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Gavin Newsome

Ok, so an acquaintance of mine (a Democrat) posted a hit piece on Gavin Newsom today on FB. It annoyed the hell out of me because the write is clearly out to get Newsom by calling him a silver-spoon baby, born rich and with all the advantages. And of course rakes him over the coals for his families relationship with the Gettys. The author is clearly for Villaraigosa, who was a terrible mayor for LA and who I would never vote for. Does anybody who knows anything about Newsom have something good to say about him? I honestly don't know much except that he was the first to start marrying gay people in this country, even before it was legal. I love him for that.

by Anonymousreply 113May 28, 2018 1:39 AM

dammit. Sorry I misspelled his name

by Anonymousreply 1May 11, 2018 5:51 AM

Newsom actually grew up somewhat poor, in a single family household. Even though his father was a Getty attorney, his parents divorced when he was two, and his mother got zilch (partly because his Dad squandered his money). She had to work 3 jobs to care for the kids. His mom sponsored foster kids and was active in volunteering for homeless. She made the kids work jobs in high school to support themselves and the family.

As Mayor, in addition to Newsom's bold move to illegally marry people on Valentine's Day 2004, which set the SSM national debate on fire, he was a champion of the homeless, and one of the first Mayors to actually start programs to support homeless people rather than throwing money at them.

by Anonymousreply 2May 11, 2018 6:07 AM

I'm not all that familiar with California politicians except what you hear on the news. Newsom always came across as a good guy.

What's the deal with Villaraigosa? When he was mayor he seemed okay and there was some sort of scandal and then Garcetti was mayor.

by Anonymousreply 3May 11, 2018 6:12 AM

He’s hot, I’m a fan

by Anonymousreply 4May 11, 2018 6:16 AM

He is hung

by Anonymousreply 5May 11, 2018 6:16 AM

What was wrong with Villaragosa as mayor? I thought he was great. I don’t like Newsom’s position on ed reform, so I probably won’t vote for him.

by Anonymousreply 6May 11, 2018 6:17 AM

The scandal was that he had an affair while married (so did Newsom, I think) but that isn't why I don't like Villaraigosa. I actually VOTED for the dude and then I remember thinking Geez this guy is absolutely terrible as mayor. He doesn't know how to do anything right. I would never want to trust the running of the entire state to him.

by Anonymousreply 7May 11, 2018 6:19 AM

[quote]The author is clearly for Villaraigosa, who was a terrible mayor for LA

Villaraigosa was not a bad mayor by any means. The arts district was one of his babies, and he was one of the first California mayors who pointed out the dangers of the One Way Ticket Program, a few years later he was proven right.

If you watch the debates, he won the two debates and then made Travis Allen eyes watery when he attacked Gavin Newsom.

I am voting for Newsom but I'm definitely not going to trash Villaraigosa when his campaign has been stellar.

by Anonymousreply 8May 11, 2018 6:20 AM

I'm not trashing him because I like Newsom. I'm saying I don't think he was a good mayor. I was very enthusiastic about him at first. Then....not.

by Anonymousreply 9May 11, 2018 6:22 AM

Conservatives create division and because they are so money oriented talk shit like all rich people are bad. Thy have no historical knowledge of the Roosevelts or the Kennedys. They just think that all rich people are Republicans. What simpletons.

by Anonymousreply 10May 11, 2018 6:31 AM

I wish Gavin had never married the odious Kimberly Guilfoyle as she is now a deplorable on Fox. She seems pro-gay but you can't be a repub and be THAT pro-gay.

by Anonymousreply 11May 11, 2018 6:34 AM

Villaraigosa is a toxic-narcissist adoration whore who led the charge in selling L.A. out to big development. Also, the day-to-day of his actual job---taking care of the city---wasn't fab enough for him. He had ridiculous delusions of glamour (and grandeur), and let the infrastructure and the nuts and bolts go to hell because he was too busy doing international junkets around the world, hob-nobbing with what he saw as big-money movers and shakers, and posing, posing, posing for the TV cameras. He screwed around on his wife with some bimbo while in office, tried to lie his way out of it, had to eat crow, and all-around made a royal ass out of himself over that one. It showed a very ugly face to the locals. There was quite a nice little scandal after some news outlet got hold of his actual schedule and publicized how much time he spent junketing, flying around to other countries to rub elbows with foreign governments and pose for cameras, and how little time he actually spent doing his job, or even in the city. A real piece of work attention junkie who simply can't bear being prominent in some way, hence we must all put up with seeing that cheesy here-I-am-look-at-me face again with the governorship in play. Seriously, if Newsome, who's no prize but actually did his job, can't put him down, I would vote for a (centrist) Republican over this clown.

by Anonymousreply 12May 11, 2018 6:35 AM

Sorry, typo correction . in R12, it should be,

[[[A real piece of work attention junkie who simply can't bear NOT being prominent in some way . . . ]]]

by Anonymousreply 13May 11, 2018 6:37 AM

The GOPers stole the headlines for their disgusting display towards Gavin. The Republicans definitely had a plan to pummel Gavin and wound him. Chiang, Villaraigosa, and Eastin all spoke out in defense of Gavin. Travis is trying to create buzz by being controversial, as sort of Bernie Sanders type of the rights wing *gag* and in some ways he succeeded because outlets like Politico and NBC were wetting their panties to see drama.

Don't let the reds succeed. The bots are all over facebook and twitter proping up Travis Allen as the revelation of the debate. Vote for Newsom and Villaraigosa for the run off. Don't let the Republican sneak in. The reds are still projected to be eliminated during the primary for both governor and US Senate.

NYT

[quote]There may be no Republican candidate for governor or United States senator on the state’s ballot this November.

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by Anonymousreply 14May 11, 2018 6:47 AM

as a Bernie Sanders type for the right wing*

by Anonymousreply 15May 11, 2018 6:50 AM

The Repubes have a reason to panic because the latest numbers are tragic. They are in danger of being relegated to the third largest political group in California behind "independents." Ouch!

[quote] Republicans are now inching perilously close to being the third largest bloc of California voters. The state survey shows only 28,649 more GOP voters than those who have registered as having “no party preference,” the official designation for independent voters.

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by Anonymousreply 16May 11, 2018 7:19 AM

I second r12. Villaraigosa is a total slimeball. I can't even believe he is running again considering how he left office.

by Anonymousreply 17May 11, 2018 7:33 AM

What about Eastin? Seems reasonable.

by Anonymousreply 18May 11, 2018 11:14 AM

Is this the article/column OP is talking about? It seems awfully harsh and one-sided to me.

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by Anonymousreply 19May 11, 2018 2:42 PM

I'm voting for John Chiang.

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by Anonymousreply 20May 11, 2018 2:43 PM

Gavin is a gorgeous homosexual.

Is there sizemeat verificatia?

by Anonymousreply 21May 11, 2018 2:45 PM

I met Gavin Newsome several years ago in San Francisco, and he was a handsome sexy guy, a little to much hair product but he was a hottie.

by Anonymousreply 22May 11, 2018 2:49 PM

I am voting for Gavin as well, he's been working on this a long time now.

by Anonymousreply 23May 11, 2018 3:57 PM

r19, yes that's the one. the writer obviously has an axe to grind. he's not trying AT ALL to be objective. It's a hit piece.

by Anonymousreply 24May 12, 2018 12:52 AM

Antonio Vilagarosa is a big charter schools guy and gets lots of his money from charter school proponents.

by Anonymousreply 25May 12, 2018 12:59 AM

R25 So what?

by Anonymousreply 26May 12, 2018 8:08 AM

Antony was ready for the junk heao after his first term but suddenly, he appeared with all these rabbis to rail about Gaza and other Israeli issues. Next, get gave Isreak a bunch of city security contracts and bought a bunch if their buses (Now, the bumpy jerky DASH buses.). Since no one votes in LA, the Jews easily threw the election his way and he got a second term.

Right now, we should have been enjoying Gavin's second term as governor, and John Chiang should have been prepping to replace him.

Too bad they are running against each other while Brown continues in his dotage.

by Anonymousreply 27May 12, 2018 1:05 PM

Villaraigosa's TV commercials tout a lot of achievements that have nothing to do with being a mayor. The mayor of LA is not in charge of schools or the transportation system.

by Anonymousreply 28May 12, 2018 7:15 PM

Last I heard L.A. still doesn't have the money to fix their pot holes and many other infrastructure defects. Doesn't look like the current mayor is doing a very good job either.

by Anonymousreply 29May 12, 2018 7:24 PM

Current mayor = Jewish nepotism

by Anonymousreply 30May 12, 2018 7:30 PM

I am voting Villaraigosa just so that he can make it through to the Top 2, and I don’t have to see a disgusting Republican on the ballot!

by Anonymousreply 31May 12, 2018 7:34 PM

R30 = Patrick Little

by Anonymousreply 32May 12, 2018 7:41 PM

I like Eric Garcetti. As far as I can tell, he's done a good job so far. He does seem a little enamored with the 'celebrity' aspect of being mayor though.

by Anonymousreply 33May 12, 2018 7:47 PM

R33 honey, you have to love the cameras, the arts, and most importantly celebrity culture if you aspire to be the mayor of L.A. Ain't no country boy is going to cut it in Los Angeles.

Villaraigosa's main supporters are Hollywood, the media/arts, and agriculture. No surprise there. Los Angeles Times has endorsed Villaraigosa over Newsom because they know Antonio is one of them. Antonio already promised them tax incentives for print media & Hollywood to bring their productions back to California. He also has an infrastructure and housing plan which is actually quite interesting.

Newsom is the favorite and has the most experience in handling the state of California. He might be a little SJW, but Gavin is a bulldog and is not afraid to fight the White House. He also has an infrastructure plan which could help eliminate homelessness. Since we are in the age of Trump, he is the perfect person for California. He knows the economy since he is second in command, has international experience to promote California's economy to the world, and will not be afraid to kick Trump's ass. He's the only choice people!

John Chiang, I'm encourage he is one of the favorites. I actually think he has a good shot at upsetting Villaraigosa for that second spot. His campaign skills are definitely impressive and dare I say he is stealing Latino voters away from both Newsom and Antonio. Only in California we have a Democratic white male, a Democratic Latino, a Democratic Chinese-American born in New York, and a Democratic woman as the top contenders for governorship.

My only problem is that Villaraigosa, Chiang, and Eastin might cancel each other out and allow for Cox (R) or god forbid Travis Allen (R) to sneak into the November elections.

Whatever you do people, do not split the vote in ways that would allow for a Repub to make the November ballot !!! In the primary you have a choice to vote for the two people you want, do not pick Eastin because she is running 4th. It would be a waste and a vote for Republicans.

The choice should be Newsom ( 1st pick) and your second pick should be between Villarigosa or Chiang and no one else.

In other news, the GOP is falling apart. They failed to endorsed a GOP candidate for the governor's race. We are like 3 1/2 weeks away from the primary. I have never seen the GOP do this badly.

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by Anonymousreply 34May 12, 2018 8:28 PM

Fox News will have to go easy on trashing him, since their own Kimberly Guilfoyle has a child with him.

by Anonymousreply 35May 12, 2018 8:32 PM

Newsome has immense charisma in person. Great speaker, too.

by Anonymousreply 36May 12, 2018 8:41 PM

Kimberly's dating Don Jr. now, R35, proving conclusively that she does not care about children and other living things.

Gavin was great in SF the years I lived up there, he's got my vote.

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by Anonymousreply 37May 12, 2018 8:43 PM

Kimmie has Early Catwoman Face, it will only get worse over time.

She looks like a brunette Ivana.

by Anonymousreply 38May 12, 2018 8:45 PM

Terrible woman. No wonder Gavin cheated on her.

Gavin you have the endorsement of all bottoms in California. <3

by Anonymousreply 39May 12, 2018 8:48 PM

Tony Villar (Raigosa was his ex-wife's last name) is a slimeball. He was a shitty mayor, whom I voted for the first time around. His aspirations are way above his qualifications.

His backing comes mainly from Eli Broad, who is a billionaire dedicated to charter schools. Villaraigosa sold out LA schools to Broad-backed school board members like the good robot his is. While in office, he had a very public affair with Lu Parker, a local news anchor, who reported on him as mayor. She was reassigned and reprimanded at her station. He spent millions of public dollars to remodel Getty House, which was the official mayor's residence, but had not been used as such for decades, move in, then separate from Corine, and move out. I'm not sure if Garcetti lives there, but it was a colossal waste of money at a time when LA had little to go around.

I'm voting for Newsom, though I could be swayed to support Chiang. Newsom is running a sad, pathetic TV spot with Gabby Giffords and her astronaut husband, and it makes me question his judgment.

by Anonymousreply 40May 12, 2018 9:12 PM

Newsome is very smart as evidenced by his appearances on Bill Maher.

He’s a real progressive who defied GWB’s ban on gay marriage.

I don’t give a shit if he had an affair. The right elected a guy who fucked porn stars when his wife was pregnant. Forgive me if I ignore their hypocritical hollaring.

by Anonymousreply 41May 12, 2018 9:21 PM

Newsom is exactly the type of Dem we should be supporting— young and progressive

by Anonymousreply 42May 12, 2018 9:22 PM

R40: I presume the ad was about gun control? Why does that make you question his judgement?

by Anonymousreply 43May 12, 2018 9:33 PM

We definitely have a Villaraigosa troll here. He did have a few hiccups in his first term, but he is the reason crime went down and Los Angeles was able to survive the 2008 recession without falling into a deficit. A lot of the planned infrastructure we are seeing in Los Angeles today, was planned in his time as mayor. He got investors to come to Southern California and started the modern arts wave in California.

His extramarital affair is not a concern to me, especially when Gavin Newsom also had his, and the GOP has no moral grounds to be criticizing anyone.

by Anonymousreply 44May 12, 2018 9:39 PM

No, r44. There is more than one us that doesn't like Villaraigosa.

by Anonymousreply 45May 12, 2018 9:51 PM

R44 = Israeli Bus Manufacturer.

by Anonymousreply 46May 12, 2018 10:12 PM

What is R46 on about? Never mind, blocked for not trolling properly.

Guys can anyone start a thread for the California primaries. We need to discuss some of the props, especially the one the pain companies are trying to sneak in with false advertisement.

Los Angeles Times endorsements are here! The shade thrown at De Leon... hehe

Endorsement of Feinstein:

[quote] "[italic]California doesn't need a provocateur in the Senate. It needs a leader. Reelect Dianne Feinstein[/italic]"

Endorsement of Villaraigosa:

[quote] "[italic]Antonio Villaraigosa showed political courage in hard times. He should be California's next governor[/italic]"

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by Anonymousreply 47May 12, 2018 10:33 PM

paint*

by Anonymousreply 48May 12, 2018 10:33 PM

Dianne is too fucking old. She needs to hang it up.

by Anonymousreply 49May 12, 2018 11:04 PM

John Chiang has the most expertise with budgets and finance, which is what is sorely needed.

by Anonymousreply 50May 12, 2018 11:05 PM

Can we get back to hottie Gavin?

by Anonymousreply 51May 12, 2018 11:06 PM

It's such a joy watching the California GOP get squashed like a bunch of cockroaches.

by Anonymousreply 52May 13, 2018 1:59 AM

Newsome is the Golden Boy, but I really like John Chiang. Villaraigosa is a scumbag of the first order! Forget about the Telemundo (or was it Univision) mistress. Who cares? He's SLIME! My mom knew people who knew Antonio growing up.....and he was just fucking dispicable! As a young man, he intimidated a former girlfriend into getting an abortion...and got his whole posse to say they fucked her. True story.

by Anonymousreply 53May 13, 2018 2:06 AM

[quote] Newsom is running a sad, pathetic TV spot with Gabby Giffords and her astronaut husband, and it makes me question his judgment.

There's a better reason to question Newsom's judgment: his drinking. Yes, Breton's was a hit piece. Gavin has had an easy ride after college due to the Getty's largesse, but lots of people in politics have wealthy benefactors and similar stories.

I don't know if anyone bothered to delve a little further into the part of the article dealing with his sobriety. He showed up in his official capacity as mayor to a hospital where a critically injured policeman had been taken when he was visibly intoxicated. He had an affair with his best friend's wife who was an employee of City Hall and he attributed his poor judgment to his problematic drinking, he promised to go into rehab, yada, yada. He did not. He went to "counseling sessions" with a close personal friend at Delancy Street and they eventually decided he could resume drinking, which he did. He spent roughly half of his time in therapy, a year and a half discussing whether he could start drinking again!

[quote]Newsom, who was re-elected to his second mayoral term during the aftermath of the scandal, declined to say whether he ever sought to correct the record when news outlets reported he'd gone to rehab.

[quote]He told The Sacramento Bee that he sought counseling back then from Mimi Silbert, president of the Delancey Street Foundation, a nonprofit rehabilitation center in San Francisco that specializes in substance abuse treatment and helps ex-convicts and homeless people.

[quote]"Mimi called me and ... she said, 'You and I are going to spend every night in the next few weeks together,' " Newsom said. "She said, 'I want you to stop drinking. I want a reset in your life. I want to spend time, what the hell's going on?' "

[quote]Newsom called Silbert "one of the most extraordinary, important human beings in my life," who was "profoundly influential in helping me get through that." He said he'd recently been divorced. His mom passed away, and he suggested he was feeling the pressure of being mayor.

[quote]Silbert told The Sacramento Bee in an interview that Newsom attended Delancey Street Foundation roughly once a week for three years for personal and group therapy. Though it is not a traditional rehabilitation program, Silbert said she requires that participants abstain from using all drugs and alcohol.

[quote]Through therapy, she said, she learned that Newsom's drinking was a way to cope with underlying issues.

[quote]"Being a good person and being a good friend means a lot to Gavin. And he broke those codes," Silbert said. "Sometimes it happens when you're really hurt and really down and then you're not yourself for a while. You're angry at yourself and you self-sabotage. People do this from time to time, and he did. So it really wasn't just the drinking.

[quote]"He not only stopped drinking, he forgave himself and he asked other people for forgiveness for what he had done," Silbert said. "In that process, he so bettered himself, he so opened up, he so cared about people."

[quote]Silbert said Newsom learned from others in the program — mostly ex-convicts, gang members and homeless people.

[quote]He didn't drink for roughly half of the time he attended Delancey Street, Silbert said. When it came time to discuss whether he could responsibly imbibe again, she said, she weighed heavily Newsom's past behavior and the root problems that led to the affair and his drinking problems.

[quote]He asked permission to drink again, she said.

[quote]"We talked for probably a year and a half on that issue ... then said let's see what happens at this party," she said. "Slowly I felt it was fine.

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by Anonymousreply 54May 13, 2018 2:25 AM

[quote]My mom knew people who knew Antonio

Really? A friend of a friend of your mother ??? These trolls can't even fake stories efficiently.

Boris, did you drink too much Vodka before login in ??

by Anonymousreply 55May 13, 2018 2:32 AM

I notice that my so-called "progressive" friends (idiotic Berners) are generally picking up the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) habit of attacking popular Democrats as their main gambit. This is their giveaway. I have lots of average-minded DSA Bernie lover pals and they have NEVER say a bad thing about Trump, but are STILL whining about how President Obama was a pretty shitty president and are still looking for more ways to crucify Hillary Clinton.

Ultimately, I think they are just privileged white anarchists who dream of some utopia where everyone tells them they are RIGHT about EVERYTHING, which seems to be their goal. I will add that their are no "big thinkers" in the bunch.

by Anonymousreply 56May 13, 2018 2:35 AM

Rewriting this sentence for the grammar queens: "He showed up visibly intoxicated, in his official capacity as mayor, to a hospital where a critically injured policeman had been taken."

[quote]and he suggested he was feeling the pressure of being mayor.

If he couldn't deal with the pressure of being mayor, how can he tolerate the pressure of being the governor of the most populous state with the largest economy in the Union? This is a very legitimate question.

by Anonymousreply 57May 13, 2018 2:35 AM

The Republicans can smear all they want. There is no way in hell California is going to elect a Republican governor. They are desperate turds swirling in the toilet.

by Anonymousreply 58May 13, 2018 2:39 AM

Only on DL does not liking Villaraigosa make one a troll, or Russian, or a Bernie bro.

by Anonymousreply 59May 13, 2018 2:42 AM

R54, he’s Irish. An excessive amount of drinking is to be expected.

by Anonymousreply 60May 13, 2018 2:45 AM

I agree r56. Most Bernie Bros I know are basically the most entitled white cunts you could imagine.

by Anonymousreply 61May 13, 2018 2:47 AM

[ 35 ] Gavin News on and Kimberly Guilfoyle don't have any children together. He has 4 kids with his wife and she has a son from her first marriage.

by Anonymousreply 62May 13, 2018 2:47 AM

If she wants to stay on the Donnie Jr gravy train she's going to have to drop a sprog pdq.

by Anonymousreply 63May 13, 2018 2:51 AM

That would be quite a feat for a 49 year old woman, R63.

by Anonymousreply 64May 13, 2018 2:52 AM

Who are the Bernie Bros even endorsing in this race? Not Gavin because he's too popular or Chiang because he's too moderate or Antonio because he's too corporate. So that leaves them with Delaine Eastin ...

by Anonymousreply 65May 13, 2018 2:54 AM

She can just use a surrogate, R64, it's what all the cool crones are doing these days.

by Anonymousreply 66May 13, 2018 2:55 AM

[quote]The Republicans can smear all they want.

I don't particularly like Breton's opinion columns. He can be a blowhard whose point gets lost in his grievance porn, but I very much doubt he's a Republican. He is the son of Mexican immigrants and I think his opinion piece is laced with a lot of resentment and bile to the point that it clouded his judgment and got the details of Newsom's pre-college years wrong. As someone noted above, he and his mother didn't do so well post divorce like many women in the '70. Dad was off being the Getty consigliere. It's screams as much "why did the pretty white boy get all the breaks?" as it raises some legitimate questions about the candidate.

by Anonymousreply 67May 13, 2018 3:00 AM

Guilfoyle really gets around.

She was also linked to Anthony Scaramucci last year.

by Anonymousreply 68May 13, 2018 3:02 AM

I like Newsome, and John Chiang. Villaraigosa is a total fucking slimeball!! I would never vote for him -- forget the Telemundo/Univision girlfriend -- I don't care! My mom knew some of his "people" in his early days. He forced his teenage girlfriend to get an abortion, and had a bunch of buddies lined up to stay they fucked, too, to discredit her as a slut. TRUE STORY.

by Anonymousreply 69May 13, 2018 3:02 AM

Couldn't you try a little harder, R69?

by Anonymousreply 70May 13, 2018 3:05 AM

I will laugh if the Republicans don't even manage to make it onto the ballot in November.

by Anonymousreply 71May 13, 2018 3:07 AM

I'm voting for Newsom and De Leon. What about all those superior court judges??? Anybody have any idea who is a liberal among those listed?

by Anonymousreply 72May 13, 2018 3:07 AM

No need "TRY", r70. I know Villaraigosa to be a total scum......what's your excuse?

by Anonymousreply 73May 13, 2018 3:37 AM

My excuse for what? Tell us more about your powers of mind reading, R73.

by Anonymousreply 74May 13, 2018 3:39 AM

A northern Californian will defeat a southern Californian 8 times out of 10 in a race amongst democrats.

by Anonymousreply 75May 13, 2018 3:47 AM

[quote]Who are the Bernie Bros even endorsing in this race? [...] So that leaves them with Delaine Eastin ...

Oh honey no, the BernBros are known misogynists who were harassing female reporters and females in general in the 2016 election. The women they usually favor are running for non-leadership positions. Unfortunately Delaine Eastin is not a woman that knows her place

Remember how the Washington Times got bashed for calling out Bernie and his Bros' misogyny?

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by Anonymousreply 76May 13, 2018 3:58 AM

[quote]Forget about the Telemundo (or was it Univision) mistress

Neither -- she was an Anglo from KTLA/5 news.

by Anonymousreply 77May 13, 2018 4:58 AM

FAKE DEMOCRAT CONCERN TROLL!!

Muriel's off on the weekend so BACKHANDED LIBERAL BASHING is running wild again!

WE SEE YOU, MILO YIANNOPOLOUS and other right-wing propaganda peddlers!

F/F people, do NOT FEED THE TROLL

by Anonymousreply 78May 13, 2018 5:21 AM

R68 no shit. There's no one in the world she wouldn't marry or fuck if it means her getting ahead.

She's the right wing Michelle Manning Barish.

by Anonymousreply 79May 13, 2018 5:25 AM

DL absolutely hated Gavin as a pro-business conservative pretending to be a democrat, and then he pulled that stunt pretending he had the power to unilaterally change the marriage laws in California. Looking it up it's hard to believe that was 14 years ago.

by Anonymousreply 80May 13, 2018 5:37 AM

[youtube] the Telemundo (or was it Univision) mistress

First of all, who cares if he was married to a tv anchor? His previous partner was also a tv personality. Just be honest with yourself and admit you dislike him because you think he's an airhead. Newsom is still the overwhelming favorite, everyone else is a placeholder to prevent a Repub from sneaking in. Villaraigosa, Chiang, and Eastin know they are only there to earn second place.

by Anonymousreply 81May 13, 2018 5:39 AM

Gavin Newsom looks like the “bad guy who has everyone fooled“ from Central Casting.

Villa is all flop sweat.

I wish Chiang had more experience.

by Anonymousreply 82May 13, 2018 6:10 AM

He’s slicker than the Deepwater Horizon. He is an extremely effective politician though in the best and worst possible ways.

He won his first mayor’s race by the skin of his teeth and made a lot of skeezy deals behind the scenes to win. In the aftermath, liberal San Franciscans HATED him. They saw him as a corrupt Democrat in name only. Then he made the masterstroke political maneuver of offering marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the city, knowing full well that the state would never honor those marriages. Overnight, every single friend and family member I had in the city who had absolutely loathed him saw him as a champion for all that is good and right. All his previous sins were washed away.

While I wouldn’t trust him as far as I can throw him, I’ll acknowledge that he has innate sense of what he needs to do to win over voters and has a decent sense of which direction the political winds are blowing. But I also don’t believe for one second that he would have supported marriage equality that early if he thought it would hurt him politically.

by Anonymousreply 83May 13, 2018 6:16 AM

[quote] I'm voting for Newsom and De Leon. What about all those superior court judges??? Anybody have any idea who is a liberal among those listed?

Link below:

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by Anonymousreply 84May 13, 2018 6:19 AM

This are the latest California Democratic endorsements (state wide)

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by Anonymousreply 85May 13, 2018 6:32 AM

This is the official California Democratic party endorsements page.

I'm glad hottie Ammar Campa-Najjar (District 50) is endorsed!!!! I could cry.

But the one to watch is Devin Nunes' district (22nd district), Andrew Janz is closing in the gap and money spouring to his campaig from all over the state. The Dems are now calling this race a battleground race.

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by Anonymousreply 86May 13, 2018 6:41 AM

is pouring*

by Anonymousreply 87May 13, 2018 6:42 AM

If Devin Nunes loses I'll dance on the street in a red dress.

by Anonymousreply 88May 13, 2018 6:42 AM

[quote]But the one to watch is Devin Nunes' district (22nd district), Andrew Janz is closing in the gap and money spouring to his campaig from all over the state. The Dems are now calling this race a battleground race.

This is the most important thing happening in our state.

by Anonymousreply 89May 13, 2018 6:50 AM

Bitch belongs in jail. He's a criminal.

by Anonymousreply 90May 13, 2018 6:52 AM

Villaraigosa = Butt Boy for Jews.

This explains the odd defense of loser mayor.

by Anonymousreply 91May 13, 2018 9:59 AM

"Newsom," not "Newsome."

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by Anonymousreply 92May 13, 2018 10:25 AM

[quote]You Woke Up One Day And Hawaii & California Were Gone?

I don't think it is, especially since there are 7 other House seats that look more winnable than District 22. Jesus, it seems like there are so many urgent things happening in California. It's overwhelms just to think about it.

It's a do or die election because the Dem party expects Californians to flip 7-8 seats in order to take the House. I don't care how liberal the state votes, it still is a tall order for anyone.

by Anonymousreply 93May 13, 2018 4:42 PM

[quote]If Devin Nunes loses I'll dance on the street in a red dress.

And how would that be different from what you normally do?

by Anonymousreply 94May 13, 2018 5:36 PM

I normally wear a yellow dress.

by Anonymousreply 95May 13, 2018 5:38 PM

Not good, unless you hate immigrant kids.

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by Anonymousreply 96May 13, 2018 5:39 PM

Immigrant (Illegal Alien or Anchor) kids have to face the ugly truth that their parents fucked them up, not the US laws.

by Anonymousreply 97May 13, 2018 5:46 PM

that's strange, I meant to quote R89 but quoted another thread instead. How the fuck does that happen?

Anyway, I would say getting an all Democrat run off in the governor race, an all Democrat run off in the US Senate seat, turning 7 US House seats Democratic, making sure we have a straight Democrat cabinet (Attorney General,CA-Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, State Controller, Insurance Commissioner, State Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction), and keeping California's Senate/State House Democrat are [bold]all equally important[/bold]. We cannot relinquish not one of them.

Now can someone be a darling and tell me what the Board of Equalization is and why the Dems have not reached a consensus about it??? Where are the endorsements?

[bold]Board of Equalization[/bold]

Dist. 1 No Consensus

Dist. 2 No Consensus

Dist. 3 No Consensus

Wikipedia says : "[italic]The State Board of Equalization is a public agency charged with tax administration and fee collection in the state of California in the United States. The authorities of the Board fell into four broad areas: sales and use taxes, property taxes, special taxes, and acting as an appellate body for franchise and income tax.[/italic]"

In the Statewide Ballot Measures Democrats support Prop. 68, Prop. 69, Prop. 71, Prop. 72, and oppose prop 70.

Again, here is the most recent state endorsement list, before the primary I'm going to print the final updated list and I'm going to take it with me at ballot box.

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by Anonymousreply 98May 13, 2018 5:49 PM

I already have my mail-in ballot filled out. I'll mail it tomorrow. Straight democratic ticket. Newsom, De Leon, and the judge picks from the Dem website.

by Anonymousreply 99May 13, 2018 5:51 PM

Republicans know they have no place to criticize the morals of Dems (like having affairs) so they will pretend to be Dems bringing it up, just as the Russian bots did with Hillary criticizers pretending to be Berniebots.

by Anonymousreply 100May 13, 2018 6:30 PM

The GOP offers nothing to California. NOTHING.

When they shared power with the Dems, California was in the pits. Now that the Dems have taken over, California’s economy has skyrocketed.

Straight Dem ticket

by Anonymousreply 101May 13, 2018 6:31 PM

Having a two party system is healthy to a democracy anywhere. Unfortunately, the Republican party has followed Trump's example and we will never have the type of govt. that CA had back in the early '70s when Reagan and Democrats in the legislature, like Bob Moretti, came up with some of the toughest environmental protection laws in the country. That GOP is long gone, making Republicans in the state, Devin Nunes included, vulnerable. I suspect disaffected GOP will not take to him kindly, especially after Trump's tariff tizzy that hurt their accounting ledgers, pushing them into the red.

by Anonymousreply 102May 14, 2018 5:16 AM

Not only do I hope Nunes is soundly defeated in the next election, I sincerely hope he will be thrown in jail at some point.

by Anonymousreply 103May 14, 2018 6:11 PM

r101 That doesn't really mean anything anymore with the way the primary situation is structured in California. In many cases, the only choice is between two (or more) Democrats. And when there are more than two, which is the case in the governor's race and some Congressional races, splitting the vote could end up with a Republican (or even two) getting more votes. A real danger that the egotistic Democrats who refuse to withdraw don't seem to care about.

by Anonymousreply 104May 14, 2018 7:05 PM

Voted today!

by Anonymousreply 105May 15, 2018 5:50 AM

Vote early and often!

by Anonymousreply 106May 15, 2018 5:26 PM

I want to suck Gavin's cock.

by Anonymousreply 107May 15, 2018 8:04 PM

Wish we could have the California gubernatorial options. Here in Illinois Our primary is done with, and we Democrats have this fatty billionaire (Pritzker) we have to vote for come November.

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by Anonymousreply 108May 27, 2018 10:27 PM

Antonio Sabato Jr. is such a little bitch. I hope he doesn't make the run off for District 26. I can't believe he turned to be such a GOP turd. Getting pictures with Trump. Italians, get your shit together! We cannot afford to lose District 26.

The little hustler is trying to carry the old horny housewife vote.

[quote]Here in Illinois Our primary is done with, and we Democrats have this fatty billionaire (Pritzker) we have to vote for come November.

R108, do you think he'll be good for Illinois ? Either way, the Dems need the governorships in order to secure the census

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by Anonymousreply 109May 28, 2018 1:07 AM

[quote]I already have my mail-in ballot filled out. I'll mail it tomorrow. Straight democratic ticket. Newsom, De Leon, and the judge picks from the Dem website.

Thank you.

by Anonymousreply 110May 28, 2018 1:12 AM

Someone needs to remind the Repubes of Anotion's many gay sex scenes.

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by Anonymousreply 111May 28, 2018 1:14 AM

DL, I know what many of you think of CDAN but there were also many, many Anonymous comments from So CAL posters really trashing ex-LA Mayor V. to the max. CDAN really praised Gavin Newsome by comparison in a series of expose Blinds.

by Anonymousreply 112May 28, 2018 1:36 AM

I'm voting for the white guy and the asian.

by Anonymousreply 113May 28, 2018 1:39 AM
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