in this campaign, and if it’s not for me, get behind somebody, and get out there and work and make this country a better place.”
Interestingly, when Buttigieg was featured in a “Hardball” townhall of his own in 2019, host Chris Matthews not only played the 2003 clip of Buttigieg but also had Gephardt appear to ask Buttigieg a question during the Q&A.
In 2003, a young Pete Buttigieg asked presidential candidate Dick Gephardt a question.
In 2019, Dick Gephardt makes a surprise @hardball appearance to return the favor. #PetePlaysHardball https://t.co/q9D2LOWi8m pic.twitter.com/K3LhBl6Y6X
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 4, 2019
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