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Gavin Newsom is a great statesman (Original Post) Duncanpup Dec 14 OP
does a great comms department jaymac Dec 14 #1
What do you think disqualifies him? Asking for friends trying to figure out where that criticism came from. marble falls Dec 14 #2
As I said jaymac Dec 14 #5
Newsom kcoates Dec 14 #6
It reminds me of the criticisms of """Hilary.""" W_HAMILTON Dec 14 #15
Seriously, a single friend whom you claim is a troll???? marble falls Dec 14 #9
Not a troll jaymac Dec 14 #13
Can you give us some examples? Nt spooky3 Dec 14 #10
Been alerted jaymac Dec 14 #12
Insider tip: senseandsensibility Dec 14 #16
Maybe old school jaymac Dec 14 #18
Yes, it's entertaining, and good politics Easterncedar Dec 14 #3
It's sarcasm. Duncanpup Dec 14 #8
And plenty good at it he is! marble falls Dec 14 #17
Things that are labeled "parody" and "fan account" are not Gavin Newsom. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 14 #4
Shouldn't it be tugs of war, not tug of wars? 3Hotdogs Dec 14 #7
TSF rid the world of ISIS in his first term. Sneederbunk Dec 14 #11
But his tiny hands still... lame54 Dec 14 #14

marble falls

(70,449 posts)
2. What do you think disqualifies him? Asking for friends trying to figure out where that criticism came from.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:39 AM
Dec 14

jaymac

(192 posts)
5. As I said
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:23 AM
Dec 14

A friend from Cali who has bent my ear about Newsome for a couple of years. She loves the trolling but ( can't say a bad word about him here )

W_HAMILTON

(10,016 posts)
15. It reminds me of the criticisms of """Hilary."""
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 03:49 PM
Dec 14

It often seems those with the most vocal criticisms of certain people can't even get the person's name right...

Probably a good sign that you should view the criticism with a grain of salt...

senseandsensibility

(24,205 posts)
16. Insider tip:
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 05:05 PM
Dec 14

NO ONE who lives in CA calls it Cali. Instant tipoff that someone has no familiarity with the state.

Easterncedar

(5,418 posts)
3. Yes, it's entertaining, and good politics
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:49 AM
Dec 14

But this example of trolling the mango Mussolini doesn’t seem what I would call statesman-like, although there aren’t many people on the scene who qualify imho. Thinking….

3Hotdogs

(14,981 posts)
7. Shouldn't it be tugs of war, not tug of wars?
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:28 AM
Dec 14

I have often referred to the Republican Congress reps as jerks-off.

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