Re: Rod Liddles death is a terrible blow to public life

On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 10:57:07 -0400, Wilson <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 8/9/2026 10:44 AM, Wilson wrote:
>> On 8/9/2026 9:35 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>> On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 09:27:56 -0400, Wilson <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 8/8/2026 4:11 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 13:01:33 -0400, Wilson <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/7/2026 5:11 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The issue for me is showing symptoms of having an ethical sense, 
>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>> most r's do not, it seems to me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile today Gavin is widely derided by nearly everyone, 
>>>>>>>>>> including
>>>>>>>>>> your buddy Bill Maher.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In which case, the r's don't need to worry about his candidacy like
>>>>>>>>> they do.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Never depreciate the ability of a slick low-ethics used car 
>>>>>>>> salesman to
>>>>>>>> make the sale.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of which, himbo is the ultimate example.  A used car salesman from 
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> bronx.  "Boy have I got a deal for youse."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, Newsom is a less successful griftier version of Trump.
>>>>>
>>>>> See what I mean.  You see him as a contender so right now you start
>>>>> with the character assassination.  Do you see yourself?
>>>>
>>>> The French Laundry has entered the chat.
>>>>
>>>> https://search.brave.com/search?q=gavin+newsom+french+laundry
>>>
>>> Dinner at a french laundry.  Oh dear.
>> 
>> I know you prefer to talk about style over substance but I think actual 
>> actions matter more.
>> 
>> During COVID his children attended a private school in-person, while 
>> public schools remained closed. A son attended a summer camp that 
>> operated mask-optional in violation of state mandates.
>> 
>> Also during COVID, businesses that were deemed "non-essential" faced 
>> severe restrictions leading to 1/3 of California restaurants permanently 
>> closed. Churches, funerals, and many small businesses were prevented 
>> from operating while the entertainment industry was designated as 
>> "critical infrastructure", allowing film and TV production to continue.
>> 
>> The Employment Development Department (EDD) was overwhelmed. Legitimate 
>> claimants faced massive backlogs and delays, while the system paid out 
>> enormous sums in fraud—state audits and reports later estimated $10–20+ 
>> billion in potentially fraudulent claims (including payments to inmates 
>> and death-row prisoners in some cases).His former chief of staff Dana 
>> Williamson plead guilty to conspiracy involving bank/wire fraud.
>> 
>> Newsom has directed millions of dollars to nonprofits linked to his 
>> wife. Critics argue that while legal this creates an appearance of pay- 
>> to-play.
>> 
>> While he was San Francisco mayor, Newsom had a highly publicized affair 
>> with Ruby Rippey-Tourk, the wife of his close friend and campaign 
>> manager. He admitted it publicly.
>> 
>> State ethics authorities have fined him for late campaign finance 
>> disclosures.
>
>On the other hand he's done some good things as well:
>
>As governor, he dumped his campaign promise to create a single-payer 
>public healthcare system in the state.
>
>After Elon Musk reopened his California Tesla factory in violation of 
>public health rules and facing growing protests against lockdowns, 
>Newsom finally decided to reopen the state and allow county officials to 
>make local decisions.
>
>Embracing the idea of reparations for descendants of slavery after 
>George Floyd, he created a Reparations Task Force to propose 
>legislation. In 2025 he vetoed many of the taskforce’s most significant 
>bills to provide tangible reparations.
>
>Newsom is opposing the union-backed billionaire wealth tax.

More funny.  You like him for precisely the reasons I might not.  And
you don't like him for reasons that I don't think are so very
important.
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or I'll tie you to a railroad track and
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