Governor Handsome….

[Mick]

…who had an affair with his campaign manager’s wife, who dated a 19 year old when he was 41, who slammed the lid on the California economy during COVID-19 but dined at the massively expensive French Laundry, who use Getty and Feinstein money to fund his 11 businesses, who allowed fraud to run rampant throughout the unemployment generated by the pandemic…wants you to know that he’d like you to keep him in office.

Judging by the amount of mail, reminders, calls and texts I’m receiving, Newsom is scared sxxtless that he’ll lose his job.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-california-e2-80-99s-gavin-newsom-could-lose-his-job-to-a-republican-in-a-recall/ar-AANIUPw

[rogpodge]

Don’t forget the $500M spent on phantom masks from China that turned out to be useless.  What about lack of forest management, leading to more forest fires?  What about the homeless policies that made San Francisco what it is today, that he spread to the rest of California (and Austin, TX, by the way)?  What about him kneecapping charter schools at the behest of the teacher’s unions (which caused former Democrat majority leader Gloria Romero to endorse Elder)?  What about him going forward with decommissioning Diablo Canyon when it’s been proven that renewables aren’t going to be able to satisfy our demand for electricity (especially if we transition to all-electric vehicles)?

He’s good at pushing political priorities, but he lacks any actual leadership skills.  Unlike last time, he’s vindictive enough that no prominent Democrats put their hat in the ring to replace him.

We can discuss his messaging, which is a complete failure in my opinion, but he deserves to lose big.

[cardcrimson]

Wait, the ads I hear on the radio is that he’s been our savior, protecting us from death over the last 18 months, and that we’ll all certainly die if he’s recalled. . . .

[rjnwmill]

Is Gavin still looking forward to those scheduled campaign appearances with Joe & Kamala?

This is the perfect visual for our political leadership and the gullibility of the electorate. We went for the candidate living in his basement?  We know leadership when we don’t see it, don’t we?

Six hours, at least twelve service people dead and Joe’s gone missing.

ps:  The Pentagon briefer is sent to the podium before Joe…

Here's a toast with one last pour, may it last forever and a minute more;
Good fortune seems to you have sung, to live and love way past long

[Cornfed]

And he unilaterally voided the will of the voters to eliminate the death penalty.  Apparently, the parole application of Sirhan Sirhan will be unopposed.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/rfk-and-the-california-death-penalty-11629925897

[Genuine Realist]

I’m voting to recall him, and I don’t know anyone who isn’t.

Nonetheless, I’m expecting him to survive for the prosaic reason that there is no really credible candidate to replace him, of the type of Schwarzenegger back in 2006.

 

• This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Genuine Realist.

I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness - yeah, and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

[Mick]

I’m voting to recall him, and I don’t know anyone who isn’t. Nonetheless, I’m expecting him to survive for the prosaic reason that there is no really credible candidate to replace him, of the type of Schwarzenegger back in 2006.

I thought the Dems’ strategy of refusing to back a candidate in the event of a recall was not particularly well thought out.

[Beeg_Dawg]

Another view. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/06/californias-recall-is-a-blow-to-democratic-change?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_082921&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9d5af2ddf9c72dc1f8f81&cndid=39997201&hasha=d225fed2408c15e2cb14c75d46498ef3&hashb=4cc4d506b24f30fb59ff5d4ee6cdb39d6c22180a&hashc=9e484a9a30ab95c4e104eb3a49d5ff2d93c2346ba60306fe62f2ab6656d64a28&esrc=right_rail_magazine&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_content=A&utm_term=TNY_Daily

Newsome’s outster means the end of life as we know it.  Right.

[Mick]

Any time I read a democratic publication’s explanation/analysis/rationalization of the shortcomings of a Democratic politician — particularly a senior one — they list and gloss over some of the major shortcomings, and completely ignore other shortcomings.  Not mentioned or downplayed in the article are:

1. Newsom’s overuse of executive orders.  Ignored.
2. On-Going Shutdowns, Loss of Small Businesses, Loss of Jobs
3. Unemployment to those who lost jobs due to Covid on HOLD – Inefficient System
4. Unemployment Checks to Prisoners/Felons in the amount of $500 Million
5. $2 BILLION in Unemployment Fraud – overall
6. The whack-job bullet train between nowhere and who cares?
7. Granting Clemency for Felons: Those who Raped and Murdered, Even Committed Heinous Crimes Against Children
8. AB 5 – Affecting Truckers & Independent Contractors
9. Highest Homeless Rate in our Nation (yeah, he budgeted $12 billion, a drop in the bucket for California’s homeless).  CA has 154k homeless, next most is NY with 91k, then falls to 27k for Florida and Texas, according to Usich.  That is a disaster that the New Yorker doesn’t mention.
10. Sanctuary State for Illegals and Criminals
11. Highest Vehicle Registration Costs in our Nation
12. Vaccination Requirements for Children or be Fined
13. Water Tax – diverted for Newsom’s “pet” projects
14. Children’s Medical Records Automatically Entered into Database
15. Mandatory Health Insurance or be Fined to Pay for Illegals Health Insurance
16. Constricting Ability for Law Enforcement to do their Jobs
17. No Longer Illegal NOT to Help an Officer in Need
18. Highest Gas Tax in our Nation BEFORE the Corona Virus
19. Teachers No Longer can Discipline Disruptive Students
20. Illegals are Given: Income Tax Refunds, Welfare, Medical Insurance, Housing, Education, Food Stamps, Cell Phones… FREE!
21. Government Overreach – Example: Overruling Vote of the People to Reinstate the Death Penalty, and the list goes on!
22. Redirecting the Gas Tax – Not being used for Improving our Infrastructure: roads, dams, bridges
23. Funds for the Bullet Train to Nowhere – funds being diverted from other areas of need
24. Refusing to set up Water Claim System with Taxes Collected to do just that!
25. PG&E Power Outages & Threatening to Take Over PG&E
26. $20,000,000 of Your Tax Dollars Directed to Study Vaping
27. Funding Illegal Alien owned businesses in the amount of $50 Million because CA received federal funding for the Covid-19/Corona Virus
28. Mandate to wear Masks
29. Mask Squads to Enforce Unlawful Mandate, and Fines for Not Wearing Masks
30. $1 Billion Purchase of Faulty Masks from China, instead of American Made
31. $315 Million Taxpayer Dollars on Second Order of Masks from Same China Company
32. $1.3 Trillion State Debt
33. Fighting to Stop our Central Valley Farmers from Getting the Water They Need
34. Failure to Pay His Own Property Taxes
35. 4% Salary Increase for Newsom and State Lawmakers in 2019; 10% Pay Cut to all State Employees in 2020. Newsom and State Lawmakers still making 6% more
36. Retroactive Tax Planned on Folks Making $1 Million or more
37. Fines for Hiring Tutors or Teachers to Help Children with Distance Learning
38. Puts Teacher’s Union Interests Over Those of Children and Families
39. $12 Million Wasted on Sleep Train Arena to Take Care of COVID Patients – Only 9 People Were Treated
40. Failure to Protect Californians in Nursing Homes from Covid-19
41. Covid-19 Counts Distorted, 541,339 CONFIRMED CASES TOTAL; 10,021 Dead = .0185 of Those Who Test Positive Die; This is .0002 of the Entire State’s Population .02% 8/7/20
42. Fraud in Reporting Covid-19 Numbers
43. Federal Covid-19 Funds Sent to California Being Used for Homeless instead of Education, Medical, Safety and Security
44. Executive Order to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2035
45. Infringements on our 1st Amendment Rights to Protest and Worship
46. Forces Lockdowns Preventing the Right to worship, even singing
47. Dismantled Death Chamber and Redistributed Death Row Inmates through the System
48. Release of Violent Criminals, 8,000 is Now on Track to Hit 18,000
49. Millions are Still Waiting to Receive Unemployment Checks from EDD
50. Approved Statewide Rent Control When it was Voted Down
51. Public Safety Is Being Deliberately Ignored
52. Ability to Raise the Gas Tax at Any Time Without Voter Approval
53. Seeking Billions of Dollars in Collateralized Loans from China
54. Zero Accountability and Transparency on Spending
55. Attempt to restructure Proposition 13.

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