Gaven Newsom? You are a Stud!

[busterbrown]

Just watched you on Rachael... And man, you just impressed the hell out of me.. Besides the fact that you are one hell of a good looking guy ( which never hurts national aspirations) you were eloquent, well informed and seemed determined to kick some NRA ass in california. Yep, in Nov. 2016 there will be referendums on the ballot which will bypass all the 2nd Amendment arguments concerning guns and focus only on bullets.. if you can not legislate gun control because NRA advocates scream and piss 2nd amendment arguments.... Then go after the bullets.. And thats exactly what Gavin Newsom intends to do...

Go fucking get em Gavin!!

[HubertHeaver]

1. The Ammo motto:

We put the FORCE in the Air Force.

(insert flaming pitch-pot here)

[artislife]

2. I was sitting with a client with a broken leg

And we were watching Maddow. After he was on, I turned to her and said "Make a note of that name, we may see him nationally in a few years."

[brush]

26. He's impressive but unfortunately has had rumored affairs

When he suceeded Willie Brown as mayor of SF and then went on to become Lt. Gov. I thought he was primed for national office but don't know if he can get past that.

Another impressive and polished dem from California is ex-LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. He, also though has had "other" women problems.

Wish these guys hadn't screwed up (literally) as they both had, maybe have, the potential to go far on the national scene.

[artislife]

29. Villaraigosa?

My brother lives in LA and he works against ICE to help people stay. He and the people he runs with were very disappointed with Villaraigosa and his actions while Mayor. But, they are very progressive types.

[brush]

30. Oh, okay. Good to know.

I've seen Villaraigosa only in interview type situations.

He did get re-elected though, right?

[artislife]

31. Yes, but the city is pretty polarized

I go down a lot to visit and march in protests..and the actions of the police is pretty heavy handed. You have very wealthy people in LA and then you have very poor. It has also lost the middle class. Getting the minority vote out has been a 20 year movement for my brother and the gentrification has made a real impact in the Echo Park and other neighborhoods that used to have families of limited means.

[KamaAina]

34. Right now, Newsom, Villaraigosa and current L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti are the names being floated

to replace Jerry Brown when he's termed out in '18. If all three run, Newsom has a good shot to at least get to November (we now have a bizarre Louisiana-style top-twp primary system. Thanks, Abel Maldonado! ) with Villaraigosa and Garcetti splitting the SoCal vote.

edit: The philandering angle is not nearly as big a deal out here as it is nationally (think Der Gropenfuhrer).

[TDale313]

3. Wouldn't be surprised if he's our next Governor.

Although Jerry Brown will be a tough act to follow. Been accomplishing a hell of a lot. And hopefully we'll be sending Kamala Harris to the Senate (sorry to see Boxer go, though) Now if we could just replace DiFi...

[msongs]

4. the wife he cheated on might not share your assessment nt

[U4ikLefty]

5. He was also banging his best friend's wife.

what a stud!

[wheniwasincongress]

10. And he was around 40

when he dated a 19-year-old. what a guy!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2581600

[demwing]

27. So what?

Both adults, and there is no morality clause to the constitution, not that I'm aware of anyway...

[wheniwasincongress]

32. What kind of 40-year-old man

has something in common with someone barely out of high school? I can think of a couple reasons why a sleazy guy would want to date a teenager.

[demwing]

35. And surely she was forced into the relationship

because she couldn't possibly make that decision on her own, right?

Who knows what they had in common, if anything. That's their business, not ours.

[MADem]

21. She's moved on--she is working for Fox News. nt

[reddread]

6. Take my wife, please!

[MADem]

7. That is a truly unfortunate choice of words.....

Probably "He's a good guy"....or "He's on the right side of this matter" would be a better way of expressing the thought.

He doesn't want to be reminded of his "studly" days, that ended his first marriage. He's finally lived this down: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1585094,00.html He has remarried, gotten treatment for alcohol dependency, and gone on to have three kids with his new bride.

He is a very smart guy--he has gotten where he is despite really crippling dyslexia that is more profound than many cases. He's also been on the right side of history before (marriage equality). I think he's right on this score, too.

[busterbrown]

9. Stud in my mind... Not always about women..

i’m on a playing field and witness an adversary making a great play.. I’ll call him a stud..I consider a stud in a non sexual reference... Perhaps its just the way I perceive the term...might reconsider..

[MADem]

12. Unless you're talking about carpentry, decorative accents, or the back of an earring,

that word has a pretty specific meaning.

And it has everything to do with reproduction.

Mensch might be better.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

11. Wasn't he married to that idiot Kimberly Gilfoyle Newsom?

The one on FAUX News?

[MADem]

13. Yes, he was--she has dropped the Newsom. That affair with his staffer killed that marriage.

They decamped to opposite corners and that was that.

He has since remarried, cleaned up his act, and has a buncha kids.

[wheniwasincongress]

14. He appears to have cleaned up

but you never know. He's had many skeeze infections and I doubt he's over it.

[MADem]

17. It is a safe bet to say he has cleaned up his act. He has done the rehab thing, he is a family man

now--he has three young kids.

[wheniwasincongress]

18. good point

there's never been a "family man" with kids who has engaged in extramarital affairs!

[MADem]

19. He's gone through booze rehab. He is a relative newlywed, in the first decade of a new marriage.

The reason he was able to survive and come through that scandal was because he took steps to get his act together.

He's not the LT governor of CA because he's still fucking up.

[wheniwasincongress]

33. I doubt his drinking caused

his infidelities or was the the reason why he dated a teenager when he was 40

[reddread]

41. no shit

thats the oddest link I have ever heard.
what was he drinking with, his penis?
how drunk do you have to get to forget it is your
CAMPAIGN MANAGER'S WIFE?

how many bad decisions are right there?

skank.

[MADem]

49. I think that overindulgence in alcohol can cause people to exercise very poor judgment. nt

[reddread]

50. I think excuses were necessary

he is just too good looking and well connected to toss out over a minor indiscretion.
Minor, unless of course, you are in one of the families he shattered.
Sometimes getting Jesus isnt redemption enough, but it has always worked for other similar untrustworthy connected types.
At least we can look forward to future scandals from the same sobered source.

[MADem]

52. Well, you can hate the sin and love the sinner.

It's not "excuses."

Who demands perfection? It's how you behave AFTER you screw up that counts. Also, if you're not waving a "Do as I say" flag, you get a little more latitude.

[GGJohn]

8. So what's to stop CA residents from just driving over the border and

buying their ammo in AZ, NV, OR?
If I lived anywhere near the AZ/CA border, I would be tempted to open an ammo store and offer CA residents a 15-20% discount on ammo of their choosing and if CA demanded I stop selling to their residents, I'd tell them to shove it and continue to rake in the dough.

[Warren DeMontague]

16. Well, lets see. If they live in San Francisco, nothing much-- except maybe a 6-7 hour drive.

Each way.

[GGJohn]

25. I did say live near the border. eom.

[demwing]

28. No, you didn't.

You wrote about what you would sell if you lived just over the border, but said nothing about where your Californian customers would live...

[GGJohn]

37. You're right, I didn't,

So here it is, I would set up a firearm and ammo shop on the AZ/CA border and offer CA residents a 15-20% discount on all ammo.
The beauty of it is, CA couldn't do jack about it.

[reddread]

42. as if Reno/Lake Tahoe wouldnt service numerous needs quickly

[GGJohn]

43. Or Primm, NV. eom.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Newsom catches a lot of shit from some quarters, but I think he has great potential.

And he has been ahead of the curve on both marriage equality and pot legalization.

judgimg by some of the cranky complaining, one would think he's the first prominent Democrat to have marital fidelity issues.

Which is kind of funny, to my mind.

[MADem]

20. Who is "complaining" pray tell?

Pointing out that the word "stud" is not a smart one to use when talking about someone with that weakness in their background is not "complaining" about the PERSON. But, hey, context is optional around these parts, lately.

He does have great potential--even more so because of his disability. He is profoundly dyslexic, and (as some people do not realize) dyslexics are often smarter than the average bear because they have to compensate for their affliction. They are dynamic and creative thinkers. He could do a lot towards de-mystifying and de-stigmatizing the condition, certainly.

[Warren DeMontague]

22. I don't think it ("stud") is all that big of a deal, frankly.

I think we've moved into an era where at least the younger segments of the voting populace simply don't give a shit one way or another about that sort of thing.

Bob Weir's dyslexic, too- and he's got a lot going on upstairs. So yes, to the rest of what you say.

[busterbrown]

48. Didn’t expect all the negative attention..

Frankly i’m getting a little tired of some of literal elitists around here..

Always looking for something that will show off their intellect..

More interested in that then moving the conversation along...

[stillwaiting]

24. How is he on economic issues?

Specifically, is he willing to redistribute money from the financial elite and multinationals to average Americans?

We have to require that from our candidates these days. It needs to be said with no apologies. The financial elite and multinationals have gotten away with looting the nation's wealth and income for far too long. If they refuse to pay living wages for so many for so long, redistribution is not only justified, but it's absolutely necessary.

[mhatrw]

23. Gavin Newsom = Getty Oil

Meet the Newsom boss, same as the old boss.

[Brother Buzz]

47. To be fair, Newsom is tight with the Getty family, not Getty Oil which was sold off decades ago

That being said, it's nice having a private bank at your disposal for business ventures.

[libodem]

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[GGJohn]

38. Someone is still pushing that tired debunked meme?

[beevul]

44. WOW. A "43 times" sighting.

I thought those were pretty much extinct.

[GGJohn]

45. Brought back Jurrasic Park style.

Not even Kellerman believes that anymore.

[beevul]

46. Endominus Wrecks. N/T

[daredtowork]

39. Newsom sold out to front for AirBNB

...in the middle of the greatest housing crisis in San Francisco history.

All he cares about is who is getting paid.

He lost my vote the minute he did the AirBNB commercial.

[Mira]

40. I always love it

when Bill Maher has him on, for all the positive reasons mentioned in these posts

[rjsquirrel]

51. It's Gavin, with an "I" eom