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

marble falls

(70,376 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
Sunday

jaymac

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

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

(10,014 posts)
15. It reminds me of the criticisms of """Hilary."""
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 03:49 PM
Sunday

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

(24,204 posts)
16. Insider tip:
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 05:05 PM
Sunday

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

Easterncedar

(5,388 posts)
3. Yes, it's entertaining, and good politics
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:49 AM
Sunday

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

(14,962 posts)
7. Shouldn't it be tugs of war, not tug of wars?
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:28 AM
Sunday

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

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